Natural Wonders of Iceland
A 9-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $3,015
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| Starting Price: | $3,015 |  |
| Tour Length: | 9 Days | |
| Countries Visited: | Iceland | |
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Cities Visited: This scenic circular tour has beautiful travelling days, frequent stops for viewing and fantastic photo opportunities. |
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Included Additional Excursions & Sights
- Visit Hveragerdi
- Visit the former archbishops residence at Skalholt
- Visit Geysir, spectacular area of hot springs
- See the Gullfoss, the 'Icelandic Niagara'
- Visit the National Park at Skaftafell to see the Vatnajokull glacier
- See Lake Jokulsarlon, setting for the James Bond film, 'Die Another Day'
- Drive through the scenic mountain range of Almannaskard
- Visit lakeside Egilsstadir
- Drive through the Modrudal desert
- Visit the Dettifoss waterfall
- Visit the renowned bird watching site of Lake Myvatn
- View the Godafoss, known as 'The Waterfall of the Gods'
- See Akureyri, capital of Northern Iceland
- See Thingvellir where the first meeting of the Icelandic parliament was held
- Scenic Drives - black beaches of the south shore, east coast fjords and mountains
Included First Class Services
- Fully escorted and all sightseeing conducted by a professional Icelandic Tour Director
- 40 seat coach with onboard restroom
- Best available hotels with all service charges and taxes
- Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Complimentary airport arrival and departure transfers
Included Quality Dining
- 7 Buffet Breakfasts (BB)
- 5 three-course table d'hote Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Day 1 - DEPART USA
Overnight flight.
Day 2 - 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 Blu Saga
Day 3 - REYKJAVIK - SKALHOLT - GEYSIR - 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: Dyrholaey (BB,D)
Day 4 - VIK - SKAFTAFELL NATIONAL PARK- HÖFN
Continue along the southern coast of Iceland, driving beside the black basalt-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 Jökulsarlon, which provided the dramatic setting for scenes in the James Bond film, 'Die Another Day'.
Hotel: Hofn (BB,D)
Day 5 - HOFN - EGILSSTADIR
Explore the beautiful eastern coastal region, where Irish missionary monks lived 1100 years ago. Drive through the mountain range of Almannaskard, then follow the magnificent fjords to the beautiful area of Egilsstadir and continue to you hotel.
Hotel: Herad (BB,D)
Day 6 - EGILSSTADIR - LAKE MYVATN - AKUREYRI
Drive through the sand desert of Mödrudal to the Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. We continue on to the beautiful lake Myvatn, an internationally renowned bird-watching site. This area offers a wide spectrum of geological formations and the intense 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: Key Akureyri (BB,D)
Day 7 - AKUREYRI - BORGARNES
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 (BB,D)
Day 8 - BORGARNES - 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 - a relaxing end to a remarkable trip?
Hotel: Radisson Blu Saga (BB)
Day 9 - RETURN TO USA
Your tour ends after breakfast when there are complimentary transfers to Keflavik airport. (BB)
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Included Additional Excursions & Sights
- Visit Hveragerdi
- Visit the former archbishops residence at Skalholt
- Visit Geysir, spectacular area of hot springs
- See the Gullfoss, the 'Icelandic Niagara'
- Visit the National Park at Skaftafell to see the Vatnajokull glacier
- See Lake Jokulsarlon, setting for the James Bond film, 'Die Another Day'
- Drive through the scenic mountain range of Almannaskard
- Visit lakeside Egilsstadir
- Drive through the Modrudal desert
- Visit the Dettifoss waterfall
- Visit the renowned bird watching site of Lake Myvatn
- View the Godafoss, known as 'The Waterfall of the Gods'
- See Akureyri, capital of Northern Iceland
- See Thingvellir where the first meeting of the Icelandic parliament was held
- Scenic Drives - black beaches of the south shore, east coast fjords and mountains
Included First Class Services
- Fully escorted and all sightseeing conducted by a professional Icelandic Tour Director
- 40 seat coach with onboard restroom
- Best available hotels with all service charges and taxes
- Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Complimentary airport arrival and departure transfers
Included Quality Dining
- 7 Buffet Breakfasts (BB)
- 5 three-course table d'hote Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
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