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Day 1 Reykjavik Arrival
Upon arrival, transfer by Flybus shuttle bus from Keflavik Airport to your hotel of choice.
Day 2 Reykjavik city and Blue Lagoon
Morning city tour
Pick up starts at 8:30am from your hotel.
Reykjavik is the world most northern capital city. This tour includes the most significant places in the capital and the surrounding towns. Only a few places are listed below. We visit the presidential residence at Bessastaðir as well as Hafnarfjörður, the town where the “hidden people” and humans live together in harmony. There we also visit the old fishing harbor.
In the afternoon, around 1:30pm, pick up and transfer to the Blue Lagoon.
A visit to the Blue Lagoon Iceland geothermal spa is an important part of your stay in Iceland. Guests renew their relationship with nature, soak up the scenic beauty and enjoy breathing the clean, fresh air while relaxing in the warm geothermal seawater. It is no surprise that the readers of “Conde Nast Traveller” voted Blue Lagoon as the best medical spa worldwide. For five consecutive years Blue Lagoon has been awarded the Blue Flag environmental recognition granted to natural beaches and marinas. The water’s temperature is 37-39°C / 98-102°F. The lagoon holds six million liters of geothermal seawater, which is renewed every 40 hours. Regular sampling shows that “common” bacteria do not thrive in this ecosystem, thus additional cleansers such as chlorine are not needed.
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Day 3 Skaftafell National Park
Pick up around 7:00 am from your hotel.
On the route from Reykjavík to Skaftafell some of Iceland´s finest natural wonders are to be found, Skaftafell being one of the highlights. Surrounded by glaciers on three sides, it is a place where you are able to see the highest mountain in Iceland, Hvannadalshnjúkur 2110 m and take a walk up to the picturesque waterfall, Svartifoss, sourrounded by basalt columns. The stop in Skaftafell national park is approx. 4 hours – enough time for walking, hiking and exploring on your own. Remember to bring warm clothing, rain gear, headwear, gloves and hiking boots.
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Day 4 Whale Watching
After a long day at Skaftafell, you deserve a restful morning.
In early afternoon, pick up and transfer to your whale and dolphin watching tour (pick up around 12:30pm)
Summer season is great for whale watching, as the wildlife in the bay is at its highest peak. This is the time when the minke whales are at their most abundant, along with the white-beaked dolphins, harbour porpoises and humpback whales, giving us the chance to enjoy and understand them in their natural environment. Take part in an adventure at sea with an unforgettable trip into the world of whales and sea birds. Conveniently located in Reykjavík’s old harbor, a three hour journey can bring you up close to whales in their natural habitat.
The various types of whales commonly sighted include minke whales, white-beaked dolphins, harbor porpoises and the popular humpback whales. You will be accompanied by sea birds such as gannets, puffins, guillemots, cormorants, gulls, kittiwakes, arctic terns, and many more.
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Day 5 Golden Circle
Pick up around 8:30am at your hotel to Iceland’s most popular day excursion from Reykjavik. The Golden Circle Tour includes many of the scenic natural wonders for which Iceland is justly renowned. We start with the highland plateau of Hellisheiði, an area with large lava fields and steaming valleys and we pass the greenhouse town of Hveragerði. Onwards we reach the geothermal active valley of Haukadalur which contains the geysers Geysir and Strokkur. We explore this otherworldly hot spring area, a geothermal field covered with multicolored pools of water where hot springs are in abundance, geysers explode and pools of mud bubble. Strokkur, the Great Geysir’s little brother, is spouting to a height of about 25 meters (82 ft) and erupts at about 5-7 minute intervals.
Drop off at your hotel around 5:00pm
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Day 6 Reykjavik Exits
Pick up from the hotel and transfer by Flybus shuttle bus from your hotel to Keflavik Airport.
Have a safe flight home.
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