icelandexcursions // Tour Packages // Escorted Tours // Hidden Power of the South

PRICE

Double room: 836,-
Single room: 923,-

Valid from November 2012 - March 2013.
Prices are per person and in EUR

CHILDREN RATE

Children 6-11 years sharing a room and/or traveling with a guardian will receive 50% discount from the listed price.

Children 12 years and older pay full price as adults.

It is not recommended that children 0-5 years old travel on scheduled tours.

INCLUDES

2 nights at Reykjavik Nature Icelandair Hotel, including breakfast

3 nights in countryside hotels, incl. breakfast.

Guided coach tour from from day 2 to the end of day 5.

Dinners on day 2, 3 and 4.

A "hot spring taste"

Entrance fee to he Volcano visitor center - geothermal power plant,

Entrance fee to the exhibition Quake 2008

Blue Lagoon bathing fee and towel.

EXCLUDES

Beverages and lunches

Optional tours/actvities

Any service not specifically mentioned under "included"

Discover Iceland in winter. Get to know its raw, magnificent nature spotted with volcanoes, bubbling hot spring and floating icebergs. Explore the Icelandic South Shore including the glacial lagoon Jökulsárlón. Discover South Iceland's raw nature Icebergs, hot springs and volcanoes reign over Iceland's beautiful landscapes. On this tour discover Iceland's raw, magnificent nature including the notorious Eyjafjallajokull volcano, and the power concealed within the earth. This power can sometimes be harnessed for useful purposes, including your personal enjoyment!

OPERATION: November 13, 2012 - March 12, 2013
DURATION: 6 days / 5 nights

DAY 1 - Arrival
Overnight stay in Reykjavík (airport transfer is not included).

DAY 2 - Þingvellir - Geysir - Gullfoss
National Park with Geological Wonders (UNESCO) - Exploding Geysers - The Famous Golden Falls

Start the day by driving to Þingvellir National Park where the ancient parliament met for centuries on the shores of Iceland's largest lake. Continue through the farmlands to the thermal area of the great Geysir and Strokkur spouting hot springs. Close to Strokkur the group will get to dig up newly baked "hot spring bread" and taste it with hot spring cooked eggs, Icelandic butter, herring and snaps from Geysir. Last but not least visit Gullfoss, known as the "Golden Waterfall".
Dinner and overnight stay in Flúðir area.

DAY 3 - South Shore - Eyjafjallajökull Volcano
Waterfalls - Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Visitor Centre - Volcanic Aftermath - Black Sand Beaches

We will spend this day exploring the region close to the towering, stratovolcano Eyjafjallajökull, which is probably the most famous volcano in the world today. At the Volcano Visitor Centre at Þorvaldseyri Farm, located beneath Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, you will be able to see, both in pictures and on movie, the eruption and its impact on the countryside, the country itself and the whole world. Driving along the south shore we will make a stop at the spectacular waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss. Onwards to Reynisfjara beach, viewing the extraordinary rock formations and thundering waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
Dinner and overnight stay in Kirkjubæjarklaustur area.

DAY 4 - Skaftafell National Park - Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon
Europe's Largest National Park - Glacial Lagoon with Icebergs - Europe's Largest Glacier

Skaftafell National Park is one of Iceland's most outstanding areas of natural beauty dominated by the glacier Vatnajökull, Europe's largest ice cap. Continue to Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon where you can enjoy a breathtaking sight of floating icebergs on the fantastic 180m deep glacial lagoon.
Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 5 - Hveragerði - Blue Lagoon - Reykjavík
Earthquake Exhibition- Geothermal Spa

We head towards the village of Hveragerði which is one of the few sites in the world located directly on top of a geothermal area. Hveragerði is often called "the flower village" because of its many greenhouses heated by hot water from nearby springs. In 2008 a powerful earthquake struck the southern part of Iceland. The epicenter of the quake was about two kilometres southeast of Hveragerði. We will visit the exhibition "Quake 2008" which presents the causes and the huge impact the earthquake had and you'll get the opportunity to try an earthquake simulator. The tour continues to the Reykjanes peninsula and the Blue Lagoon which is 100% powered by Iceland's clean geothermal energy. Enjoy bathing and relaxing in the Blue Lagoon geothermal seawater, known for its positive effects on the skin.
Return to Reykjavík where the evening is at your own leisure.

DAY 6 - Departure
Transfer to the International airport (not included).

DEPARTURES

DATES

November 13, 2012

February 12, 2013

March 12, 2013

All departures are with minimum 8 participants