Land of Fire and Ice & Nature’s Paradise!
WILD ICELAND
June 13-22, 2010 - SOLD OUT!

Outdoors enthusiasts grab your binoculars and cameras, and come explore Iceland! Discover Iceland in all of its great beauty. Iceland has captured the imagination of people all over the world since Jules Verne wrote “Journey to the Center of the Earth” in 1871. Iceland has a proud heritage -- it is the world’s oldest democracy. Its wildlife and natural wonders are truly magical! Come join an Icelandic naturalist, and see for yourself!

DAY 1 DEPART USA. Depart New York or Boston on IcelandAir flights to Reykjavik.
DAY 2 REYKJAVIK. Start with a city tour of Reykjavik, the world’s most northern capital and the only metropolitan area in Iceland. Enjoy a whale watching trip in the afternoon. Look for Minke whales and White-beaked porpoises. Overnight Reykjavik (2 nights).
DAY 3 PINGVELLIR PLAIN - GULLFOSS FALLS. Visit Pingvellir (the “plains of parliament”), where Iceland’s democracy began in 930 AD on the way to Gullfoss Falls, Iceland’s star attraction. Walk across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which separates Europe & North America!
DAY 4 SNAEFELLSNES PENINSULA - REYKJAVIK - GRUNDARFJORDUR. See Snaefellsnes glacier, a remarkable site rumored to have mystical powers. Look for Thick-billed Murres, Atlantic Puffins, Arctic Terns, Grey Seals, Orcas, and Minke Whales. Grundarfjordur.
DAY 5 BREIDAFJORDUR BAY - FLATEY. Drive to Stykkisholmur where we board a ferry to Breidafjordur Bay. The bay consists of fjords, 3,000 islands, islets and skerries. Millions of seabirds may seen here, with a possibility of seeing the rare Red Phalarope. Overnight Flatey.
DAY 6 LATRABJARG BIRD CLIFF - BREIDAVIK. Take the ferry to the other side of Breidafjordur Bay to see the magnificent Latrabjarg seabird rookery which is over 8 miles long - one of the most spectacular wildlife locations in the world. Overnight Breidavik.
DAY 7 THE WESTFJORDS - BREIDAVIK - GAUKSMYRI LODGE. Make our way to the Gauksmyri Lodge in northern Iceland through spectacular fjords and past thundering waterfalls. Visit the Icelandic Seal Center in Hvammstangi and look for Grey Seals. Gauksmyri.
DAY 8 THE NORTH - BREIDAVIK - MYVATN. While driving to Lake Myvatn watch for families of Pink-footed Geese. This is an active volcanic area situated on the western meeting point of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. Phenomenal bird watching. Myvatn.
DAY 9 LAKE MYVATN - MYVATN - HUSAVIK. Today is whale watching on the Skjalfandi floi bay, the best area in Iceland to watch whales, with an opportunity to look for twelve species. Celebrate the Summer Solstice at Husavik at a local festival called Maerudagar.
DAY 10 HUSAVIK - AKUREYRI - REYKJAVIK - USA. Depart Husavik to Akureyri for a short flight to Reykjavik and connecting flights home.

Trip Fee: $3,690 per person twin share + air $695 + tax from JFK or Boston to Iceland, RT including in-tour flight Akureyri/Reykjavik. Single Supplement: $795

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