Cancelled but will try to have a similar tour in 2021

INLUS June 12 to 21

Friday, June 12

Depart North America late afternoon or evening for KEF Iceland

Saturday, June 13

Arrive KEF early, 7:00-9:00

Meet and greet at airport.

Breakfast and museum visit https://www.vikingworld.is/#cafe

Continue north via Reykjavik and visit Thingvellir and Hvalfjörður before reaching Hotel Bifrost.

Lunch included

Rest for a couple hours, then visit Hraunfoss and Deildatungahver in the evening

Hraunfossar is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier Langjökull. The waterfalls pour into the Hvítá river from ledges of less porous rock in the lava.

Deildartunguhver is a hot spring in Reykholtsdalur, Iceland. It is characterized by a very high flow rate for a hot spring and water emerges at 97 °C. It is the highest-flow hot spring in Europe. Some of the water is used for heating, being piped 34 kilometers to Borgarnes and 64 kilometers to Akranes.

Back to Hotel Bifrost for supper.

Can´t sleep, why not climb a volcano that erupted 3,400 years ago. Grabrok crater rises about 170 meters above the ground and is easily accessible via a footpath. Once at the top you have an incredible view of the Borgarfjordur country-side and the encircling mountains.

Sunday June 14

Breakfast at hotel.

Drive north to Buðardal.

We will visit a unique perquisite exhibition at Reykhólar, a museum dedicated to the gifts of nature, and their utilization, in the Breiðafjörður area. From a historical perspective, it shows how birds, seals and fish provided the farmers and fishermen with food and clothes, helping them to get through famines and hardship in the past.

The village is also famous for its kelp factory, the only factory in Iceland that processes seaweed. The products are used in food, animal fodder, fuel, fertilizers and for medicinal purposes, to name just a few. Lunch included

Travel along the South coast of the Westfjords.

Supper included

Stay at Breiðavik or Hotel Latrabjarg

Visit Látrabjarg One of Europes biggest bird cliffs, a home to birds in unfathomable numbers. This westernmost point of Iceland is really a line of several cliffs, 14 kilometres long and up to 441 m high. And it's as steep as it gets, dizzyingly so. Safe from foxes, the birds are fearless, and provide stunning photographic opportunities from close range. Bird photography for dummies, you might say. The puffins are particularly tame and are the ones frequenting the grassy, higher part of the cliffs. But look out, the edges are fragile and loose and the fall is high.

Monday June 15

Visit Samuel Jonsson Museum. The museum exhibits the works of artist Samúel Jónsson who died in 1969. Samúel´s buildings and sculpture garden were his last projects, the site is now a museum

https://samueljonssonmuseum.jimdo.com/english/

Waterfall Dynjandi Simply enthralling; The Westfjords' favourite front-page model for decades, and is never short of breathtaking. The biggest and widest part of the waterfall is the one that gets all the attention and the photos, even though there are impressive, albeit smaller, waterfalls further down the river.

Walk all the way up to the biggest part of the waterfall, it takes about 15 minutes. 3. Take a deep breath and enjoy

Hrafnseyri - Museum of Jón Sigurðsson Hrafnseyri in Arnarfjörður is the birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson and today there is a museum dedicated to him and his memory. As a part of the museum is the old turf house that Jón grew up in and the chapel that was built in his memory. The church that stands outside is always open for guests as well. In Hrafnseyri there is a really good great place to visit.In the old turf house is a small coffee house we will get soup, bread, coffee and homemade treats.

Lunch included

Þingeyri is a small village situated on a spit of land in one of Iceland's most scenic fjords, Dýrafjörður. Like in most other seaside villages in Iceland, the culture and industry has been shaped by the sea throughout the centuries. Þingeyri provides various services to the surrounding countryside as well as to its visitors; a small shop, post office, bank and a swimming pool at the local sports hall . Simbahöllin is a homely café, specializing in Belgian waffles, set in a beautifully renovated old Norwegian house from 1915. Another point of interest is the oldest functioning mechanic workshop in Iceland, established in the year 1913. One of Iceland's most scenic golf courses is just a stone's throw from Þingeyri, with the Westfjords Alps as a backdrop, including the highest mountain of the peninsula, Kaldbakur (998 metres).

Stay Þingeyri 2 nights Supper included

Stay at Hotel Sandfell or similar

Tuesday June 16

Be a Viking for a day.

