Northern lights tours in Iceland
Travel and vacation package that include special adventure tours to see the northern lights. You can spot the auroras in the period from September to March. Take a trip to West Iceland to see the northern lights.
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The magic of the aurora borealis
The best time of the year for viewing the Aurora Borealis is the period from September to March. Northern lights is undoubtly one of the most spectacular, beautiful and enchanting of nature’s phenomena. To look skywards on a crisp, clear night and see these giant curtains of coloured light weaving and swaying, gliding and flowing gracefully across the northerly heavens is pure magic. In ancient Norse mythology, auroral rays were perceived as the reflections of the shields of the Valkyries as they rode across the sky bearing the warriors slain in the battle to their heroic resting place in Valhalla. The following tour program is ideal for taking you and your clients to the northern sky.
Valid: 01.09.-15.12.12 and 15.01.-30.04.12
For information and bookings contact: ontheroad@fosshotel.is
Self-drive version:
DAY 1: ARRIVAL AND BLUE LAGOON
Arrival in Iceland. Bathe in the geothermal waters of the Blue Lagoon (entrance fee not included). Overnight at Fosshotel Lind*** in the center of Reykjavik. Enjoy a dinner at the hotel restaurant ConFusion.
DAY 2: VIKING HISTORY & NORTHERN LIGHT
Visit the Icelandic settlement and saga history center in Borgarnes (entrance not included) and visit the waterfalls of Hraunfossar and Barnafoss. Don´t forget to explore the hot springs of Deildartunguhver. Check-in for two nights at Fosshotel Reykholt***, where the Eddas were written. Enjoy the historical surroundings of the hotel, read one of the sagas in our library. We also have a wellness center where you can enjoy massage chairs, daylight room and a lavender room. Enjoy dinner at our hotel restaurant Ásgarður than after dinner we recommend a walk in Reykholt to search for the northern lights or simply enjoy the outdoor geothermal hot pots.
DAY 3: ICELANDIC LITERATURE, VOLCANO HIKE AND MIDNIGHT WATERFALL
After breakfast help preparing baking your own geothermal steam baked bread. Then visit Snorrastofa, an exhibit of Icelandic literature and medieval studies (entrance fee not included). In the afternoon travel to Bifröst and climb Grábrók volcano crater offering a stunning view over a 3000 year old lava field, forest, mountain and lake landscape. Explore Glanni waterfall and the paradise hollow. After dinner travel to Hraunfossar waterfalls in the search of more Northern lights and exploring the falls with torches.
DAY 4: GOLDEN CIRCLE, ELVES, TROLLS AND MORE NORTHERN LIGHTS
Travel around the scenic whale fjord south to the National park and ancient Viking parliament of Þingvellir. Around noon explore the hot springs of Geysir and the majestic Gullfoss waterfall. Then visit the elves, trolls and Northern lights museum in Stokkseyri (seasonably open and entrance fee not included). Enter the world of hidden people, elves and trolls and get a glimpse of their life. A true winter world can be found with giant ice rocks and snow together with a presentation of Northern light in all their glory. We recommend an optional Lobster feast at the local seashore restaurant prior to returning to Reykjavik, where you stay for one night in the most northern capital of the world.
DAY 5 : GOODBYE ICELAND
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If you´d like to have some changes in the itinerary or want to stay a longer or a shorter period, feel free to contact ontheroad@fosshotel.is to get an offer for your special tour.
Fosshótel reserves the right to confirm a reversed itinerary and the right to change accommodation at short notice, depending on availability.
Please see our Travel Guide for more information.
Included: 2 nights at Fosshotel Lind , Reykjavik, 2 nights at Fosshotel Reykholt, 4x breakfast
Not Included: Rental car, entrance fees to Blue Lagoon and museums mentioned in the program. Lunches and dinners not included.
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