Hidden Powers & Northern Lights

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Transportation

Coach

Included

• 2 nights at a hotel in Reykjavik
• 3 nights at countryside hotels, including breakfast
• Guided coach tour from day 2 to day 5
• 3 x one-course dinners with coffee/tea (days 2, 3, 4)
• Entrance fee to the Northern Lights Cenre in Reykjavik
• Geothermal bakery experience at Laugarvatn Fontana
• Visit to the new Lava Centre
• Viewing of "Eldmessa" - a short film about the Laki eruption in 1783-1784
• Northern Lights hunt kit on day 3 or 4 (flashlight, blanket & thermos of hot drink)
• Northern Light guided hunt on foot one selected evening
• Northern Lights “wake up call” option during the night (available at countryside hotels)
• Blue Lagoon bathing fee + towel

Not Included

• International flight tickets
• Airport transfers
• Meals other than described
• Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
• Travel insurance
• Visas, gratitudes and any items of personal nature
• 3 course dinner during stay in the countryside (3 meals). Price for all dinners: EUR75 if booked in advance
• Swimsuit at the Blue Lagoon (can be rented on site)
• Guaranteed early check-in (check-in time for most hotels in Iceland is 14:00 (2:00pm) and guaranteed late check-out.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive Reykjavik

Arrive Reykjavik any time of day, as no activities are planned for the day. Overnight in Reykjavik.

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Optional Add Ons

Day 2 - Þingvellir - Geysir - Gullfoss

Start the day by visiting the recently opened Northern Lights Center in Reykjavik for an exciting and informative presentation on the Northern Lights.

Onwards to Thingvellir National Park (UNESCO) where the world's oldest parliament met for centuries on the shores of Iceland's largest lake. We then drive to Laugarvatn Fontana where we experience a geothermal bakery first hand and dig up bread that has been cooked underground. After the tour, we sample the delicious bread, served hot from the ground with some creamy Icelandic butter.

We continue through farmland areas to the geothermal fields of Geysir with bubbling mud pools and the reliably erupting Strokkur hot spring. Last but not least, we visit the dramatic two-tiered Gullfoss waterfall, a spectacular sight in winter when frozen mid-cascade.

Stop at Skalholt, Iceland’s capital during the Middle-Ages and now a culture centre with a beautiful church.

Overnight in the south coast area.

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Accommodation

Day 3 - Eyjafjallajokull Volcano and the south shore

Drive along the south shore, an area of Iceland that is quite beautiful to view in the winter. This is one of the main farm regions of the country, and the road will pass by typical Icealandic farms, often with Icelandic horses in the fields. Stop at the spectacular waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss. Head onwards, passing by Myrdalsjokull Glacier, to visit Reynisfjara beach. Take a walk on the black sands, admiring the extraordinary rock formations and thundering waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

Overnight stay in Kirkjubaejarklaustur area.

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Day 4 - Skaftafell National Park - Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon

Skaftafell National Park is one of Iceland's most outstanding areas of natural beauty dominated by the glacier Vatnajokull, Europe's largest ice cap. Continue to Jokulsarlon 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.

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Accommodation

Day 5 - Volcanic Areas - Hveragerði - Blue Lagoon - Reykjavik

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. The tour continues to Strandarkirkja, a church popularly believed to have a special power to aid success or provide good luck. Then along the coast with breathtaking sea waves through a community once flourishing and now deserted.

On to the Reykjanes peninsula, where you can enjoy a dip in the famous Blue Lagoon, a unique wonder of nature with pleasantly warm, mineral-rich water in the middle of a black lava field.

Return to Reykjavik where the evening is at your own leisure.

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Day 6 - Tour ends

Transfer to the international airport (not included).

Meals

Important Information

Guaranteed Departures. Children 6-11 years sharing a room and/or travelling with a guardian will receive 25% discount from the listed price.