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ICELAND & GREENLAND

$ *
From 5525 per person twin share
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11 DAYS | REYKJAVÍK TO REYKJAVÍK
TRAVEL TYPE: Coach (Modified)
DEPARTS (ENGLISH): 2020: Jun 25 • Jul 9, 16
• Aug 1, 6, 20, 27
DEPARTS (DUTCH/ENGLISH): 2020: Jul 2,
18, 23 • Aug 13

HIGHLIGHTS
• Marvel at the Geysir geothermal area, Jökulsárlón
Glacier Lagoon and Dettifoss waterfall
• Explore Landmannalaugar Nature Reserve
• See the barren black sands of Sprengisandur
• Visit the Viking house of Eric the Red
INCLUDES
• 10 nights accommodation
• Meals as specified
Vík, Iceland • Tours, transfers and transportation as per itinerary
• Admission to Eric the Red museum
OPTIONS
• Add optional tours in advance
• Choose to join the tour on day 2 and finish on
day 10, making the tour 9 days
Some remote accommodation may feature shared facilities.

Dettifoss waterfall, Iceland

ACROSS THE WILDERNESS 11 DAYS
This journey combines the classic experiences Day 7: Sprengisandur to Lake Mývatn (BD)
of Iceland with adventure in the uninhabited Experience a wide variety of breathtaking landscapes
highlands. Immerse yourself in the incredible, as you travel around the Tjörnes Peninsula. Discover
volatile landscapes of this small, intriguing country. thundering Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in
Europe and the uniquely beautiful nature reserve of
Day 1: Reykjavík Lake Mývatn. Overnight in Lake Mývatn.
Arrive in Reykjavík and make your own way to the Landmannalaugar, Iceland
hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to discover Day 8: Lake Mývatn via Akureyri to Skagafjördur (BD)
Iceland’s capital city. Visit the sprawling Godafoss waterfall, before
continuing to Akureyri, the vibrant ‘Capital of the
Day 2: Reykjavík via Geysir to Gullfoss (BD) North’. Spend some free time here, shopping or
Visit Thingvellir National Park, the beautiful and ancient perhaps visit the amazing botanical gardens or
site of the world’s first parliament. Travel to the Geysir the geothermal pool complex, before arriving in
geothermal area with its boiling pools and hot springs. Skagafjördur. Overnight in Skagafjördur.
Continue to the stunning Gullfoss waterfall. Overnight
in the Gullfoss area. Day 9: Skagafjördur via Eiríksstadir to Snaefellsnes
Peninsula (BD)
Day 3: Gullfoss to Vík (BD) Continue through rolling farmlands and heathlands
Admire the legendary waterfalls of Skógafoss and to the Viking house of Erik the Red. Pass through
Seljalandsfoss before enjoying fabulous views from small fishing villages on the northern coast of the
Dyrhólaey headland, a nesting site for thousands of Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Overnight in the Snaefellsnes
puffins during the summer. Overnight in Vík. Peninsula area.
Day 4: Vík to Skaftafell (BD) Day 10: Snaefellsnes Peninsula to Reykjavík (B)
Drive through stunning landscapes today en route Explore the Snaefellsnes National Park with its iconic
to the Vatnajökull ice cap, the largest in Europe. See glacier. Stop at the village of Arnarstapi with its Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Iceland
the Öraefajökull volcano and the iceberg-studded magnificent columnar basalt rock formations, before
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. Enjoy an optional boat tour driving to Reykjavík. Overnight in Reykjavík. START/FINISH
(extra charge). Spend the next two nights in Skaftafell. OVERNIGHT
Day 11: Reykjavík (B)
Day 5: Skaftafell (BD) Your tour concludes this morning upon check-out of Tjornes
Meander along the primitive Fjallabaksleid interior track your hotel. Skagafjördur Akureyri Dettifoss
to Landmannalaugar, a magnificent area surrounded by 1
Hvammstangi
colourful rhyolite mountains. You will have the option of (B = breakfast, D = dinner) Snaefellsnes 1 Lake Mývatn
bathing in a naturally warm geothermal pool. ICELAND
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Day 6: Skaftafell to Sprengisandur (BD) Gullfoss 1 Sprengisandur
Explore the vast and desolate wilderness of the 1 Jökulsárlón
Sprengisandur highland route, passable only during the Reykjavík 2 Geysir 2 Skaftafell
late summer months. Travel over several river crossings Thingvellir Kirkjubaejarklaustur
on this rough track, before arriving in Sprengisandur. Landmannalaugar
Overnight in Sprengisandur. 1
Vík
* Prices are a guide only, subject to change and availability and are in New Zealand Dollars. Prices are per person twin share, unless otherwise specified and based on the lowest tour category for travel in low season.
74 For full terms and conditions including pricing and conditions, refer to the Booking Conditions at the back of this brochure.