RIVER / SMALL SHIP CRUISING
Traveling Well Includes… • Gratuities to Tauck Director, ship staff and local guides • Cruise aboard Le Boréal / Le Soléal accompanied by an onboard naturalist • Private Tauck Shore Excursions – $1,355 Value! • Walk across the Arctic Circle on remote Grímsey Island with views of arctic terns and puffins • “Golden Circle” tour of Iceland’s major sights & a private visit to family-owned Vigur Island • Aboard ship – bar & restaurant beverages throughout the day • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
• 22 meals including lunch at Reykjavik’s Perlan Restaurant with spectacular views, service charges, applicable fuel surcharges, taxes and porterage
beach has engendered many of Iceland’s time-honored sagas. Hear tales about the country’s early settlers and how these rocks were once used in strength competitions. Your journey continues to the hamlets of Arnarstapi, home to arctic terns, and Budir, set in a landscape of extinct volcanoes and glaciers. Join us this evening at the Captain’s dinner. Meals BLD
5. EXPLORE GRÍMSEY ON THE ARCTIC CIRCLE Scantly populated and tiny, cliffs on Grímsey Island provide breeding sites for seabirds. A walking tour ashore introduces arctic terns, the longest-distance migrating birds on Earth, whimsical puffins, and the Arctic Circle, the imaginary line marking the southern limit of the Arctic Region. Meals BLD
6. CULTURE, FROM AKUREYRI TO GODAFOSS Cruise the Eyjarfjördur fjord to Akureyri, a town boasting views of snow-tipped mountains and some of the warmest weather in the country. Guided sightseeing takes you to Namaskard, the mysterious volcanic rock formations of Dimmuborgir (Dark Castles) and the farming hamlet of Skútustadir. After lunch at a local restaurant, follow the Ring Road to the powerful Godafoss waterfalls and take a brief tour of Akureyri. Meals BLD
7. ISAFJORDUR, OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Rugged fjord scenery sets the stage for your visit to Isafjordur and a day of cultural discoveries. Visit the “church on the hill” in Bolungarvik and a fisherman’s hut at Osvor Museum. Back in Isafjordur, visit the Maritime Museum and then cruise to Vigur Island for a sampling of traditional refreshments. Meals BLD
8. GEOTHERMAL WONDERS / JOURNEY HOME Nature impresses on a drive past Kleifarvatn Lake, through the geothermal fields of Krysuvik-Solfataras and the village of Grindavik. Continue to the Blue Lagoon, a geothermally powered spa where, schedule permitting, you can take a dip before a farewell lunch. Visit the Viking Museum and Islendingur, a replica of an ancient Viking vessel, en route to the airport. Tour ends: 2:00 PM at Reykjavik’s Keflavik International Airport. Allow 3 hours for your flight check-in at the airport. Meals BL
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035
8 DAYS FROM $6,190 PLUS AIRFARE (7 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches & 7 Dinners)
BEGINS REYKJAVIK Jul 23, 30 Aug 6
Go to
www.tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability.
LAND / CRUISE PRICE PER PERSON Superior Cabin – Deck 3 Double $6190
Deluxe Cabin – Deck 3 Double $6565
Prestige Cabin – Deck 4 Double $6940
Prestige Cabin – Deck 5 Double $7130
Prestige Cabin – Deck 6 Double $7315
Deluxe Suite – Deck 6 Double $8250
Double $9185 Double $9560
Prestige Suite – Deck 5 Prestige Suite – Deck 6
Single $7738 Single $8113 Single $9040 Single $9230 Single $9415 Single N/A Single N/A Single N/A
Triple $4671 Triple N/A Triple N/A Triple N/A Triple N/A Triple N/A
Triple $6678 Triple $6918
International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the U.S. (subject to availability).
Land / Cruise Price includes everything described in General Information as well as private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, bar & restaurant beverages throughout the day aboard ship, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff.
Note: Due to the popularity of this trip, you may be traveling with a group of up to 160 Tauck guests, with one Tauck Director for every 40 Tauck guests. Day rooms will be reserved upon arrival at the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica or the Grand Hotel Reykjavik.
Please ask about additional hotel nights before or after your cruise and about our comprehensive Cruise Protection Product.
See page 165 for Le Boréal / Le Soléal deck plans and specifications.
FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Night 1-7
ABOARD LE BORÉAL or LE SOLÉAL North Atlantic
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