We’ll arise for breakfast that may include smoked trout caught in the lake… then we’ll head out to many spectacular options. Some will chose to tour the lake and local volcano by hiking and on bicycle.

 Others will take a tour into the interior to an ocean of solidified lava floes where the American astronauts originally trained to walk in preparation for the lunar landing. Here we can explore natural gorges, discover hidden waterfalls, and bath in the hot turquoise water of an enormous natural spring lagoon set inside an active volcanic cone.

In poetic contrast, beside the volcano is an immense glassy, cold lake surrounded by infinite, desolate wilderness. The lake is purportedly haunted by two 18th century ghosts. Weather or not you experience their presence, the silence and scale of the view is spectacular and unforgettable.

Others will opt to take a day-trip to a remote island set on the Arctic Circle. A horse back riding and whale watching adventure is also available- known to be the best in Iceland.

A picnic lunch is included as we’ll all be out in the wilderness during the day.

In the evening we head to a 500 year-old fishing village where blue whales are know to breach, appointed with handwork shops, fashion boutiques and a particularly elegant church that hangs above the old harbor. We’ll have a traditional dinner at a 19th century restaurant made of milled driftwood from Siberia.

Next we’ll head along the north coast, past abandoned peninsulas and historic turf houses to a private black sand beach for a bonfire and dessert of hot chocolate and home made Icelandic pancakes. Along the way we might discover wild nests of eggs and tiny chicks hidden in the beach grass. Its even possible to hold a downy chick in your hands!

 “After dinner we drove up to Vikingavatn on the coast. We walked through the coastal meadows looking at the nests of sea birds, watching the seals off the shore watch us in return and building a bonfire on the black sand beaches. Around midnight the sun went into sunset, hovering above the horizon and giving us spectacular pink clouds. It stayed there until 2am when it started to rise again, never having dipped below the horizon. This was the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in Iceland, with 24 hours of sunlight.”

 Adrian L., Australia

“I was looking forward to the beach bonfire from the first day of the trip.  As we headed east along Iceland’s north coast near to Husavik, we ended up at a private lake called Vikingavatn. Since the summer solstice was providing us with 24 hours of sunlight, it was quite a unique experience.  Picture it: we are on a black sand beach, fire blazing, drinking hot chocolate and eating homemade Icelandic pancakes, listening to stories of local legends and customs related to the solstice.  It was indeed a one of a kind experience!”

John T., USA

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