Scenic Volcanoes and Glaciers

Arrival at the Keflavik airport. Transfers to Reykjavik. 

If you arrive early and your room is not ready, visit the Blue Lagon and relax after a long flight. It's also lovely to walk around the old city center, maybe stopping at a museum or a cozy café for coffee and breakfast.

Dinner tonight is on your own time. There are a lot of restaurants and coffee shops in Reykjavik, so going out to dinner is a great way to learn more about Iceland's capital.

Please note that hotels in Iceland don't guarantee early check-in, and check-in starts around 14:00 (2:00 pm). If you can't check in early, most hotels will be happy to keep your bags for you.

Overnight in Reykjavik

Breakfast at your hotel. Continue to drive through beautiful farmland to the town of Hvolsvollur. During your visit to the interactive exhibits at the LAVA Center, you will learn about volcanoes and earthquakes.

Your trip continues to the Seljalandsfoss waterfall, which looks like something out of a fairy tale. It's the only waterfall in Iceland where you can walk behind the roaring cascade.

Then you'll see the beautiful 60-meter (197-foot) Skogafoss waterfall. Pass by the beautiful Eyjafjoll mountain range, which includes the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, on your way to black sand beaches made of volcanic ash. One of these beaches is Reynisfjara, known for its smooth pebbles, black volcanic sand, and unusual rock formations.

Overnight in the Kirkjubaejarklaustur area (breakfast, dinner)

Breakfast at your hotel. Today you will visit some of Iceland's most picturesque nature spots during your drive. The breathtaking views begin with a trip to the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, where you'll take a morning guided tour in an amphibian boat amid the icebergs. The Diamond Beach, next to the Glacier Lagoon, is where you can see shimmering ice fragments dotting the dark beaches like diamonds. The smaller, equally beautiful Fjallsarlon Glacier Lagoon will be your next stop. Here, you can have lunch, after which we will visit the stunning Skaftafell region of Vatnajökull National Park, which bears the name of Iceland's biggest glacier.

We will stop at Dverghamrar, a small but striking canyon filled with strange hexagonal basalt columns, on the way back to the hotel, an excellent place for photographs.

Overnight at the Kirkjubaejarklaustur (breakfast, dinner)

Breakfast at your hotel. Today we return to Reykjavik along the south shore. Even though the road is the same, the sights from this way are very different.

We will stop along the journey to visit a nearby farm where you can discover what it's like to live on an Icelandic farm. Meet the family and their farm animals, dog, cats, sheep, goats, chickens, and horses.

After the visit, we will explore the Golden Circle, with some of Iceland's most well-known natural attractions, because no tour of Iceland is complete without it. 

The two-tiered picture-perfect Gullfoss waterfall is your first destination. You can watch the water thrash and tumble before plunging meters into a canyon. You will next go to the neighboring Geysir area to view the bubbling mud pots and gushing Strokkur geyser, which periodically shoots steam and boiling water hundreds of feet into the air.

At the end of the journey, we will visit the Thingvellir National Park.  Iceland's heart and soul are in this stunning volcanic plain.  In the 10th century, the Viking settlers established a national parliament, establishing Iceland as a sovereign state.
Additionally, the tectonic plates of North America and Europe meet in Thingvellir, allowing you to cross between the two continents.

Return to Reykjavik after this exciting day, and say goodbye to your driver-guide.

Overnight in Reykjavik (breakfast)

Breakfast at your hotel. It's time for your Icelandic journey to come to an end. A shuttle bus will pick you up from the hotel for your airport transfer three hours prior to your flight.

You have the choice to stop at the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa if your flight is in the afternoon to unwind in the warm mineral waters before going to the airport. (breakafast)