Summer photo tour in Iceland for photographers

Itinerary for Iceland summer Photo Tour 2013

with Tim Vollmer/Iurie Belegurschi/Marketa Kalvachova

Day 1: Arrival Keflavik airport Iceland

At Keflavík, the photographer Tim Vollmer/Iurie Belegurschi/Marketa Kalvachova, will meet the group. We leave the airport and drive through the lava fields to our guesthouse in Reykjavík. You have your individual leisure until evening dinner. Dinner and overnight in Reykjavík.

Day 2: Reykjavík Höfn Vatnajökull glacier

We start the morning by taking one hour flight to Höfn (the flight depart 8:55), a small fishing village in the southeast of Iceland. The contrast in the nature of the Southeast is breathtaking, with spectacular black beaches and dominating white glacier Vatnajökull. Serenity, energy and forces of nature combine to make the region of Vatnajökull a never-to-be-forgotten experience. We will spend the day exploring the region, and if we are fortunate, we will see the Northern lights dancing above the glacier. Overnight at Vatnajokull glacier.

 

Day 3: Vatnajökull glacier – Jökulsárlón lagoon – Skaftafell

Today we will visit many of Vatnajökull’s outlets and outwash areas and the Jökulsárlón, a famous glacial lagoon full of icebergs were we can take a short boat tour and sail among the huge icebergs, an unforgettable experience. The glacial scenery continues with a visit to the stunning Skaftafell, Iceland’s second largest national park were the landscape has been formed in thousands of years by different influences of fire and water (volcanic eruptions and the glaciers). We will take a walk through the birch woodland. Overnight in village Vik.

Day 4: Vík – Geysir – Gullfoss

We leave Vik and drive towards the coast to the basalt caves of Reynisfjara were we take a small walk on the black beach and have a view towards Dyrhólaey. We drive to the small but high waterfall Seljalandsfoss and walk the path behind it. On we drive to the world famous Geysir region, where hot springs are in abundance, such as the famous great Geysir which has given name to hot springs all over the world. We will see one of the most active geysers in the area, Strokkur, spouting up to 30 meters. From Geysir we drive to Gullfoss the Golden waterfall, one of the most impressive waterfalls in Europe. Here you can see thousands of tons of icy water thunder majestically down in a double-fall into a deep gorge. Dinner and overnight in geyser area.

Day 5: Þingvellir – Reykjanes peninsula

We leave the Geysir area and drive to Þingvellir national park. Þingvellir is a remarkable geological site, and the most historic place on the island. The Þingvellir area is part of a fissure zone running through Iceland, being situated on the tectonic plate boundaries of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It´s a magnificient showcase with all its faults and fissures and the beautiful mountains around it. We continue to the Nesjavellir geothermal area and on to the lava fields of Reykjanes peninsula. More then half of the peninsula is covered with lava flows and you will see lava cones and craters of different sizes and shapes. We will walk where the mid Atlantic ridge rises from the ocean and head for the lighthouse on the westernmost tip of the peninsula. We continue to the small fishing village Grindavík and end in the Blue Lagoon, for a relaxing dip in 38°C therapeutic geothermal water. The Blue Lagoon is surrounded by a moss-covered lava field dating back to 1226. Dinner and overnight in Reykjavík.

Day 6:

Transfer to Keflavik airport.