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NATURAL WONDERS OF ICELAND
Experience a world of natural phenomena - gushing waterfalls, volcanoes and stunning landscapes at every turn.
The overwhelming beauty of this country will ensure you will want to return again and again.
10 DAYS • AUGUST 05 - 14, 2017
$5,473* per person twin share**
Hosted by Joan Bell
AKUREYRI
Lake Mývatn
(Day 6) Godafoss
Modrudal
Miðfjörður
Hvammstangi
Snæfellsjökull
National Park
EGILSSTAðIR
(Day 5)
Iceland
BORGARNES
REYKJAVÍK
(Day 7 and 8)
Thingvellir Geysir
Gullfoss
Skalholt
Hveragerdi
Hellisheiðavirkjun
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(Day 2, 9 and 10)
Blue Lagoon
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES AND DINING
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Almann
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HÖFN
(Day 4)
Skaftafell
VÍK
(Day 3)
• Gullfoss: The spectacular two-tiered waterfall, the Icelandic equivalent of Niagara,
drops a total of 32m while spanning the entire width of the Hvítá River.
• Skaftafell: Visit the amazing alpine setting of the National Park and experience the
might of Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier.
• Lake Mývatn: Traverse spectacular landscapes of craters, boiling mud pots, and the
geothermal hot springs, shooting jets of hot water and steam into the air.
• Plus much more!
AUTHENTIC REGIONAL FLAVOURS
• 1 Welcome Dinner (WD), 8 Buffet Breakfasts (BB) and 5 three-course table d’hôte
Dinners, plus tea or coffee (D).
TO BOOK OR FOR MORE INFO CONTACT:
WENDI OR SHELLEY
BATTLEFIELD TRAVEL / UNIQUE GROUP TOURS
T: 905 662 6355 | 1 866 574 8004
E: [email protected]
TERMS: **Price is in Canadian Dollars, land only per person, based on sharing a twin room. Supplements apply for single rooms. Please inquire about air fare. $200.00 non-refundable deposit due before September 30, 2016. Insurance is highly recommended, please inquire for details. Final payment
due by June 5, 2017 or by *early payment discount, make Full Payment before January 12, 2017 and receive 10% off. This offer can be reduced or withdrawn at any time. °Save an additional 5% off if you have travelled with Insight Vacations or selected Travel Corporation sister brands. † Itinerary
and tour content is based on 2016 itinerary, however items such as, but not limited to, hotels, meals, sightseeing inclusions, tour itinerary, transfers and transportation, are all subject to change. The final composition of your tour will be published in Insight’s 2017 Europe brochure, due for release in
September, 2016. By paying your deposit, you are agreeing to accept the finalized version of your tour itinerary. In return, we will honour the tour price listed, even if the final tour price increases. In the event that your finalized tour price is lower, we will refund the difference to you. This guarantee
excludes fuel surcharges and does not apply to any taxes, charges or liveries imposed by any government or its agencies. Excludes: Any item not mentioned in the itinerary, personal expenses, drinks, optional experiences, gratuities to your assigned Tour Director, Driver and Local Guides. For more
details and full booking conditions, please contact Wendi or Shelley, Battlefield Travel Unique Group Tours, tel: 905 662 6355 or 1 866 574 8004, email: [email protected]
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NATURAL WONDERS
OF ICELAND
ITINERARY
DAY 1 - YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS
Board your overnight flight to Europe (not included).
DAY 2 - WELCOME TO THE SMOKY BAY OF REYKJAVÍK
Welcome to Iceland. At Reykjavík’s Keflavík Airport, transfers depart for
your hotel at 08.00 and 16.30. Later, join your Tour Director for a Welcome
Reception and an opportunity to get to know each other over a pleasant
evening of dinner and wine.
Hotel: Icelandairhotel Reykjavík Natura/ Radisson Blu Saga, Reykjavík.
Meals: Welcome Reception and Dinner.
