8 Day Around Iceland Winter Minibus Tour

Join us on an exceptional, 8 day expedition around Iceland’s most popular destinations. Starting in the capital, Reykjavík and visit Iceland’s most popular and beautiful sites, along with some lesser known hidden gems.

Day 1 – Golden Circle Your tour will start with the very popular Golden circle. You’ll visit all the must see location of this popular route: Thingvellir National Park, Geysir Geothermal Area and Gullfoss Waterfall. Your hotel is located in the Golden Circle.

Day 2 – South Coast & Glacier Hike In your next destination, you’ll visit the waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss, the unmissable Reynisfjara black sand beach with its basalt columns. Then, add glacier hiking to your booking. Included: Glacier Hiking Tour. Spend the night in the South.

Day 3 – South Coast & Ice Caves You’ll visit a remarkable blue ice cave with an experienced glacier guide. Next you’ll see the popular Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon and the Diamond beach. Included: Ice Cave Tour. Spend the night in the South.

Day 4 – Eastfjords and night in Egilsstadir Your destination for the day is the remarkable Eastfjords. You’ll pass through Iceland’s largest forest, Hallormsstadaskógur and see lake Lagarfljót, home of a terrifying water monster. Optional Extra: Horseback Riding Tour. You’ll spend the night in a town in the Eastfjords.

Day 5 – Lake Mývatn Traveling to the North You’ll visit lake Mývatn with its unique nature baths, which are centered around a large lagoon. Explore lava fields of Dimmuborgir and Námaskard. Optional extra: VÖK Baths Entrance. Spend the night in Akureyri.

Day 6 – North Iceland After visiting the beautiful North and its capital Akureyri you’ll continue with Hauganes, a tiny village where you’ll have an optional Whale Watching. Next you’ll see Hvítserkur, a popular rock formation, “the dragon drinking water”. Included: Whale Watching Tour. You’ll spend the night in Borgarnes.

Day 7 – West Iceland Now you’ll be heading to the West of Iceland to explore stunning attractions such as Deildartunguhver, Europe’s most powerful hot spring, Hraunfossar and Barnafossar waterfalls and Reykholt, which holds a significant historical heritage. Optional extra: Lava Cave Tour. You will spend the night in Borgarnes.

Day 8 – Snæfellnes & West The final day of your tour will be spent in the magnificent Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland. First you’ll visit Djúpalónssandur. The unmissable and iconic mountain Kirkjufell awaits you next with its picturesque features. At the end of your journey you’ll arrive in Reykjavík in the evening.

Driver guide, pick-up and drop-off from in Reykjavik capital area
Small group experience
Wi-Fi and Icelandic music on board
Accommodation:
7 nights accommodation with a private bathroom
Meals:
7 Breakfasts
Included activities and equipment:
Whale watching
Ice cave tour 3 hours glacier Hike with a certified guide
Glacier equipment: Helmet, Harness, Crampons, and Ice Axe
Northern lights sightseeing, if the weather allows
Taxes

The first attraction of this 8-day Iceland tour is the well-known Golden Circle, one of Icelands most popular attraction. First of all you will visit Thingvellir National Park 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 930 AD where the chieftains had their annual meeting every summer.

From Thingvellir you will drive for a short time to the next attraction which is Geysir geothermal area. There you can see Strokkur hot spring gushing out boiling water every 5 minutes or so.

Next up is Gullfoss waterfall (The Golden Falls), one of Iceland’s most iconic waterfalls that has a drop of 32 meters over two rocky tiers. On a sunny day, you can see the glacier Langjökull in the distance and enjoy a rainbow in the mist of the waterfall.

At the end of the day you will visit Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, which has it’s origins underneath the famous Eyjafjallajökull glacier. One of the amazing features of Seljalandsfoss is the pathway encircled around the waterfall, so make sure to take a photo of the waterfall from all angles.

After a good day of sightseeing you will spend the night on the South Coast of Iceland. Throughout this tour you will mostly be staying at country hotels that provide good opportunities of witnessing the northern lights if the weather allows.

• Camera • Warm clothes (first layer)

• Waterproof clothing (second layer)

• Hiking boots (available for rent when booking)

• Swimsuit and a towel

• Joy and happiness!