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Coast to Coast - The Iceland Traverse
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On bike from Laki to Landmannalaugar
Iceland’s Best Single Tracks
Knitting and Hiking between Fire and Ice
Icelandic Spring Knitting & Hiking Holiday
Knitting and Hiking under the Midnight Sun
Hiking and knitting with the Elves
Authentic Iceland Knitting & Hiking
Mountains and Fjords of the North
The Peaks of Siglufjörður
Skiing between the Fjords
Westfjords Ski to the Sea tour
Oceans, Valleys and Peaks
Hiking at the End of the World
Laugavegur Trail Self Guided
South Coast Self Drive
Tour of the Icelandic Highlands
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The Peaks of Greenland
East Greenland Winter Expedition
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Our Environmental Policy = Nature First
Icelandic tourism depends on the continued prosperity of our delicate nature. In all the activities and experiences we offer, our goal is to minimize the environmental impact and leave no trace when we travel. Our philosophy includes supporting local NGOs and taking an active part in discussing the development of wilderness and open spaces.
We feel it is our responsibility to take nature’s side against ideas of heavy industry or new highway projects in unspoiled areas. We specifically concentrate on the protection of the Icelandic highlands against further grand scale operations, such as hydroelectric dams, power lines and all-year roads. Furthermore, we demand action for the preservation and protection of those sites already being spoiled by exploitation and construction.
Through our environmental fund, we financially support projects that are preserving the beauty of Icelandic nature for future generations to come. Each year the company allocates 1% of our revenue to the fund. Additionally, our customers who trek in the highlands with us contribute to preserving Icelandic nature because 1% of their tour cost is also put toward supporting the Environmental Fund.
We pride ourselves on being a company that emphasizes cooperation, sustainability, and safety. We do our best to lead by example, such as staying on marked tracks during tours, where possible, and never littering. At our headquarters on Stórhöfði in Reykjavík, our Director of Environmental Matters, closely tracks our food waste and recycling habits to make sure that we waste as little as possible
Although we are proud of our past efforts we know that there is always progress to be made and today our Environmental Team is working on the following priorities:
Although Icelandic energy is relatively green and sustainable, we aim to reduce our electricity consumption in all office premises through monitoring and energy efficient purchasing, as well as reminding our staff of their responsibility to shut down all energy consuming appliances when not in use.
We are improving the efficiency of our transport fleet, both through choice of models (we mainly use Land Rover Jeeps, the most fuel efficient 4x4 that can withstand the Icelandic highlands) and through the introduction of driving efficiency online monitoring systems in vehicles. We also use public transport for over 50% of our longer tours, reducing emissions and supporting the local economy. Office staff in Reykjavík is encouraged to use more environmental ways of transportation, and those who do are offered a monthly allocation.
Waste and Resource Use
We follow the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” principle and have installed recycling facilities in all departments of our operations. However sometimes recycling facilities are not available on cross country hikes and so waste is stored until facilities can be reached.
Both for goods and services, across all departments, suppliers are subjected to environmental as well as cost-benefit examination.
We will continue to advocate environmental awareness on all available platforms, including the Icelandic Travel Industry Association (SAF, where one of our team member has recently been elected vice Chairman), our tours and to the public in general.
As a growing company we are committed to incorporating these environmental objectives into the new infrastructures and capacities we build, from inception, through to daily operations and finally disposal.
The environmental policy is reviewed regularly to ensure that it is up to date and easy to follow. Our employees are committed to ensuring our policy is implemented.
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