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New Year's Eve is one of the greatest holidays in Iceland, almost as big as Christmas. Although there are no offical city sponsored events, private parties and celebrations are held all over the city. New Year´s Eve is one of the most popular times to visit Iceland, Along with New York, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, London, Sydney and Hong Kong, Reykjavik is in the top 10 best places in the world to celebrate New Year's Eve!
My husband and I have just returned from an amazing holiday in Iceland. We booked through DORA at Nordic Saga. Everything went smoothly and we got the cabin we wanted. We did a circumnavigation of Iceland on a small cruiseship, the Ocean Diamond, which was small enough to go down the fjords, right to the harbours of the small villages. It was an outstanding trip! I highly recommend it! The expedition crew on the Ocean Diamond were amazing! We were always given the best safety gear for our excursions (helmets, goggles, survival suits, life jackets, etc.). Every day was an adventure! We visited waterfalls, geysers, lagoons, fishing villages, volcanic craters, museums, nature baths, geo-thermal pools, glaciers, and icebergs, and much more. We rode Icelandic horses, went whale watching, saw puffins, eider ducks, black guillemots (with red feet!), and arctic turns.
If you’re planning a trip to Iceland for the first time, there are just a few things you should know before you go. Here is a list of 10 things (in no particular order) that you might find helpful before you begin your journey through Iceland.
Nordic Saga Tours offers an exciting tour to Norway, better known as our “Norway in a Nutshell” tour, which brings you through Norway in the most thrilling and interesting ways. This is one of our most popular tours, as you’re able to see sights such as the Flåm Railway, the UNESCO fjords, the Stalheimskleiva where you will hug its steep, sweeping curves, the Bergen Railway, the Aurlandsfjord, and much, much more!
Iceland is one of the world's most popular destinations for experiencing the Northern Lights because of its easy accessibility by air and highly developed tourist industry capitalizing on its unique nature. Visit Iceland this winter to witness this breathtaking natural spectacle, which is also known scientifically as the Aurora Borealis.
