Discover Iceland's Midnight Sun
Explore the capital city of Reykjavík, the Golden Circle route, Þingvellir & Vatnajökull National Parks, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Látrabjarg, Siglufjörður & more!
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Departures | August 2023 – September 2024 | Group Size | 20 travelers max |
Themes | Active, History & Culture, Bucket List, Nature & Wildlife | ||
Activity Level | Moderate | ||
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Experience the magical atmosphere and untamed beauty of Iceland's nature, breathtaking scenery and unique history. Energize your spirit and sooth your body with geothermal hot springs in the Land of the Midnight Sun. Discover the iconic fjords, charming countryside, towering glaciers, and more. Let your mind be inspired by the culture, from ancient to modern, in the world’s most northerly capital of Reykjavik, a UNESCO City of Literature, and home of one of the world’s oldest Parliaments. All the while, a backdrop of rugged mountains and icy glaciers serve as a constant reminder of Iceland’s tumultuous, volcanic past.
Package includes
- Flights
- Coach
- Transfers
- Hotel
- Meals
- Guides
- Round-trip flights from New York (JFK) or Newark (EWR) to Reykjavik, including taxes & fees
- All ground transportation and transfers
- Accommodations in Tourist Class hotels with guaranteed early check in
- 21 Meals: 11 breakfast daily, plus 10 dinners
- Comprehensive touring program including entrance fees
- Professional, English-speaking driver/guide
Optional add-ons
- Flights from other cities are available. Request pricing when making your reservation.
Why you'll love it
- Relax from your flight with guaranteed early check in upon arrival before setting out on your Iceland adventure.
- Travel along the famous Golden Circle route and admire Iceland's stunning scenery.
- Visit a tomato growing geothermal greenhouse and learn about Iceland's most important use of geothermal energy before enjoying an up-close look at Icelandic horses.
- Journey to Snæfellsnes Peninsula and witness the dramatic landscapes covered in lava fields, volcanoes, glaciers, and coastal cliffs.
- Embark on a lava cave tour and travel 35 meters underground to the interior of the Earth.
- Observe a variety of seabirds at the cliffs of Látrabjarg, the most western point of Iceland and Europe.
- Tour Siglufjörður, Iceland’s northernmost town and known as the herring capital of the North Atlantic.
- Get the opportunity to spot humpback and minke whales, harbour porpoises and dolphins during a whale watching experience in Eyjafjörður.
- Relax and soak at the Vök Nature Baths.
- Explore Vatnajökull National Park, home to massive glaciers, ice caves, rugged mountains, and waterfalls.
- Get a fantastic close-up view of the Seljalandsfoss waterfall as you walk along a slick trail that leads behind the falls for a unique behind-the-scenes view.
Itinerary at a Glance

- 1 Depart USA/Overnight Flight
- 2 Reykjavik
- 3 Golden Circle
- 4 Snæfellsnes Peninsula & Ferry trip to West Fjords
- 5 Iceland's Westernmost Point
- 6 Beautiful West Fjords
- 7 Heading North
- 8 Iceland's Northernmost Town, Whale Watching & Sea Angling
- 9 Geological Wonders and Nature Baths
- 10 Eastfjords and Geothermal Bathing
- 11 Vatnajökull National Park, Glaciers & Glacier Lagoon
- 12 The South Coast
- 13 Reykjavik/USA
Dates & Prices
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Depart USA/Overnight Flight
- Depart the USA on your overnight flight to Reykjavik, Iceland
Day 2 Reykjavik
- Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel
- Balance of the day at leisure
Hótel Klettur, Fosshotel Reykjavik or similar
Full Day ItineraryDay 3 Golden Circle
- Visit a geothermal greenhouse
- Explore Gullfoss
- Þingvellir National Park
Icelandair Hotel Hamar or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryLearn about Iceland's most important geothermal energy use when visiting a geothermal greenhouse. Next, enjoy an up-close look at Icelandic horses. These unique, easy-going animals are ancestors of the first Viking horses and are well known for their convenient pony size, muscular build, and fifth gait (way of walking), whereas most horses only have 3-4 gaits.
Continue to Gullfoss waterfalls, located in the canyon along the Hvítá river. Gullfoss means "Golden Falls," which comes from the golden hue that often shines in its glacial waters. Later, explore Strokkur Geysir, known as "the churn," a fountain-type geyser that spouts up to 66 ft every five to ten minutes.
Next, head to a UNESCO world heritage site at Þingvellir National Park, where the ancient Vikings had a parliament, making it one of the oldest parliaments in the world. Equally as intriguing, the Þingvellir plain sits on a tectonic plate boundary where North America and Europe are slowly tearing away from each other. As a result, the plain is scarred by dramatic fissures, ponds, and rivers, including the great rift Almannagjá.
