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2008 Summer Travel in Iceland

2007-08 Winter Travel in Iceland

Glacier Lagoon	Puffins	Reykjavik

GLACIERS, GEYSERS & WATERFALLS 2008
ESCORTED
TOUR WITH WEEKLY DEPARTURES !
7 Days / 6 Nights — Saturday Departures May 03- September 20
From $2060* PP Land and Air
From $1635 PP Land Only

2008 Dates & Rates

Tour Inclusions:
• Transatlantic flight on Icelandair in coach class including meal service
• Airport Coach transfers from/to Keflavik Airport
• One pre & one post-tour overnight in Reykjavik at First Class Hotel Loftleidir or similar
• Full Scandinavian breakfast buffet daily, 1 lunch box and 3 dinners
• Accommodations in rooms with private facilities
• Multi-lingual English speaking tour escort on tour portion, days 3-5.

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Tour Itinerary:
Day 01 – Saturday or Thursday USA-ICELAND
Board your modern jetliner for overnight flight to Keflavik Airport in Iceland Meals:In flight

Day 02 – Sunday REYKJAVIK
Upon arrival scheduled coach transfer included to Reykjavik City.
Check in at your hotel and you have time for an optional afternoon Reykjavik City Tour - available form your hotel. Afternoon free on own to explore Reykjavik.
HOTEL LOFTLEIDIR or similar. Meals:B

Day 03 – Monday REYKJAVIK-SOUTH SHORE
Pick up at your hotel between 8:15 and 9:30AM. From Reykjavík head through the town of Hveragerði and the surrounding fertile farmlands, noting the numerous glacial rivers on the way to Skógar. Continue to Dyrhólaey, a nature reserve, ready to explore. Discover the former site of a 12th-century Catholic convent at Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Dinner and overnight in Kirkjubæjarklaustur area.
Meals:B/D

Day 04 – Tuesday SKAFTAFELL NATIONAL PARK-GLACIAL LAGOON
Depart from Kirkjubæjarklaustur onward to Skaftafell National Park, one of Iceland's most outstanding areas of natural beauty, dominated by Vatnajökull, Europe's largest ice cap. Continue to the Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon where huge icebergs float and grind together in the still, deep waters of the lagoon. Dinner and overnight in Kirkjubæjarklaustur area.
Meals:B/D

Day 05 – Wednesday LANDMANNALAUGAR or PORSMÖRK VALLEY 
Strike out along the Fjallabaksleið interior track to Landmannalaugar#, a magnificent area surrounded by colourful rhyolite mountains, with the option of bathing in a natural warm pool, a great way to rejuvenate the skin and the spirit. Spot the towering Hekla, the iconic Icelandic volcano, after exploring the Þjórsárdalur Valley. Dinner and overnight in Flúðir area.
Meals:B/L/D

(# Note: If the route to Landmannalaugar is closed due to road conditions (spring or early summer) the tour goes through lava fields and outwash sands formed by floods from the glacial volcano Katla to Vík, passing two beautiful waterfalls, and on to Þórsmörk valley).

Day 06 – Thursday GULLFOSS-PINGVELLIR NATIONALPARK-REYKJAVIK
Depart for the Geyser area to see the famous great Geyser and Strokkur, a hot spring that spouts every few minutes. On to Gullfoss, one of Iceland's most impressive waterfalls. The next stop is Thingvellir National Park, where the ancient parliament met for centuries on the shores of Iceland's largest lake, before heading back to Reykjavik. Overnight stay in Reykjavík.
Meals:B

Day 07 – Friday REYKJAVIK-USA
Morning free for optional Reykjavik City Tour or some last minute shopping before scheduled transfer on own to Keflavik Airport and your afternoon flight back to the U.S.
Meals:B/In flight.

Note. Tour Operator reserve the right to alter routes without prior notice due to road conditions.

2008 Dates & Rates:

Departures: Incl. airfare from JFK or Boston*	Land & Air	Land only 5 nights
# Indicates guaranteed departures.
May 03, 10#, 17, 24#	$2060* p.p twin	$1635 p.p. twin
May 31	$2340* p.p twin	$1915 p.p. twin
June 07, 14#	$2340 p.p. twin	$1915 p.p. twin
June 21#, 28	$2585* p.p. twin	$1915 p.p. twin
July 05, 12#, 19#, 26#	$2585* p.p. twin	$1915 p.p. twin
August 02#, 09#, 16, 23	$2585* p.p. twin	$1915 p.p. twin
August 30	$2340* p.p. twin	$1915 p.p. twin
September 06#, 13 & 20	$2060* p.p. twin	$1635 p.p. twin

Single supplement $515 for departures May 03-24 & September and
$610 for departures May 31 and June - August.

Add-on from Minneapolis $100 p.p. for departures June 21-August 23.
For other departures, no surcharge from Minneapolis.

Note! Some departures dates are not available from all gateway cities due to airline schedule variations and would require extra nights at hotel in Reykjavik at an additional cost.

*Departure taxes, fuel surcharges and U.S. security fees are extra, approx. $220 p.p.

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