Reykjavík
10 DAY PREMIUM ESCORTED JOURNEY
AUGUST 05 - 14, 2017
Hosted by Joan Bell
DAY 6 - BY DESERT, LAKES AND DIVINE WATERFALLS TO AKUREYRI
Drive through the sand desert of Mödrudal to the Dettifoss, the most
powerful waterfall in Europe. Continue on to the beautiful Lake Mývatn.
This area offers a wide spectrum of geological formations and the intense
geothermal activity produces mud pools and spectacular coloured
deposits. Afterwards, view the Godafoss, known as ‘The Waterfall of the
Gods’, before continuing to your hotel in Akureyri. In the evening, you are
free to explore Akureyri. Perhaps, embark on an optional whale watching
experience (available during whale season).
Hotel: Icelandairhotel, Akureyri.
Meal: Buffet Breakfast.
DAY 7 - FROM THE CAPITAL OF THE NORTH TO BORGARNES
Enjoy an orientation tour of Akureyri, the capital of northern Iceland
- first established as a trading centre in 1602. Travel past mountains,
waterfalls and green coastal regions to Hvammstangi. Here, you will
have the option to join an enchanting seal watching boat cruise around
Miðfjörður. Later, continue on to the south-west coast of Borgarnes.
Hotel: Hotel Hamar, Borgarnes.
Meal: Buffet Breakfast, Dinner.
DAY 3 - HOT SPRINGS AND WATERFALLS TO VÍK
An orientation tour of Reykjavík, will take you to the delightful Hveragerdi
Gardens. Head east to visit Iceland’s newest geothermal heat and electric
power station at Hellisheiðavirkjun. Continue to the hot-springs at Geysir
and the mighty Gullfoss Waterfalls, the Icelandic equivalent of Niagara
Falls. Then to the ancient Bishopric of Skalholt, see the historic church set
in a remote location amidst magnificent natural scenery before continuing
to your hotel in Vík.
Hotel: Icelandairhotel, Vík.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Dinner.
DAY 4 - BY GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS TO HÖFN
Drive along the southern coast of Iceland, beside the black basalt-sand
beaches. The highlight of the day is the National Park at Skaftafell where
you will see the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. Travel on to the
luminous blue icebergs of Lake Jökulsárlón, the dramatic setting for scenes
in two James Bond films.
Hotel: Hotel Höfn.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Dinner.
DAY 5 - THROUGH EASTERN FJORDS TO EGILSSTAÐIR
Explore the eastern coastal region, where Irish missionary monks
lived some 1,200 years ago. Travel up the fjords to the beautiful area
around Egilsstaðir.
Hotel: Icelandairhotel Hérað/Edda Egilsstaðir.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Dinner.
DAY 8 - EXPLORING SNÆFELLSJÖKULL NATIONAL PARK
Travel along the Snæfellsnes Peninsula to Snæfellsjökull National
Park known as the Jewel of West Iceland and home to the country’s
most famous volcano. Enjoy a fascinating exploration of the park’s many
famous sites, including the magnificent Snæfellsjökull (Snæfell Glacier)
and Búðir, a romantic landscape of white sandyhills, black lava fields and
yellow beach. Also walk along the seacliff at Arnarstapi with its spectacular
columnar rock formations.
Hotel: Hotel Hamar, Borgarnes.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Dinner.
DAY 9 - THINGVELLIR AND ON TO REYKJAVÍK
Travel southwards to Thingvellir, where the first meeting of the Icelandic
parliament was held in 930. This remarkable natural site lies on the Great
Atlantic Rift line where the American and European tectonic plates meet.
Back in Reykjavík, you will be at leisure. Maybe visit the Blue Lagoon?
Hotel: Icelandairhotel Reykjavík Natura.
Meal: Buffet Breakfast.
DAY 10 - REYKJAVÍK
Your departure transfer arrives at Reykjavík Keflavík Airport at 05.00
and 12.30.
Meal: Buffet Breakfast.
PLEASE NOTE: Itinerary is subject to change in 2017.
= Relaxed Starts.
TO BOOK, OR FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT:
WENDI OR SHELLEY
BATTLEFIELD TRAVEL / UNIQUE GROUP TOURS
T: 905 662 6355 | 1 866 574 8004
E: [email protected]