Introduction
A 3 day adventure in West and North Iceland, visiting Akureyri, Mývatn, Borgarfjörður area, and Snæfellsnes Peninsula. For those who want to visit North Iceland and make the most of the trip, this tour is right for you. Not only will you visit the amazing Mývatn area, but add to it the west part of Iceland, Snæfellsnes and Borgarfjörður area, and go on a journey into the world´s largest man made ice tunnel, called Intotheglacier, as well as go underground into Vatnshellir Lava Cave. Unwind in the relaxing atmosphere in Mývatn Jarðböð Spa and Enjoy free time in Akureyri city, the Capital of the North.
What is included in the tour
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Flights
- Additional Services
- Visit to Borgarfjörður
- Visit toAkureyri
- Visit to Mývatn Lake area
- Visit to Námaskarð, Hverarönd
Day 1: Reykjavík to Akureyri
9:00 AM – REYKJAVÍK
Pick up between 8:30 – 9.00 AM, at your hotel or accommodation, or meet us at bus stop number 8, next to Hallgrímskirkja church, downtown.
INTOTHEGLACIER
We head towards Borgarnes village and Borgarfjörður and to Langjökull, the second largest glacier in Iceland, where you go on an ice tunnel journey. A monster truck will take you on the top of the glacier, passing magnificent landscape. Once on top of the glacier, a tour guide will take you inside a man made ice tunnel, the world´s larges man made ice tunnel in the world. Stop at the beautiful Hraunfossar and Barnafoss waterfalls before heading to the north to Akureyri. Overnight at Hotel in Akureyri.
AKUREYRI
Nicknamed the “Capital of North Iceland”, Akureyri is the third largest city in Iceland. It‘s easy to be fascinated by Akureyri with it‘s with brightly painted wooden houses, cosy bars and steep streets leading up to the beautiful church. Overnight in a hotel in Akureyri.
Day 2: Akureyri to Mývatn Lake area
9:00 AM – DRIVE TO MÝVATN
After breakfast head towards East Iceland. On our way to the beautiful Mývatn area, we stop by the amazing Goðafoss, „Waterfall of the Gods“, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland. The name derives from the year 1000 when the lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland. When Þorgeir returned home from the Parliament Alþingi, he supposedly threw his statues of the Norse gods into the waterfall, symbolizing the shift in Iceland´s official religion.
MÝVATN LAKE
The Mývatn area is situated atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, at the divergent boundary between the North Americal Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Mývatn Lake, Lake of the Midgens) is a gem of the North. Mývatn and it´s environment is known for diverse geological wonders, rich birdlife and biological activity. It is the 4th largest lake in Iceland, characterised my volcanic features, coves and inlets and its surface is dotter with 50 small islets and skerried.
DIMMUBORGIR
Dimmuborgir, Dark Fortress, is an area of dramatic rock formations. It is a large area composed of various volcanic formations, big lava rocks, lava pillars, and volcanic caves, reminiscent of an ancient collapsed citadel. Dimmuborgir is the home to Iceland´s Jule Lads. Look our for them when you walk amont the great lava pillars.
NÁMASKARÐ
Námaskarð, Hverarönd, is one of the most beautiful natural phenmena in Iceland. It is an area of constantly changing patterns of hot springs, boiling mud pools, mud pots and fumaroles. The boiling heat and constant emission of fumes has made the ground completely sterile, thus unfit to sustain flora and fauna. Walking in the area make you feel like you have entered another planet.
KRAFLA
Krafla is a central volcano with a caldera of 10 km (6.2 miles) in diameter. Krafla formed during the last interglacial period and has since been filled almost to the rim with volcanic material The collapse of the caldera probably followed the eruption of a sheet of tuff which is exposed around the caldera. Enjoy the amazing volcanic landscape before entering the relaxing atmosphere at the Jarðböðin Spa.
JARÐBÖÐIN
Mývatn Nature Baths have a naturally heated man-made lagoon, with mineral-rich waters known for their health-giving properties. Relax in the alkaline bathing lagoon and enjoy the beutiful scenery that surrounds the spa. After unwinding in the warm water, head back in Akureyri. In the afternoon a short city tour and dinner on your own. Overnight at same hotel in Akureyri.
Day 3: Akureyri to Reykjavík along the Snaefellsnes Peninsula
9:00 AM – VISIT SNÆFELLSNES PENINSULA ON THE WAY TO REYKJAVÍK
After breakfast enjoy Snæfellsnes Peninsula before returning to Reykjavík.
HELLNAR AND ARNARSTAPI VILLAGES
Hellnar and Arnarstapi are small and ancient fishing villages. The beach at Hellnar has amazing rock formation which we will visit.
DJÚPALÓNSSANDUR BLACK BEACH
Djúpalónssandur black beach. Djúpalónssandur black beach is a bay at the tip of Snæfellsnes Peninsula. The black small pebbles on the beach have been smoothed by the ocean waves, and amongst them are scattered rusty parts of a wreckage of a ship that stranded in the area in 1948.
LÓNDRANGAR CLIFFS
Lóndrangar cliffs are rock peaks that have formed by erosion of the surrounding material. Lóndrangar are volcanic plugs of basalt, at 75 and 61 meters of height.
KIRKJUFELL MOUNTAIN AND KIRKJUFELL WATERFALL
Kirkjufell, located on the northern site of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, is one of the most picturesque mountains in Iceland, and with the Kirkjufell waterfall in the vicinity makes a wonderful nature stop
VATNSHELLIR LAVA CAVE
Vatnshellir lava cave is a lava tube in an 8000-year lava field.
