Your EF Tour
Group Leader: Roger Couture
Requested Return Date: 5/9/2024
ABOUT EF
For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Iceland
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Day 2: Reykjavík
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationEnjoy breakfast, then explore a replica Viking ship at Viking World before heading to Reykjavík
Learn about various species of whales and see life-sized models during your visit to Whales of Iceland
Discover a blend of culture, history, and natural beauty during your walking tour of Reykjavík
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Day 3: Reykjavík • Akureyri
Journey away from Reykjavík towards Akureyri, a quaint seaside town in northern Iceland
Along the way, enjoy a hike to the top of Grábrók Crater for a bird’s-eye view of mossy lava fields
Tour the charming yet surprisingly cosmopolitan Akureyri during a short sightseeing walk
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Day 4: Akureyri
Take a full day excursion to the Lake Mývatn region:
- Stand in awe below Goðafoss, one of Iceland’s most spectacular waterfalls
- Walk along the shore of Lake Mývatn where you can spot volcanic rock formations or native Icelandic waterbirds
- Enjoy an included Icelandic lunch then take a short hike or, choose to take a dip in the milky blue, mineral-rich Mývatn Nature Baths
- Be transported to another planet as you walk among the boiling mud pots and steamy natural hot springs of Námafjall
- Explore millennia-old lava formations that some believe to be ancient trolls exposed to the sun at Dimmuborgir
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Day 5: Akureyri
Participate in a whale-watching excursion
At the mouth of Iceland’s largest fjord, meet the fishermen of Ektafiskur Ehf and learn how this small business trades globally
Be transported to a 1930s Icelandic fishery and relive the Herring Era at the Herring Museum
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Day 6: Akureyri • Reykjavík
Meet with a University of Akureyri Oceanographer for a personal take on Iceland’s ocean, biodiversity, and climate changes
On your way back to Reykjavík, stop for lunch at the Gauksmyri Horse Stables. Then, enjoy a close up look at Iceland’s unique horses.
Stop for a short hike to Barnafoss, a waterfall that flows through the mossy riverbank into the Hvítá river
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Day 7: Reykjavík • Thingvellir
Stand where two tectonic plates meet at Þingvellir, a national park that played a pivotal role in Iceland’s history.
In a land of waterfalls, Gullfoss stands alone: walk to its edge and try to spy a rainbow in the mist.
Visit Geysir, the namesake of every geyser in the world. Watch as Strokkur, another geyser, erupts every few minutes.
Visit the Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant
Learn how one greenhouse produces 20% of Iceland’s tomatoes so close to the Arctic Circle during your visit to the Fridheimar Farm
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Day 8: Reykjavík • Depart for home
Take an excursion to Alftanes peninsula
- See Bessastaðir, official residence of the president
- Visit Hafnarfjörður and Lake Kleifarvatn
- See geothermal activity in Krýsuvík geothermal field
Visit the Blue Lagoon
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Iceland
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Day 2: Reykjavík
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationEnjoy breakfast, then explore a replica Viking ship at Viking World before heading to Reykjavík
Learn about various species of whales and see life-sized models during your visit to Whales of Iceland
Discover a blend of culture, history, and natural beauty during your walking tour of Reykjavík
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Day 3: Reykjavík • Akureyri
Journey away from Reykjavík towards Akureyri, a quaint seaside town in northern Iceland
Along the way, enjoy a hike to the top of Grábrók Crater for a bird’s-eye view of mossy lava fields
Tour the charming yet surprisingly cosmopolitan Akureyri during a short sightseeing walk
-
Day 4: Akureyri
Take a full day excursion to the Lake Mývatn region:
- Stand in awe below Goðafoss, one of Iceland’s most spectacular waterfalls
- Walk along the shore of Lake Mývatn where you can spot volcanic rock formations or native Icelandic waterbirds
- Enjoy an included Icelandic lunch then take a short hike or, choose to take a dip in the milky blue, mineral-rich Mývatn Nature Baths
- Be transported to another planet as you walk among the boiling mud pots and steamy natural hot springs of Námafjall
- Explore millennia-old lava formations that some believe to be ancient trolls exposed to the sun at Dimmuborgir
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Day 5: Akureyri
Participate in a whale-watching excursion
At the mouth of Iceland’s largest fjord, meet the fishermen of Ektafiskur Ehf and learn how this small business trades globally
Be transported to a 1930s Icelandic fishery and relive the Herring Era at the Herring Museum
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Day 6: Akureyri • Reykjavík
Meet with a University of Akureyri Oceanographer for a personal take on Iceland’s ocean, biodiversity, and climate changes
On your way back to Reykjavík, stop for lunch at the Gauksmyri Horse Stables. Then, enjoy a close up look at Iceland’s unique horses.
Stop for a short hike to Barnafoss, a waterfall that flows through the mossy riverbank into the Hvítá river
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Day 7: Reykjavík • Thingvellir
Stand where two tectonic plates meet at Þingvellir, a national park that played a pivotal role in Iceland’s history.
In a land of waterfalls, Gullfoss stands alone: walk to its edge and try to spy a rainbow in the mist.
Visit Geysir, the namesake of every geyser in the world. Watch as Strokkur, another geyser, erupts every few minutes.
Visit the Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant
Learn how one greenhouse produces 20% of Iceland’s tomatoes so close to the Arctic Circle during your visit to the Fridheimar Farm
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Day 8: Reykjavík • Depart for home
Take an excursion to Alftanes peninsula
- See Bessastaðir, official residence of the president
- Visit Hafnarfjörður and Lake Kleifarvatn
- See geothermal activity in Krýsuvík geothermal field
Visit the Blue Lagoon
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