Icelandic
Winter 2023
Sunday 26th February – Wednesday 8th March 2023
Day
1: Sunday 26th February 2023
You fly from London to Keflavik and transfer to our hotel in Southern
central Iceland, a distance of 133kms.
Overnight near Hella
Day
2: Monday 27th February 2023
We begin our exploration of Iceland with a visit to the Geysir area.
We also visit the Gullfoss and Urridafoss waterfalls.
Overnight near Hella
Day
3: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Our journey takes us east along the southern coast of Iceland to
Vik. We explore Seljalansfoss, Skogafoss and the Black Beach and
Vik area.
Overnight near Vik
Day
4: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Our journey takes us to Jokulsarlon. En route we explore the wild
landscape of Eidhraun and Skeidararsandur. We stop to visit Stjórnarfoss
and Foss á síðu as well as Hofskirkja before continuing
to Jokulsarlon arriving in time to explore the beach and lagoon
in the evening light.
Overnight near Jokulsarlon
Day
5: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Today we have the option of a tour to the ice caves. For this we
will use a specialist operator, there will be an additional charge
of about $162 (2022 prices). After our tour we explore Jokulsarlon
before heading to our hotel
Overnight near Brunnholl
Day
6: Friday 3rd March 2023
We spend time visiting the local area starting with visit the west
of Hof. We will also spend time around Vesturhorn, photographing
as many angles as we can. We visit Stokksnes to photograph the lagoon,
for which there is a small admission charge. Hopefully the light
will be good so we can explore the area in the best possible light.
Overnight near Brunnholl
Day
7: Saturday 4th March 2023
We spend time visiting the local area and, dependent on conditions,
may revisit Vesturhorn, photographing as many angles as we can.
We visit Stokksnes to photograph more of the lagoon, for which there
is a small admission charge. Additionally, we will head north from
Hof to capture the wild landscape north of Vesturhorn
Overnight near Brunnholl
Day
8: Sunday 5th March 2023
In the early morning we drive west retracing our steps as we reach
Selfoss, our overnight stop. We will of course allow time to capture
plenty of the exciting locations along the southern part of Iceland
including another visit to the Black Beach at Vik.
Overnight near Selfoss
Day 9: Monday 6th March 2023
We drive from Selfoss to the Snaefellsnes peninsular. This route
takes us to northern Reykjavik and Borgarnes. We should arrive in
plenty of time to allow us to explore the area around Budir before
crossing the mountains to capture the evening light at Kirkjufell.
Overnight near Stykkisholmur
Day
10: Tuesday 7th March 2023
In the morning we drive west to Kirkjufell allowing time to photograph
the waterfall and the mountain. We then head west to explore around
the Snaefellsnes Peninsular returning to photograph Kirkjufell in
the evening.
Overnight near Stykkisholmur
Day
11: Wednesday 8th March 2023
We make a prompt start for the drive back to Keflavik. Our route
takes us through Borgarnes past Reykjavik and onto Keflavik Airport
to join our flight back to London
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