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HOLIDAY AT A GLANCE
7 nights – June to August – from
£1480
per person based on two sharing in rooms with private facilities at a small hotel and then guesthouse – flights, breakfast, picnic lunch and home-cooked evening meals included (breakfast only in Reykjavik).
Particularly suited to those with an interest in geology or bird watching. |
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Daybreak |
Dusk |
| Jan. |
10:03 |
16:59 |
| Feb. |
09:13 |
18:11 |
| March |
07:46 |
19:35 |
| April |
05:55 |
21:10 |
| May |
03:50 |
23:04 |
| June |
24 hr. |
daylight |
| July |
24 hr. |
daylight |
| Aug. |
03:06 |
23:57 |
| Sept. |
05:17 |
21:35 |
| Oct. |
06:50 |
19:43 |
| Nov. |
08:18 |
18:03 |
| Dec. |
09:36 |
16:57 |
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Itinerary
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| Day 1: |
fly from the UK to Keflavik and transfer by coach to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula and Grundarfjordur, a fishing village ringed by dramatic mountains. Two nights at Hotel Framnes, a small hotel by the harbour.
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| Day 2: |
enjoy a day of contrasting scenery: icescoured fjords and the mystical snow-capped volcano of Snaefellsnes. Walk a scenic path past dramatic basalt columns, blow holes, rock arches and bird-covered cliffs on this sometimes wild and windswept coast. Evening talk at the hotel. |
| Day 3: |
morning visit to a farm that cures ‘hakarl’ (an Icelandic shark delicacy). Afternoon boat trip around Breidafjordur’s many islands which teem with seabirds, including puffins (optional trip approx. £40). Travel north to Eyjafjordur and stay 4 nights at the relaxed and informal country guesthouse, Ongulsstadir, near the head of Iceland’s longest fjord.
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| Day 4: |
continue to Lake Myvatn and spend the day enjoying Iceland’s best-known region of natural beauty, also a prime bird watching location. See moon-like craters, surreal lava formations, hissing steam vents and bubbling mud pools.
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| Day 5: |
visit the fishing town of Husavik including the fascinating Whale Museum, (optional entry £6) then follow the scenic coast road to Asbyrgi, a curious horseshoe-shaped gorge and the Jokulsa Canyon National Park. Enjoy the awesome spectacle of Iceland’s most powerful waterfall, Dettifoss. Optional horse riding(approx £40).
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| Day 6: |
visit Akureyri with the chance to take an optional whale watching boat trip in Eyjafjordur, including a visit to Hrisey Island (approx £35). Spend the remainder of the afternoon in Akureyri.
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| Day 7: |
take a dramatic journey across the Kjolur mountain route south to Reykjavik, traversing the rugged, uninhabited highlands and visiting the Hveravellir geothermal area. A short stop will be made at Gullfoss and Geysir. In early summer the coastal route is taken instead. Overnight in Reykjavik.
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| Day 8: |
transfer to Keflavik for the return flight to UK.
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| Note: |
Please note due to differences in flight schedules Manchester passengers will have two extra nights at the beginning and one night at the end. |
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| © Erik Van de Perre |
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Iceland
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