Iceland: Reykjavík & National Parks

Overnight: Flight from USA to Reykjavík, Iceland

Begin your adventure by departing from a convenient gateway city in the United States or Canada. Spend the first night aloft.

Arrival: Arrive in Reykjavík, Iceland

Accommodation: Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel, Reykjavík

Upon arrival at Keflavík International Airport, after retrieving luggage and passing through customs, a Country Walkers representative holding a sign meets you as you exit the baggage-claim area. Please note that there may be up to a 45-minute wait if there are guests arriving within the same time frame. A small-group transfer is provided to your hotel in Reykjavík. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes. Upon arrival, you may store luggage in the event that your room is not ready. The remainder of the day is at leisure (no meals or activities included).

Day 1: Join Your Country Walkers Iceland: Reykjavík & National Parks tour

Accommodation: Hotel Rangá, Hella

Meals: Breakfast

Your guide(s) will meet you at the Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel, Reykjavík at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby. Your guide(s) will be wearing a Country Walkers shirt. Please be dressed for walking.

From Reykjavík, head for Þingvellir National Park, home to Iceland’s ancient parliament and an important traditional site for games, feasts, marriages, and trade. After lunch at a local farm, visit the geothermal waters of Geysir and the famous Gullfoss waterfall en route to your hotel in Hella.

Day 2: Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss waterfalls; Vík cliff/beach walk

Accommodation: Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon, Hnappavellir

Follow the Ring Road east, admiring the south coast’s dramatic black-sand beaches, soaring mountains, and glacier-fed waterfalls. Visit Skógar’s folk museum and enjoy a spectacular coastal walk under the Reynisfjall cliffs, then cross the moss-covered Eldhraun lava field to your hotel near Vatnajökull Glacier.

Day 3: Vatnajökull National Park

Accommodation: Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon, Hnappavellir

Enjoy breathtaking scenery on today’s loop walk through Vatnajökull National Park, including waterfalls, heath, black sand desert, and Iceland’s largest glacier, Vatnajökull. This afternoon, visit the striking Ingólfshöfði headland, where a local farmer will regale you with tales of shipwrecks and ancient Norse settlers.

Day 4: Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon to Seyðisfjörður

Accommodation: Hótel Aldan, Seyðisfjörður

Gaze at blue-tinted natural ice sculptures and crystal turquoise waters during this morning’s stop at Jökulsárlón lagoon. After a delicious lunch of langoustines in Höfn, continue to your historic hotel in Seyðisfjörður.

Day 5: Skálanes Nature Reserve

Accommodation: Hótel Aldan, Seyðisfjörður

Snowcapped mountains, sandy beaches, lush meadows and the deep blue Seyðisfjörður Fjord create a magical backdrop for today’s walk in the Skálanes Nature Reserve. Watch for seals, whales, reindeer, and abundant birdlife.

Day 6: Transfer to Lake Mývatn

Accommodation: Hótel Reynihlíð (or equivalent), Reykjahlíð

Cross Iceland’s fascinating interior, stopping to admire the extraordinary scenery of Jökulsárgljúfur Canyon Park. This afternoon, proceed to the geologically active Mývatn/Krafla region, home to volcanic craters, lava fields, bubbling mud flats, and Europe’s largest migratory-bird sanctuary.

Day 7: Lake Mývatn

Accommodation: Hótel Reynihlíð (or equivalent), Reykjahlíð

Explore the Lake Mývatn region, visiting the awe-inspiring Hverfjall crater, the Dimmuborgir lava pillars, and the unique Mars-like geology of the Skútustaðagígar craters. Tonight, enjoy a celebratory farewell dinner.

Day 8: Your Country Walkers Iceland: Reykjavík & National Parks tour concludes

Accommodation: Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel, Reykjavík

After enjoying your tour’s final lunch, you’re provided a small-group transfer to the Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel in Reykjavík for your post-tour night. (Dinner is on your own.)

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