4 Day Blue Ice Cave, South Coast, Golden Circle, Snæfellsnes & Northern Lights – 5 Nights

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  • Return Flights
  • 3 Nights 3* Bed & Breakfast in Reykjavik
  • 2 Night 3* Bed & Breakfast in a Countryside Hotel
  • Return Airport Transfers
  • Small Group Experience
  • Ice Cave Tour via Super Jeep incl. Safety Equipment
  • Glacier Hike incl. Safety Equipment
  • 4 Day Blue Ice Cave, South Coast, Golden Circle, Snæfellsnes & Northern Lights 
  • See the Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Skógafoss Waterfall, Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Jökulsarlón Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach, Ice Cave Visit, Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Natural Ice Cave, Mt. Kirkjufell, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Þingvellir National Park, Geysir Hot Springs and Gullfoss Waterfall


On arrival at Keflavik International airport you will meet our representatives and they will transfer you to your hotel in the Capital Reykjavik. Your 3* Hotel will be within easy reach of the cities attractions and have facilities like Satellite TV. All rooms have a private en-suite bathroom and breakfast is served each morning. After check-in the rest of the day is free for you to start discover beautiful Reykjavik.

The following morning we head out of the capital to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula and our first stop is an Instagram icon, Kirkjufell Mountain.

This iconic narrow mountain has become the landmark of Snaefellsnes in recent years. It became famous after being presented as the Arrowhead Mountain on Game of Thrones. The erosive powers of the glaciers during the last ice age about 12,000 years ago gave this mountain its shape. Due to this unique look, it is one of the most photographed sights in Iceland and just across you will see the beautiful waterfall Kirkjufellsfoss which completes your perfect shot of the mountain.

We then stop at a tiny fishing village, here picturesque coastal cliffs which derived from glowing magma hitting the wild waves of the Atlantic. Known in Iceland as the most beautiful harbour of the country. Thousands of years later erosion has formed beautiful stone arcs and a remarkable marine geyser. Enjoy a walk along the coastline while your guide tells you all about Brur, half-man half-troll, and his misdeeds in the area. Ytri-Tunga is a sandy beach that has a little secret hidden away down by the sea, behind the farmhouses is a seal colony! Seals love to spend their time on the rocks of this beautiful beach. They are friendly and curious and will climb up on the rocks for you to spot them from a distance.

Next is Dritvik and Djupalonssandur, a beach of black volcanic sand and stones where for centuries Icelandic fishermen rowed out to the fertile fishing grounds of the Atlantic ocean. Still today we find the so-called lifting stones which fishermen of yore used to test out their strength and prove themselves worthy of the physically straining life of Atlantic rowboat fishing. You can try to lift them yourself! In 1948 a British fishing trawler stranded on the sand reefs of Djupalonssandur. Five men perished while 14 were rescued by local rescue squads. The remains of the ship are still there, strewn across the beach as an eerie reminder of the awesome power of nature.

We then move on to Bakirkja Church which was built in 1703 and reconstructed in 1987 after a claim by a single member claimed to have it in its original state. It has a historical graveyard as well as a bell and chalice from the time the church was first built. The pure black paint job and isolation of the church is the real attraction of the site.

The final stop of the day is the Saxholl Crater, this volcanic crater has now been made accessible by an iron staircase giving you the option of hiking it. It is estimated to have erupted around 3,000 years ago, much of the surrounding landscape is the result of that eruption. Hiking up the stairs is not too challenging and gives you a 360 view of the fields and Snaefellsjokull Glacier.

We then head back to Reykjavik for a night in a 3* Hotel with private facilities and a buffet breakfast in the morning.

The next day starts with us heading out on the famous Golden Circle Route. Our first stop today is the Geysir geothermal area which hosts hundreds of colourful hot springs and two geysers, erupting hot springs. One is called Geysir and name giving for all the geysers in the world. Today, however, it erupts very seldom. The other geyser is called Strokkur and erupts every 5 minutes up to 40 meters.

