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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.

in Focus

9.5.2007

Icelandair Package Deals to Rite of Spring Music Festival in Iceland

Rite of Spring Music Festival in Iceland Icelandair UK & Ireland is offering a special Rite of Spring package that includes flights to Iceland, accommodation and festival pass. The festival, Rite of Spring aims to bring the best and most adventurous musicians in jazz, folk and world music together for a musical celebration in Reykjavík from May 17-19.

The Rite of Spring festival made its critically-acclaimed début last year with world class performances from artists such as Serbia’s KAL and local jazz–funk pioneers Mezzoforte, amongst many others. Amongst the headliners for this year are Sarajevo-born artist Goran Bregovic, known for his eclectic, dance-inducing mix of gypsy brass, traditional Bulgarian polyphonies and rock ‘n’ roll created alongside his Weddings and Funerals Band, a string orchestra and a stunning male choir.

Also headlining is Mali’s Oumou Sangaré, a.k.a. the “Songbird of Wassoulou." As one of the world’s most astounding female voices, Sangaré has toured with the likes of Baaba Maal, Femi Kuti and Boukman Eksperyans, and has released critically-acclaimed albums such as Ko Sira (1993), Worotan (1996) and the double CD compilation Oumou (2004).

Well-known Icelandic jazz bassist / composer Tómas R. Einarsson also features on the 2007 line-up, along with another local star, Samúel J. Samúelsson, who will present his new Big Band. Scottish Salsa fiends Salsa Celtica – who stole the show in 2006 - are also scheduled to reappear.

For further information on the Rite of Spring festival visit the festival’s official website at
www.riteofspring.is.

Icelandair Rite of Spring prices

To book your traveling packages from Icelandair UK (price from £399), click here.

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