Explore Iceland: North and South
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Group Leader: Lynsey Pun
Requested Return Date: 6/7/2026
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Welcome to a country that’s so singular and environmentally diverse, you might as well be on a different planet.
Experience stunning fjords and breathtaking waterfalls, then travel to a red mountain where mud boils and steam flows out of the earth. Journey through the Dimmuborgir lava formations, which some believe are trolls exposed to the sun, then walk along the gap separating two tectonic plates. This adventurous trip is not for the faint-of-heart or weak-of-limb; it will keep you moving, climbing, and hiking—and constantly questioning how your surroundings can possibly be real.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Iceland
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Day 2: Reykjavik
Meet your Tour Director at the airportVisit the Whales of Iceland Museum
Take a walking tour of Reykjavík with your Tour Director
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Day 3: Reykjavik • Akureyri region
Travel to via Grábrók Crater to Akureyri, a quaint seaside town in northern Iceland
Enjoy a hike to the top of Grábrók Crater
Take a walking tour of Akureyri with your Tour Director
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Day 4: Akureyri region
Take a full day excursion to the Lake Mývatn region
- Visit Goðafoss, one of Iceland’s most spectacular waterfalls
- Walk along Lake Mývatn
- Visit the Mývatn Nature Baths
- Walk among boiling mud pots and natural hot springs at Nammafjall
- Explore millennia-old lava formations at Dimmuborgir
Enjoy an Icelandic lunch at the Naturebaths
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Day 5: Akureyri region
Participate in a whale watching excursion
Visit the Herring Museum and learn about the fishing industry
Meet the fishermen of Ektafiskur Ehf and learn about their global trade
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Day 6: Akureyri region • Reykjavik
Meet with a University of Akureyri Oceanographer to learn about Iceland’s biodiversity
Return to Reykjavik
Travel via Gauksmyri Farm to Reykjavík
- In Gauksmyri, learn about Iceland’s unique horses first-hand
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Day 7: Reykjavik • Thingvellir
Take an excursion to Þingvellir, where you’ll visit:
- Gullfoss Waterfall
- Stokkur Geysir
- A greenhouse powered by geothermal and hydroelectric energy
Visit the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant
Visit Thingvellir National Park
Visit Gullfoss Waterfall and Geysir Geothermal area
Visit the Fridheimar Farm
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Day 8: Reykjavik • Depart for home
Take an excursion to Alftanes peninsula
- See Bessastaðir, official residence of the president
- Visit Hafnarfjörður and Lake Kleifarvatn
- See geothermal activity in Krísuvík geothermal field
See Iceland’s presidential residence, Bessastadir.
Visit the flowing hot springs at Krýsuvík.
Relax in the geothermal waters of the Blue Lagoon.
Board your flight for home
Visit the Blue Lagoon
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Iceland
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Day 2: Reykjavik
Meet your Tour Director at the airportVisit the Whales of Iceland Museum
Take a walking tour of Reykjavík with your Tour Director
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Day 3: Reykjavik • Akureyri region
Travel to via Grábrók Crater to Akureyri, a quaint seaside town in northern Iceland
Enjoy a hike to the top of Grábrók Crater
Take a walking tour of Akureyri with your Tour Director
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Day 4: Akureyri region
Take a full day excursion to the Lake Mývatn region
- Visit Goðafoss, one of Iceland’s most spectacular waterfalls
- Walk along Lake Mývatn
- Visit the Mývatn Nature Baths
- Walk among boiling mud pots and natural hot springs at Nammafjall
- Explore millennia-old lava formations at Dimmuborgir
Enjoy an Icelandic lunch at the Naturebaths
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Day 5: Akureyri region
Participate in a whale watching excursion
Visit the Herring Museum and learn about the fishing industry
Meet the fishermen of Ektafiskur Ehf and learn about their global trade
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Day 6: Akureyri region • Reykjavik
Meet with a University of Akureyri Oceanographer to learn about Iceland’s biodiversity
Return to Reykjavik
Travel via Gauksmyri Farm to Reykjavík
- In Gauksmyri, learn about Iceland’s unique horses first-hand
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Day 7: Reykjavik • Thingvellir
Take an excursion to Þingvellir, where you’ll visit:
- Gullfoss Waterfall
- Stokkur Geysir
- A greenhouse powered by geothermal and hydroelectric energy
Visit the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant
Visit Thingvellir National Park
Visit Gullfoss Waterfall and Geysir Geothermal area
Visit the Fridheimar Farm
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Day 8: Reykjavik • Depart for home
Take an excursion to Alftanes peninsula
- See Bessastaðir, official residence of the president
- Visit Hafnarfjörður and Lake Kleifarvatn
- See geothermal activity in Krísuvík geothermal field
See Iceland’s presidential residence, Bessastadir.
Visit the flowing hot springs at Krýsuvík.
Relax in the geothermal waters of the Blue Lagoon.
Board your flight for home
Visit the Blue Lagoon
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Your experience includes
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Airfare & transportation
Round-trip flights on major carriers; Comfortable motorcoach
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Hotels
6 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
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Regional-style meals
European breakfast and dinner daily
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Guided sightseeing
7 sightseeing tours led by your Tour Director; 2 full days with local guides
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Entrances
Viking World; Whales of Iceland; Whale watching excursion; Herring Museum; Ektafiskur Ehf; Blue Lagoon; Ektaskur Ehf local experience; university lecture; Þingvellir National Park geology walk; greenhouse visit; Fridheimar Farm; Gauksmyri Horse Stables
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Full-time Tour Director
Your culturally connected Tour Director is with your group 24/7, providing deep local insight while handling all on-tour logistics.
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Expert Local Guides
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