ICELAND

1. ARDEN
GEOGRAPHY
DEPARTMENT
ICELAND 2016

3. Geysir
Gullfoss
Þingvellir
Laki
Jökulsárlón
Skógarfoss
Reykjavik
Skógarfoss
Heimaey
PLACES WE’LL BE VISITING

4. DAY 1
• Meet at Birmingham Airport at 10am
• Depart 13.25pm from Birmingham on flight
FI495. Arrive Keflavik 15.10pm.
• Visit Geopark for landbridge, mudpots,
explosive crater and steam vents.
• Fish and chip lunch at Grindavik
• Hotel Cabin in Reykjavik

6. DAY 2
• Caving in a lava tube
• View Gullfoss
• Visit Geysir
• Visit Fontana Geo-thermal pool and baths
• Overnight at Hotel Gulfoss

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ÞINGVELLIR
NATIONAL PARK

8. VIEW FROM THE AMERICAN TECTONIC PLATE
OVER THE RIFT VALLEY

9. Bursting through
GEYSIR
EXPLOSION OF WATER. UP TO 30M HIGH. EVERY 3-5 MINUTES.

10. GULFOSS
Huge waterfall on the Hvítá
river. Spot the people!

11. DAY 3
• Visit Seljandafoss (waterfall you can walk
behind)
• Visit the new Icelandic Eruption Centre
• Visit Skógarfoss (awesome 60 m waterfall)
• Walk on the Sólheimajökull glacier
• Overnight at Hotel Laki

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14. DAY 4
• Skaftafell National Park – walk to Svartifoss
• Visit Svínafellsjökull glacier where Batman was
filmed
• Visit the Ice lagoon for ice-floes and ice
sculptures (where James Bond was filmed)
• Overnight at the Hotel Laki

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16. ICEBERGS AT THE JÖKULSÁRLÓN LAGOON, OFF THE LARGEST ICECAP IN EUROPE

17. ONE OF THE MANY
GLACIERS -
SKAFTAFELLSJOKULL

18. DAY 5
• Stop at Vik for shopping
• Visit Vik or Dyrolhaey for beach
• Brief tour of Reykjavik including the
opportunity to buy souvenirs at a shopping
mall
• Pizza restaurant
• Overnight at the Airport Hotel

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20. REYKJAVIK - CAPITAL OF ICELAND (SIZE
OF SOLIHULL!!!)

21. THE CATHEDRAL
AND MAIN
SHOPPING STREET
OF THE CITY

22. DAY 6
• Depart 7.50am from Keflavik on flight FI494.
• Arrive Birmingham at 11.25am.

24. We will be staying in different locations each night.
We will be using hotels or ‘Farmhouse Hotels’
typically 2-3 in an en-suite room.
You will need to take your own towels.
You will be carrying your own suitcase so one with
wheels is advisable!
You will be provided with breakfast, an evening meal
and a packed lunch.

26. • Walking boots
• Trainers
• Walking socks (several pairs)
• Waterproof jacket
• Waterproof trousers
• Salopettes (optional)
• Ski Jacket
• Thermal underwear (or thick
tights / leggings)
• Fleeces
• Jumpers
• Warm trousers (not jeans)
• Woollen gloves
• Heavy duty gloves
• Towels
• Personal medication (staff
member should be informed)
• Money – Icelandic Krona
• Money – Sterling for use at
airports
• Camera
• Adaptor for Northern Europe
• Snacks (e.g. biscuits; crisps)
• Thick woolly hat
• Rucksack for day-use
• Swimwear
Contact lens users : dusty conditions at some locations can make lenses very
uncomfortable so remember to bring glasses as well
Electrical equipment : you may want to bring some sort of ‘entertainment’ for the
coach journeys. You must have insurance for any such items.

28. • Final consent form
• Swimming consent
• Passport
• EHIC
• Medical concerns
• Groups
• Expectations (Code of Conduct)
• Emergency contact
• Blog
• Hoodies

29. ICELAND 2016 :
ANY QUESTIONS?