Glaciers & Waterfalls under the Northern Lights

Hotel Ranga

Hotel Ranga

Sleep under the Northern Lights in Iceland

Northern Lights Spectacular

Northern Lights Spectacular

See the splendour of the Icelandic Northern Lights dancing in the night sky

Sumptuous Luxury

Sumptuous Luxury

Treat yourself to a suite

Glaciers & Waterfalls under the Northern Lights

By day enjoy Southern Iceland’s unique cocktail of sights: the falling water curtains that are Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss waterfalls, the glacial snowmobiling rink that is Mýrdalsjökull glacier, the foam pounding white on Dyrhólæy’s black sand beaches and the Golden Circle's famed attractions of Gullfoss, Geysir and Pingviller.

By night enjoy food to die for in the hotel Ranga's renowned dining room and afterwards soak in a hot tub outside your bedroom whilst waiting for the Northern Lights to appear [hopefully] in the night sky above you.

WHAT TO SEE

SKÓGAFOSS AND SELJALANDSFOSS - Seljalandsfoss spills straight off the fell side dropping into a shallow pool. Skógafoss similarly drops straight down into a pool in front of you. 

THE GOLDEN CIRCLE - An unmissable trio of sights that are a ‘must do’ for every Iceland visitor. The double fall at Gulfoss makes it unique; the eponymous Geysir area gave the world the name. Last but not least Þingvellir, where the early Vikings gave up rape and pillage in favour of parliamentary democracy.

DYRHÓLÆY - is the southernmost tip of Iceland, signatured by a rock arch that the sea has eroded from the headland from whence the name comes. Puffins and eider ducks are prolific here in summer but the cliffs are multicultural with fulmars, guillemots and kittiwakes all vying for space with each other.

DAY 1 UK – REYKJAVIK Scheduled flight* to Reykjavik, collect hire car and drive to Hotel Ranga for 3 nights. Arrival night dinner included [12/10/11 - 15/12//11].

DAY 2 HELLA At leisure.

DAY 3 HELLA At leisure

DAY 4 HELLA – REYKJAVIK Drive to Reykjavík via Gulfoss & Geysir, then alongside Þingvellir and into the city for an overnight at Hotel Centrum.

DAY 5 REYKJAVIK – UK Morning at leisure before driving out to the airport for scheduled return flight to UK.

Departures from London Heathrow or Gatwick, Manchester & Glasgow.

Hotel Ranga

Built in log cabin style but with 4 star hotel luxury, the Ranga has 52 superior and de-luxe rooms, 7 suites in a 'New World' pavilion and a sybaritic Royal Suite [which has actually housed a Royal in the person of the King of Sweden].  Set against a backdrop of Mount Hekla, the hotel, which started life as a private fishing lodge, has over the years spawned de-luxe rooms, a restaurant with a ‘Surf a Turf’ signature dish; outdoor hot tubs; suites themed and furnished around the six continents, Royal Suite and Lounge Bar. Notwithstanding such development the hotel has done it all whilst keeping its very personal owner driven style and ambience.

The Centrum Hotel

Stylish modern hotel inside with an exterior sympathetically in keeping with its surrounding clapboard buildings. Bang in the centre of town but in a quiet enclave (more than useful on a Friday or Saturday night). Close to restaurants and shops. All 89 rooms are furnished and fitted in a Scandinavian minimalist but warm style and have private WC/shower, radio, TV, telephone. • City Centre • Quiet location • Icelandic cuisine • Café/bar

Golden Circle Classic

Available all year round and an all-day scenic extravaganza that bombards the senses. First stop the landscapes south of Lake Þingvallavatn before the National Park Þingvellir. From there continue to Gullfoss, the Golden Waterfall, with its foaming, thundering waters invariably over-arched with a rainbow. Continue to the Geysir area with its spouting water geysers and bubbling mud pots with time for lunch (payable locally). Return to Reykjavík via the cathedral at Skálholt, the extraordinary crater Kerið and the greenhouse community Hveragerði. Hotel pick-up at 8.00 am for 8 hours.

£65 pp
Golden Circle Super Jeep Classic

The white-knuckle ride of all time - a whole day tour following the classic Golden Circle route of Gullfoss, Geysir, Þingvellir and the Kerið crater in a specially equipped Icelandic Super Jeep. Your giant SUV reaches the parts other vehicles don’t - the ultimate boys toy day out. Every view from one is that little bit more special - every journey that little bit more exciting.

£159 pp