With a visit to the charming village of Thingeyri, located in the historical Dyrafjordur, you will get a chance to learn about the Vikings and ultimately become one. Starting with a visit to the Viking Area where meetings took place called Thing, therefore experiencing a Thing in Thingeyri. After that get a chance to dress like a Viking, prepare like a Viking, act like a Viking and eat and drink like one!

Included in the tour is guided tour around the Viking area and coffee and light bites along with a crash course in becoming a Viking. Have your camera with you because you are going to want to take alot of photos of this experience.

The Saga of Gísli Súrsson starts in Norway but takes place mostly in the West Fjords in the late 10th century. It tells the story of warrior Gísli Súrsson. The saga of Gísli Súrsson is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. It tells the story of Gísli, a tragic hero who must kill one of his brothers-in-law to avenge another brother-in-law. Gisli is outlawed and forced to stay on the run for thirteen years before he is finally hunted down and killed.

No one will be killed on this tour but you will hear about many killings in our Viking past.

Supper included

Wednesday June 17

The Fishing Village

Suðureyri is a fine example of an typical Icelandic fishing village. The village only began to form in the early 20th century, growing rapidly with the mechanisation of the fishing industry. Recently, villagers seized the opportunity of combining the fishing tradition with tourism, and every summer hundreds of sea anglers from Europe visit the village and try their luck at catching cod and halibut out in the fjord. Those who prefer more fish-friendly activities can feed the cod in the lagoon just outside the village. Suðureyri has in recent years also taken big steps towards an environmentally-friendly and sustainable policy, all from catching the fish to serving it to the customer.

Gourmet Seafood trail with a local guide

The FISHERMAN Seafood Trail, the company trademark, gives a unique experience. In Suðureyri, nobody is in a hurry – except when it comes to fresh fish! Walking through this tiny village visitors get a glimpse of the life of the people that have built this self sustained community. While strolling the streets, there is also a few surprises on the way that get your tastebuds going. Here, at the edge of the arctic, the fish doesn ́t get any fresher. If you want to want to get the taste of the Icelandic small town lifestyle, the Seafood Trail gets you there.

Stay at Hotel Horn or similar Supper included

Stay Isafjörður 2 nights

Thursday June 18

Visit Bolungavik and Bollafjall

Lunch included

Visit Island Vigur Take a boat ride. Puffins, eiders, guillemoths and arctic terns are this island's magnets, and they are all abundant. Indeed, as the puffins, which nest in burrows, have dug through much of the island's soil, travellers have to follow a certain path to avoid falling into one. This small bird, by some dubbed the penguin of the north, is a clumsy flier but impresses visitors by artfully stacking its beak full of sand eel or small fish, carrying it home to its hungry chicks. Being the opposite of the hospitable humans that live on the island, the Arctic terns fight to keep intruders away. Luckily, a stick held above the head does the trick. Eiders and humans share a mutual beneficence; eiders get protecion by nesting in close vicinity of the people, who collect the precious down from the eider nests. One of the every day event is when locals feed a group of orphan eider chicks. In Vigur you find the smallest post office in Iceland, as well as the only windmill and beautifully renewed houses. Since an end was put to milk production on Vigur island, the inhabitants spend much of the winter preparing the eider down, collected over the summer, for export.

Stay Isafjorður Supper included

Friday June 19

Travel south

Visit Holar Farm Mini Zoo. Talk to a Raven, pet a goat or two and cuddle a rabbit.

Visit Eiríksstaðir - Living Museum

One of most historic sides of Iceland. Step back to the Viking Era and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and scents of Eriks the Red's farm which is also the birthplace of Leif the Lucky who is said to have discovered America. Modern day vikings demonstrate the lifestyle of 1000 years ago, sharing their crafts and knowledge.

Lunch included

Visit the Settlement Center. Close look at the Settlement of Iceland or Egil´s Saga

http://www.landnam.is/eng/saga-exhibitions/

Supper included

Stay at Radisson Hotel Saga or similar

Stay in Reykjavik 2 nights

Saturday June 20

Breakfast included

Free day in Reykjavik

Optional Golden Circle Tour

Sunday June 21

Morning off, transport to KEF airport in afternoon.

Cost Estimate with 14 passengers, per person in a double room with private WC

$2995 US

Not including airfare. (estimate $700 to $850 return with Icelandair)

Almost everything included except meals in Reykjavik.

Minimum 10 passengers, maximum 20 passengers

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