Iceland Guest is an information website for your travel to Iceland. On this site you can get all the tourist information you need for your vacation in Iceland. We hope that you will find this online travel guide useful in planning your holidays in Iceland.
About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.
For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.
About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.
Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.
Departure days: Daily
Departure times: 18:00
Departure points: Reykjavik
Pick up: Hotel pick-up from 17:30-18:00
Return Details: Return to hotel between 10:30-11:30
The Aurora Borealis—the Northern Lights—are a spectacular natural phenomena, usually only visible over the polar regions of the Earth. The lights were often feared in the past and thought to be the realm of the dead; Vikings believed they were reflections of unmarried women who had passed away. There are still some mysteries surrounding the Northern Lights, but today they are considered somewhat less fearful. The swirling, colourful displays, ranging from white to green, pink, blue or even in rare cases red, are truly an unforgettable sight to behold; neither words nor pictures nor films could do them any justice. This guided 4X4 super-jeep tour takes you on an evening drive to the beautiful black sand beaches of southern Iceland, looking for the mysterious lights dancing across the arctic winter sky. The tour includes a divine lobster dinner right on the North Atlantic Ocean in one of Iceland’s best seafood restaurants, before heading back to Reykjavik, viewing the Aurora on the way.
Note: As the Northern Lights are natural phenomena, sightings can unfortunately not be guaranteed. Iceland Visitor reserves the right to alter the itinerary if needed due to weather conditions, or cancel the tour if weather conditions do not allow for the viewing of the Aurora Borealis. In case of cancellation, a full refund is offered if no suitable date for a replacement tour can be found.
Included
Lobster feast, Driver-guide and activities and a schnapps.
Excluded
Drinks
Booking
* Guaranteed departure on Fridays & Saturdays. The tour is available other days, min 2 passengers *Can be booked until 2 days before departure.
Other
* Please note that the northern lights are a natural phenomenon and sightings cannot be guaranteed. * Bring good shoes, trekking boots or similar, warm wind and rainproof jacket and trousers, gloves or mittens and ski hat. *It is possible to have vegatarian dish instead of lobster. Please reserve in advance.