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Country Life Tour

On a few tours dates

A week long circle tour that explores the Iceland’s most interesting spots
Lots to see and d
7 Days around Iceland
3 National Parks,
Whale Watching and Glacial Lagoon
Intro to the Icelandic Horse
One -two hours of walking per day

A 7 day spin around the island.

Visiting a peninsula with a its own glacier and then on to the largest hot spring in Europe and an impressive group of waterfalls some which run between, and cascade over, the layers of old lava beds. Going north, to a few miles below the Arctic Circle, you experience sea life on a cruise to whale feeding grounds with some of the earth’s densest groups of whales. Another magnificent waterfall and the unusually prolific bird life and bizarre lava formations around Lake Mývatn come next on the tour.

The tour goes on to Iceland’s glacial splendors. Driving in sight of Europe’s biggest glacier (Jökulsarlon) the tour makes a stop at a galcial lagoon. A boat ride amongst the icebergs will be a once-in-a-lifetime, experience. At the National Park at Skaftafell you may elect to hike to the galcier’s edge. On the way back to Reykjavik there’s a little demonstration on the Icelandic horse to show off some of the unique qualities of this animal that the Vikings brought over a thousand years ago. Then it’s the Golden Circle of: Gullfoss, the “Golden Waterfalls”. Next it’s the Geysir geothermal area with the very active geyser “Stokkur” erupting 5 or 6 times an hour. The Golden Circle ends at Thingvellir, the site of the ancient elected parliament that met here for over 800 years until 1798. You can see the edges of the plates of the continents of both Europe and America exposed here.

The last night is in Reykjavik and you can either use it to unwind or to get a bit wound up in the night life before departing the next day.

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:
Borgarfjörður -Snaefellsnes
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:
Snaefellsness - Þingjarsysla
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
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 sited 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
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
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
You’ll have the morning to visit Skaftafell National Park nestling below Icelands highest mountain, the 2110 meter 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
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.

The Country Life Tour starts in Iceland on Sundays and ends the next Sunday morning. American travelers will have to leave the US on or before the Friday before the tour departs.

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!

PRICE For 2 travelers is $4044 per person, double occupancy.

*Prices per person**
Number in party	per person
1	$4610 (single occ)
2	$4072 (double occ)
3	3972 (trriple occ)
4	3922 (double occ x 2)

Price* for a single traveler including
single supplement is $4610

Price reductions on these two dates

PRICE For 2 travelers is $3822 per person, double occupancy.

*Prices per person**
June 15 - June 21
June 29 - July 5
Number in party	per person
1	$4360 (single occ)
2	$3822 (double occ)

Finer Print
*Price includes round trip airfare, including fuel surcharge, from Boston, New York, Minneapolis, or Orlando (ask about prices from Toronto, Halifax and Europe) and all airport transfers.
Price also includes a night in a Reykjavik guesthouse on your post- tour night, and breakfast the following morning. During the tour, you’ll stay in double rooms in tourist class hotels, all with private baths. Breakfast and dinner are included, as well as all museum entry fees in the south. *Not included in the price are US departure taxes, (which aren’t firm till the tour is booked, but were $92 in March) meals on arrival and departure day, lunch while on the tour, (there will be a stop to purchase these) and any optional excursions in Reykjavik. Additional airline fuel charges added after March 1 '08 wiill also be extra.