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1 Night 2 Days Northern Lights Tour

1 Night 2 Days Tour | Northern Lights | Snæfellsnes and Borgarfjörður

2 days

Age 6+

Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec

Availability 18

Let’s join us on the 1 nights 2 days Northern Lights tour. This package tour offers you an opportunity to explore the western part of Iceland. Snæfellsnes Peninsula and Borgarfjörður are two places that we will explore on this package.

The Snæfellsnes peninsula is one of the best-kept secrets of Iceland, this area has diverse scenery topped by Snæfellsjökull Glacier as its crowning landmark. This ancient glacier volcano has sparked human imagination for centuries, most famously with Jules Verne commemorating it in his novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth. You can join the activity for an extra fee (extra fee) to step into the 8,000-years-old Vatnshellir Cave and perhaps you will feel closer to the core of the Earth!

On Snæfellsnes exploration day, you’ll have the opportunity to admire towering peaks and cliffs, ghostly lava fields, black sand beaches, and traditional fishing villages. We’ll stop to snap great pictures of the famous Mount Kirkjufell and Djúpalónssandur, we often call it the Black Beach of Western Iceland.

To cap off the adventure, we’ll visit the impressive Gerðuberg basalt columns, forming geometrical patterns in the cliffs. Your accommodation will be at a country hotel in the Snæfellsnes area. Away from the city lights, you’ll have the best chance to spot the Northern Lights.

Itinerary

Day 1 | Snæfellsnes Peninsula and Northern Lights

Your adventure into West Iceland starts with a pick-up from your chosen pick-up point in Reykjavik at 9:00 a.m. As picking everyone up might take up to 30 minutes, your patience is much appreciated.

Once everyone is on our minibus, we’ll head to one of Iceland’s greatest hidden gems, Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Our first stop is at the small fishing village of Arnarstapi, which is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and lava fields.

After wandering in the surrounding area, we’ll head to the Snaefellsjokull National Park, where you’ll have an option (at extra cost) to step into Vatnshellir Cave. The cave is an 8,000-years-old lava tube tunnel that burrows 35 meters (115 feet) underground. This experience is as close as you’ll get to the Jules Verne novel, A Journey to the Center of Earth. If you’re not joining the caving part, your guide will walk you through some of the most intriguing landscapes in the area.

Next, we’ll stop at Hellnar—an ancient fishing village—to grab some lunch before continuing with our journey to the picturesque Djúpalónssandur Beach.

Djúpalónssandur is full of black pebbles, also known as Djúpalóns Perlan, meaning “Deep Pool Pearls.” On the beach, we’ll have a short hike and explore the spooky remains of a shipwreck, that dates back to 1948. Here you may also find four lifting stones to test your strength like the fishermen used to do in the old days. Just make sure to stand well back from the ocean, the waves here are powerful and sneaky as well as awesome! After indulging in all of Djúpalónssandur’s delights, we’ll head to Iceland’s most photographed peak, Mt. Kirkjufell. The cone-shaped mountain with a series of waterfalls in the background has been ranked as one of the seventeen majestic mountains in the world by Mashable. No wonder why his majesty Kirkjufell was featured in the epic fantasy series Game of Thrones!

Afterward, we’ll make our way to a country hotel in Borgarnes. If the forecast is promising, your guide will show you the best place to admire the magical Northern Lights. The lights occur when charged particles from the sun hit Earth’s magnetic field and start to collide with atoms and molecules in our atmosphere. Since the Aurora Borealis is a natural phenomenon, a bit of luck is also needed, but let’s hope those colorful swirls of light will paint the dark sky!

Day Highlights

Pick up from Reykjavik
Arnarstapi Fishing Village
Vatnshellir cave (optional)
Snæfellsnes National Park
Djúpalónssandur beach
Mt. Kirkjufell
Northern Lights hunt (if conditions are right)

Accommodation
Hotel Borgarnes or similar

Day 2 | Exploring the West of Iceland and Northern Lights

After enjoying the local breakfast in the morning, we will get ready to explore the landscapes of the Borgarfjörður area, located in West Iceland. Our first stop is at Deildartunguhver, the most powerful hot spring in Europe.

Deildartunguhver area provides 180 l/sec (48 gals) of 100°C (212°F) hot water, which is also used for central heating in neighboring towns like Borgarnes and Akranes. Here you’ll have an opportunity to immerse yourself in the brand-new Krauma geothermal baths fed by Deildartunguhver hot spring if you choose. Please note, that admission to the baths at Krauma is optional with an extra fee.

Thereafter, we’ll head to the historic site of Reykholt, once home Iceland’s greatest medieval author Snorri Sturluson. Today scholars from various corners of the world come to Snorrastofa—Reykholt’s independent research center—to study medieval history. Next, prepare to go deeper into the legends of Iceland! As we continue with our trip, we’ll visit the waterfalls of Hraunfossar and Barnafoss. After absorbing the tranquil beauty of Hraunfossar, we’ll visit Barnafoss, also known as Children’s Falls. The waterfall is linked with an eerie story of two children falling in the waterfall, but your guide will tell you all the haunting details!

Back on our minibus, we’ll leave the Borgarfjörður area behind and we’ll head back to Reykjavik and, if the weather is on our side, hunt for the Northern Lights.

We return to Reykjavík around 18:00 (6:00 p.m.).

Day Highlights

Deildartunguhver hot spring
The historic site of Reykholt
Hraunfossar and Barnafoss Waterfalls
Borgarfjörður area
Northern Lights hunt (if conditions are right)
Drop off in Reykjavik

F&A

Where do we stay on the first night of this package tour?

We will have an overnight in Hotel Borgarness or a similar hotel in the area. It depends on the availability at the time of booking, the exact hotel location will be sent out to you before the departure.