City Break Northern Lights and Glacier Lagoon

Flight from your selected airport to Iceland/Keflavik. Shuttle Transfer from the airport to your hotel in Reykjavik. Depending on your flight we can arrange for you to go whale watching or join a guided food walk. The food walk is a great way to not just eat delicious Icelandic food, but also to see the city to get a good overview of where things are.

In the evening you will be picked up for a Northern Lights coach tour. Far from the glow of the city lights, we hunt for the elusive Aurora Borealis – known as the Northern Lights. Together we will search for these magnificent auroras. On a clear night, we may be lucky enough to see the Northern Lights swirling in a wild and carefree dance across the sky in dramatic shapes, colours, patterns and sizes. (We cannot guarantee sightings even if the tour is operated. In these cases we offer our customers a second tour free of charge).

Today you will visit the famous sights on the Golden Circle route. On the Golden Circle Gullfoss-Geysir tour, you can walk around the world-famous Geysir geothermal area, a geothermal field where hot springs are in abundance, geysers explode and pools of mud bubble. One of the Golden Circle’s many highlights is the Gullfoss waterfall, the queen of Iceland‘s waterfalls. The tour ends with the no less spectacular Thingvellir National Park. This is the original site of the oldest existing parliament in the world. The Great Atlantic Rift is clearly visible, a rift that is slowly pulling Iceland apart along tectonic plates.

Out of Reykjavik, the tour takes route 1 east across Hellisheidi, you travel past the greenhouse village of Hveragerdi and through Selfoss town, the commercial hub of south Iceland. Continuing east from Selfoss you will see arguably the most picturesque waterfall in Iceland, the 60 m tall Seljalandsfoss cascades down from ancient sea cliffs into a shallow pool. Walking behind the waterfall provides some excellent photo ops with spectacular views out to the countryside. The next stop is at Skogar to visit the famous Skogafoss waterfall that by many is considered the most beautiful waterfall in Iceland. Continuing from Vik across the sands of Myrdalssandur you enter the enormous lava field Eldgjarhraun produced during a massive volcanic eruption of Eldgja volcanic fissure in 934. The lava field covers an area of about 700 km2 and is considered one of the largest lava flows to occur in Iceland since the end of the last ice age.

Next up is the beautiful nature reserve of Skaftafell located in Vatnajokull National Park. Tongues of glaciers that flow down from the enormous Vatnajokull glacier create majestic scenery begging to be explored. From Skaftafell your journey to Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon located at the end of Breidamerkurjokull glacier that branches the great Vatnajokull glacier. With a depth of around 250 metres, this roughly 18 square kilometre lagoon is packed with huge pieces of ice that have broken loose from the glacier, silently floating towards the sea. After you have enjoyed the dramatic scenery of Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon the course is set for a nearby accommodation where you will enjoy dinner (dinner is not included in the tour price) and relax for the remainder of the evening. During winter time, if the weather is good and the skies are clear, you might be able to experience the amazing northern lights flickering in the sky over Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.

After breakfast, you get to spend some time at Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon and also take a walk by the lagoon and explore the black sand shores where seals are commonly seen basking. Returning west towards Reykjavik tour will take you to Dyrholaey island, a beautiful promontory that constitutes the southernmost point of Iceland‘s mainland. Formed in a sub-aquatic eruption thousands of years ago Dyrholaey is about 120 metres tall, home to an array of seabirds. Visits to Dyrholaey Island may be cancelled due to weather conditions. Heading back towards the capital you will have one last stop to explore the amazing Reynisfjara shore and the strangely shaped basalt columns of Reynisdrangar. Overnight in Reykjavik.

After an impressive and memorable trip to Iceland, it is time to leave. Shuttle transfer from your hotel in Reykjavik to Keflavik airport for your flight home! Depending on your flight you might visit the Blue Lagoon on your way to the airport.