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Get a head start on planning your summer adventure in Iceland by taking advantage of our selected multi-day tour special offers. Until January 10th, 2017 you will be able to save up to 35.000 ISK (appr. 300 USD or 295 Euros).
If you book before January 10th, you will also be in the draw of an Icelandic Mountain Guides day tour from Reykjavik. For every 20 bookings we will draw one winner, which gives you a good chance of winning.
The prize/day tour cannot be exchanged for cash and has to be used with 3 years from January 10th 2017. The winner will be contacted directly and announced on mountainguides.is at the latest on January 20th 2017.
We reserve the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in any event outside of our control.
Tour type: Self guided discovery tour in the South of Iceland
Adult: 115.000ISK GBP USD DKR EUR
What's included: Domestic flights, rental car, accommodation in the category of your choice, detailed information pack, box with cooking equipment, tent, mattress, with camping option.
Departures: Available all year
Note: The price given is based on 2 persons travelling together, in dbl room w/pr bath and a Toyota Yaris 5 door car (or similar). Price will vary depending on car and accommodation type chosen
Highlights of the Tour
See black beaches and beautiful waterfalls
In just 3 days you will see some of the most splendid and popular natural phenomena in Iceland.You fly directly from Reykjavík to the village of Höfn in Hornarfjördur bay which is famous for its delicious langoustine lobster. In Höfn you will get your vehicle and set course west along the south coast.The drive back to Reykjavik takes you past no less than three glaciers, one of them being Vatnajökull, the biggest glacier in Europe. Under Vatnajökull you will go see the Jökulsárlón Glacier lake, visit the forestry green hills of Skaftafell and take a glacier hike on crampons. Continuing along the south coast, you visit the black beaches of Vík and the waterfalls of Skógarfoss and Seljalandsfoss that lie beneath the world (in)famous Eyjafjallajökull volcano. Finally you drive along the Golden circle to see the magnificent Gullfoss waterfall and the great Geysir hot spring. Return to Reykjavik on day 3.
Included: Domestic flight to Höfn, rental car for 3 days w/ CDW insurance, accommodation in the category of your choice, detailed information pack including maps, breakfast with guest house accommodation, box with cooking equipment, thermos etc. with hostel and camping accommodation, tent, mattress with camping option (only available in summer).
Accommodation options for this package: Hotel, guest house (with or without private bath), sleeping bag accommodation in hostels, camping.
Optional extras: Acommodation in Reykjavík, airport transfer to/from Keflavik airport, sleeping bags for hostel and camping accommodation, a 2-3 hour glacier walk on Svínafellsjökull with Icelandic Mountain Guides.  Please contact us for more information.
Day 1:  Reykjavik – Höfn - Skaftafell
From Reykjavik, catch the hour long flight to Höfn village on the coast of South East Iceland, nestled in the shadow of Vatnajökull glacier, the biggest one in Europe.  Pick up your rental car.  Check out the village.  Have some lobster.  Take a refreshing swim in the local thermal pool.  Then head out towards the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon where you can hike or take a boat ride among the calving icebergs.    Drive to Skaftafell national park.  Accommodation near the NP.
Driving distance: 136 km  (85 miles)
Options: Swimming pool, lobster lunch, boat ride on Jökulsárlón lagoon
Day 2:  Skaftafell - Kirkjubæjarklaustur - Fjarðarárgljúfur canyon– Vik - Skógar
Hike some of the beautiful trails in Skaftafell or go on a guided glacier walk with Icelandic Mountainguides.  From the NP drive across the Skeiðarársandur wasteland heading for the village of Vik with its black sand coastline, amazing rock formations protruding from the sea, Dyrhólaey promontory and the basalt column cliffs.  Not to mention the huge puffin colony in the cliffs next to the village.  Then head towards Skogar hamlet (Woods), lying under the picturesque Eyjafjöll mountains on top of which lies the infamous Eyjafjallajökull glacier.  Accommodation near Skogar.
Driving distance:  174 km (108 miles)
Options:  Guided glacier walk
Day 3:  Skógar - Reykjavík
Check out the Skogafoss waterfall falling gracefully from the Eyjafjöll mountains, just above the Skogar hamlet.  A short drive away you will find the Seljalandsfoss waterfall , behind which you can walk along a trail (can be slippery in wet weather).   From there you drive on to discover the famous landmarks of Gullfoss, Geysir and Þingvellir National Park. You turn inland and through the farmlands of the south to get to the Geysir geothermal area. There you are greeted by the namesake of all geysers and its neighbor Strokkur („Churn“) that erupts every 5-8 minutes. After a hike to view the great waterfall from different angles you head to Þingvellir, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the site of the ancient parliament. It is also where you can clearly see the mid Atlantic rift. Walk around on the parliament plains and check out the historical Öxarárfoss waterfall. Return to Reykjavík.
Driving distance:  169 km (105 miles)
Options:  Horse riding near Skogar, diving/snorkling in Silfra rift in Þingvellir
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