Day 1 -
Depart London Heathrow - Arrive Reykjavik
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On arrival at Keflavik Airport, transfer to Reykjavík and check in to the Grand Hotel Reykjavík which is ideally located in the city centre on our Iceland escorted tours. Spend the rest of the day exploring the old town centre and enjoying the city's wonderful nightlife.
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Day 2 -
Reykjavík - Borgarfjörður
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After breakfast you will be collected from your hotel. Iceland escorted tours start with a drive to Gullfoss, the Queen of Iceland’s waterfalls, and the hot springs and mud pools of the famous Geysir area. We then visit the beautiful church of Skálholt, a historic building steeped in legends, and the Thingvellir National Park, site of the old Viking Parliament and an area of great geological interest, before continuing to Reykholt, home of the 13th century poet Snorre Sturlason. We stay the next two nights in the Borgarfjordur area.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 3 -
Snæfellsnes
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Today we drive around the Snæfellsnes peninsula which is dominated by the glacier where, according to Jules Verne’s book, the entrance to the Centre of the Earth can be found. Magnificent mountain and coastal scenery unfolds as we visit small fishing towns and drive through fascinating lava fields on Iceland escorted tours. We visit the delightful town Stykkishólmur and take a boat trip around the islands of Breiðafjörður, home to colonies of puffins, eider ducks, kittiwakes, fulmars and majestic white-tailed eagles.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 4 -
Eyjafjörður
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We visit the beautiful waterfalls of Hraunfossar before we head for Skagafjörður where we visit the farm museum at Glaumbær and are introduced to the unique Icelandic horse. We continue to our overnight accommodation in the Húsavík area where we will stay for the next three nights on Iceland escorted tours.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 5 -
HÚSAVÍK-WHALE WATCHING
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Start the day with a three hour whale watching tour from Húsavík, weather permitting. This afternoon on Iceland escorted tours is at leisure to wander around the town and maybe visit museums and the church.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 6 -
Godafoss - Mývatn
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On our way to Myvatn we make a stop at one of Iceland’s most majestic waterfalls, Godafoss, where it is said that the wooden idols of Norse mythology were thrown into the waters when Icelanders adopted Christianity in the year 1000AD. Mývatn is a unique area of attractive bays, pseudo craters, lush vegetation and many different species of birds, some of which are not found anywhere else in Europe. Here we visit the Dimmuborgir lava field and climb up to the rim of the Hverfjall volcanic ash crater on Iceland escorted tours.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 7 -
Dettifoss - Fljótsdalshérað
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We travel around the Tjörnes Peninsula and visit the magnificent Dettifoss waterfall, the most powerful in Europe. For the next three nights of Iceland escorted tours we will stay in the Egilsstaðir area.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 8 -
Fljótsdalur - Seyðisfjörður
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We tour around Lake Lögurinn, passing the large farm mansion at Skriðuklaustur with its highly unusual architecture. We visit the fishing town of Seyðisfjörður and, if conditions are suitable, we walk up to Hengifoss, one of the highest waterfalls in Iceland.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 9 -
Borgarfjörður - Eystri
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This short wide fjord and grassy fertile valley with a charming fishing village of the same name is situated north-east of Egilsstaðir. Magnificent colourful mountains and numerous beautiful rocks and rare stones are to be found here on Iceland escorted tours.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 10 -
Fljótsdalshérað - Skaftafell
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Europe’s biggest glacier Vatnajökull, with its glacial tongues calving into an icy lagoon, dominates this landscape and we will take a boat trip on the lagoon amongst the icebergs. For the next two nights we stay in the neighbourhood of Skaftafell National Park.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 11 -
Skaftafell
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Today Iceland escorted tours can be spent simply relaxing or walking at Skaftafell.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 12 -
Skaftafell - Reykjavík
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We return to Reykjavík through the fertile meadows and sandy deserts along the south coast against a backdrop of mountainous cliffs and glaciers. There are several beautiful waterfalls on the way and we may spot puffins and even some seals. After the tour, return to Reykjavik for overnight bed and breakfast at the Grand Hotel Reykjavík.
Meals included:
Breakfast
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Day 13 -
Reykjavík
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After breakfast, transfer to Keflavik Airport in time for your return flight.
Meals included:
Breakfast
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