5 days tour

5 Days Christmas & Northern Lights Adventure

$ 1,816 .85 USD

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5 Days Christmas & Northern Lights Adventure

This tour includes:

Transport

Arrival transfer with Flybus (no guide) Luxury bus throughout tour with free wi-fi Departure transfer with Flybus (no guide)

Accommodation

4 nights in tourist-class hotels including breakfast Hรณtel Cabin: Cabin is our budget accommodation in Reykjavรญk for this tour. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 10m2 with private bathrooms. A restaurant and bar are located on the ground floor of the hotel. The hotel is ideally located for sightseeing and some shopping in the city center. Hรณtel Klettur: Klettur is our comfort accommodation in Reykjavรญk for this tour. The hotel offers standard rooms that are 18-24m2 with private bathrooms. A bar, with a excellent selection of Icelandic beers, cocktails and wine, is located on the ground floor of the hotel. Stracta Hotel: Stracta is both our budget and comfort accommodation on the country side. Stracta is located in a small village with little exposure to city lights, making the possibility for viewing the Northern Lights from the hotel garden, or possibly your window. Our travelers that book the budget option will be staying in a standard room, which are 18m2, with private bathrooms, and our travelers that book the comfort oprtion will be staying in studio rooms, which are 24m2, with private bathrooms and a small kitchenette suitable for basic self-catering. A restaurant is located on the ground floor of the hotel. In the evenings you can relax in the hot tubs and sauna located in the hotel gardens. All hotels have breakfast and free WiFi. Hotels are subject to change.

Others

Arival and departure airport transfers Christmas lights tour and Christmas Celebration on day 2 Entrance with towel at Blue Lagoon Entrance fee to Skรณgar Folk Museum and Turf Houses Northern Lights program during two evenings with a combination of lectures, presentations, film and guided searches for Northern Lights and midnight refreshments. Use of winter & Northern Lights Explorer equipment: Simple non-slip snow & ice grippers spikes for shoes and flashlight

Meals

Daily breakfast 4-course festive dinner on the 24th of December Fine dining at one of Reykjavรญkโ€™s best gourment restaurants on the 26th of December, including transfer

Guide

Experienced English-speaking driver and guide throughout tour apart from arrival and departure days

Not included:

Optional

Extra night in Reykjavik before/after the tour โ€“ on request

Others

Any private expenses and Optional Tours Any additional services All meals not listed under โ€œincludedโ€ Single supplement (mandatory when in a single room)

Flights

International flights are not included.

Insurance

Insurance is not included.

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Itinerary of your trip 5 Days Christmas & Northern Lights Adventure

  • Day 1 Day 1: December 23Rd: Welcome (50 Km/31 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: December 23Rd: Welcome (50 Km/31 Mls)

      The Flybus shuttle brings you from Keflavรญk International airport to your hotel in Reykjavรญk where you spend the first night in Iceland. Free time to explore Icelandโ€™s capital city on your own if time allows.


      Overnight location:

      Hotel Cabin (Budget version, standard room is 10mยฒ) / Hรณtel Klettur (Comfort version), or similar

  • Day 2 Day 2: December 24Th: Reykjanes Peninsula, The Blue Lagoon & Christmas Celebration (220 Km/ 137 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: December 24Th: Reykjanes Peninsula, The Blue Lagoon & Christmas Celebration (220 Km/ 137 Mls)

      At 09:00 meet your tour guide who shows the group the Christmas spirit of the capital and the Reykjanes Peninsula with its hot springs, mountains, moon-like landscape, bird cliffs, lighthouses and fishing villages. At the end of the day, we get to soak off our travels in the warm blue waters of the famous Blue Lagoon. We stay for two nights in simple cottages in South Iceland.

      In the evening we celebrate Christmas the Icelandic way. Before dinner, we join a guided bus tour to visit the Christmas lights in the villages of Hvolsvรถllur and Hella. The traditional Christmas lights had their origins in the Middle Ages when people needed to keep the lights in their abodes during the Winter Solstice. In Iceland, the tradition finds its roots in the Pagan Old Norse beliefs when people would keep the fire alive inside the central pit of the Viking longhouses to keep the darkness of the Winter Solstice outside.

      Your festive 4-course dinner starts around 19:30 and is served at รrhรบs Restaurant on the river banks in Hella, which is a small village in South Iceland. Drink a toast of sparkling wine as you enjoy a real special Christmas Celebration. Naturally, once darkness falls, you are out in the garden waiting for the Northern Lights.


      Overnight location:

      Stracta Hotel or similar

  • Day 3 Day 3: December 25Th: South Iceland (200 Km/124 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: December 25Th: South Iceland (200 Km/124 Mls)

      Today we head along the south coast and reach the area near the active volcano that is beneath the Eyjafjallajรถkull glacier. We stop at the high but narrow Seljalandsfoss waterfall, which plunges from the mountain. Next we visit Skรณgar folk museums, which contains an outstanding collection of farm and domestic artifacts from Icelandโ€™s past and several turf-built houses. Nearby is one of the most impressive waterfalls in the country; the 60 meter high Skรณgafoss waterfall.

      In the afternoon the tour continues further south where you walk on the famous Black Lava Beach at Reynisfjara, observe the Cap of Dyrhรณlaey and the Reynisdrangar Sea Cliffs before visiting the charming village of Vรญk.

      If the night is clear, you might be lucky enough to see the Northern Lights swirling in a wild and carefree dance across the heavens in dramatic shapes, colors, patterns and sizes.


      Overnight location:

      Stracta Hotel or similar

  • Day 4 Day 4: December 26Th: Golden Circle & Culinary Experience Downtown Reykjavik (210 Km/130 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: December 26Th: Golden Circle & Culinary Experience Downtown Reykjavik (210 Km/130 Mls)

      In the morning you learn about the Icelandic horse, its special qualities and history and visit a geothermal greenhouse. Travel the Golden Circle route. See steam rising from the Geysir geothermal fields as you arrive. There is a variety of hot springs and bubbling pools. The original geyser is now dormant but has been replaced by Strokkur "the Churn" which erupts at 5-10 minute intervals. Continue on to Gullfoss, a double waterfall that tumbles 34 meters into the Hvรญtรก River and attracts tourists and travellers in summer and winter. Head inland to รžingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site before returning to Reykjavรญk for one night.

      The program includes a culinary treat at a traditional restaurant located downtown Reykjavรญk. Return transfer included.


      Overnight location:

      Hotel Cabin (Budget version, standard room is 10mยฒ) / Hรณtel Klettur (Comfort version), or similar

  • Day 5 Day 5: December 27Th: Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: December 27Th: Departure Home (50 Km/31 Mls)

       Individual transfer by Flybus airport shuttle from your accommodation in Reykjavรญk to Keflavรญk Airport. 

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 8 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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