| 8 Days ~ Iceland
Special Things You Need to Know
This scenic circular tour
has beautiful travelling days, frequent stops for viewing and fantastic
photo opportunities. The average temperature in Iceland is 15?C during the
summer; all visits are weather permitting.
The standard of
accommodation available outside Reykjavik is not First Class - it is similar
to Tourist Class accommodation, but the rooms are clean & basic &
always with private facilities. Porterage is not provided at the hotels but
your Tour Director & Driver will be ready to help if you cannot manage
to carry your own suitcases. Please however keep your luggage to a minimum
for this reason.
Due to the Icelandic
weather conditions, it is important to bring warm clothing & good walking
shoes. Due to the Icelandic road conditions the coaches in Iceland are
considerably more robust than the rest of Europe. The terrain is rugged and
this destination is quite different from any other in Europe therefore
passengers should come well prepared and with an open mind.
DAY 1 – SUN –
REYKJAVIK
Welcome to Iceland! With
its lack of traffic, trains, pollution and people, Iceland is a strangely
wonderful wilderness with icecaps, glaciers, hot pools, geysers and lava
fields. On arrival at Reykjavik’s Keflavik Airport, there will be
complimentary transfers to your tour hotel. The rest of the day is at
leisure. Hotel: Radisson SAS Saga.
DAY 2 – MON –
REYKJAVIK – VIK
Take an orientation tour
of Reykjavik before heading south to Hveragerdi,the market gardening centre
of the island. Continue inland to visit the former archbishop’s residence
at Skalholt, followed by Geysir, the spectacular area of hot springs where
hot sulphurous water shoots into the air. See the Gullfoss, the Icelandic
equivalent of Niagara, before continuing to your hotel in Vik to enjoy a
Welcome Drink with your fellow passengers before dinner. Hotel: Edda Vik/Dyrholaye.
(Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 3 – TUE – VIK
– HöFN
Continue along the
southern coast of Iceland, driving beside the blackbasalt-sand beaches. The
highlight of the day is the National Park at Skaftafell where you will see
the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. Travel on to Lake Jokulsarlon,
which provided the dramatic setting for scenes in the James Bond film, Die
Another Day. Hotel: Asgardur. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 4 – WED –
HöFN – EGILSSTADIR
Explore the beautiful
eastern coastal region, where Irish missionary monks lived 1100 years ago.
Drive throughthe mountain pass of Almannaskard, then follow the magnificent
fjords to the beautiful area of Egilsstadir. Visit the 120 metre high
waterfall Hengifoss then continue to your hotel near one of the largest
forests in Iceland. Hotel: Edda ME/Herad. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 5 – THU –
EGILSSTADIR – AKUREYRI
Drive through the sand
desertof Mödrudal to the lake Myvatn, an internationally renowned
bird-watching site. This area offers a wide spectrumof geological formations
and theintense geothermal activity produces mud pools and spectacular
coloured deposits. Afterwards, view the Godafoss, known as ‘The Waterfall
of the Gods’, before continuing to your hotel in Akureyri. Hotel: Edda
Hotel Plus/Kea. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 6 – FRI –
AKUREYRI – BOGARNES
Take an orientation tour
of Akureyri, the capital of northern Iceland, which was first established as
a trading centre in 1602. Travel past mountains, waterfalls and into green
coastal regions where distinctive Icelandic horses are bred. Return to the
south-west coast in the afternoon to stay in Borgarnes. Hotel: Borgarnes. (Buffet breakfast,
dinner)
DAY 7 – SAT –
BOGARNES– REYKJAVIK
Travel southwards to
Thingvellir, where the first meeting of the Icelandic parliament was held
in 903. This is a remarkable natural site because it lies on the Great
Atlantic Rift where the American and European tectonic plates meet. Back
in Reykjavik, maybe take the option of visiting the Blue Lagoon to bathe
in its hot mineral waters. Hotel: Radisson SAS Saga.(
(Buffet breakfast)
DAY 8 – SUN –
REYKJAVIK
Our tour ends today after
breakfast when there are complimentary transfers to
Keflavik airport. (Buffet breakfast)
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