ICELAND:LAND OF FIRE AND ICE


GREENLAND SEA


ARCTIC CIRCLE


Vigur Island Osvor Isafjordur Akureyri ICELAND Arnarstapi


Grundarfjordur Budir


Djúpalónssandur Keflavik


See the steaming hot springs of Geysir, where many of its geysers erupt with clockwork precision in impressive flumes


It’s one of the best places to visit


for 2012 touts an article in the New York Times Travel section that called Iceland a “breathtakingly beautiful island” for nature lovers. It’s hardly surprising given its surreal landscapes of thermal springs, glaciers, lava fields and mountain-ringed fjords, as well as the locals who inhabit them – arctic terns and comical puffins chief among them. But it’s also a place of strong cultural riches, played out in the lifestyles of the 100 or so hardy settlers who live on tiny Grímsey Island on the Arctic Circle, in the faces and the huts of the fishermen of Isafjördur, in the cliff-hanging, rope-swinging, egg-collecting exploits of islanders on Heimaey, and in the Viking artifacts on view in Hafnarfjördur.


1. ARRIVE REYKJAVIK /  EMBARK SHIP Tour begins: 12:30 PM, Reykjavik. A transfer is included upon arrival at Reykjavik’s Keflavik International Airport to the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica where a day room has been reserved for you. Meet your fellow travelers at our welcome lunch high atop


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ATLANTIC OCEAN


Reykjavík


Thingvellir National Park


Blue Lagoon


Surtsey Island


Gullfoss Geysir Hafnarfjördur Maximum Elevation: 3,500 ft. Godafoss Lake Myvatn


Grímsey Island


Heimaey Island


the city’s geothermal water towers at the glass-domed Perlan Restaurant. An orientation tour of landmark sights includes Old Town and a guided visit to the National Museum. Embark Le Boreal in Hafnarfjördur this afternoon. Meals LD


2.  FISHING VILLAGES AND GRUNDARFJÖRDUR Dock today in Grundarfjördur for a scenic drive along the rugged coast. Pass through fishing villages bustling with daily life on the way to Djúpalónssandur. Learn more about the country’s early settlers, trials and tribulations during your visit. Your journey continues to Arnarstapi, a resting place for migrating birds, and to Budir, famed for its lava landscapes and golden-sand beach. Dine aboard ship as you cruise to the Arctic Circle. Meals BLD


3.  EXPLORE GRÍMSEY ON THE ARCTIC CIRCLE The tiny island of Grímsey guards the Arctic Circle with huge colonies of seabirds and a scant population of hardy island residents. See the arctic terns and whimsical puffins that live here and walk across the Arctic Circle line. Meals BLD


DENMARK STRAIT


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