REYKJANES & BLUE LAGOON
Do you want to have the chance to experience the best of Reykjanes peninsula in one day? During the Wonders of Reykjanes & Blue Lagoon you will discover bubbling hot springs, dramatic lava fields, migratory birding cliffs, lonesome lighthouses, and you will also walk across the bridge between the Eurasian and North American continental tectonic plates. The area’s history is represented in Víkingaheimar where you can take a close look at the Viking ship Icelander. Our last stop after a busy day is at the Blue Lagoon, where you can stay for as long as it is open. Entrance to the Blue Lagoon not included in tour price.
Included: Bus fare, guidance in English, entrance to the Salted Cod museum, a visit to a glass blowing workshop and admission to the Viking museum.
Tour code: DTB-16
REYKJANES & BLUE LAGOON
The Reykjanes peninsula offers scenery as spectacular as anywhere in Iceland. A brief drive from Reykjavik brings you to dramatic Lake Kleifarvatn with its bubbling hot springs and colorful solfataras hot spring of Seltún, Krýsuvík. You will cross dramatic lava flows along the Krýsuvík Coast going to the south shore fishing village of Grindavík. After lunch and a 40 minutes stop, we will visit a Shark curing shack and enjoy the aroma and taste of Shark and Icelandic Brennivin schnapps. We continue further west to the Reykjanesviti Light House, migratory birding cliffs, have a walk across Iceland’s Bridge between two Continents traversing the Mid Atlantic Ridge. We will stop at Iceglass, the only glassblowing workshop in Iceland where Lárus and Gulla, the artists will show us how they make glass art creation. Next stop is the Viking-world, the home of Íslendingur the Viking ship that sailed to America in the year 2000 to celebrate the anniversary of land finding of Leifur Eiríksson found in the year 1000. The last stop on the tour, the unique Blue Lagoon spa. Bathing in the Blue Lagoon's warm and healing geothermal seawater is an energizing experience. At the Blue Lagoon you can decide how long you want to stay in the bath and other facility or go directly to Reykjavik by the schedule bus.
Itinerary
The first stop on the tour is at the breathtaking Lake Kleifarvatn and colorful hot spring area of Seltún, Krýsuvík for about 20 minutes. As we follow the thrilling lava covered south shore to west our next stop will be at the Salted Cod exhibition of Iceland in the fishing village Grindavik at 11:30. We go around the working harbor and learn about Icelanders life at sea. We will stop for about 1 hour and 30 minutes for a visit to the Museum and a lunch or a walk on the harbor. After lunch we will take look at a Shark shack and taste a fermented Shark and the Icelandic Brennivin, “Black Death” liquor. We will stop for 20 minutes at the Lighthouse and the birding cliffs at Reykjanestoe. Our next stop is the Bridge between two continents where you can walk from Europe to America and get the feeling for the action of the tectonic plates. That action is mainly the reason for all the eruptions and the existence of Iceland. At the only glassblowing workshop in Iceland Iceglass Lárus and Gulla, a mother and son will show us how the glass is prepared and how they use the Icelandic nature, like lava from Mt. Hekla and silica from the Blue lagoon into their art creation. On our way to the Blue Lagoon we will take a look into a lava tube that was created in last lava flow in 1236. The tour ends at the Blue lagoon at 4:00 PM (16:00)
Note: The admission ticket to the Blue Lagoon is sold separately as we arrive there. Most visitors are enthusiast to dive into that amazing geothermal seawater at the Blue Lagoon but some people just prefer to take a look around and enjoy the view. There are schedule buses that leave the Blue Lagoon at 18:15, 19:00 and 21:00 and take you to your hotel in Reykjavik.
Included: Bus fare, guidance in English, entrance to the Salted Cod museum, a visit to a glass blowing workshop and admission to the Viking museum.
Tour code: DTB-16
REYKJANES & BLUE LAGOON
Departure:
On Fridays. all year, at 09:00
Duration:
8 hours, 09:00-17:00
Pick up:
30 minutes prior to departure from all hotels and most guest houses in Reykjavik.
Drop off:
After day tours may sometimes not be right in front of your hotel or guesthouse due to narrow streets and actual coach size used during the tour.
Distance:
about 170 km - 105 miles
Included:
Bus fare, guidance in English, entrance to the Salted Cod museum, a visit to a glass blowing workshop and admission to the Viking museum.
Tour code: DTB-16
REYKJANES & BLUE LAGOON
Departure: On Fridays, all year, at 09:00
Duration: 8 hours, 09:00 - 17:00
Pick up: 30 minutes prior to departure from all hotels and most guest houses in Reykjavik.
Drop off: After day tours may sometimes not be right in front of your hotel or guesthouse due to narrow streets and actual coach size used during the tour.
Distance: about 170 km - 105 miles
Included: Bus fare, guidance in English, entrance to the Salted Cod museum, a visit to a glass blowing workshop and admission to the Viking museum.
Price per person:
Adults: EUR 93
Children discount:
Children 0-12 years (1/2 price)
Tour code: DTB-16