Best time for Northern Lights in Iceland
Iceland is world famous as a 'Northern Lights' travel destination. Between mid-September to early April each year, travellers flock to this island to search each evening for the magical lights in the sky.
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5 days - Independent winter tour of Iceland with Northern Lights focus.
Join us for a winter escape to the land of ice and fire in the middle of the North Atlantic. We will take you out to see the most famous sights around the Golden Circle and the South Coast. Based in Reykjavik, stay in a small, charming hotel and spend your days touring the highlights of Southern Iceland. As a finale you will have a day and night at the Blue Lagoon for a soak in the warm healing waters.
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- Day 1
- Arrive Reykjavik
- Day 2
- Round trip day tour visiting the Geysir Hot Spring, Gullfoss Waterfall and Þingvellir National Park
- Day 3
- South Coast Highlights: Skógafoss Waterfall, Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Reynisfjara Black Beach and Sólheimajökull Glacier
- Day 4
- Blue Lagoon afternoon of relaxing
- Day 5
- Airport transfer from the Blue Lagoon
- Start/End Place
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Country Visited
- Iceland
- Duration
- 5 Days
- Start Date
- Flexible
- Travel Style
- Independent
- Suitability
- Independent holiday with moderately active activities and no luggage handling included
- Code
- 50DN0290
As a Certified B Corporation, 50 Degrees North has designed this tour using handpicked local hoteliers and suppliers who share our ethos of delivering services and activities of high social and environmental standards.
The CO2-e per person per day of all tours is carefully measured following each season. We fully offset all emissions of our tours on your behalf, and we constantly look at ways to reduce emissions where possible.
Details
Transportation
Private transfer to and from airport and small group sightseeing tours.
Included
- Meet & Greet service at hotel
- Private airport transfers
- 3 nights at centrally located 3.5 star hotel in Reykjavik
- 1 night at local hotel by the Blue Lagoon
- Daily breakfast
- Golden Circle small group day tour
- South Coast small group day tour
- Northern Lights small group day tour
- Entrance to Blue Lagoon
- Transfers to the Blue Lagoon
- 24-hour emergency service
- Taxes and service fees
Not Included
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Gratitudes and items of personal nature
- Travel insurance
- International or domestic flights
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Reykjavik
On arrival, make your own way to the hotel. Meet and Greet with our local guide on your arrival. The afternoon is yours to explore this compact city. Be sure to check out the new Harpa Opera house on the harbour.
In the evening, join a small group Norther Lights tour, in search of these magical lights. Even with the best of guides and a detailed forecast, sightings are never guaranteed. If we don’t find any lights on the tour, you have the option of going again on another evening.
Accommodation
Hotel Alda or similarRestaurants
Attractions
Day 2 - Round trip day tour visiting the Geysir Hot Spring, Gullfoss Waterfall and Þingvellir National Park
Small group day tour to the Golden Circle region. Visit all three attractions of the famous Golden Circle with added visits to family farms and the Kerið Crater Lake. You will be picked up by small minivan and explore Þingvellir National Park. The home of Iceland’s ancient Viking parliament and listed as a UNESCO’s World Heritage site will be our first stop. There you will take a walk to experience firsthand the geological phenomenon that is the Mid-Atlantic ridge before visiting Gulfoss the Golden Waterfall and Geysir spouting water sometimes up to 40m high.
Stops will also be made at Efstidalur dairy farm, known for its organic homemade ice cream and
Friðheimr tomato farm where you can purchase lunch.
Return to Reykjavik in the late afternoon.
Meals
1 BreakfastAccommodation
Hotel Alda or similarDay 3 - South Coast Highlights: Skógafoss Waterfall, Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Reynisfjara Black Beach and Sólheimajökull Glacier
Today, travel to the south coast of Iceland with its black beaches, picturesque waterfalls and magnificent glaciers. On the way you will witness the many sides of Icelandic nature and culture. Gljúfrabúi waterfall and Seljalandsfoss waterfall are the first stops. Skógafoss waterfall is the next stop.
Then visit Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach and watch the powerful North Atlantic waves as they crash on to the black sand. This is where Game of thrones was filmed and this is where the troll is out in the ocean towing 3 mast ship to shore. This is also where you see the famous beautiful basaltic rocks in the mountain. Next visit Sólheimajökull Glacier with an opportunity to step onto the ice before returning to Reykjavik.
Be sure to carry warm clothing, rain gear and good shoes.
Meals
1 BreakfastAccommodation
Hotel Alda or similarDay 4 - Blue Lagoon afternoon of relaxing
After exploring the Icelandic capital this morning, transfer to the Blue Lagoon for a therapeutic afternoon and evening in the healing waters of the Blue Lagoon. Stay overnight at the Northern Light Inn, which is just a stone's throw from the international airport.
Meals
1 BreakfastAccommodation
Day 5 - Airport transfer from the Blue Lagoon
After breakfast, private transfer to the airport
Meals
1 BreakfastDates & Prices
All prices listed are per person, early indicative price. Please note, during Christmas and New Years a supplement may apply. Ask us for a private quote - the day tours included are small group tours.
Dates
Valid From
Valid To
From Price
Status
Accommodation
1 Sep 2024
21 Apr 2025
21 Apr 2025
1 Sep 2024
21 Apr 2025
NZD 3,231
Limited availability
Standard
1 Sep 2024
21 Apr 2025
21 Apr 2025
1 Sep 2024
21 Apr 2025
NZD 1,827
Limited availability
Extra for Single
Important Information
Lunch can be purchased along the way during the day trips or bring your own. Boots can also be hired if necessary.
The program is flexible and can be tailored to your preferences.
SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL:
Your accommodation in Iceland is part of small group of Icelandic hotels which we have selected due to their standout environmental credentials. They achieved international environmental certification ISO 14001 in 2015 and are the only hotels in Iceland to achieve this certification, which provides complete transparency to customers on their environmental standards. They have been awarded numerous awards for their efforts in sustainability over the years, including 'Environmental Company of the Year' 2017. They pledge to; reduce waste and increase recycling, choose nature-friendly products and services, emphasize using local products and Icelandic ingredients, to follow the current environmental legislation and aim to exceed it, inform guests about their environmental policy and how they can participate and help educate employees and service providers about environmental issues.
Your boutique stay near the Blue Lagoon uses geothermal heating and electricity throughout the hotel, has replaced all light sources with LED bulbs, providing recycling facilities in all rooms and offers electric cars for rent for guests.
The Blue Lagoon, as well as being one of Iceland’s most iconic tourist attractions, has equally impressive credentials, and are winners of the 2021 'Environmental Company of the Year'. Their renewable electrical and thermal energy is provided by a nearby geothermal power plant and other recent projects include the installation of electric charging stations, education for employees about the effects of climate change, raised awareness regarding food waste in the staff canteens, a general overall reduction of other forms of waste and an increase in recycling, and offsetting all of their emissions.
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Soak in a lava field & fine dine in your dressing gown - make the most of your visit to the Blue Lagoon.
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