Short break holidays to Iceland
| country: | Iceland |
| trip type: | A small group adventure |
| departures: | 2009: 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 13 Jun, 19 Jun, 20 Jun, 26 Jun, 27 Jun, 3 Jul, 10 Jul, 17 Jul, 24 Jul, 31 Jul, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug |
| price: | From Kr41990 (approx £218) (3 days) excluding flights. Includes transfers and pick-up from Reykjavík. Does not include accommodation or lunch/dinner |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
If you are looking for a great weekend getaway you have found it! The adventure holiday in Iceland is an action packed three days trip in breathtaking nature. Glaciers, mountains, hot springs, deep Nordic fjords and glacial rivers are just some of sights you will see...
Activites:Rafting Glacial hiking/ Ice climbing Blue Lagoon Whale Watching
Sites visited: Gullfos Geysir Thingvellir national park Skógafoss
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day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Friday. On Friday morning we head out for an amazing visit to the Golden Circle. There we will see the Geysir hot spring area, the Gullfoss waterfall and Þingvellir national park. We dine at Drumbo base camp before we raft the beautiful and exciting Hvítá river. Afterwards you can relax in the hot tubs or sauna. |
| Day 2: | Saturday. On Saturday morning we head along the South Coast towards the glaciers. Arriving at Sólheimjökull glacier we gear up for a glacier hike. Sólheimajökull is a crawling glacier and is therefore rugged, cracked and utterly breathtaking. After about an hour of glacier hiking we stop at some of the many ice walls. There you can, under the supervision of experts, try your hand at climbing the ice. On the way back to Reykjavík we make a short stop at the Skógafoss waterfall. |
| Day 3: | Sunday. On Sunday morning we head out to the open sea, joining a whale watching excursion from the Reykjavik down town harbor. Afterwards heading to the world famous Blue Lagoon for a relaxing Sunday afternoon. |
travelling with a local operator
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.how this holiday makes a difference
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On our multi adventure tours through the magnificent Icelandic nature we place a heavy emphasis on our leave no trace policy:
At the start of every trip we will provide participants with information on how best to pass through with out leaving their mark, so future generations can visit these special places in their natural state. Each trip has a different approach for example, a cave trip and raft trip have different focus points. When we need transport between places or transfer of luggage or supplies we offset the carbon emission through the Icelandic Carbon fund. We take part in the Icelandic Nature Conservation organization and through them take an active part in supervision over constructions in the highlands of Iceland. The organization is public forum that issues statements and gives their opinion on all matters concerning construction in the Icelandic nature. We recycle as much of our waste as possible. Both at our office, at our base camps, in our restaurant and on tours we take all waste with us and dispose of it after the trip. We only use local guides, Icelanders that are passionate about their environment and its conservation. We run our own guide school here in Iceland. There we train all our own guides. Environmental matters are kind of imprinted in all Icelanders. We are the only nation that depends solely on renewable energies for heating our houses and creating electricity (no fossil fuels except for cars). The conservation of electricity here in Iceland is therefore not the same big issue as else where in Europe. We also have an abundant supply of water since we have very much rain- and snowfall. In addition to that the Icelandic nature is so unspoiled that all running water in Iceland is fit for drinking, right out of the rivers and streams. Hence bottled water is not an environmental concern, it is not used on any of our trips. Every single trip we operate is genially Icelandic, packed lunches are made with Icelandic ingredients such as cabin smoked lamb from Húsavík, dried fish from Vestfirðir. If we dine in restaurants we eat, for example, at Rauða Húsið or Hafið Bláa Icelandic seafood restaurants in the small towns of Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri on North Atlantic coast. All our services are performed in the countryside or highlands and we are fiercely local, using only hostels, guesthouses or hotels where we have a personal relationship with its owners and staff. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |