Inspiring Iceland

Welcome to Reykjavik! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travel companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel.

Meals Included: Dinner

Travel via a scenic route to reach Thingvellir National Park. Stop at a geothermal bakery and see how geothermal bread is made. Next, drive to the mighty waterfall of Gullfoss – the Golden Falls – perhaps the most beautiful in the country. Later, head out to the ring road and get to Landeyjarhöfn to take a ferry over to the Westman Islands for your overnight stay.

Tour Highlight: Visit the mighty waterfall of Gullfoss – the Golden Falls – perhaps the most beautiful in the country. Here the glacial river of Hvítá (white river) tumbles 32 meters (105 ft) in a double cascade. Explore the active geothermal area of Haukadalur, which contains the geysers Geysir and Strokkur, and many other hot springs. Most active today is Strokkur, with hot water and steam erupting to an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) every 5-7 minutes.

Accommodation Spotlight: Enjoy an overnight stay that’s just right for small groups with a getaway on the Westman Islands (or Heimaey to the Icelanders). Speaking of groups, you’re sure to be outnumbered by the largest puffin colony in the world, who call the islands home.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

This morning, meet your Local Guide for a tour of Vestmannaeyjar. In the early afternoon, take advantage of your small group with an intimate visit to the Sagnheimar Museum. A local will lead you through the exhibits, sharing heartfelt stories and cultural traditions that offer a deeper connection to the island’s authentic heritage.

Tour Highlight: Learn about the volcanic eruption in 1973, considered the largest natural disaster in Iceland’s recent history. The eruption began on January 23rd on the island of Heimaey, the only populated island of the Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago. After the evacuation of the inhabitants, and during the five months while the eruption lasted, there was much uncertainty as to whether the island could ever be repopulated. Explore the “Pompeii of the North” at the Eldheimar Museum, where a volcanic excavation project brings this dramatic history to life.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Take the ferry back to the mainland and pass the greenhouse town of Hveragerði. Stop in Sturlureykir and Globus Local Favorite see the majestic Icelandic horse. Head over to Hraunfossar (Lava Falls) and see the clear streams of water run through the lava fields into the river below. Also visit Barnafoss (Children Falls). Continue on to the hot spring of Deildartunguhver.

Tour Highlight: The Icelandic horse is local to this volcanic land and is one of the purest horse breeds in the world., Having arrived here on the very first ships of the settlers, these majestic creatures have remained loyal friends ever since.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Join your guide for a tour of Stykkishólmur before going on a whale watching boat tour. Afterwards, visit the fishing village of Grundarfjörður, a place with an impressive coastline, plus mountains, lakes, and waterfalls.

Tour Highlight: Discover the rich marine life along the dramatic coastline beneath Snæfellsjökull Glacier—one of Iceland’s top spots for seeing toothed whales such as orcas, sperm whales, and pilot whales. Orcas are especially common here, making this a standout location for killer whale sightings. Depending on the season, you may also encounter minke whales, humpbacks, white-beaked dolphins, and occasionally rare visitors like blue, fin, or sei whales. Each tour offers a unique chance to witness Iceland’s ocean giants in their natural habitat.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Explore the Snæfellsnes Peninsula through lava fields and along the ocean, then stop in the village of Arnarstapi. If conditions allow, stop at Djúpalónssandur, the Black Lava Pearl Beach. Finish your tour with a stop in Hellissandur, “the street art capital of Iceland” as the town is adorned with beautiful murals painted on local buildings.

Tour Highlight: Snaefellsnes is a large peninsula extending from West Iceland, often nicknamed “Iceland in Miniature” due to the wealth and diversity of natural features found there. Common knowledge among Icelanders is that the area is the only part of Iceland where you can see all of the unique natural elements in one place, from untouched lava fields, tall volcanoes, mystical glaciers, black beaches and white beaches, a national park, and hazardous cliffs along the coastline.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Head back to Reykjavik. Join your guide for a tour of the capital of Iceland followed by a Lava Show. Tonight, bid farewell to your travelling companions with a farewell dinner at a local restaurant

Tour Highlight: Volcanic eruptions are unpredictable and dangerous events, where access is more often than not prohibited to the public due to poisonous fumes and other volcanic dangers. With this mesmerizing show you will be able to experience real flowing lava in a safe environment.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Until we meet again! Your tour ends with breakfast this morning.

Meals Included: Breakfast