East Iceland Nature and Culture - Eskifjörður

East Iceland Nature and Culture – Eskifjörður

Duration: 6 – 7 hours. Get to know Iceland and Icelanders in a new and different way while visiting some of the hidden treasures of East Iceland.

This day tour introduces you to the stunning and diverse nature of East Iceland. It also gives you an intimate look into Icelandic culture and the area's history. During the tour, you will see beautiful little-known waterfalls, a black sand beach, and see breathtaking shorelines with cliffs, islands, and lighthouses. You will visit an old abandoned farm as well as the ruins of village. You will also visit a rural community church and one museum of choice.
In addition, it is not uncommon to see reindeer in this part of the country, especially in wintertime.

Traveling in a 4×4 Super Jeep with a capacity of max. 10 passengers, and with the travel style of slow travel, the experience becomes as strong as ever.

Fully guided tour
Transportation
See the local church
Visit one museum of choice: Petra´s Stone Collection, The French Museum, East Iceland Geology Center, The Icelandic Wartime Museum (summer), Aurora Iceland Northern Light Exhibition (summer).
All taxes and fees

This excursion begins in any of the above-mentioned towns as per choice. The description begins in Breiðdalsvík but no matter where you start you will visit all these places only in a different order. The museum stop is not mentioned since it can vary between each tour.
From there we drive along the coastline towards Stöðvarfjörður stopping at a high cliff shoreline between the villages.
Next, we head on towards Fáskrúðsfjörður. Before we get there we stop at Hafnarnes lighthouse. Close to the lighthouse, there used to be a fishing village but now there are only the remains of the houses and the population that lived there.
Having driven through the village we go along the coast with rugged seascape. From there we have a great view of the island Skrúður, the home to a legend of a troll.
When we head on we drive into Reyðarfjörður fiord and on towards Egilsstaðir. On the way, we stop at a small canyon appreciating the view.
Then we complete the circle tour back to Breiðdalsvík driving over the mountain road Breiðdalsheiði. There we can easily see a 100 years old road construction by the side of the modern road.
In Jórvík we visit abandoned farms which give a glimpse into who regular Icelanders used to live in the late 19th to early 20th century as well as being in an important geological site and displaying beautiful flora during summertime.
After that, we visit the Flögufoss waterfall and from there on the Beljandi waterfall. To arrive at those waterfalls we do some trailing on rough roads and after we visit Beljandi waterfall we cross the river below it at a point where there are no bridges.
The next stop is at the local church at Heydalir where you get a chance to see an example of a typical rural church in Iceland, as well as a, peek into a part of Icelandic culture.
At the end of the journey, we stop at the black sand beach Meleyri that is a very popular outdoors attraction for locals and visitors alike.