Musical Iceland

Learn about the story behind Iceland's most successful musicians, such as Sucarcubes, Björk, Sigur Rós and Of Monsters and Men. Listen to samples and test out your own skills on an electric drum kit, guitar and bass!

Tour this museum located close to the airport dedicated to the Viking Age. View the impressive Icelander (Íslendingur) Viking ship.

This evening, dinner will be provided in a local restaurant.

Modern Reykjavik still stands between the Tjorn and the harbour and many old buildings remain. Nearly everything in the city is within walking distance; visits include the Viking Boat and Downtown Reykjavik.

Visit the Church of Hallgrímur which is dedicated to the most renowned sacred poet of Iceland, Hallgrímur Pétursson. Hallgrímskirkja towers over the centre of Reykjavik, with a 73 metre high tower that we may ascend. It is also home to an impressive 25 ton mechanical action organ, designed to fill the holy space with tones from dulcet to the dramatic.

Tour one of Reykjavik's greatest and distinguished landmarks. It is a cultural and social centre in the heart of the city and features stunning views of the surrounding mountains and the North Atlantic Ocean.

This evening, dinner will be provided in a local restaurant.

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We continue on our journey from Reykjavik to Hvolsvollur.

Visit Thingvellir National Park, the most significant historical site in Iceland since the Alpingi was established there, the original site of the Icelandic Parliament, founded in AD 930, and situated along the mid-Atlantic ridge. The long deep cracks, running from the north-east to the south west, give the landscape the appearance of a crevassed glacier. The peaks of the national park are covered by snow amongst the country's largest lake, Lake Thingvallavatn. Here you can enjoy a range of spectacular walks with beautiful scenery.

Nearby the 'Great Geysir' spouts and sprays water up to 30 - 35 meters every three to eight minutes. Photographers will have to be quick, or they'll miss the eruptions which normally last only a couple of seconds. Although tourists make a lot of fuss over Iceland's geysers, some locals maintain that the famous fountains are just a variation on Icelandic rain, which falls in every other direction. Around the site are lots of colorful hot springs, steaming vents, warm streams and psychedelic algae and mineral deposits.

If Iceland had a star attraction then Gullfoss is certainly it. This waterfall is not necessarily the largest in Iceland, but is by far the most impressive. Here the river Hvita drops a total of 32 meters in two falls and the canyon above and below them is 70 meters deep and 2.5 Km long. When the sun is shining you are likely to see a rainbow through the ample spray that forms.

To the south of Thorsmork, lies Hvolsvollur which is a small village of about 700 people. Many tourists stop here, as it is an ideal location between Reykjavik and the South Coast. In the beautiful Icelandic countryside, you can enjoy the amazing scenery that Iceland has to offer.

Although it's small by Icelandic standards, Eyjafjallajokull Icecap covers around 100 sq. km. Deep beneath the ice lurks an active volcano, which erupted in 1612, 1822, and 2010. Here we will have an icecap viewing and observation.

View the beautiful Seljalandfoss, situated 29Km west of Skogar, a high and wispy waterfall and is one of the most unique in Iceland. This spectacular waterfall allows you to walk behind it on a path, so take a waterproof or umbrella to limit the spray.

Discover striking examples of Iceland's history. It's housed in a series of old sod-roofed farmhouses and there's also a modern building with extensive historical exhibits dealing with life in southern Iceland.

Approximately 500 metres west of Skogar is a 60 metre-high waterfall, Skogarfoss, the lowest of over 20 waterfalls along the river route to the mountain hut. There is a legend that an early settler hid a chest of booty somewhere near Skogafoss, but it has never been found. Skogafoss is a spectacular waterfall with cliffs surrounding this location.

We continue on our journey from Skogar area to Vik.

Although it's the rainiest spot in Iceland, there's no denying that Vik, Iceland's southernmost village, is beautiful. The broad, sandy beaches of the south coast are punctuated here by craggy cliffs and headland teeming with bird life and pounded high by the waves. Offshore are Viks trademarks, the photographed sea stacks of Reynisdrangar. They dominate the view out to sea and their cliffs are simply squawking with activity, the higher of the two rises at 66 meters above the sea.

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We continue on our journey from Vik to Reykjavik.

Discover the Krysuvik Geothermal Field steaming vents, fumaroles, mud pots, clay and solfataras which became more active after an earthquake in the 1920s. You can explore it on a series of boardwalks, there is a fair amount of steam, if the wind is blowing from the west you many get a good drenching, therefore this is subject to the weather.

We will stop at the prominent Eldborg Volcano, a cone shaped volcano, an easy half-hour walk from the road, which rises 100 metres. We will climb to the top of the crater to take a look down into the volcano.

Relax and enjoy the world famous bright blue mineral-rich swimming pool, with geothermally heated water in the middle of a large lava field. A swim in the Blue Lagoon can be an amazing experience. Great clouds of vapour rise from the water, parting from time to time to reveal the immense stacks and buildings of power plant and moss-covered lava formations in the back group. The bottom is covered with chalky rocks and slimy white silica mud.

This evening, dinner will be provided in a local restaurant.

Our rewarding and enjoyable tour comes to an end as our Tour Director accompanies us to the airport on our final day.