Arrive in Borgarnes later today and check into the hotel.Day 4 Snæfellsnes Peninsula & Ferry trip to West Fjords
- Tour the Snæfellsnes Peninsula
- Visit Snæfellsnes National Park
- Enjoy a scenic Ferry Baldur ride over Breiðafjörður Bay
Fosshotel Westfjords, Hotel Breiðavík or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryThis morning, travel along Iceland's west coast to Snæfellsnes Peninsula, known for its beautiful and dramatic landscapes with lava fields, volcanoes, glaciers, black and white beaches, and dramatic coastal cliffs. A rugged mountain chain runs its length, capped by the 4700 ft Snæfellsjökull glacier, a mystical cone-shaped stratovolcano. Explore Snæfellsnes National Park and its mysterious Snæfellsjökull glacier, and then follow the adventure of Jules Verne's classic science-fiction novel "The Journey to the Center of the Earth." This once-in-a-lifetime lava cave tour takes you over 114 ft underground and about 656 ft into the lava tube called Vatnshellir.
Later, catch the Baldur ferry from Stykkishólmur to Brjánslækur in the West Fjords. On the 2.5-hour journey over Breiðafjörður Bay, pass the island of Flatey, inhabited only during the summertime. On a clear day, enjoy a magnificent view of the bay's countless isles and the glacier Snæfellsjökull.Note: 2023 departures will stay at Fosshotel Westfjords and 2024 departures will stay at Hotel Breiðavík.
Day 5 Iceland's Westernmost Point
- Visit folk and transport museum in Hnjótur
- Admire seabirds cliffs in Látrabjarg
- Explore the red sand beach of Rauðisandur
Fosshotel Westfjords, Hotel Breiðavík or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryAfter breakfast, start the day with a drive up the coastline and stop at Hnjótur Folk Museum to learn about fishing, farming, and everyday life in the area. Continue to the seabird cliffs of Látrabjarg, the westernmost point of Iceland and Europe, known for its density of Nordic birds, including the most sought-after puffin, which can be seen from mid-May till mid-August. You may also see razorbills, guillemots, fulmars, cormorants, kittiwakes, and other cliff birds in large flocks up close.
Weather permitting, travel to the red sand beach of Rauðisandur and take in the magnificent hues of the sand that differ with daylight, tides, and weather. This pure sand beach is home to countless seabirds and seals.Note: 2023 departures will stay at Fosshotel Westfjords and 2024 departures will stay at Hotel Breiðavík.
Day 6 Beautiful West Fjords
- Tour the Arnarfjörður fjord
- Admire the seven level, picturesque Dynjandi waterfall
- Tour the Icelandic landscape: fjords, mountains, valleys and wide open spaces
Hotel Laugarbakki, Hotel Flókalundur or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryAfter breakfast, travel over mountains and along the shores of scenic fjords to the majestic Arnarfjörður fjord. At the bottom of the fjord, take in the picturesque Dynjandi waterfall with its seven levels of plunging water, considered the most beautiful waterfall by the Icelandic people.
Continue over a mountain pass and along the West Fjords' southern, less traveled shores, characterized by sheer cliffs, deep cut bays, and narrow stretches of coastal lowland. Visit Erpsstaðir, a family-run dairy farm best known for its ice cream and other dairy products. Take a look at the milk production world and taste their unique ice cream directly from the farm, with local seasonal flavors.
After a day dominated by mountains, lakes, valleys, sea, and wide-open spaces, continue to Hvammstangi and check into your hotel.Note: 2023 departures will stay at Hotel Laugarbakki and 2024 departures will stay at Hotel Flokalundur.
Day 7 Heading North
- Tour the Arnarfjörður fjord and visit Hvammstangi, the seal capital of Iceland
- Visit the cascading waterfalls at Kolugljúfur canyon
Sæluhús Studio Apartments, Hotel Edda Akureyri or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryToday's journey follows a little off-the-beaten-path around the Vatnsnes peninsula. Pass through the fishing village of Hvammstangi, also called the seal capital of Iceland. A gravel road takes us around the peninsula to Hvítserkur, a highlight on the region's east coast; a mass of igneous rock, about 50 ft high, situated on the seashore and home to fulmars and gulls. Legend has it that Hvítserkur is a petrified troll that intended to stone a nearby cloister, but dawn arrived before he could succeed.
Continue to Kolugljúfur canyon, where waterfalls cascade into the deep, rugged gorge. It is a breathtaking sight to walk on the viewing platform and watch the river's calm waters suddenly leap and tumble onwards over so many impressive falls – a sight that will leave no one unmoved.
Further north, stop at Víðimýri to visit one of Iceland's few preserved turf churches. The church was built in 1834 with turf walls but timber gables both back and front.
Continue along a high mountain road to Akureyri, also called the capital of North Iceland.Note: 2023 departures will stay at Sæluhús Studio Apartments and 2024 departures will stay at Hotel Edda Akureyri.
Day 8 Iceland's Northernmost Town, Whale Watching & Sea Angling
- Tour Siglufjörður, Iceland’s northernmost town
- Visit the Herring Era Museum in Siglufjörðu
- Enjoy an afternoon of whale watching
Sæluhús Studio Apartments, Hotel Edda Akureyri or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryEnjoy breakfast in the beautiful botanical garden at Akureyri.
