Dr Kevin Soh. 3 Mount Elizabeth, #07-02, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore 228510
8 days around Iceland - Mountains, Waterfalls, Fjords
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0:51 – Day 1: Arrive in Reykjavik. Visit Blue Lagoon. Stay in Hilton Hotel Nordica.
1:33 – Day 2: Reykjavik to Vik. Hverageroi, a shopping center built on 2 continents. Geysir Geothermal Area. Gulfoss Golden Waterfall. Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, the waterfall that you can walk behind. Eyjafjallajokull (Eyjafjalla Glacier). Skogafoss Waterfall. Dyrholaey basalt columns. Hotel at Vik (the Southernmost town in Iceland).
4:49 – Day 3: Vik to Hofn. Laufskalavarda (Laufskala farm) – add a stone. Eldhraun Lava Field formed from the Laki Eruption 1783. Vatnajokull glacier – the largest ice cap in Europe. Cruise among the floating icebergs on Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon. Suck on 1,000 year old ice. Snowmobile on Vatnajokull Glacier. Hotel at Hofn.
7:32 – Day 4: Hofn, East Fjords, Egilsstadir. East Fjords – the oldest parts of Iceland with the most diverse rocks and minerals. Almannaskaro coastline. Petra’s Stone Collection. Military hospital at Faskrudsfjordur. Hotel at Egilsstadir.
12:22 – Day 5: Egilsstadir to Lake Myvatn area. Detifoss Waterfall – the largest waterfall in Iceland. Lake Myvatn – entrance to hell. Namafjall geothermal area with fumaroles and mud pots. Sigurgeir Bird Museum. Horse riding on the lava plains. Hotel at Myvatn area.
13:00 – Day 6: Lake Myrvatn to Akureyri. Godafoss waterfall – the waterfall of God. Laufas farm and village – ancient Icelandic buildings. The eiderduck pads her eggs with down feathers plucked from her breast. Whale watching. Hotel Kea in Akureyri (second largest town in Iceland).
15:50 – Day 7: Skagafjorour to Borgarnes. Unique Icelandic Viking horse. The Icelandic horse has a fifth gait – the tolt. Walk along the stepped boardwalk around Volcano Gabrok. Hotel Hamar in Borgarnes area.
17:54 – Day 8 – Borgarfjorour – Thingvellir National Park. Deildartunguhver – world’s largest hot spring. Hraunfossar waterfall. Barnafoss (Children’s Falls). Town of Reykholt. Thingvellir National Park (UNESCO) – the rift valley of Iceland, site of mid-Atlantic ridge. Back to Reykjavik.