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TOURS & HOLIDAYS TO ICELAND
FJORDS & GLACIERS
9 days from £1420 pp
Take in Norway’s fjords along with Iceland’s Myrdalsjökull glacier in this unique two country tour combining a mini cruise along Norway’s most spectacular fjords and a snowmobile trip on top of Iceland’s second largest glacier. Contrast Hanseatic Bergen with Reykjavík’s urban cool; sail through island skerries and watch the sun drop across a winding river; dine on salt cod one day and mountain lamb the next. Enjoy.
DAY 1 UK-BERGEN Scheduled SAS flight from Heathrow to Bergen, self transfer to and overnight at Strand Hotel for 2 nights.
DAY 2 BERGEN Day at leisure. Sitting in the embrace of its seven mountains and latticed by fjords, this charming Hanseatic harbour town is a delight. Bryggen, the medieval quayside and Troldhaugen, Edvard Grieg’s home are probably Bergen’s best known attractions. The view from the top of Mount Fløyen is truly breathtaking.
DAY 3 BERGEN-LEIKANGER By private tour bus to Gudvangen via Voss. Scenic highlights: Tvindefossen, Stalheimskleiva and Naerøydalen valley’s white caves. Cruise along the Naerøyfjord, stopping at Styvi before sailing into the Aurlandsfjord and then across the Sognefjord to Leikanger. Overnight at Hotel Sognefjord.
DAY 4 LEIKANGER-BERGEN After breakfast, sail along the Sognefjord to Finnafjord, stop ashore with optional hiking or fishing. Sail out through the mouth of the fjord and between the islands and skerries off the coast before docking in Bergen. Overnight at Strand Hotel.
DAY 5 BERGEN-REYKJAVÍK-HELLA Morning at leisure before self transfer to airport and Icelandair flight to Reykjavík. Collect hire car at the airport and drive to and overnight at Hotel Ranga for 2 nights.
DAY 6 HELLA Drive along to Mrdalsjökull, the giant ice cap sitting on top of the Katla volcano for an optional exhilarating snowmobile ride (payable locally). Afterwards drive down to Vík with its exquisite black beach flanked by sea sculpted basalt columns; visit Dyrhólaey and back to Hella.
DAY 7 HELLA-GEYSIR Drive along the coast to Hverageri, the horticultural and botanical village heated by the geothermal field on which the village rests and then up to the Geysir area. Overnight at Hotel Geysir.
DAY 8 GEYSIR-REYKJAVÍK Drive up to Gullfoss, the famous block curtain waterfall fed from the Hvítá river and then across ingvellir National Park to Reykjavík. Overnight at Hotel Centrum.
DAY 9 REYKJAVÍK-UK Leave the city for the Blue Lagoon mid-morning, bathe in its turquoise blue geothermal seawater before dropping off your car at the airport and return flight to UK.
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