Today, see spectacular fjord landscapes while traveling to Siglufjörður, Iceland’s northernmost town known as the herring capital of the North Atlantic, located on the mountainous Tröllaskagi Peninsula. On the way, pass small fishing villages and stop at a deserted valley that even most Icelanders have not seen.
Visit the Herring Era Museum in Siglufjörður, Iceland’s largest maritime museum.
Later, enjoy a whale watching experience in Eyjafjörður – Iceland’s longest fjord right below the Arctic Circle.Note: 2023 departures will stay at Sæluhús Studio Apartments and 2024 departures will stay at Hotel Edda Akureyri.
Day 9 Geological Wonders and Nature Baths
- Visit Goðafoss, the waterfall of the Gods
- Explore Lake Mývatn and surrounding area
- Explore the Dettifoss waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park
- Visit isolated village Bakkagerði at Borgarfjörður-Eystri has only 120 inhabitants
Hotel Álfheimar, Fosshotel Eastfjords or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryToday, explore Goðafoss, the waterfall of the Gods, followed by a visit to Lake Mývatn, known for its abundant bird life and amazing volcanic lava landscapes. See pseudo craters and the tephra cone Hverfjall, walk in the mysterious lava field of Dimmuborgir, explore the hot springs, fumaroles, and bubbling mud pools of Námaskarð.
Travel to Dettifoss, Europe’s most powerful waterfall, in the northern part of Vatnajökull National Park.
Next, continue through the uninhabited highlands to East Iceland. Explore the northernmost fjord on the East Fjord mountain range. The isolated village Bakkagerði at Borgarfjörður-Eystri has only 120 inhabitants! This charming village is built snugly next to the steep, colorful mountainside, and getting there is a dramatic and rewarding drive.
Later check into your hotel in Borgarfjörður Eystri.Note: 2023 departures will stay at Hotel Álfheimar and 2024 departures will stay at Fosshotel Eastfjords.
Day 10 Eastfjords and Geothermal Bathing
- Relax in the geothermal pools at Vök Baths
- Visit the Petra Stone Collection, a privately owned collection of stones from Eastern Fjords
Fosshotel Vatnajökull, Hotel Höfn or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryThis morning, admire the dramatic fjord landscape and its tiny fishing villages at the end of twisty roads in the East Fjords. Our first stop will be at Vök baths, a floating geothermal pool in Lake Urriðavatn, for a soak in hot water.
Later, visit Petra’s fascinating rock collection. A naturalist and a collector have described Petra since she was a little girl. Petra collected this unique treasure of rocks, crystals, zeolites, quartz, and more for nearly 80 years, all from the nearby area in the Eastfjords.
In the afternoon, witness Vatnajökull, Europe’s biggest glacier visible all over Southeast Iceland.Note: 2023 departures will stay at Fosshotel Vatnajökull and 2024 departures will stay at Hotel Höfn.
Day 11 Vatnajökull National Park, Glaciers & Glacier Lagoon
- Embark on a boat ride on the magnificent Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon
- Explore the black sands of Diamond beach
- Tour Vatnajökull National Park
Hotel Vík í Mýrdal or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryToday, visit Vatnajökull National Park, which covers about 14% of Iceland, making it Europe’s 2nd largest national park in terms of area after Yugyd Va in Russia.
Near the town of Höfn, enjoy a boat ride amongst the floating icebergs on the magnificent Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
Later, discover the black sands of the so-called Diamond beach.
Explore the region of Skaftafell, which is nestled below Iceland’s highest mountain and the second biggest stratovolcano in Europe, the almost 7000 ft. tall Hvannadalshnjúkur. Walk close to one of the many glacial tongues in the area - a beautiful place to take photographs.
Cross a sandy desert before reaching Vík, the southernmost village in Iceland.
Day 12 The South Coast
- Take in the beautiful view of Skógafoss waterfall
- Explore a behind the scenes view of the Seljalandsfoss waterfall
- Visit the Lava Center in Hvolsvöllur
Hótel Klettur or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryToday, travel along the South Coast of Iceland, between the sea, rugged mountains, glaciers, and waterfalls. Explore the black lava beach, Reynisfjara, and bird cliffs before stopping at the Skógafoss waterfall, another must-see location in South Iceland. The crashing water creates a mist that results in frequent and magical rainbows, adding more memorable experiences to the sheer beauty of this stunning scenery and place. Afterward, visit the Skógar folk museum with its turf houses assemblage of traditions of territorial relics on display.
Next, visit the Skógafoss waterfall, another must-see location in South Iceland. The crashing water creates a mist that results in frequent and magical rainbows.
Get a fantastic close-up view of the Seljalandsfoss waterfall's dazzling display of power. Walk along a trail that leads behind the falls for a unique behind-the-scenes view.
Continue to the Lava Center in Hvolsvöllur and enjoy an exhibition documentary about volcanic eruptions in the past years in Iceland. Return to Reykjavik.
Enjoy a farewell dinner in Reykjavík.Note: 2023 departures will stay at Hotel Klettur and 2024 departures will stay at Fosshotel Reykjavik.
Day 13 Reykjavik/USA
- Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the USA.
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