Arrive in Reykjavik, met and transferred to your accommodation. Few capitals offer the northern lights from their own streets on a clear winter night.
Explore the capital, then a whale-watching trip from the harbour. Settle in, soak at the Blue Lagoon and watch for aurora after dark.
Transfer to Golden Circle. Tour the rift at Þingvellir, the Geysir field and Gullfoss falls. Walk between the continents and watch Strokkur erupt, with aurora after dark.
Walk between the continents and watch Strokkur erupt, with aurora after dark. The Golden Circle is where you literally walk between two continents as they drift apart.
Transfer to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. Explore the iceberg lagoon and Diamond Beach, with aurora at night. A guided trip into a blue ice cave beneath Vatnajökull.
A guided trip into a blue ice cave beneath Vatnajökull. Glacier-edge walks and the lagoon, ending with an aurora watch. Stepping into a glowing blue ice cave beneath Vatnajökull is one of Iceland's most unforgettable experiences.
Glacier-edge walks and the lagoon, ending with an aurora watch.
A final morning in Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
Aurora season — northern lights possible from the city and on evening tours.
Midnight sun, whale-watching at its peak and long bright days.
A sleek waterfront design hotel by the harbour — Reykjavik's most polished address.
A 1930s art-deco landmark on the central square, full of period character.
A stylish hotel beside the Geysir field, ideally placed on the Golden Circle.
A modern hotel near the glacier lagoon, the comfortable base for the ice caves.
A hotel by Vatnajökull National Park, a base for glacier hikes and the ice caves.
A large, modern, well-located hotel — a dependable city base.
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