Iceland Nature and Wellness

3 Nights

Reykjavik Iceland

During this four-day spa city break, you'll visit Iceland's capital Reykjavik, with its crisp air, geothermal pools and dynamic people. You'll visit a beautiful region of lava waterfalls and the Krauma geotherma spa. Discover South Coast wonders like Skogafoss wanterfall and balck sandy beaches and take an invigorating guided hike on Solheimajokull glacier. Plus you'll visit the world- renowned Blue Lagoon.

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Highlights

  • Enjoy three different geothermal spa experiences: Krauma Geothermal Baths, the Blue Lagoon  and your hotel’s spa
  • View two “must-see” waterfalls and Viking Saga history in West Iceland
  • Experience the fun, once in a lifetime glacier hike on Sólheimajökull glacier.
  • Discover photo-worthy stops of the south coast’s mighty waterfalls Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss
  • Day 1 - Arrival - Reykjavik
  • Day 2 - Silver Circle and Krauma Geothermal Baths
  • Day 3 - South Coast Adventure and Glacier Hike
  • Day 4 - Departure
  • Additional Information

Transfer to your hotel in Reykjavik.

The package includes an arrival or departure transfer via the Blue Lagoon, based on what best fits your flight schedule. Take an unguided transfer bus to the Blue Lagoon where you can enjoy bathing in the geothermal blue waters. The Blue Lagoon has a luggage facility near the entrance where you can safely store luggage for a small fee.

The Blue Lagoon is a unique natural pool of mineral rich geothermal water in the middle of a lava field surrounded by the beautiful Icelandic wilderness. The Blue Lagoonis known for its special properties and beneficial effects on the skin. Enjoy the facilities such as the Lagoon, sauna and steam room and a massage waterfall.

You can stay in the Lagoon as long as you like and take one of the scheduled buses to your hotel in Reykjavik.  Your package includes one entrance to the property’s spa, which you can use anytime during your stay.

Overnight in Reykjavik

Travel Tip: If your flight to Iceland doesn’t match with the departure times for the airport transfer to the Blue Lagoon, we suggest that you visit the Blue Lagoon as part of your transfer back to the airport on your departure day. You would then transfer on your own to your hotel in Reykjavik. We would be very happy to assist you with booking a transfer, if needed.

Please note check in for most hotels starts at 14:00 – 16:00 (1:00pm – 4:00pm).

Meals Included: Ro

CenterHotel Midgardur

Miðgarður by Center Hotels is positioned at one end of the city’s main shopping street. On Thursday nights the ever lively Jörgensen Kitchen & Bar celebrates both local produce and talent with live music performances. For a real treat check out the hotel spa and take a dip under an Icelandic sky in the thermal-water hot tub. This hotel is the first step to a great vacation offering 170 modern and comfortable rooms, free wi-fi, friendly service and a warm welcoming atmosphere. Breakfast is included in all room rates. Additionally to the beautiful rooms at Miðgarður, the hotel also has a restaurant; Jörgensen Kitchen & Bar, a spa with a gym, sauna, massage rooms as well as indoor and outdoor hot tubs. Spacious lobby lounge is also at the hotel as well as meeting room facilities.

Hraunfossar Waterfalls – Barnafoss waterfalls- Deildartunguhver Hot Spring – Reykholt

Breakfast at your hotel. Combine history, natural spring water and relaxation on a small group tour. You will be picked up at your hotel or nearest tour bus stop (check with your hotel staff regarding the tour departure point). Visit the west of Iceland and get the essential Icelandic experience of natural wonders, spa relaxation and Viking age history. The scenic Borgarfjordur region is not well known to visitors, but it is an area Icelanders from Reykjavik love to visit on getaways. We think you’ll fall in love with this relaxing region, too.

The day starts with a visit to Reykholt, one Iceland’s most notable historical sites. Reykholt is most famous for being the manor home of Iceland's best-known author, Snorri Sturluson, during the years 1206-1241. A powerful chieftain, Snorri was an interesting man who played a big role in the events of the violent Sturlunga Age. An ancient geothermally heated pool, Snorralaug, is named after him. It is one of the few things preserved whole from Iceland’s medieval period. Ironically. Thanks to Snorri’s writings we know about the mythology and religion of the Viking people.

Then head on to Hraunfossar waterfalls, or Lava Falls – a beautiful and unusual natural phenomena. Clear, cold springs of subterranean water seep through the lava and ripple down as tiny waterfalls and rapids into the Hvita River. A series of scenic footpaths takes you to different viewpoints around the waterfalls. Also in the area is Barnafoss, the Children’s Falls. The water here is a brilliantly blue color. The falls are named after a sad incident that took place here long ago.

Next you will head to Deildartunguhver, Europe’s most powerful hot spring. The water rushes by rapidly at a speed of 180 liters (48 gallons) per second. Right next to Deildartunguhver is Krauma Geothermal Baths. The spa’s hot water comes from  Deildartunguhver, at a temperature of 100°C (212°F). To achieve the perfect bathing temperature Krauma mixes the hot water with icy water from a mountain spring. Krauma offers five relaxing natural geothermal baths, a cold tub to get your blood circulation going, two calming saunas and a relaxation room where you can rest by the fireplace while listening to soothing music. Krauma’s restaurant has a real West Icelandic focus with vegetables, dairy products and meat from area farms.

After your relaxing day, you will Return to Reykjavik in the early evening.

Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

CenterHotel Midgardur

Miðgarður by Center Hotels is positioned at one end of the city’s main shopping street. On Thursday nights the ever lively Jörgensen Kitchen & Bar celebrates both local produce and talent with live music performances. For a real treat check out the hotel spa and take a dip under an Icelandic sky in the thermal-water hot tub. This hotel is the first step to a great vacation offering 170 modern and comfortable rooms, free wi-fi, friendly service and a warm welcoming atmosphere. Breakfast is included in all room rates. Additionally to the beautiful rooms at Miðgarður, the hotel also has a restaurant; Jörgensen Kitchen & Bar, a spa with a gym, sauna, massage rooms as well as indoor and outdoor hot tubs. Spacious lobby lounge is also at the hotel as well as meeting room facilities.

Spectacular Waterfalls – Amazing Glacier Views– Glacier Discoveries

Breakfast at your hotel. You will be picked up for today’s tour at the hotel or nearest Tour Bus Stop (check with the hotel reception about the tour departure location).  Drive through the beautiful landscapes of Iceland’s south coast, enjoying the view of peaceful farms, many with horses grazing in the fields. If the sky is clear, you can view two famous volcanoes: Hekla (last eruption: 2000) and Eyjafjallajokull (last eruption: 2010). You might even glimpse the Westman Islands far off on the sea.

Stop at Skogafoss waterfall, one of Iceland’s most iconic for its perfect shape. Perhaps you might even catch of glimpse of the legendary Viking treasure said to be buried in the falls.

Travel east to Solheimajokull, a glacier extending out from the larger Myrdralsjokull. Here you’ll put on crampons and take an ice axe for a glacier walk.  Your glacier guide will lead you up onto the surface of the glacier for a one-hour walk in spellbinding icy landscapes.  Enjoy views of jagged peaks, cool blue ice and wide- open sky; a treat for photographers! You’ll also learn about glaciers: how they are formed and why they are so important to our planet. This is a truly invigorating experience for your soul.

After the invigorating ice walk, you’ll visit beautiful Seljalandsfoss.  This ribbon-like waterfall offers the rare opportunity to walk behind the curtain of water (subject to trail conditions at the time of the trip).

Return to Reykjavik around 19:00 (7:00pm). Overnight in Reykjavik.

Bring/Wear: Bring warm outdoor clothing, waterproof jacket and pants, head wear and gloves. Hiking boots are strongly recommended. It is possible to rent hiking boots. Let us know at booking time and we can arrange it.

Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

CenterHotel Midgardur

Miðgarður by Center Hotels is positioned at one end of the city’s main shopping street. On Thursday nights the ever lively Jörgensen Kitchen & Bar celebrates both local produce and talent with live music performances. For a real treat check out the hotel spa and take a dip under an Icelandic sky in the thermal-water hot tub. This hotel is the first step to a great vacation offering 170 modern and comfortable rooms, free wi-fi, friendly service and a warm welcoming atmosphere. Breakfast is included in all room rates. Additionally to the beautiful rooms at Miðgarður, the hotel also has a restaurant; Jörgensen Kitchen & Bar, a spa with a gym, sauna, massage rooms as well as indoor and outdoor hot tubs. Spacious lobby lounge is also at the hotel as well as meeting room facilities.

Breakfast at your hotel. If you were not able to visit the Blue Lagoon on your arrival day, then you would use your transfer and stop at the Blue Lagoon on the way to Keflavik Airport.

Otherwise, you would transfer on your own to the airport. This transfer is not included in the package, but we would be happy to book a transfer for you, if you wish.

If your flight is in the afternoon, use your last moments enjoying the spa located right in your hotel or walk along the harbor seafront and breathe the fresh Atlantic breeze.

Please note that we recommend that you depart no later than three hours before your flight.

Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Type of tour: Short break with a focus on spa relaxation and beautiful nature.

Recommended For:  First time visitors to Iceland, Repeat visitors, Wellness-Focused visitors, Stop-over travelers

Interests:  Hot springs, spas, natural wonders

Season: All year

Duration: 4 Days/3 Nights

Departure: All days

Language: English

Minimum age: 10 years old (for glacier hike)

Good to Know: 

  • Includes 3 breakfasts, and three different spa experiences and a small-group day tour
  • Choose between several hotels in either the comfort category or economy category
  • Airport transfers can be added. 
  • Bring  wind and waterproof outerwear
  • The weather in Iceland can change rapidly.  We recommend dressing in layers, so you can take on or off clothes as needed.

Important:

We reserve the right to alter tour itineraries if conditions warrant it.

Included

  • Accommodation 3 nights in a standard room with facilities at a hotel in Reykjavik
  • Breakfast (except arrival day)
  • Non-Guided arrival or departure transfer via the Blue Lagoon
  • Comfort Experience at the Blue Lagoon (includes entrance, towel rental, Silica mud mask and choice of one drink)
  • One entrance to your hotel’s spa during your stay
  • Small group guided Silver Circle tour of Western Iceland (day 2)
  • Entrance to Krauma Natural Geothermal Spa (day 2)
  • Guided tour of South Coast and Glacier Hike (day 3)
  • Use of equipment for glacier hike (safety harness, crampons, helmet, ice axe) (day 3)
  • Customer care service during office hours
  • 24-hour Iceland Travel emergency line assistance while you are in Iceland
     

Not Included:

  • Breakfast on arrival day
  • International airfare
  • Baggage porterage at airport/hotel
  • Personal travel insurance (highly recommended)
  • Swimsuit (rentals are available at the Blue Lagoon and Krauma)
  • Towel at Krauma on Day 2 (rentals available)
  • One-way transfer between Reykjavik hotel and Keflavik
  • Beverages, snacks, lunches, dinners unless otherwise noted in itinerary
  • Guaranteed early check-in (check-in time for most hotels in Iceland starts between 14:00 and 16:00 (2:00pm and 4:00pm)
  • Guaranteed late check-out
  • Any service not specifically listed under "included"