Family · 8D | 7N
Iceland with the Family
A there-and-back-again route on the south and west instead of the full loop, so no day is more than three hours in the car. Puffins, whales, lava tubes and horses.
- Best time
- September to March for the aurora; June to August for the highlands
- Route
- Reykjavík · Hvolsvöllur · Vík · Snæfellsnes
Day by day
8 days, planned in full
A there-and-back-again route on the south and west instead of the full loop, so no day is more than three hours in the car. Puffins, whales, lava tubes and horses.
Day 1
Arrive in Reykjavík
In from the airport with a stop at the geothermal beach at Nauthólsvík, where the sea is heated, and an early dinner.
- Night
- Reykjavík
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
Whales, and a lava tube
Three hours out of the harbour with humpbacks and white-beaked dolphins, then a walk through Raufarhólshellir's lava tunnel with head torches.
- Night
- Reykjavík
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3
The Golden Circle
Snorkelling gear stays in the car — instead, walking the rift at Þingvellir, waiting for Strokkur to blow, and a tomato farm greenhouse lunch.
- Night
- Hvolsvöllur
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 4
Horses and waterfalls
A two-hour ride on Icelandic horses, which have a fifth gait and a temperament made for children, then Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss.
- Night
- Hvolsvöllur
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 5
Black sand and puffins
Reynisfjara's basalt columns — with a strict talk about the sneaker waves — and Dyrhólaey's puffin burrows if it is between May and August.
- Night
- Vík
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 6
Glacier walk, gently
The family route on Sólheimajökull: ninety minutes, no crevasse crossings, and crampons for everyone over eight.
- Night
- Vík
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 7
West to Snæfellsnes
The peninsula they call Iceland in miniature: Kirkjufell's mountain, a black church, seals at Ytri Tunga, and a farm stay for the night.
- Night
- Snæfellsnes
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 8
Fly home
Two and a half hours down to Keflavík, with the Krauma baths broken into the drive if there is time.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 7 nights in family rooms and farm stays with daily breakfast
- Return economy airfare and a private vehicle with child seats
- Driver-guide for all seven days
- Whale-watching cruise and the Raufarhólshellir lava tube walk
- Two-hour Icelandic horse ride with helmets and instruction
- Family glacier walk with all equipment
- Five dinners, and the greenhouse lunch on the Golden Circle
Not included
- Schengen visa fees for each traveller
- Lunches other than the greenhouse day
- Travel insurance
- Snorkelling at Silfra, which has a 14-year minimum age
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