Keflavík – Brekkulækur
Reception at the airport in Keflavík between 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm or around 5:30 pm in Reykjavík at the gas station N1, Ártúnshöfði on Vesturlandsvegur heading north out of town. Transfer to the guesthouse Brekkulækur in the north west of Iceland, where we will spend the next 4 nights.
Vatnsnes peninsula
In the morning, you will wake up to the lovely sound of birds present in the countryside: Golden plover, redshank, common snipe, dunlin, whimbrel, meadow pipit, redwing, raven. The morning is at your leisure. In the afternoon, we will visit a seal colony and the famous rock Hvitserkur on the peninsula Vatnsnes. With a bit of luck we will also come across the horned grebe and the red-throated loon. In the evening relaxation time in a natural hot swimming pool in the little village Hvammstangi. (B, L, D)
Peninsula Skagi – Puffins – Eiders
Today we leave early to one of our tour highlights: the peninsula Skagi, where we get to know one of the main eiders farmers. He shows us his world of eiders which provide him with the most expensive down in the world. We will take a short boat trip (weather dependent) to his little island full of full of eiders and puffins. (B, P, D)
Arnarvatnsheiði – Vatnsdalur
We drive up to the highland and look out for the Gyrfalcon. Afterwards, we drive to Vatnsdalur, which is one of the most beautiful and geological remarkable valleys of Iceland. This valley is full of lakes and we meet a lot of water birds on short hikes. (B, P, D)
Brekkulækur – Reykhólar – Flókalundur
We are leaving the farm Brekkulækur and are going for a longer drive to the impressive, barren Westfjords. Short stop in the fascinating Reykhólar with its hot springs and ponds, where we might see different kinds of ducks and loons. We will spend the night in a Hotel in Flókalundur. (B, D)
Látrabjarg
We will spend the day hiking along the gigantic steep coast Látrabjarg, Europe’s biggest colony for seabirds. It is 13 km long and up to 440 metres high. There, we will watch thousands of seabirds: Fulmar, kittiwake, razorbill, guillemot, thick-billed murre and again the trusting puffin (weather dependent). Later, we continue our journey with a ferry across the bay of Breiðafjörður to the little town Stykkishólmur, which is situated on the mystic and legendary peninsula Snæfellsnes. From there we will go by minibus to the village Arnarstapi, where we will stay overnight in a simple guesthouse. Nearby is a huge Arctic tern colony as well as a wonderful black lava coast and more birds: Black guillemot and sometimes the northern gannet. (B, D)
Dynjandi – Arnarfjörður
We drive up-hill and cross several mountains until we reach Arnarfjörður, where we visit the impressive waterfall “Dynjandi”. We will take a break at the tideland and look out for knots and turnstones. They stop there every spring on their way from Europe to Greenland. (B, D)
Ferry – Nationalpark Snæfellsnes – Kirkjufell
We continue our journey with a ferry across the bay of Breiðafjörður to the little town Stykkishólmur, which is situated on the mystic and legendary peninsula Snæfellsnes. We will see famous mountain Kirkjufell and through the national park to Djúpalónssandur and where we explore bay Drítvík. (B, D)
Arnarstapi – Reykjanes – Keflavik
Today we set off from Arnarstapi on a beautiful, short hike along the bizarre coast to Hellnar. Continue by mini bus south to the Reykjanes Peninsula to look for gannets on the rugged coast. Overnight stay in a guesthouse in Keflavik. (B)
Departure
Transfer to the airport at 05.00 am and flight home. (B*)