Journey through the ‘land of ice and fire’, a wild and colourful landscape where fjords, waterfalls and green valleys contrast with volcanic hot spots.

8 days, Priced from A$2999

Premium Escorted, Departs from & returns to Reykjavik

Tour code E964

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Itinerary

Day 1 – REYKJAVIK

Welcome to Iceland! With its lack of traffic, trains, pollution & people, Iceland is a strangely wonderful wilderness with icecaps, glaciers, hot pools, geysers & lava fields. On arrival at Reykjavik’s Keflavik Airport, there are transfers to your tour hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Hotel: SAS Hotel Saga

Day 2 – REYKJAVIK – GEYSIR – GULLFOSS – SKALHOLT – VIK

Take an orientation tour of Reykjavik before heading east to visit Hellisheidavirkjun (Iceland’s newest geothermal heat & electric power station). Continue inland to visit the spouting hot-springs at Geysir & the waterfalls Gullfoss, the Icelandic equivalent of Niagara. After lunch we visit the ancient Bishopric of Skalholt before continuing to your hotel in Vik.

Hotel: Hotel Dyrholaey (BB,D)

Day 3 – VIK – SKAFTAFELL NATIONAL PARK – JÖKULSARLON – HÖFN

Drive along the southern coast of Iceland, beside the black basalt-s& 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, dramatic setting for scenes in the James Bond film, ‘Die Another Day’.

Hotel: Hotel Hofn (BB,D)

Day 4 – HÖFN – EASTERN FJORDS – EGILSTADIR

Explore the beautiful eastern coastal region, where Irish missionary monks lived some 1200 years ago. Travel up the magnificent fjords to the beautiful area around Egilsstadir & to your hotel.

Hotel: Herad (BB,D)

Day 5 – EGILSSTADIR – DETTIFOSS – LAKE MYVATN – AKUREYRI

Drive through the s& desert of Mödrudal to the Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Continue on to the beautiful lake Myvatn, an internationally renowned bird-watching site. This area offers a wide spectrum of geological formations & the intense geothermal activity produces mud pools & spectacular coloured deposits. Afterwards, view the Godafoss, known as ‘The Waterfall of the Gods’, before continuing to your hotel in Akureyri.

Hotel: Hotel Key Akureyri (BB,D)

Day 6 – AKUREYRI – SKAGAFJÖRDUR – BORGARNES

Enjoy an orientation tour of Akureyri, the capital of northern Iceland – first established as a trading centre in 1602. Travel past mountains, waterfalls & into green coastal regions where distinctive Icelandic horses are bred. Return to the south-west coast in the afternoon to stay in Borgarnes

Hotel: Hotel Borgarnes (BB,D)

Day 7 – BORGARNES – REYKJAVIK

Travel southwards to Thingvellir, where the first meeting of the Icelandic parliament was held in 903. This remarkable site lies on the Great Atlantic Rift where the American & 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 SAS Hotel Saga (BB)

Day 8 – REYKJAVIK

Your tour ends after breakfast when there are complimentary transfers to Keflavik airport. (BB)

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Tour Dates & Total Prices 2012

Departs on Returns on Total Twin Share per person Total Single per person
Sun 20 MayDEF Sun 27 May A$3099 A$3959
Sun 27 May Sun 03 Jun A$3099 A$3959
Sun 03 JunDEF Sun 10 Jun A$3099 A$3959
Sun 10 Jun Sun 17 Jun A$3099 A$3959
Sun 17 JunDEF Sun 24 Jun A$3099 A$3959
Sun 24 Jun Sun 01 Jul A$3099 A$3959
Sun 01 JulDEF Sun 08 Jul A$3099 A$3959
Sun 08 Jul Sun 15 Jul A$3099 A$3959
Sun 15 JulDEF Sun 22 Jul A$3099 A$3959
Sun 22 Jul Sun 29 Jul A$3099 A$3959
Sun 29 Jul Sun 05 Aug A$3099 A$3959
Sun 05 AugDEF Sun 12 Aug A$3099 A$3959
Sun 12 Aug Sun 19 Aug A$3099 A$3959
Sun 19 Aug Sun 26 Aug A$3099 A$3959
Sun 26 Aug Sun 02 Sep A$3099 A$3959
Sun 02 Sep Sun 09 Sep A$3099 A$3959

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