Northern Lights Exploration - 8 days

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WINTER TOUR: Explore the best of West and South Iceland on our most inclusive winter tour. Start and end in Reykjavik, discover the Golden Circle, climb a volcano, meet Icelandic horses and relax in the Blue Lagoon all whilst looking out for the spectacular Northern Lights on this soft cultural adventure.
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Reykjavik - Become acquainted with the Capital of Iceland
    • Borgarfjördur Valley - Climb volcanoes, watch waterfalls and warm up next to Europe's most powerful hot springs
    • Snaefellsnes Peninsula - Wander across rugged mountains, charming fishing villages and fjords
    • Vatnshellir Cave - Take a guided underground tour under Saefellsnesjokull glacier
    • Borgarnes - Explore the Icelandic Settlement Centre and geothermal pools
    • Golden Circle - Tour Geysir geothermal fields, the Gulfoss Waterfall, Strokkur geyser and Thingvellir National Park - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    • Eyjafjallajökull Glacier - See the site of the famous eruption of April 2010 that halted international air travel for a week
    • South Coast - Take in the beauty at Skógafoss waterfall, black lava beach & bird cliffs at Reynisfjara beach
    • Vatnajökull National Park region - Witness Western Europe's largest national park and glacier
    • Vik - Roam Lava fields, black lava beach and Seljalandsfoss waterfall

What's this trip about?

    WINTER TOUR: Explore the best of West and South Iceland on our most inclusive winter tour. Start and end in Reykjavik, discover the Golden Circle, climb a volcano, meet Icelandic horses and relax in the Blue Lagoon all whilst looking out for the spectacular Northern Lights on this soft cultural adventure.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeGroup - max of 40 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityReykjavik
End CityReykjavik

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • National Parks

Destinations

Min Group Size

  • Min Group Size: 40

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 40

Trip includes

    • 7 breakfasts
    • 7 nights standard hotels and cottage accommodation
    • Keflavik Airport arrival and departure transfer (FlyBus shuttle)
    • Guided underground tour into Vatnshellir cave situated under Saefellsnesjokull glacier
    • Visit to Icelandic horse stables & geothermal greenhouse
    • Visit to multi media presentation at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Information Center
    • Entrance into Skogar folk museum and turf houses
    • Entrance with towel into the Blue Lagoon
    • Services of an English Speaking Icelandic Guide
    • Transportation in heated coaches with free Wi-Fi on board
    • Northern Lights programme during 6 evenings with a combination of lectures, presentations, film and guided searches for the Northern Lights and midnight refreshments
    • Use of winter and Northern lights explorer equipment simple non-slip snow and ice grippers spikes for shoes and a flash light that is helpful when walking in the dark and operating a photo camera at night
    • This tour is operated in conjunction with our trusted partner and you will join travellers from different operators, not solely On The Go.The sightseeing group may vary in size from 10 - 35 persons.

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day : 1 Reykjavik

Reykjavik. Welcome to Iceland and the start of your Northern Lights adventure! Your transfer to our accommodation is by Flybus shuttle. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Day : 2 Borgarnes

Reykjavik - Borgarnes - Borgarfjorour Valley - This morning we meet our tour guide and depart on a Reykjavik city tour exploring some of the highlights of Iceland’s capital before heading west to Borgarfjorour. Along the way we stop in Borgarnes and learn about Ice...

Day : 3 Borgarnes

Borgarnes - Snaefellsnes Peninsula - Borgarnes. Today we explore the Snaellsnes Peninsula or the Peninsula of the snowy mountain. A rugged mountain chain runs its length. Depending on the conditions, we may also visit the fishing village of Grundarfjorour. One of...

Day : 4 Hella

Borgarnes - Golden Circle - Hella. This morning we travel along the scenic shores of the Hvalfjörour fjord, stopping at an Icelandic wool outlet store before continuing inland to Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. After a stop at the park, we con...

Day : 5 Hella

Hella - Eyjafjallajökull - Kirkjubaejarklaustur. Today we travel along the South coast. At our first stop of the day we will learn about the geology and the active volcano's in Iceland at the Lava & Volcano Exhibition centre. Further east we visit one of Icela...

Day : 6 Hof

Kirkjubaejarklaustur - Jökulsárlón - Kirkjubaejarklaustur. Today is all about glaciers, ice and icebergs. This morning we travel to Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon which is filled with floating icebergs. Exploring this extraordinary site we keep an eye out for seals swimmi...

Day : 7 Vik

Kirkjubaejarklaustur - Vik - Reykjavík. This morning we depart Kirkjubæjarklaustur and head across the Eldhraun lava field to the village of Vik where we make a photo stop. We take a stroll on the black lava beach and along the bird cliffs at Reynisfjara beach in Sout...

Day : 8 Reykjavik

Today our Northern Lights Icelandic experience comes to an end with included FlyBus transfer to Keflavik Airport.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,155
Price per day$269
Last Updated: 12/18/2024
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21 Mar 2025
28 Mar 2025
$2,935
28 Mar 2025
04 Apr 2025
$2,935
04 Apr 2025
11 Apr 2025
$2,935
11 Apr 2025
18 Apr 2025
$2,935
05 Sep 2025
12 Sep 2025
$4,175
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19 Sep 2025
$4,175
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$4,175
26 Sep 2025
03 Oct 2025
$4,175
03 Oct 2025
10 Oct 2025
$3,595
10 Oct 2025
17 Oct 2025
$3,595

Departure dates are guaranteed with a minimum of 4 persons. 'Twin/Double' prices are per person when there are 2 people on the same booking sharing a room. 'Single' prices are applicable to solo travellers and anyone wanting the privacy of their own room. Room sharing is not available on this tour.

Check Current Availability, prices, specials with On The Go Tours.

The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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On The Go Tours Reviews & Ratings

4.7/5  Excellent
Excellent
1,522
Great
402
Average
25
Disappointing
11
Terrible
34
J

Joanne Brechlin

Apr 2019

Provided byOn The Go Tours

Our guide was great

Excellent source of knowledge, friendly, great driver. Knew excellent places for lunch stops. Tour was a good pace, although difficult with staying up looking for th...

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Cecilia Kendall White

Feb 2019

Provided byOn The Go Tours

Trip was really well organised

Quite long days, but loads of great activities organised.

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David Howe

Oct 2018

Provided byOn The Go Tours

Johannes was excellent

He was entertaining and his knowledge of Iceland was exceptional.

M

Matthew Parkinson

Apr 2018

Provided byOn The Go Tours

Anna was an amazing tour guide - I really can’t speak highly enough

She had a deep knowledge and love of her country and it s...

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Yvonne Bowen

Mar 2018

Provided byOn The Go Tours

Our Iceland holiday was amazing

We saw everything we wanted to see - the trip was well-paced, but we covered a lot of ground. We also saw the Northern lights - spectacular. Anna-Lara was excellent ...

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Child: 8 - 11.99yrs. Adult: 12 yrs+
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