Explore Iceland: North and South
Welcome to a country that’s so singular and environmentally diverse, you might as well be on a different planet.
Experience stunning fjords and breathtaking waterfalls, then travel to a red mountain where mud boils and steam flows out of the earth. Journey through the Dimmuborgir lava formations, which some believe are trolls exposed to the sun, then walk along the gap separating two tectonic plates. This adventurous trip is not for the faint-of-heart or weak-of-limb; it will keep you moving, climbing, and hiking—and constantly questioning how your surroundings can possibly be real.
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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
Enjoy an Icelandic lunch at the Naturebaths
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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
Visit the Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant
Visit Thingvellir National Park
Visit Gullfoss Waterfall and Geysir Geothermal area
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
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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
Enjoy an Icelandic lunch at the Naturebaths
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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
Visit the Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant
Visit Thingvellir National Park
Visit Gullfoss Waterfall and Geysir Geothermal area
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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Entrances
Whale museum; Myskopun; Whale watching; Blue Lagoon; Thingveiler National Park
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