The Gullfoss Waterfall is our next stop, the melting water from Iceland’s second biggest glacier, Langjökull, falls into a deep canyon forming the majestic Golden Falls. On a sunny day, you can see the glacier Langjkull in the distance and enjoy a rainbow in the mist of the waterfall.

Our last stop along the Gold Circle is Thingvellir National Park. We visit the place where the two tectonic plates, the North American and the Eurasian plate, are moving away from each other. Few places in the world offer a better and clearer view of this massive geographic activity. The biggest natural lake in Iceland is also located at Thingvellir National Park and hosts a great variety of fish and bird life. Thingvellir is also an important place for Icelandic national history. At Thingvellir Icelanders founded their parliament in 930ad where the chieftains had their annual meeting every summer. The name Thingvellir translates to Parliament Plains.

Overnight we stay at a 3-star hotel in South Iceland with private facilities and a buffet breakfast is served in the morning.

After breakfast we head to Seljalandsfoss, bring a raincoat and you’ll be able to make the short hike behind the falls. The scene behind the fall and the trembling ground from the power of the falling water makes for an automatic Instagram blockbuster!

Further east along the coast is the Skogafoss waterfall. Skogafoss is an incredibly picturesque sight. Tucked in a little gorge, the river Skógá tumbles down a 60-meter cliff before continuing down the landscape towards the Atlantic Ocean. Alongside the gorge, a staircase can take you to the shelf above the waterfall for stunning views. 

We then head into the Skaftafell National Park and we will hike on an outlet glacier spawning from one of the largest glaciers in the country, Vatnajokull. After meeting our highly trained glacier guides and strapping on our safety and glacier equipment, including helmets, harnesses, crampons and ice axes we hike on the ice for an hour and a half. A spectacular experience and opportunity to learn more about this breath-taking and increasingly rare natural phenomena. Skaftafell area has been used as a filming location for many famous TV shows and films, such as Game of Thrones, Interstellar, James Bond, and others.

The journey continues with the blue ice cave exploration. The exciting hike to reach the cave will take a few minutes we recommend wearing waterproof hiking boots that cover your ankles and have hard sole. Iceland’s nature is dominated by glaciers and it is only possible to explore them with a certified guide and safety equipment. Your guide will share with you his expertise about the ice caves, allowing you to truly appreciate this amazing natural phenomenon.

We spend the night in a 3* hotel in South East Iceland, your hotel will have private facilities and offers a buffet breakfast in the morning.

After breakfast we head to the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, a 200m deep glacial lagoon fed by Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of Europes largest glacier. Enormous icebergs come from Breiðamerkurjökull all year round so the lagoon is usually filled with ice that floats south. Try walking alongside the glacier lagoon enjoying the magnificent views and dead silence of Icelandic nature. o add to the experience even more you will travel by super jeep to a blue ice cave from Jökulsárlón.

Fellsfjara is on the other side of the road and the icebergs from Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon float into the ocean. The black sand beach is full of smaller ice rocks in all shapes, sparkling like diamonds.

We make a stop at Reynisfjara Beach, the black sand beach of Reynisfjara where the Atlantic coastline presents massive waves hitting the unique basalt columns in the cliffs above the sand. Rock pillars in the water and the cliffs of Dýrhólaey are seen in the distance.

We will then start to head towards Reykjavík. We will of course keep an eye out for the Northern Lights on our way back to the city where you will check into your hotel for your last night before flying back to the UK the following day.

Price Includes;

  • Return Flights from London - Regional Airports Available
  • Hand Baggage
  • Return Airport Shuttle Transfers
  • 3 Nights 3* Bed & Breakfast in Reykjavik 
  • 2 Nights Bed & Breakfast in Countryside Hotels
  • Ice Cave Tour via Super Jeep incl. Safety Equipment
  • Glacier Hike incl. Safety Equipment
  • 4 Day Blue Ice Cave, South Coast, Golden Circle, Snæfellsnes & Northern Lights 
  • Wi-Fi and Icelandic music on board

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