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Day 1 - Arrive Reykjavik, Iceland
Arrive in Reykjavik, and transfer to your modern boutique
hotel in the city center. Tonight, join fellow guests for a
welcome dinner.
Day 2 - Reykjavik
Spend the day exploring both the contemporary and
traditional sides of this cultured coastal capital. Start with a
visit to the National Museum of Iceland, which tells the story
of Iceland’s founding through some 2,000 objects, including
a medieval ship of the type used to settle the island. You
then visit Hallgrimskirkja church, the city’s most prominent
landmark, before taking a private tour of the Harpa, a cutting-edge performance center built in 2011 to stage
everything from jazz quintets to operas. This award-winning
structure features a striking colored glass façade designed
to evoke Iceland’s basalt landscape. Proceed to the Blue
Lagoon for lunch and to experience its invigorating waters.
The lagoon is fed by natural runoff from a clean geothermal
powerplant, emerging rich in silica that lends the water its
unmistakable blue hue. The water is also high in salts and
algae, giving it therapeutic benefits sworn to by visitors
from all corners of the world. Relax and enjoy the soothing
pools amid beautiful volcanic landscapes. Continue to the
Reykjanes peninsula at the southwestern end of Iceland, a
stark volcanic landscape of black lava fields and smoldering,
sulfurous craters. Nearby Krysuvikurbjarg, which you visit
next, is a series of cliffs known for harboring a range of
birdlife as well as an area strong in Icelandic folk tradition.
Following your visit, transfer to your hotel.
Day 3 - Thorsmork
After breakfast, embark on a Super Jeep tour through
Thorsmork (“Valley of Thor”), a vast nature reserve of
snowy peaks, jade-green slopes and glacial rivers trickling
through dark volcanic earth. In a land already known for
scenic beauty, Thorsmork is a gem among gems, a paradise
for trekkers and photographers. Explore today with a skilled driver-guide, who leads you along the trails and rivers while
discussing the reserve’s history, geology and wildlife. After
working up an appetite in the great outdoors, stop in the
midst of the wild for an al fresco barbecue lunch, taking
in the fresh air and striking beauty of this rugged natural
setting.
Day 4 - South Iceland
Along with the Amalfi Coast and Ireland’s Ring of Kerry, the
shore of southern Iceland offers one of the most scenic drives
in all of Europe. Enjoy a morning’s drive along this enticing
coastline, stopping to explore waterfalls and black-sand
beaches. Iceland is one of the world's most seismologically
active places; learn how this has shaped the island with a visit
to the Lava Center, where state-of-the-art exhibits reveal the
fascinating facts behind earthquakes, volcanos and other
natural forces. By contrast, the Skogar Folk Museum tells a more human story, depicting life in Iceland from the Viking
era and beyond.
Day 5 - Golden Circle
Thingvellir National Park is that rare locale that is significant
both as a scenic wonder and a cultural treasure: a UNESCO
World Heritage Site where the Vikings established the
world’s first democratic parliament more than 1,000
years ago. It’s also one of the few places you can straddle
two continents at once, as the conjunction of the North
American and Eurasian tectonic plates is exposed here. After
exploring the park, continue to Fridheimar, a geothermally
heated organic greenhouse, for a tour and freshly prepared
lunch. Next, visit the regularly erupting Strokkur Geyser and
stunning Gullfoss, where milky green glacial water plummets
down Iceland’s most famous waterfall. Your adventure
continues at Deildartunguhver, the highest-flow hot spring
in Europe, which provides heat to villages and towns up to
40 miles away. Relax in thermal baths fed by the hot spring's
invigorating waters, then enjoy a dinner of fresh, local, farm-produced
ingredients overlooking this powerful natural
wonder.
Day 6 - Husafell & West Iceland
Enjoy a visit to the magnificent lava tube Vidgelmir Cave.
The lava tube was formed around the year 900 and is the
largest volcanic cave in Iceland. Don a helmet and headlamp to explore the otherworldly interior, taking in the amazing
colors and formations that lay hidden in darkness for
centuries. Following your cave visit, gather at a local bistro
for lunch. Then, ride in a specially equipped eight-wheeled
truck on the colossal Langjokull ice cap — Europe’s second-largest
glacier — which, at its highest point, sits 4,760 feet
above sea level. Descend into man-made tunnels carved deep
into the glacier, exploring stages of glacial formation, blue-hued
dens and even a chapel.
Day 7 - Hvalfjordur & West Iceland
Today, enjoy stops at Hraunfossar and fabled Barnafoss
waterfall. Then, visit a local family farm in Hvalfjordur, a
beautiful fjord in West Iceland. Due to the fjord's depth,
the U.S. Navy was able to keep their warships hidden here
during World War II. Experience Icelandic life firsthand
at a local farm that has been in the same family since 1887
and where three generations now live together. You also
taste delicious food and drink produced by the farmers,
some of which are prize winners, such as smoked blueberry-cured
mutton, smoked lamb and home-brewed dandelion
wine. In the afternoon, return to Reykjavik to embark on a
thrilling whale-watching boat ride. About 20 species, such
as blue whales, fin whales, minkes and humpbacks, each
with its own characteristics and behaviors, visit Icelandic
waters throughout the year. Marvel as these magnificent
giants surface, sometimes within a few yards of your vessel, affording you an unforgettable, up-close wildlife encounter.
Afterward, head to the city center, where you enjoy dinner at
a restaurant specializing in traditional Icelandic cuisine.
Day 8 - Depart Reykjavik
Enjoy breakfast before your flight home.