If you like this tour and would rather do it as a Self Drive consider one of the All- Around Iceland Driving Tours (we can modify them to any duration you may want.) We offer drive tours with or without air included and as a self drive you get a very complete itinerary outlining a lot to do and see, along with much supporting literature.

Friday Evening

Travelers from North America leave for Iceland on an overnight flight with an early morning arrival at Keflavik Airport in Iceland.

Saturday
Welcome to Iceland!
The Flybus shuttle will bring you from the airport into Reykjavik where your outfitter will take you to your guesthouse. You’ll have the day to enjoy Iceland’s capital, visit museums, shops, the big outdoor swimming pool nearby and some of the many fine coffee houses, and restaurants. Lunch and dinner are on your own. You’ll have tonight in the outfitters guesthouse to rest up and recover from your short night sleep on the flight.

Sunday:
Snaefellsne & A Magical Glacier
The tour sets out after breakfast – when you’ll leave Reyjkavik and head west and north through the town of Borgarnes, known for its saga sights, and then head further west out along the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Here’s you’ll visit small fishing towns, drive through lava fields and visit the pretty town of Stykkisholmur , as well as visit icleands newest National Park, all under the watchful eye of the glacier on Mt Snaefell. You’ll spend the night is in the Borgarfjörður area.

Monday:
Borgarfjordur - Þingjarsysla, Unique Waterfalls High Plateaus and Passes
The day starts with the blue and beautiful waterfalls of Hraunfossar, where water comes running from under the lava and into the river Hvítá. Then it’s onto Deildartunguhver, one of the most voluminous hot springs in Europe. You’ll climb some impressive mountain passes to get to the fertile farmlands- filled with fields of horses, in Skagafjörður, and over the dramatic Oxnafjordur pass into Eyjafjörður with it’s beautiful town of  Akureyri, the capital of the north. You’ll spend the next two nights in Þingeyjarsýsla.

Tuesday:
Husavik -Lake Myvatn, Major Whale Watching near the Arctic Circle, Major Waterfall & A Great Northern Lake
If the sea allows, you’ll start the day with a 3-4 hour whale watching cruise from the town of Húsavík, which is Icelands whale watching capital. There’s a very high percentage of whales and other sea mammals sighted on these cruises. Back on dry land, you’ll head south to Lake Mývatn to visit the waterfall Goðafoss, the waterfall of the Gods .Lake Mývatn is one of the most fertile areas in the world so close to the Arctic Circle and is full of interesting things - strange lava formations, attractive bays, pseudo craters and thousands of birds. You’ll have a chance to explore stroll through the lava fields of Dimmurborgir, too.

Wednesday
Þingeyjarsysla -Fljotsherad, Volcanoes and Geothermal Activity
The day starts off exploring the volcanic activity around Krafla and the geothermal area of Námaskarð. There’s a stop at Europes largest waterfall — Dettifoss and then you’ll head through  the uninhabited highlands of the east. You’ll spend the night near Egilsstaðir the capital of the east - and perhaps catch a glimpse of the monster worm said to live in the nearby lake.

Thursday:
Egilstadir -Vatnajokull, The Glacier and its Icebergs
As you drive south today, Vatnajökull - Europe´s biggest glacier dominates the landscape. The glacial tongues come right down to the coast, you’ll see this as you take a boat through a glacial lagoon filled with new born ice bergs. You’ll spend the night near Vatnajökull.

Friday:
Skaftafell National Park-The South Coast, A unique park and a drive through faemlands
You’ll have the morning to visit Skaftafell National Park nestling below Icelands highest mountain, the 6000+ foot high Hvannadalshnjúkur. Then you’ll head west through the sandy desert of the south coast, overlooked by mountainous cliffs, glaciers and waterfalls. Overnight in Rangárvallasýsla.

Saturday:
Gullfoss-Geysir-Þingvellir Park, Horses and the 3 Most Visited Places
The day starts with an introduction to the Icelandic horse at a well known horse farm, so you can see all the special gaits of this unique breed of horse. Then you’ll drive on to Gullfoss which is known in Iceland as the “Golden Falls” and nearby is the fascinating geothermal area of Geysir.  The most active geyser is Strokkur “the churn” which can spout up to seventy feet every five to seven minutes.  From there it’s an easy drive to the ancient Viking Parliament area of Þingvellir National Park before returning to Reykjavík. You’ll have a last night back in Reyjkavik, at the outfitters guesthouse, and a chance to sample some of the cities great restaurants – and perhaps even it’s night life!!

Sunday:
Time to say good bye ...
Travelers on early flights will be transferred to the airport via the Flybus in time for early flights, while others may have the option to take late afternoon flights, which gives time to explore a bit of Reykjavík or take a dip in a warm swimming pool. The Flybus will pick up at the guesthouse around 1 PM, in time for late afternoon flights at Keflavik International Airport.

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Prices* and Travel Dates for the Country Life Tour for 2012

As with any of the Iceland Adventure tours, we’ll be happy to arrange for you to arrive in Iceland a few days before the tour starts, or to stay a few days after the tour ends - just ask!

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