Around Iceland in 7 days / Private tour
From Capital - Akureyri - Myvatn - Egilsstadir - Jokulsarlon - Vik
Day 1.
The first day you have to leave Reykjavík, along the beautiful route no. 1 in Borgarfjörður, which lies in coastal areas and fascinating agricultural areas. We visit Borgarnes, a beautiful village on the peninsula with rocky towns that characterize the place. Next we drive into Borgarfjörður and come to the most watery hot spring in Europe. Deildartunguhver. Then we come to Reykholt, which is the settlement center of the poet Snorri Sturluson. Then we drive to the next valley and come to Hraunfossar and Barnafoss historic place. Then follow the highway 1. Come to the waterfall Glanni and the volcanic crater Grábrók, we stop short. Next we drive across the highlands north of Hrútafjörður and stop at the restaurant Staðarskáli and have lunch. In the afternoon we will visit a special 15 meter high rock on Húnaflói Hvítserkur, on Vatnsnes and the beautiful waterfall, Kolugjúfur. We arrived at the hotel in Blönduós, around 17:00. We eat dinner and enjoy the evening. We will pick up again the next morning.
Day 2.
We continue our journey and come to the village Blönduós and over the heath in the nearest agricultural area, Skagafjörður which is a historic place, but there is the turf town Glaumbær which is interesting to see and then about an hour's drive to the capital of the North, Akureyri, which is famous for its rich cultural heritage and beautiful surroundings. Here you can enjoy what the place has to offer. We will see and experience the magnificent Akureyri – North, the capital, but after a good stop and lunch, we will continue our journey, where we will walk a short distance to the waterfall Godafoss: Mývatn – large lake, natural wonder: Leirböðin, Náttúruböð: Namaskarð geothermal area: Leirhnjúkur – crater: Dimmuborgir, lava field. We arrived at the hotel in Mývatn, around 17:00. We eat dinner and enjoy the evening. We will pick up again the next morning.
Day 3.
Next visit to Húsavík town, whale watching museum, increase whale watching activity 2 hours. Today we go to Ásbyrgi incredible natural beauty and hotel and restaurant and have lunch and next we go to the highlands and drive to Dettifoss – incredible waterfall: And see the magnificent Herðarbreið which is called the mountain queen of Iceland. We are going to visit the town in Möðrudalur in the highlands and see the place which is interesting. We arrived at the hotel in Möðrudalur, around 17:00. We eat dinner and enjoy the evening. We will pick up again the next morning.
Day 4.
We go through the highlands and go down into the valley to Egilsstaðir, which is the capital of East Iceland. We have the opportunity to see interesting places like Fljótsdalur Skriðuklaustur and we have lunch. Let's see Hengifoss waterfall 1 hour. Hallormstaðarskógur. We will experience the beautiful East and continue our journey to the beautiful East Fjords and visit the amazing fishing village East Fjords and visit the ornamental stone museum in the fishing village of Stöðvarfjörður. Next on the way to Djúpivogur, is a beautiful fishing village with beautiful scenery and lots of museums and restaurants We arrived at the hotel in Djúpivogur around 17:00. We eat dinner and enjoy the evening. We will pick up again the next morning.
Day 5.
We continue south of the east fjords and see a lot of bird life, catch Vestrahorn mountain and the sea side and one of the area's most interesting photographic sites. We visit the town Höfn in Hornafjörður, where there is a lot to see and we see high mountains and glaciers and we have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful landscape in this area. Next visit to the magnificent Jökulsárón which is full of icebergs and one of the most sought after tourist destinations in Iceland. You have the opportunity to go on a boat trip at extra cost and sail with an iceberg, glacier hike and ice cave trip from November to March, see more places with icebergs and glaciers and visit Skaftafell, one of Iceland's largest tourist destinations and Svartifoss waterfall is very popular among hiking trails up to it. We arrived at the hotel in Skaftafell, around 17:00. We eat dinner and enjoy the evening. We will pick up again the next morning.
Day 6.
We see the highest mountain in Iceland Öræfajökull 2111. We see a lot of glacial rivers and glaciers and black sands in this trip. On our way we see lava with beautiful waterfalls and mountains. We visit Kirkjubæjarklaustur rural village and a beautiful area with a great history. Next we drive over a magnificent lava field, which flowed 1781-1785 from the volcano Laki which was the cause of a large volcanic pollution that affected all of Europe. We next came to the village of Vík known for its black sandy beaches and large cliffs which are shaped by volcanic eruptions of the last century. There we have lunch. We visit other places along the coast such as Reynisfjara black fjart and cliffs and Dyrhólaey sea cliffs. Forest history museum and a magical waterfall in Skógarfoss. We arrived at the hotel in Skogafoss, around 17:00. We eat dinner and enjoy the evening. We will pick up again the next morning.
Day 7.
On the way we see the volcano Eyjafjallajökull. This beautiful area with tall birds and striking waterfalls. Seljalandsfoss and Gljúfrabúi waterfall is unique where you can walk behind it and around you and take pictures. We visit almost the south and come to Hvolsvöllur and Hella, rural villages. We will travel to the upper settlements and visit the waterfalls Gullfoss and the Geysir hot springs, but on the way we can stop by the Old Pool Secret Lagoon, which are the most popular places in Iceland. Last visit to Þingvellir National Park, on the way to the capital of Reykjavík We arrive at the hotel at 17:00 and have a good time to relax and enjoy what Reykjavík has to offer.
Jeep 4×4 / Minivan / Minibus, a trip with English-speaking drivers' guidance.
Duration: 7 days travel. Of 9 hours and 300-400 km per day
We reserve and confirm the best hotel, this is included.
Price per day, lunch and dinner approx € 50 per person.
Free activity:
Walk – Hiking – Sight Seeing – Northern Lights – Bird watching – Fishing
Highlights:
Borgarfjörður – Akureyri – Mývatn – Húsavík – Ásbyrgi – Möðrudalur – Egilsstaðir – Egilsstaðir – Djúpivogur – Höfn Hornafjörður – Jökulsárlón – Skaftafell – Kirkjubæjarklaustur – Vík – Gullfoss – Geysir – Þingvellir
- 4×4 Jeep / Passanger Van / Minibus trip after 7 days
- English speaking drivers' guide
- Visit all your hotels, on the way to all day trips
- Photography for your group
- We have enough space for luggage
- We offer our customers, airport pick-up on arrival and departure included
- Various clothes to change
- Hiking shoes
- Rain clothes
- Warm clothes
- Camera
- Difficulty:
- Very Easy
- Duration:
- 7 days
- Price From:
- 1.190.000 ISK