The Unique Land of Contrasts – I strongly recommend this tour to all first time visitors to Iceland.

It covers a large area of the country and one sees such a diversity of landscapes. The lovely farm hotels offer a high standard of accommodation and food in beautiful surroundings.

The Northern areas contain some of the most recent volcanic activity containing hot smouldering lava fields, hot bubbling pools, crevasses with steam rising from them, mountains wrenched asunder due to earthquakes, incredible lava formations, and a new thermal Blue Lagoon or Nature Baths for a relaxing dip.

The Eastern coast is cut by dramatic fjords and we see the vast glacier and glacial tongues of Europe’s largest glacier in the south.

The holiday will appeal to many interests such as ornithology (since the island is visited by huge flocks of birds arriving from Northern Europe to nest and feed), geology and botany and is a nature lover’s paradise in tranquil surroundings. The clarity of the air makes it fantastic for photography.

Many members become captivated by the tranquillity and beauty of the Icelandic landscape, returning many times with me to visit other areas.

You will certainly experience a peaceful and very personal holiday to Iceland.

TOUR PRICE

2021 & 2022 – £3780 per person (no price increase)

Single Supplement £595

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:

•  Return flights from and to UK with Icelandair.

•  Private transfers from and to Keflavik airport.

•  10 nights in en suite rooms in high standard hotels, located in stunning country areas, including 2 nights at a top hotel in Reykjavik. close to all amenities.

•  10 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 10 three course evening meals with 2 of these at a top Reykjavik restaurants.

•  Private coach and driver.

Private guide for the whole tour.

Included in the tour price are all excursions, visits and entrance fees:

• Photo stop at the Blue Lagoon
• Private visit to a farmer friend
• Textile Museum
• Akureyri church, museum and botanical gardens
• Turf roofed Farmhouse Museum
• Port and church at Husavik
• Asbyrgi Odin’s horse’s hoof print
• Hljoðaklettur (Echo Canyon) with great basaltic formations
• Nature Baths at Mývatn with towel included
• Goðafoss (Falls of the Gods)
• Dimmuborgir Lava Formations
• Namarskað bubbling mud pools
• Viti Crater plus a walk to see hot lava
• Krafla Power Station
• Dettifoss – largest waterfall in Europe
• Visit to Neskaupstaðir with Fishing Museum, swimming pool and coastal walk
• Petra’s Mineral Stone Museum
• Visit to a craft shop with collections made from finds on the beach
• Exhibition of 32 sculptured eggs
• Ski doo or 4×4 jeep on Europe’s largest glacier Vatnajökull. One of the top excursions in Iceland
• Light lunch at top of the glacier
• Duck boat trip on a glacial lagoon
• Visit to black beaches to see marooned ice floes
• Þórbergssetur Hali Famous Author Museum
• Fjallsálón glacial lagoon
• Glacial Tongue Svinafellsjökull
• Skaftafell National Park Video
• Dyrhólaey for the puffins and other sea birds and a “Durdle Door”
• Reynisfjara black sand beach and basalt columns
• Skógar Waterfall and the largest Craft Museum in Iceland
• Seljalandsfoss Waterfall
• Volcano Museum at Hvolsvöllur.
• Visit the the Greenhouses at Friðheimar with lunch
• Skálholt Bishop’s see and church
• Faxifoss waterfall with salmon leap
• Gullfoss Falls (Golden Falls)
• Geyser area with spouting Geyser – Strokkur
• Þingvellir Parliament Plains and the massive chasms from tectonic plates
• The day before your flight home we include a private 3 hour city sightseeing tour of Reykjavik in the private coach with your tour guide. This includes entrance to the National Museum of Iceland and Árbæjarsafn Architectural Museum. This is followed by a free afternoon and a Gala Dinner at a top restaurant in the evening.