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COMPLETE 2010
ESCORTED
10 Days & 9 Nights — Tuesday Departures
From $2378* PP Land and Air
From $1953 PP Land Only
2010 Dates & Rates
Tour
Inclusions:
• Transatlantic flight on Icelandair in coach class
• One pre & one post-tour overnight in Reykjavik at First Class
Hotel Loftleidir or similar
• Full Scandinavian breakfast buffet daily and 5 dinners
• Accommodations in rooms with private facilities
• Multi-lingual English speaking tour escort on tour portion,
days 3-9
• Entrance to Petra´s stone collection
• Entrance to Sigurgeir’s Bird collection
• Entrance to Laufás folkmuseum incl. refreshments
• Horse show in Skagafjördur
click here for map of this tour
Tour Itinerary:
Day 01 – Tuesday USA-ICELAND
Board your modern jetliner for overnight flight to Keflavik Airport
in Iceland Meals:In flight
Day 02 – Wednesday REYKJAVIK
Upon arrival optional Flybus or Private car/driver transfer to Reykjavik City.
Check in at your hotel. Afternoon free on
own to explore Reykjavik.
HOTEL LOFTLEIDIR or similar. Meals:B
Day 03 – Thursday REYKJAVIK-GULLFOSS-SOUTH SHORE-VIK
Pick up at your hotel in the morning followed by a short Reykjavik city tour. From Reykjavík head through the village of Hveragerdi to explore Gullfoss, the ‘Golden Waterfall', and the nearby Geyser hot spring area to see the famous Geysir and Strokkur, and numerous other hot springs and boiling mud poolst. You drive along the south coast, stop
at the the waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skogarfoss. Continuing eastwards
to Dyrholaey nature reserve, closed during the nesting period (5/15 until 6/23) , a solitary
cliff with interesting formations and teeming bird life. On you go
to Vik. Dinner and overnight.
Meals:B/D
Day 04 – Friday SKAFTAFELL-GLACIAL LAGOON-HÖFN
Today you will cross Eldhraun, the largest mass of lava ever to flow
on earth in historical time, before you reach the small village Kirkjubæjarklaustur.
The tour continues over Skeidararsandur, vast tracts of black sandy
desert washed down by torrential glacial rivers. You will then stop
in the Skaftafell National Park for a walk. Continue to the Jökulsarlon
Glacial Lagoon where huge icebergs float and grind together in the
still waters.
You will have a optional boat tour between the floating icebergs before
continuing to Höfn for dinner and overnight.
Meals:B/D
Day 05 – Saturday HÖFN-EGILSSTADIR
Touring today over the Almannaskard pass to Lonsöræfi,
a mountainous wilderness ringed by extinct volcanos. Towering mountains,
their bare rock faces ridged by nature, plunge vertically into the
sea to form Austfirdir, Iceland’s magnificent East Fjords. A
stop will be made at Petra’s stone collection before going on
to Egilsstadir for dinner and overnight.
Meals:B/D
Day 06 – Sunday EGILSSTADIR-LAKE MYVATN
After a good breakfast you will drive across the vastness of the highland
plateau Mödrudalur to Dettifoss, Europe's most powerful waterfall. Continue towards Námaskard pass with its boiling mud pools and vibrant colours. Explore the natural beauty of the Lake Myvatn area, including the peculiar lava formations at Dimmuborgir, the pseudocraters at Skútustadir and the Laxa salmon river. Overnight and dinner
in the Myvatn area.
Meals:B/D
Day 07 – Monday LAKE MYVATN-AKUREYRI
After breakfast you will head towards the northern capital Akureyri
with a stop at the waterfall Godafoss. Akureyri boasts some of the finest timber buildings in the country, beautifully restored. Due to its excellent natural harbor and good accessibility, Akureyri has become the northern centre of education, culture, trade and industry. Dinner on own this evening.
Overnight in the Akureyri area.
Meals:B
Day 08 – Tuesday AKUREYRI-SKAGAFJÖDUR-BORGARFJÖDUR-BORGARNES
Morning drive to Skagafjördur for an introduction to the Icelandic horse. Cross the Holtavörduheidi plateau to Borgarfjördur in the beautiful Borgarnes. Overnight and dinner in Borgarnes area.
Meals:B/D
Day 09 – Wednesday BORGARNES-PINGVELLIER NATIONAL PARK-REYKJAVIK
A drive to Deildartunguhver, the most powerful hot spring in the world, and then a stop to admire the beautiful Hraunfossar waterfall, before continuing over the breathtaking Kaldidalur mountain pass. Head to Lake Pingvallavatn, Iceland's largest lake, and Pingvellir National Park, the ancient site of the world's first parliament helt outdoors.. Afternoon arrival back in Reykjavik.
Overnight at HOTEL LOFTLEIDIR or similar.
Meals:B
Day 10 – Thursday REYKJAVIK-USA
Morning free for optional Reykjavik City Tour or some last minute
shopping before scheduled transfer to Keflavik Airport and your afternoon
flight back to the U.S.
Meals:B/In flight
NOTE! SELECT DEPARTURES ARE ALSO OPERATED IN REVERSE
Tour
Options Offered/Paid Enroute:
• Entrance to the Geocenter at Geysir
• Boat tour of the Glacial Lagoon
• Super jeep tour on Vatnajökull Glacier
• Horse riding
2010 Dates & Rates:
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Departures: Incl. airfare from JFK, Boston or Minneapolis * |
Land
& Air |
Land
only 8 nights |
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# Indicates guaranteed departures. |
Tuesday to Thursday |
Wednesday to Thursday |
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USD rates from: |
USD rates from: |
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May 11#, 18# |
$2378*
p.p. twin |
$1953
p.p. twin |
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June 01#, 08. 15, 22#, 29# |
$2724*
p.p. twin |
$2299
p.p. twin |
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July 06#, 13, 20, 27# |
$2724*
p.p. twin |
$2299
p.p. twin |
| August 03, 10#, 17, 24 |
$2724*
p.p. twin |
$2299
p.p. twin |
|
August 31# |
$2378*
p.p. twin |
$1953
p.p. twin |
|
September 07# & 14 |
$2378*
p.p. twin |
$1953
p.p. twin |
Single
supplement $545 for May plus September departures and
$644 for June, July & August departures
Child discount available in extra bed when under 12 years, call for a quote
Air add-on from Seattle $105 per person
Optional scheduled airport coach transfer add $50 p.p. round trip
Optional private car/driver transfer add $382 round trip total for 1-4 persons
Note! Some departures dates are not available from all gateway cities due to
airline schedule variations and would require extra nights at hotel in Reykjavik at an additional cost.
*Departure
taxes, fuel surcharges and U.S. security fees are extra,
approximatly $231 p.p.
per 1/01/2010
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