6 Days 5 Nights
Specific Tour
30 people
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Reykjavik – Golden Circle – Hvolsvöllur – Seljalandsfoss – Skogar
13 Jul 2024
City | Hotel |
Reykjavik | Dalur HI |
Arriving at the airport, the driver will pick-up for private or joint transfer to the hotel. Proceed to the hotel for check in (2 pm – 3 pm onwards). Free and easy with own activity. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, group orientation and proceed with the Orientation Tour of Reykjavik, the northernmost capital in the world with 24 hours Reykjavik City Card. Discover the world-renowned city that is rich with culture, history, and natural beauty on all fronts. Visit Árbær Open Air Museum that exhibits the highlights of the specific periods in Reykjavik's history. Then proceed to the National Museum to discover the history of the Icelandic nation from the settlement to the present day. Continue to visit Viking Maritime Museum that is famous for their exhibitions and artefacts which bring the ocean history to life, from battling the waves to the 'Cod Wars' and beyond. Afterwards, free and easy activity at your own pace. Later, dinner at a restaurant/collect packed food. Overnight at hotel.
Attractions; Viking Maritime Museum, Árbær Open Air Museum, Ásmundarsafn, Gerðarsafn, Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir, National Gallery of Iceland, National Museum of Iceland, Natural History Museum, Reykjavík Museum of Photography, The Culture House, The Settlement Exhibition
After breakfast, proceed to Thingvellir National Park to enjoy the view of a rift valley caused by the separation of 2 tectonic plates, with rocky cliffs and fissures before heading to Geysir; one of the favourites stop along the Golden Circle and is highly active Geysir Hot Spring Area with boiling mud pits and exploding geysers. Continue the tour to Gullfoss (Golden Falls) and then visit Fridheimar Greenhouse for a tour in the greenhouse. Gain an insight into the processes of greenhouse horticulture and how it should be possible to grow vegetables in cold climate. Also includes an exhibition about the use of geothermal heating in Icelandic horticulture. Later, proceed to Kerid Crater, which was formed about 6,500 years ago and lies in Iceland ́s Western Volcanic Zone. Head back to Reykjavik. Dinner at a restaurant/collect packed food. Overnight at a hotel.
Attractions; Thingvellir National Park, Geysir Hot Spring, Gullfoss Waterfall, Freidheimer, Kerid Crater
After breakfast, proceed to Hvolsvöllur to visit LAVA Centre; an interactive educational exhibition revealing the science and aesthetics of Iceland’s spectacular geological features. Then, continue the journey to Seljalandfoss to see a breath-taking view of waterfalls with 60-meter drops over the ancient sea cliffs that were once Iceland’s coastline is now a landmass formed because of volcanic activity. Free and easy around the area. Continue tour to Skogafoss and Skogar Museum. Head back to Reykjavik. Dinner at a restaurant/collect packed food. Overnight at a hotel.
Attractions; LAVA Centre, Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss, Skogar Museum
After breakfast, proceed to Blue Lagoon, where the powers of geothermal seawater create transformational spa journeys. Free and easy activity at own leisure in Laugavegur, which is famous for boutiques with high-end products, most of them are Icelandic designed and produced. Back to the hotel and overnight.
After breakfast, check out the hotel and driver pick-up for private or joint transfer to the airport for departure.