Spring Around Iceland Photo Tour
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Overview
Highlights
- Visit west Iceland and The Snæfellsnes Peninsula
- Photograph the Puffin Colony at the Majestic Látrabjarg Cliffs
- Explore Iceland’s Many Photogenic Waterfalls
- Visit Vatnajökull Glacier National Park
- See Black Sand Beaches and Rhyolite Mountains
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- All accommodation costs during the tour (except in Reykjavík)
- Breakfast from the second day until the last day, picnic or light restaurant lunch every day, dinners from day one until the second to last day
- Professional English speaking driver guide and photographer
- 4X4 truck (Jeep) and gasoline
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Itinerary
You will be picked up from your hotel in Reykjavík at 8:00 am. You start the tour by travelling to Hraunfossar "the Lava Waterfalls." This is one of the top three waterfalls in Iceland to photograph. From there, you continue to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula and Snaefells...
You will drive to the north side of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula and head toward the village of Stykkishólmur in order to catch the ferry across Breidafjördur Bay to Brjánslaekur. The ferry trip takes about three hours, so you will arrive in time to check in at the Hote...
You only photograph puffins in the evening, and therefore, you will spend the whole day visiting Arnarfjordur Fjord and Dynjandi Waterfall, one of Iceland‘s most picturesque waterfalls with its many smaller waterfalls. You will head back to Hotel Breidavík for dinner ...
Before you leave the West Fjords, you will visit a red sand beach in the area. You have a long drive ahead of us through the fjords toward northern Iceland. You will photograph waterfalls in the fjords among other interesting places along the way.
Accommodation: Guesthouse in Vatnsnes Peninsula.
You begin our day in Skagafjordur Fjord by visiting a well-hidden waterfall. You then make a stop at an original old turf house farm called Glaumbaer with its grassy roof and small windows. After visiting Glaumbaer, you drive toward Lake Myvatn where you will spend th...
Lake Myvatn has colorful geothermal areas such as the Hverarönd and Leirhnúkur areas, various lava fields and a unique volcanic landscape including the exploded crater Víti (the Hell) at Krafla. Krafla is a fissure that erupted several times in the seventies. You will take a walk around it and photograph this dramatic and colorful landscape.
Accommodation: Hotel in Lake Mývatn area.
You will visit the National Park Jökulárgljúfur (Glacier River Canyon). Here you find the most powerful waterfall in Europe, Dettifoss. Here Ridley Scott filmed scenes his movie, Prometheus.
Accommodation: Guesthouse close to the town of Egilsstaðir.
Today you will drive from East to Southeast Iceland, passing through the East Fjords in order to get to the Glacier Lagoon in the late afternoon. You will have an early dinner at our hotel close to the lagoon and spend the evening photographing the icebergs.
Accommodation: Hali Guesthouse.
You will drive through the Oraefasveit region (the Desert County), which has the glorious Vatnajökull Glacier National Park on the right-hand side and black sand beaches on the left. You will spend most of the day photographing icebergs and glaciers at the Glacier- an...
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You take off for our final day and drive to the Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach with its columnar basalt rocks and sea stacks. You will continue to Skógafoss Waterfall and from there to Gljufrabúi waterfall. This final day is a mixture of the most well-known locations in...
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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