New Year's Northern Lights Adventure

DAY 1 Reykjavik
Your tour commences with an arrival transfer to your hotel. Enjoy the remainder of your day at leisure.

Stay at Hotel Klettur (3 star) or similar

DAY 2 Reykjavik - Blue Lagoon - Hella
Meet your Manager Tour and explore the highlights of Iceland’s exciting capital. After sightseeing Reykjavik you will continue through Reykjanes Peninsula and notice the vast lava fields, volcanoes, and stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean before you arrive on the Blue Lagoon for a warm and relaxing soak. Afterwards, drive along the south coast before reaching the village of Hella. This evening is reserved for a lecture about the Northern Lights followed by a search for the Northern Lights.

Stay at Hotel Stracta (3 star) or similar
Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 3 Hella / New Year's Celebration
Today you will travel along the south coast through Eyjafjallajokull volcano and glacier where, you will stop at Seljalandsfoss waterfall to visit Skógar folk museum of early Modern Iceland with its turf houses, followed by a visit to the Skógarfoss waterfall. In the afternoon, the tour continues further south, where you walk on the famous Black Lava Beach at Reynisfjara, and observe the Cap of Dyrhólaey and the Reynisdrangar Sea Cliffs. If you are looking for a bit more adventure, you can take the optional tour in the afternoon for a glacier hike. The hike is on the Solheimajokull glacier tongue which extends from the great Myrdalsjokull glacier. Either way, you will visit the town of Vik afterwards.

This evening celebrate New Year the Icelandic way. Before dinner, join a guided bus tour to visit the bonfires in the villages of Hvolsvollur and Hella. The traditional Brenna bonfires of New Year’s Eve had their origins in the middle ages when people built bonfires to burn the old things they no longer needed. In Iceland, there are bonfires all around the country where the locals gather, shoot off fireworks, sing and dance as they wait for the New Year to come in.
Afterwards, enjoy a festive dinner at the Stracta Hotel in Hella. Then you will walk through the village and celebrate New Year’s with a bang when, at midnight, the sky opens up with thousands of fireworks set off in the village by the locals, an authentic Icelandic New Year’s celebration.
If the night is clear, you might be lucky enough to see the Northern Lights swirling in a wild and carefree dance across the heavens in dramatic shapes, colours, patterns, and sizes.

Stay at Hotel Stracta (3 star) or similar
Meals included: Breakfast and festive dinner


DAY 4 Hella - Golden Circle - Reykjavik
In the morning, you will learn about the Icelandic horse, its unique qualities, and history, followed by a visit to a geothermal greenhouse and notice how Icelandic homes use geothermal energy. Then you will head to the Golden Circle route, see steam rising from the Geysir geothermal fields, and admire the double waterfall of Gullfoss. In the afternoon, you will visit the Thingvellir National Park, the location of the ancient Viking Parliament and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The program includes a culinary treat at a restaurant located in the heart of downtown Reykjavík. Return transfer included.

Stay at Hotel Klettur (3 star) or similar
Meals included: Breakfast and dinner

DAY 5 Reykjavik
Your tour concludes with a departure transfer for your onward journey.

Meals included: Breakfast.