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 3 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)
Vatnsdalur – Kálfhamarsvík
Today we leave early to the peninsula Skagi. We visit Kálfhamarsvik an old settlement, very impressive with a lot of basalt formations and could be we meet here the Red-throated diver. On our way back we stop in beautiful valley Vatnsdalur, geologically very interesting, small hikes in this area rich in water and full of water birds. (B, P, D)
Brekkulækur – Strandir – Reykhólar
We leave Brekkulækur farm and drive north along Hrútafjörður to Strandir, where we stop at Bæ farm. Here we are welcomed by the owners and in a small boat they take us to their island not far from land where puffins and eider ducks breed. We continue to Reykhólar via the highland road. Overnight stay in a simple hotel. (B, P, D)
Reykhólar – Patreksfjörður
We let ourselves be enchanted by the impressive, barren fjord landscape of Breiðafjörður and visit the fascinating village of Reykhólar with its numerous, steaming, hot springs. Various species of divers and ducks cavort here. We spend the night in a simple and nice guesthouse in Patreksfjörður. We end the day in the natural hot water outdoor swimming pool with a spectacular view. 2x overnight stay (B, D)
Látrabjarg
We will spend the day hiking along the gigantic steep coast Látrabjarg, Europe’s biggest colony for seabirds (weather dependent). 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). On the way we stop at a mudflat and keep an eye out for the last red knots and turnstones, thousands of which stop there in the spring on their way from Europe to Greenland (B, D)
Dynjandi – Ferry ride
We drive up-hill and cross several mountains until we reach Arnarfjörður, where we visit the impressive waterfall “Dynjandi”. We take the ferry across the beautiful bay of Breiðafjörður with its countless islands and skerries to the town of Stykkishólmur on the legendary Snæfelsnes peninsula and spend the night in a simple guest house in Arnarstapi (2x). Dinner on the ferry (B, D)
Nationalpark Snæfellsnes
From Arnarstapi today we set off on a beautiful hike along the bizarre coast to Hellnar. We continue through the national park with our minibus to Djúpalónssandur and explore the bay of Dritvík (B, D)
Arnarstapi – Reykjanes – Keflavik
Today we continue by mini bus south to the Reykjanes Peninsula to look for gannets on the rugged coast. We visit the beautiful Brimketill coast and the Gunnuhver thermal area on the Reykjanes peninsula. Overnight stay in a guesthouse in Keflavik.
Departure
Transfer to the airport at 05.00 am and flight home. (B*)