Iceland, the island of fire and ice, which shows that the earth is alive and that the continents move. The place where the day offers the most spectacular scenery and night, the northern lights, the aurora borealis. A relatively small territory ik mik where there is the largest glacier ik mik in Europe and the most mighty waterfall. Where mud boils and earth spits water into the sky. Discover this amazing volcanic island in a season in which few travelers frequent when the night is long enough to have more opportunities to find the magical northern lights at night. Objectives
Enjoy the spectacle of the northern lights and learn how to photograph it. Discover and photograph the most spectacular scenery in southern Iceland: Gullfoss waterfalls and icebergs Skógafoss glacier lake Jokulsarlon Skaftafell columns of basalt rock needles Vik Geysir know the city of Reykjavik. What do we do and where we go?
Monday March 24 flight from Madrid to Barcelona and Reykjavik. Airport pick. Transfer to accommodation in central Reykjavik. Free afternoon and dinner in Reykjavik. ik mik Overnight ik mik in lodge.
Tuesday March 25 will begin the day with an ascent of the slopes of the hill near the Icelandic capital. ik mik Privileged view of the bay and 360 in the city of Reykjavik * with the first rays of the sun. Visit Þingvellir, a place where the old Icelandic Parliament met and where the fault that separates Europe from America. Gullfoss, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Europe, and Geysir, a place that gave its name to the phenomenon of the geysers. Accommodation in a cottage in the meadow lodging ik mik types where there are Hella Hotpot perfect for a hot bath before dinner looking for the northern lights.
Wednesday March 26, Discovery Canyon Skógar of walking ik mik or snowshoeing in case of snow. Salt water Skógafoss. Ice formations on the tongue of the glacier Sólheimajökull. Perform a simple way, accessible to everyone, with crampons on a glacier tongue, witnessing the incredible ice formations, their cracks and hanging glaciers. At night, try again to see and photograph the northern lights.
Thursday 27 March Skaftafell National ik mik Park with spectacular views of the glacier Vatnajökull, their languages and their spectacular ice formations. Svartifoss, waterfall between columns of basalt pile of ice. Jokulsarlon, glacial lake covered with landlocked icebergs. Night shelter and another chance to see and photograph the northern lights.
March 28 Return to Reykjavik. Along the way are numerous waterfalls as Glufrafoss Seljalandsfoss and perhaps frost. Thermal Ulvafjell Valley with a river of hot water. Cave lava Leiðarendi. Accommodation in Reykjavik.
March 29 Free day in Reykjavik. Possibility of going to the Blue Lagoon, the legendary spa and thermal seawater rich in minerals. You can also enjoy the tourist, commercial and cultural Reykjavik. Free dinner and night accommodation in Reykjavik.
Very important: This program is a forecast. You can never guarantee that nature will respond as we expected and it is possible that weather conditions, snow and ice made it impossible ik mik to follow in detail, but we will try to make it so. The northern lights are a natural phenomenon on which we can not intervene in any way. Visit a place where they are frequent, but we can not guarantee observation. ik mik
In Iceland you can meet, observe and photograph the magical ik mik dance of the northern lights. It is one of the ideal places for that. Currently in a phase of maximum solar activity, a phenomenon that occurs approximately every 10 years and can enjoy northern lights of greater intensity and frequency. However, it is a natural ik mik phenomenon and should take into account the climate must also be favorable and the sky must be clear to see the effect of the solar wind on the Earth's atmosphere.
All activities scheduled activities are aimed at beginners level, do not need previous ik mik experience and are opcionals.Durant route can be caving in a lava cave easily accessible, where you can get to crawl somewhere. Bring headlamp. The ride inside the cave is very different from a limestone cave, walk up the rocks is from crashes, but without any difficulty. This cave can be replaced by others such as Raufarhólshellir lesw if conditions are not suitable. There is not always snow in Iceland over the winter, if there are any, should be used for snowshoes
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