General information
| Destination |
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| Reykjavik, Iceland |
Program details
The Reykjanes Peninsula tour offers extreme variety of landscapes dotted with fissures, lava fields and geothermal activity. We depart from Reykjavík heading towards the community of Sandgerði, one of the country‘s major fishing points. The tour continues along the coast line through Miðnesheiði moor which rises up from the lowland. The journey proceeds through lava fields onwards to Sandvík where two of the earth‘s tectonic plate split.
At Sandvík you will get the opportunity to walk over a symbolic footbridge which crosses a fissure which provides clear evidence of the rift between the European and the North American tectonic plates. We head towards the coast for the lighthouse of Reykjanesviti, one of the oldest lighthouses in Iceland.
Weather permitting you can glimpse at the island of Eldey, which rises from ocean, and witnes the foamy waves beating up on the dark rocks. Close by is the country‘s largest mud pool, Gunnuhver, which will be our next stop. According to a legend a great ghost nicknamed Gunna caused great disturbance in the area until a priest set a trap for her and she fell into the 300°C hot spring.
The area offers unique colours which will not disappoint the photographer. Our next stop will be at Krýsuvík geothermal area where you can take a walk between the boiling mud pools and smelly solfatares.
Meeting point: Bus terminal. In case clients would like to have a free hotel pick up (only for Reikiavik city center), it’s necessary to inform about the hotel name at the moment of making the reservation, otherwise the meeting point is at Hafnarstraeti 20, 101 Reykjavik.
Duration: Approximately nine hours.
Start time: Daily at 8am.
Languages: English.>
Others: Please note as availability in the Blue Lagoon can be limited, you are required to pre-book special treatment tickets.
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