Insight Vacations Natural Wonders of Iceland

Explore the Icelandic equivalent of Niagara with a spectacular two-tiered waterfall.
Visit the amazing mountain range setting of the National Park and experience  Europe’s largest glacier.
Discover the spectacular transverse landscapes of craters, boiling mud pots, and the geothermal hot springs, shooting jets of hot water and steam into the air.
Explore the 700,000-year-old stratovolcano with a glacier covering its summit in western Iceland
Visit the Parliamentary Plains, a historic site in the country founded in 930s. Originally the meeting place of the Althing (world’s oldest parliament).

• VIP door-to-door transfer service – taken directly from your door to departing airport.
• Airport transfers at the destination.
• Quality accommodation as per itinerary.
• Experiences & quality dining as per itinerary.
• Coach with more legroom, air-conditioning, sound system, video & Wi-Fi.

Day 1: Reykjavík

Your complimentary, private transfer takes you to your local departure airport. Welcome to Iceland. On arrival at Reykjavík’s Keflavík Airport, you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel. Join your Travel Director and travel companions at 18:15 for a Welcome Drink served with canapés.

Day 2: Vík

Head east to visit Iceland’s newest geothermal and electric power station at Hellisheiðavirkjun. Then travel on to the ancient bishopric of Skalholt and see the historic church set in a remote location amid magnificent natural scenery. Continue to the hot springs at Geysir and the mighty Gullfoss waterfalls, the Icelandic equivalent of Niagara Falls before continuing to your hotel in Vík.

Day 3: Höfn

Travel along the southern coast of Iceland, beside the black basalt sand 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 the luminous blue icebergs of Lake Jökulsárlón, the dramatic setting of scenes in two James Bond films. Arrive in the small harbour town of Höfn, an active lobster fishing hub. Your Travel Director takes you on a short orientation. Dine at your hotel’s restaurant tonight and experience what the local produce has to offer.

Day 4: Egilsstaðir

Explore the eastern coastal region, where Irish missionary monks lived some 1,200 years ago. Travel up the fjords to the beautiful area around Egilsstaðir.

Day 5: Akureyri

Journey through the sand desert of Möðrudalur to see Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Continue on to the beautiful Lake Mývatn. This area offers a wide spectrum of geological formations and the concentrated geothermal activity produces mud pools and spectacular coloured deposits. Continue to Akureyri where you have the evening to relax or explore at your leisure.

Day 6: Borgarnes

Enjoy an orientation of Akureyri, the capital of northern Iceland, first established as a trading centre in 1602. Travel past mountains, waterfalls and green coastal regions to Hvammstangi.

Day 7: Borgarnes

Travel along the Snæfellsnes Peninsula to Snæfellsjökull National Park known as the Jewel of West Iceland and home to the country’s most famous volcano.

Day 8: Thingvellir

Journey south to Thingvellir, where the first meeting of the Icelandic parliament was held in A.D. 930. This remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Site lies on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge line where the American and European tectonic plates meet.

Day 9: Reykjavík

Your departure transfer will arrive at Reykjavík Keflavík Airport at 05:00 or 12:30. On arrival at your home airport, your driver will greet and escort you to your waiting car for your private transfer home.

Please note, prices listed are guide prices only and are based on 2 people sharing and don’t include any additional supplements. Holiday prices are fluid and dynamic and may be changed at a moment’s notice, prior to booking, at which point they are confirmed. Please call the team free on 0800 707 6229 for more departure dates available and a quote.