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Day 1 REYKJAVÍK - SNÆFELLSNES (D)
We drive to the town of Borgarnes and on to the
Snæfellsnes peninsula with its National Park and the
dominating glacier. We visit small fishing towns
drive through lava fields and enjoy the coastal
scenery on our way to the town of Stykkishólmur. Our
first overnight is in the Borgarfjörður area.
Day 2 BORGARFJÖRÐUR - ÞINGEYJARSÝSLA (B, D)
We visit the beautiful waterfalls of Hraunfossar
where water comes running from under the lava and
into the river Hvítá and Deildartunguhver one of
the most voluminous hot springs in Europe and
through the fertile farmlands of Skagafjörður and
Eyjafjörður with it's beautiful town of Akureyri
the capital of the north. Continuing to
Þingeyjarsýsla where we stay for the next two
nights.
Day 3 HÚSAVÍK WHALE WATCHING - LAKE MÝVATN
(B, D)
The day begins with a 3-4 hour whale watching cruise
from the coastal town of Húsavík weather
permitting. On our way to Lake Mývatn we visit the
waterfall Goðafoss the waterfall of the Gods.
Lake
Mývatn is considered one of the most fertile areas
in the world so close to the Arctic Circle. This
unique area features strange lava formations
attractive bays pseudo craters and thousands of
birds. We stroll through the lava field of
Dimmuborgir before returning to our accommodation.
Day 4 ÞINGEYJARSÝSLA - FLJÓTSDALSHÉRAÐ (B, D)
We start the day visiting the volcanic activity
at Krafla and the Geothermal area of Námaskarð. We
visit Dettifoss waterfall before heading through the
uninhabited highlands to the eastern part of the
country. Overnight is in the neighborhood of
Egilsstaðir town.
Day 5 EEGILSSTAÐIR -VATNAJÖKULL (B, D)
Vatnajökull Europe´s biggest glacier dominates
the landscape with its glacial tongues calving into
a glacial lagoon. We take a boat trip on the lagoon
among the icebergs. Our overnight is in the
Vatnajökull area.
Day 6 SKAFTAFELL NATIONAL PARK - THE SOUTH
(B, D)
Today we visit the National Park nestling below
Iceland's highest mountain the 2110 meter
Hvannadalshnjúkur. Then through the sandy desert of
the south coast overlooked by mountainous cliffs
glaciers and waterfalls. Overnight in
Rangárvallasýsla.
DAY 7 GULLFOSS - GEYSIR - ÞINGVELLIR NATIONAL PARK (B)
We start the day with an introduction to the
Icelandic horse and then we drive on to Gullfoss
which is known in Iceland as the “Golden Falls” and
nearby is the fascinating geothermal area of Geysir.
The most active geyser is Strokkur “the churn” which
can spout up to seventy feet every five to seven
minutes. From there we travel to the ancient Viking
Parliament area of Þingvellir National Park before
returning to Reykjavík
GJ
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