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Highlights & Experiences
Budget holiday offering excellent value for money
Must-see nature: the Golden Circle, the South Coast and the Blue Lagoon
Visit to Skógar folk museum with turf houses
2-night stay in South Iceland, ideal for Northern Lights hunting
2 evenings with a combination of lectures, presentations, film and guided searches for Aurora Borealis
Optional Northern Lights cruise (day 1 and 4)
Optional glacier hike (day 3)
Optional hotel upgrade
Winter 2021/2022| Price
Budget version
EUR 715 per person (double/twin room, breakfast included)
EUR 858 per person (single room, breakfast included)
Upgrade version
EUR 968 per person (double/twin room, breakfast included)
EUR 1.375 per person (single room, breakfast included)
Winter 2022/2023 | Price
Budget version
EUR 770 per person (double/twin room, breakfast included)
EUR 979 per person (single room, breakfast included)
Upgrade version
EUR 990 per person (double/twin room, breakfast included)
EUR 1.408 per person (single room, breakfast included)
Price Includes
• 4 nights accommodation, in rooms with shower/wc
• 3 days escorted bus tour with English-speaking guide/driver-guide
• Arrival & departure airport transfer by FLYBUS shuttle (no guide)
• 4x breakfast
• Blue Lagoon, including use of towel
• Skógar Folk Museum on early Modern Iceland with its turf houses
• Visit Icelandic horse stables & a geothermal greenhouse
• Northern Lights program during two evenings
Price Excludes
• Any private expenses
• All meals not listed under “included”
• Any additional services
• Single supplement (mandatory when in single room)
Complementaries
• Free Wi-Fi on the bus
• Entrance fees
• Use of flashlight
• Use of ice grippers spikes for shoes
Additional services
• Extra night in Reykjavik before/after the tour – on request
• Optional glacier hike on day 3 (booked online. Price with GJ Travel discount: ISK 14.310)
• Optional Northern Lights cruise
• Optional hotel upgrade
Itinerary
Day 1 Welcome to Iceland
Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle from Keflavik International airport to your accommodation in Reykjavik where you spend the night.
Overnight location:
Hotel Cabin (Standard room is 10m²) or Hótel Klettur (upgrade version), Reykjavík. Dinner is on your own. (50km / 31mls)
Day 2 Reykjavik City Tour, Blue Lagoon & Reykjanes Peninsula
At 09:00 meet your tour guide who shows the group the highlights of Iceland’s exciting capital. Then we head out to the Reykjanes Peninsula with its hot springs, mountains, moon-like landscape, bird cliffs, lighthouses and fishing villages. In the afternoon we bathe in the Blue Lagoon.
Drive along the south coast to arrive in the village of Hella where we stay for two nights in simple cottages. There is an option to upgrade to studio rooms at the Stracta Hotel in Hella.
In the evening, we hear about the Northern Lights from our tour guide at Árhús Cabins. Naturally, once darkness falls, you are out in the garden waiting for the Northern Lights.
Overnight location:
Arhus Cottages or Hotel Stracta (upgrade version), Hella. Breakfast included. Lunch & dinner is on your own. (220km / 137mls)
Day 3 South Iceland with optional Glacier Hike
Today we travel along the south coast. We reach the area beneath the Eyjafjallajökull volcano and glacier. We stop at Seljalandsfoss waterfall and visit Skógar folk museum of early Modern Iceland with its turf houses. At lunch, we visit the Skógarfoss waterfall.
In the afternoon you can book a optional glacier walk on Sólheimarjökull’s glacier tongue (booked online, our guide assists if needed. Price with GJ Travel discount: ISK 14.310).
If you book a trip without the glacier hike, the tour continues further south where you walk on the famous Black Lava Beach at Reynisfjara, observe the Cap of Dyrhólaey and the Reynisdrangar Sea Cliffs before visiting the charming village of Vík.
In the evening there is another presentation about the Northern Lights. If the night is clear, you might see the Northern Lights swirling in a wild and carefree dance across the heavens in dramatic shapes, colours, patterns and sizes.
Overnight location:
Arhus Cottages or Hotel Stracta (upgrade version), Hella. Breakfast included. Lunch & dinner is on your own. (200km / 124mls)
Day 4 Golden Circle & Visit Icelandic Horses
In the morning we learn about the Icelandic horse, its unique qualities and history and visit a geothermal greenhouse. Then we travel the Golden Circle route, see steam rising from the Geysir geothermal fields and admire the double waterfall of Gullfoss. We end the afternoon at Þingvellir National Park, the location of the ancient Viking Parliament and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
An optional Northern Lights evening cruise can be booked for this day if the weather conditions are right.
Overnight location:
Hotel Cabin (Standard room is 10m²) or Hotel Klettur (upgrade version), Reykjavík. Breakfast included. Lunch & dinner is on your own. (210km / 130mls)
Day 5 Departure home
Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle bus from your accommodation in Reykjavik to Keflavik International Airport.
Breakfast included. (50km / 31mls)
