A Highland Adventure

Drive The Magical Highlands Of Iceland

Drive The Magical Highlands Of Iceland

Photo Credits: Anna Veselova

The Spectacular Waterfall In North Iceland

The Spectacular Waterfall In North Iceland

Photo Credits: Filip Fuxa

Explore The Geothermal Area Of Reykjanes Peninsula

Explore The Geothermal Area Of Reykjanes Peninsula

Photo Credits: Lenaer

The Wild Water Stream Of River Hvita

The Wild Water Stream Of River Hvita

Photo Credits: Menno Schaefer

The Powerful Waterful Of Dettifoss

The Powerful Waterful Of Dettifoss

Photo Credits: Shaiith

A Highland Adventure

Uninhabitable and impassable for all but two months of the year, the Sprengisanður highland road is an awesomely stark route down through the middle of the Island and the dramatic centrepiece of this itinerary.  

DAY 1 - UK - Reykjavik 
Scheduled flight to Reykjavík. On arrival take the shuttle transfer to the Hotel Centrum for a 2 night stay. 
DAY 2 - Golden Circle Excursion
Explore the landscapes south of Lake Pingvallavatn before reaching Pingvellir. Visit Gullfoss with its foaming, thundering waters invariably over-arched with a rainbow before continuingto the Geysir area with its spouting geysers and bubbling mud pots with time for lunch (payable locally). Return to Reykjavík via the cathedral at Skalholt, the extraordinary crater Kerid and the greenhouse village of Hveragerdi
DAY 3 - Reykjavik - Skagafjörur
Collect your car hire, drive out of town and under the Borgarfjörður and stop at Borgarnes with its interesting settlement centre before continuing through rolling farmland to Gauksmýri in the heart of the island’s horse breeding region. Finally, making your way to the south west shore. Overnight at Hotel Tindastoll.
DAY 4 - Skagafjörur - Myvatn 
Drive through the Oxnadalsheiði pass lined with moss clad jagged peaks, past Góðafoss, a graceful block waterfall to the lush and surreal Lake Mývatn. Overnight at Fosshotel Myvatn for 2 nights.
DAY 5 - Myvatn
Day at leisure with options to hike at Dimmuborgir; enjoy the turquoise warm waters of the Nature Baths or drive out to Ásbýrgi Gorge, the Tjornes Peninsula and Dettifoss.
DAY 6 - Myvatn - Highlands 
To quote journalist Sankha Guha ‘an amazing journey with a sense of remoteness you usually have to go to the other side of the world for’. The Sprengisandur which is closed for all but 2 months of the year takes you right down through the mountainous heart of Iceland. Overnight at Hotel Highland.
DAY 7 - Highlands - Grindavik 
Follow the road into Landmannalaugar with its sweeping mountainscapes of varying colour and hot springs round into Þórsmörk and extraordinary habitat that is home to more than 170 plant species nestled in a carpet of dwarf birch trees and then out along the Reykjanes peninsula. Overnight at Northern Lights Inn.
DAY 8 - Grinadvik - UK
Drive to the airport, drop off hire car & return flight to UK.