ITINERARY

1Arrival Transfer to Reykjavík

Arrival in Keflavík, meet & greet at Keflavík airport with your driver and guide. During the 45 minute transfer to Reykjavík your guide will give you general information's about Iceland.

2City tour with guide & Kringlan Mall

Weaving our ways through narrow alleys framed with old timber houses, we learn about the life of the Icelandic capital from its very beginning to the present day. We pass Hallgrimskirkja-Church and enjoy a photo stop at Höfði house, where the Reagan/Gorbachev summit meeting took place in 1986. From the City Hall we take a walk through the city centre to the street where the first settler built his house.  Next to the Parliament and Lutheran cathedral we pass the sculpture of Skúli Magnússon, the founder of Reykjavík and Jón Sigurðsson, our real independence hero. Now we drive to the harbour where we find a large fleet of whale watching and fishing boats in all sizes.  We drive past the Catholic Church and enjoy then the panoramic view over Reykjavik, the fjord and mountains from the balcony at the Pearl. We end the city tour with a visit to Kringlan Shopping Centre, the first mall to open in Reykjavík in 1987. Today it has 50.000 sq. m with 150 shops restaurants and services

(The routing of this city sightseeing tour is subject to change)

OPTION: Technical visit (Not included in price)

We can offer technical visits for groups in Reykjavík with professional lecturers and unique sightseeing opportunities. You can choose a topic and we will give you options what the lecture will be about and/or where you will go. Here are some examples for topics:  

“Energy from the Bowels of the Earth” 

“Environmental Policy in action” 

“Children in the City”

“Young and Energetic City”

“A sunny spot for everyone” 

“Equality and Diversity”

“The Creative City”

“Technological Reykjavík”

“Operation of the Municipality”

The visits take around one hour and the lectures are in English. The price per technical visit is min. 315,- EUR per group. Please contact GJ Travel for more information’s. 

After the city tour we visit the Kringlan Shopping Centre, the first mall to open in Reykjavík in 1987. Today it has 50.000 sq. m with 150 shops restaurants and services.

OPTIONAL: Northern lights hunt (Winter departures only, prices depend on group sizes)

In the evening we take you on a guided northern lights hunt, also known as the Aurora Borealis, that are a spectacular natural phenomenon, often seen dancing around in fantastic colors across the Icelandic Arctic sky.  The locations visited are different every tour since we go where it’s most likely to see the Northern Lights each day. This tour is dependant on weather and sightings are not guaranteed.

OPTIONAL: Wale watching (Summer departures only, price per person 54,- EUR) 

Take part in an adventure at sea with an unforgettable trip into the world of whales and sea birds. Conveniently located in Reykjavik’s old harbor, a three hour journey can bring you up close to whales in their natural habitat. The various types of whales commonly sighted include minke whales, white-beaked dolphins, harbor porpoises and the popular humpback whales. We will be accompanied by sea birds such as gannets, puffins, guillemots, cormorants, gulls, kittiwakes, arctic terns, and many more. Our trips take us past several islands inhabited by colonies of puffin – a great photo opportunity! To make the trip even more comfortable, we provide our passengers with warm, floatable overalls and raincoats. For safety reasons, all children under 12 years of age are required to wear life jackets during the tour. To ensure that the animals are not disturbed by our presence, we sail at a constant speed towards the whales’ habitat. As a result, a variety of species, from humpback whales to tiny porpoises, often surface within a few feet of the boat!

3Golden Circle

This excursion includes many of the scenic natural wonders for which Iceland is justly renowned. We start with a stop at the geothermal power station Hellisheiðarvirkjun and learn how Icelanders use the energy from the earth, so called green energy, for heating their homes. We continue over the highland plateau of Hellisheiði, an area with large lava fields and steaming valleys and pass the greenhouse town of Hveragerði. We continue to Skálholt, the site of an ancient bishopric, and for centuries Iceland's main cultural centre. Onwards we reach the geothermal active valley of Haukadalur which contains the geysers Geysir and Strokkur. We explore this otherworldly hot spring area covered with multicoloured pools of water and mud. Strokkur, the Great Geysir's little brother, is spouting to a height of about 25 metres (82 ft) and erupts at about 5-7 minute intervals. After an optional lunch break we drive to the mighty Gullfoss (the Golden Waterfall), perhaps the most beautiful in the country. We walk around Gullfoss Falls, where the river Hvitá tumbles 32 meters (105 ft) in a double cascade. When the sun is shining, you're likely to see a rainbow through the massive spray that forms. Over a scenic route we reach Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site and stroll around the country's most sacred site, home of the oldest existing parliament in the world, the Alþingi, and major events in our history. Thingvellir is a place of fascinating natural beauty, one of the most geologically spectacular, set on a vast plain flanked by large fissures, right on Iceland's largest lake, Thingvallavatn.  The Great Atlantic rift is clearly visible; a rift that is slowly pulling Iceland apart along tectonic plates and you can literally walk between the American and Eurasian continental plates.

(The routing is subject to change)

4Departure

Transfer to Keflavík Airport with guide Visit to Blue Lagoon according to flight schedule to/from airport.