2 Day - Snæfellsnes Peninsula & Borgarfjörður Fjord
Trip difficulty: 2/5, easy.
Tour highlights: Small Group Experience, Deildartunguhver Hot Spring, Hraunfossar Waterfall, Barnafoss Waterfall, Gerðuberg Basalt Columns, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Vatnshellir Cave (optional), Djúpalónssandur Beach, Mt. Kirkjufell.
You will be picked up from your selected pick up location at the time stated on your voucher, please note that it can take up to 30 minutes to be picked up.
Day 1: Heading out to Snæfellsnes we will make our fist stop at the small fishing village of Arnarstapi. Later we will visit Snaefellsjokull National Park where you will have the chance to visit an 8000-years-old lava tube called Vatnshellir (please note that this attraction has an extra cost, and it can be included during the booking process). If you choose not to join the cave exploration your guide will take you to explore the landscape from the surrounding area. The fishing village of Hellnar is our next stop where you can grab some lunch before heading to Djúpalónssandur Beach. Last but not least, we will visit the famous Mt. Kirkjufell. If the weather allows, we will top off our day witnessing Iceland´s quintessential natural phenomenon: the Northern Lights.
Day 2: after breakfast it is time to visit the Borgarfjörður area, making our first stop at Deildartunguhver, the most powerful hot spring in Europe. Coming next is the historic site of Reykholt, then Hraunfossar and Barnafoss waterfalls, to finish off our trip at Gerðuberg Basalt Columns. Another exciting stop - Sturlureykir horse farm where you can see the famous Icelandic Horses and learn a little more about farming in Iceland. After a day packed with adventures we will head back to Reykjavík, and hopefully encounter some Northern Lights on the way!
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Please note! Arctic Adventures reserves the right to alter itineraries and/or timetables should it be necessary, due to adverse weather and or other related conditions.
