Itinerary - Iceland 360°: discovering the land of fire and ice

Roundtrip flights are not included so that you can choose where from, when and with whom you want to fly. All of that is up to you! Hotel check-in and meet your travel coordinator. Ready to start this trip the best way possible? We’re talking about food, obviously. Tonight we’ll have dinner all together and we’ll get the chance to have a first taste of the local cuisine - they say that fish and beer are pretty good here. Should we try them out?

The real adventure finally begins: get ready to see something new every day! We start the day walking the Golden Circle , and encounter one of the natural phenomena Iceland is famous for - the name already explains what we are about to admire: the word "geyser" in Icelandic means "to issue in streams" and that is exactly what we will see... boiling water "shot" at tens of meters in height at a constant rate. Next stop? Gullfoss , an immense waterfall, the first of many we will see on this trip!

We continue towards Seljalandsfoss: have you ever been behind a waterfall? We can do it here because hidden behind Seljalandsfoss there’s a magical cave. We’ll need waterproof clothes though, that’s for sure! We continue our journey until we reach the second waterfall of the day (which is also our favourite!): Skogafoss! After dinner, let’s see if there’s someone brave enough to get outside to look for a natural hot spring. Challenge accepted?

Another day in Iceland, another incredible natural wonder: this morning we reach Dyrholaey viewpoint, a rocky plateau with a huge stone arch. After seeing the view from above, we go down to the black sand beach of Reynisfjara, where we’ll get the feeling to be walking on the moon.

The best way to visit Iceland is on a road trip because the road itself is something that cannot be missed. That’s what we’ll do this afternoon: we’ll get on the road until we reach Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. Today the landscape will be made of green pastures and greenhouses until we’ll see Hekla Volcano popping out on the horizon.

We finally arrive at Jökulsárlón: it’s here that the largest glacier in Europe descends from the mountains and reaches the beach, creating dozens of icebergs that float in the lagoon until the waves bring them to the open sea. Trust us: you’ve never seen anything like that in your entire life! If we are lucky and the conditions are optimal, we’ll get the chance to take part in an amphibian boat tour that will allow us to get near the icebergs… and even taste some fresh ice!

We keep driving and again the landscape changes in a matter of kilometres: this morning we reach the Eastern Fjords, whose beaches are populated by tons of puffins during the summertime. We park our cars in Seydisfjordur, a tiny, cute village and then decide what activity to do this morning: we can either discover the fjord by ground, with a mountain bike tour or by water, kayaking.

In the afternoon we arrive at Egilsstaðir, which is considered the only proper town in Eastern Iceland - with its 2.000 inhabitants! Since we have some free time, we can look for some natural hot spring pools where we can relax for a little bit.

It’s the queen of all waterfalls, the most powerful one in Europe: during summertime, its flow rate is 1.5 million litres of water per second! The water jump is about 44 meters and the splashes are visible from 1 km away. We can get pretty close (it’s safe, don’t worry!) to admire this natural wonder - pictures are a must, even if they don’t really recreate nature's power that one can feel only live!

In the afternoon we get to Ásbyrgi Canyon, where we’ll do some trekking in the canyon gorge: walls can reach up to 100 meters high and are fully covered with vegetation - if we are lucky, we could even see “fulmar” seagulls. Ásbyrgi means “refuge of the gods”: the legend tells that gods were thrown into Godafoss waters and found shelter in the canyon. From here, they keep protecting Iceland even nowadays.

Good morning Iceland! For the first part of the day, we are in Hùsavìk, particularly famous for whale watching. It’s not guaranteed that you'll see one, of course, that’s the unpredictability of mother nature - but in Hùsavìk it’s so frequent seeing one that this city is considered to be whale watching world capital. Will we be lucky enough? Fingers crossed!

Again we witness the Icelandic “miracle”: we drive for just one hour away from Hùsavìk and we’ll find ourselves in a sort of post-nuclear landscape. We get to Lake Myvatn, where there are many polls of steaming water, bubbling mud, and sulfurous soil: should we hike around here?

It’s called “Waterfall of the Gods”: we’re talking about Godafoss, that will be the last large waterfall that we’ll see here in Iceland. This is not as powerful as the others we saw but just as spectacular: its circular, horseshoe shape, it seems like it’s hugging us while we’re admiring its beauty. We continue our journey until we arrive in Akureyri, where we’ll spend the night.

Today will be an intense road day because we have to reach the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Don’t worry though: stops will be frequent, especially because there are so many things to see along the road! A mandatory stop is at the historic peat houses, typical Icelandic buildings that look like they came out of a Disney fairy tale. We reach Snæfellsnes Peninsula in the afternoon and we have some time to enjoy this incredible place - probably the most photographed one of all Iceland thanks to Kirkjufell. Surely you’ve seen it before - they even shot some scenes of Game of Thrones here!

Finally, we are back in Iceland capital city, Reykjavik. We have some free to enjoy the city, do some shopping (here in Reykjavik there are many second-hand markets, the most famous is Kolaportid) or visit museums.

In the afternoon we’ll take our time to enjoy the hot, steaming waters of the Sky Lagoon, one of the most famous hot springs here in Iceland - and maybe in the whole world, who knows. What we know for sure is that this place is magical: deep blue waters, the steam, black mounds of solidified lava… let’s enjoy our time!

We are back in Reykjavik for our last night, it's time to dance! You’ll be surprised by Reykjavik nightlife, with its clubs and bars with live music. Time to celebrate and end this incredible journey the best way possible!