Best of Reykjavik & the Golden Circle

(5 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Reykjavik, Langjokull Glacier, Golden Circle, South Iceland

This private luxury tour is the ultimate Iceland stopover tour, featuring the cultural highlights of Reykjavik plus the very best day tours. Experience Iceland's beautiful natural landscapes and incredible outdoors activities such as venturing inside a glacier and walking on a glacier, soaking in hot springs, seeing waterfalls, geysers, volcanoes, black sand beaches, rock formations and more.

Enjoy insider touring of the highlights of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. Tour cultural highlights such as the National Museum of Iceland or Reykjavik Art Museum to gain further insight into Iceland's history and contemporary culture. See the iconic architecture of Hallgrimskirkja Church. Artisans of Leisure will also arrange visits to Harpa, the concert hall designed in conjunction with renowned artist Olafur Eliasson, and FlyOver Iceland to enjoy a simulated flight ride over Iceland's spectacular scenery. Also explore the colorful backstreets of the town, and walk along the harbor. If desired, browse top boutiques for Icelandic crafts such as hand-knit sweaters and blankets. Other options include visiting the Arbaer Open Air Museum, Viking Village or the Imagine Peace Tower. Artisans of Leisure can also arrange tickets to performances and reservations at top restaurants, such as a lunch reservation at a restaurant inside a hilltop building with incredible views over the city.

One day, enjoy the "Into the Glacier" tour of Langjokull Glacier, including driving across a glacier and venturing into a tunnel in the blue ice. During private touring, also see Hraunfossar Waterfall, which streams through a lava field

Another day, enjoy a private excursion to Iceland's most important and impressive natural features in the Golden Circle. Visit Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Althing (Icelandic assembly) met for over 850 years in a spectacular rift valley formed by drifting tectonic plates. Also, visit a family farm where produce is grown year-round in greenhouses heated by geothermal energy. If desired, opt to take a dip in the Secret Lagoon, a unique natural hot spring. In Geysir, watch as Strokkur Geyser erupts, and see Gullfoss, a waterfall that plunges into a gorge.

Next, travel along Iceland's spectacular southern coast, a region that offers some of the country's most impressive scenery. See Reynisfjara black sand beach and its basalt rock columns, and take in views of monumental sea stacks off the coast. Also see the amazing waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss, and tour cultural highlights such as the Skogar folk museum and the Lava Center, a fascinating interactive museum dedicated to Iceland's geological forces. Also take a glacier walk on Solheimajokull Glacier.

En route to or from the Reykjavik airport, if desired, relax or get a spa treatment while learning about Iceland's vast geothermal resources at the famed Blue Lagoon.

This tour can easily be extended to include other parts of Iceland.

Upon request, Artisans of Leisure can arrange additional activities such as ATV rides, whale watching or puffin excursions (season permitting), horseback riding, visits to ice caves, culinary touring and Icelandic cooking classes, meeting with Icelandic designers, hiking, mountain biking, an excursion into a volcano, tours of noted architecture sites and more.

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All Artisans of Leisure tours are private and depart daily.

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The Artisans of Leisure Style of Travel:

• Private touring with your own personal guides and drivers
• Preferred rooms in the very best luxury hotels
• Firsthand, sophisticated destination knowledge and recommendations from our travel specialists
• Itineraries that are customized according to your interests and schedule
• Artisans of Leisure upgrades and amenities
• A seamless travel experience, including all logistics, skipping lines during touring whenever possible, restaurant and spa reservations, performance tickets, private airport transfers, internal transportation, VIP and fast-track airport assistance in many destinations
• Around-the-clock support in each destination during your trip
• Unique, insider travel experiences and access to the Artisans of Leisure network of experts around the world