Highlights & Experiences

    Complete circle tour around Iceland’s ring road

    Climb a small volcano crater

    Whale watching & sea angling

    Boat trip on Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon between floating icebergs

    Soak in the geothermal nature baths at Lake Mývatn

    See the most powerful waterfall in Europe - Dettifoss

    Visit to two national parks, Þingvellir and Vatnajökull

    Look into an explosion crater

    See waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, volcanoes, glaciers and fjords

    Daily leisurely walks 1-2 hours

    Small group travel with maximum 20 people

    Free Wi-Fi on the bus to instantly share your best times in Iceland on social media

 

Price, inclusions & exclusions

EUR 3.120 per person (double/twin room, breakfast included)

EUR 4.100 per person (single room, breakfast included)

EUR 320 for optional VIP-Seating supplement

 

Price Includes

• 8 nights accommodation in room with shower/wc

• 7 days escorted tour with English-speaking guide/driver-guide

• Arrival & departure airport transfer by Flybus shuttle (no guide)

• All transportation in destination location

• 8x breakfast

• 6x 3-course dinners

• Entrance fees

• Explore two national parks

• Whale watching & sea angling tour (weather permitting)

• Boat trip on Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon

• Icelandic horse show

• Mývatn Nature Baths, including towel

• Icelandic settlement centre on Viking Age Iceland

• Skógar folk museum on early Modern Iceland

 

Price Excludes

• Any private expenses

• Lunch

• Dinners in Reykjavik

• Any additional services

• Single supplement (mandatory when in single room)

 

Complementaries

• Entrance fees

• Free Wi-Fi on the bus

 

Additional services

• Extra night in Reykjavik before/after the tour – on request

 

Itinerary

Day 1 Welcome to Iceland

Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle bus from Keflavik airport to your accommodation in Reykjavík where you spend the night.

Overnight location:

Fosshotel Reykjavík, Reykjavík. Breakfast included. (50km / 31mls)

 

Day 2 Land of Sagas

Start your trip with a short Reykjavík city tour before heading north-west. Visit the Settlement Centre in Borgarnes and learn about the Viking Age and the Icelandic Sagas. In the afternoon, join a short hike up the Grábrók volcano crater from where you will have a perfect view over the region and its vast lava fields. Stop at the most powerful hot spring in Europe, Deildartunguhver where you will learn about geothermal energy. Continue to Hraunfossar, a unique waterfall that drains from under vast lava fields into a glacier river. Nearby is Barnafoss waterfall.

Overnight location:

Hotel Laugarbakki, Hvammstangi. Breakfast included & 3-course dinner. (310km / 193mls)

 

Day 3 From West to North

Drive over mountain passes, lava fields, green pastures, fertile farmlands and along fjord landscape to North Iceland. Early afternoon go whale watching and sea angling for 2-3 hours in Eyjafjörður – Iceland’s longest fjord right below the Arctic Circle. You will see humpback and minke whales, harbour porpoises and dolphins – The success rate to spot whales is 99%! Finish the afternoon at Akureyri – Iceland’s second-largest city – before reaching the picturesque village of Húsavík.

Overnight location:

Fosshotel Húsavík, Húsavík. Breakfast included & 3-course dinner. (460km / 286mls)

 

Day 4 Geological Wonders and Nature Baths

Start the day with a stop at Goðafoss, a beautiful waterfall but also a prominent spot in Iceland’s history. Tour the Lake Mývatn area with its abundant birdlife and amazing volcanic landscapes. The lake’s unique features are shaped by nature – strange lava formations, any kind of volcanic craters, attractive bays filled with thousands of birds and ducks. Stroll through the mysterious lava labyrinth of Dimmuborgir, look at pseudo-craters at Skútustaðir and see the tephra cone of Hverfjall. Our last stop is the geothermal Mývatn Nature Baths, which contains a lot of minerals, is alkaline and well-suited for a relaxing and rejuvenating bath.

Overnight location:

Fosshotel Húsavík, Húsavík. Breakfast included & 3-course dinner. (170km / 106mls)

 

Day 5 From North to East

In the morning, explore more volcanic and geothermal landscapes. Visit the hot springs, fumaroles and bubbling mud pools of Námaskarð. At Krafla, see the impacts of volcanic activity and smell the sulfur. Víti is a circular explosion crater filled with blue water, surrounded by colourful mountains and hissing steam vents. Continue the journey to the 44-meter high Dettifoss, Europe’s most powerful waterfall. Head through the uninhabited highlands to East Iceland. Stop at Möðrudalur to visit the church on the farm. Enjoy the view of the mountain Herðubreið. In the afternoon arrive in the fertile region of Fljótsdalshérað in East Iceland.

Overnight location:                                                                                                                                       

Hotel Hallormsstaður, Egilsstaðir. Breakfast included & buffet dinner. (330km / 205mls)

 

Day 6 Fjords, Glacier and Glacier Lagoon

Today admire the green valleys, high mountains, dramatic fjord landscape and tiny fishing villages at the end of twisty roads in the East Fjords. Stop at the charming village of Djúpivogur. Observe the magnificent Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier. Embark on a boat ride among the floating icebergs on the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. Walk along the black sands of the so-called Diamond beach. Spend your evening in Vatnajökull National Park.

Overnight location:

Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon, Vatnajökull national park. Breakfast included & 3-course dinner. (390km / 242mls)

 

Day 7 Vatnajökull National Park and the South Coast

In the morning continue exploring Vatnajökull National Park. See the stratovolcano and highest peak in Iceland: Hvannadalshnjúkur. Walk close to a glacial tongue, cross a sandy desert and embrace the beautiful lava field of Eldhraun covered with blue-green moss. Stop at the black lava beach of Reynisfjara. In the little village of Skógar learn about Iceland’s early Modern history at the Skógar folk museum with its turf houses. Admire the waterfall Skógafoss. Travel along the famous Eyjafjallajökull glacier and volcano and stop at Seljalandsfoss waterfall.

Overnight location:

Hotel Örk, Hveragerði. Breakfast included & 3-course dinner. (340km / 211mls)

 

Day 8 Golden Circle

Start the day by visiting the farm of Friðheimar where you will learn about Icelandic horses and greenhouse agriculture. Spend the rest of the day travelling along the Golden Circle: the waterfall of Gullfoss, the active geothermal area of Geysir and the National Park of Þingvellir National Park, the birthplace of the first Parliament and now a UNESCO world heritage site.

Overnight location:

Fosshotel Reykjavík, Reykjavík. Breakfast included. (210km / 130mls)

 

Day 9 Departure Home

Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle from your accommodation in Reykjavik to Keflavik airport.

(50km / 31mls)