7 days from $1695pp/dbl, including air on Icelandair
Single supplement: $180 

Guaranteed* Departures from USA: Saturdays
May 3, 17*, 24*               $1695 pp/dbl
Jun 7, 14, 21*, 28*         $1995 pp/dbl
Jul 5, 12*, 19, 26            $1995 pp/dbl
Aug 1*, 9*, 23, 30           $1995 pp/dbl
Sep 6*,13*, 19, 27          $1695 pp/dbl


Tour GW0518
Price includes:
5 nights’ accommodation with 5 breakfasts, 1 box lunch and 3 dinners
Group visits and entrances as described in the itinerary
Transportation by private coach with English speaking Tour Escort
Airport transfers, luggage assistance except first day

Focus your stopover on the awesome natural wonders of this mythic land and marvel at the ingenuity of the people who have survived against the odds for more than a 1,000 years. Icelanders revel in the splendor of their land, and work it to their advantage – this tour brings you both fascinating practicality and beauty. Entire cities are heated by the steam from geothermal currents. Communities thrive on the unbelievably healthy produce from greenhouse farming – a cornucopia of fruits, bananas, apples, vegetables and exotic flowers.

You will see spouting hot springs, the geyser all others were named for, and witness first hand the power of the huge and active volcano Hekla. Interior passes scraped by glacial outflows converge with fertile valleys and salmon rivers. The Gullfoss, Iceland’s mightiest falls, is a fitting introduction to the ancient cultural power of Thingvellir, the site of the Viking Parliament  This is now a National Park on the shores of Iceland's largest lake. Skaftafell National Park, one of Iceland's most outstanding areas of natural beauty, marks a colorful contrast of dark forested mountains and deep blue waters mirroring the stark whiteness of Europe's largest icecap.

The impact of the glaciers and the forces of nature on this unforgettable land was the inspiration for the famous Icelandic Snorre sagas of Western Iceland. It is a ghostly unique and “other worldly” feeling to drift between the floating icebergs of a glacial lake – this very special boat trip is included.

Day 1 Saturday: Overnight flight from USA gateway city

Day 2 Sunday: Arrive Reykjavik
Refresh and get acquainted with the capital.
Accommodation in Reykjavik

Day 3 Monday: Reykjavik - Kirkjkubæjarklaustur
Breakfast
Hveragerdi hot springs and greenhouses - Markarfljot river sand flats – Skogar folk museum – Dryholaey natural arch – bird sanctuary - 12th century convent
Dinner and 2 nights’ accommodation at Hotel Kirkjkubæjarklaustur

Day 4 Tuesday: Icebergs
Breakfast
Skaftafell National Park - Vatnajökull ice cap – Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon: boat trip among the ice floes
Dinner

Day 5 Wednesday: Lagoons and Lavalands
Breakfast
Interior track to Landmannalaugar (rhyolite mountains and hot springs swim) or (if road closed)
Myrdalssandur outwash sands – village of Vík - Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss falls - Thjorsardalur valley –Thjorsa river - Hekla Volcano - interior pass to Fjallabak
Dinner and accommodation in Fludir

Day 6 Thursday: Geysers
Breakfast
"The Great Geysir" Geocentre - spouting Strokkur and boiling mudpools - Gullfoss (Golden Falls - Thingvellir National Park
Accommodation in Reykjavik

Day 7 Friday
Breakfast
Mid-afternoon transfer to airport for return to USA or connections to additional Scandinavian countries