Have you ever dreamt of exploring the land of fire, ice and Lopi yarn, soaking in a hot geothermal spring water and walking upon a glacier? If your answer is yes, meet us in the bustling, historic city of Reykjavík! While in Iceland, you’ll learn how to make an Icelandic Lopi sweater. You’ll also fly over the rough and rugged highland, overlaid with glaciers, lakes and rushing rivers to get to the country’s far north coast. For the next several days, we’ll wend our way southward in a comfortable coach. We’ll be “following the fiber” with stops at sheep and goat farms, enjoy a delightful walk with Iceland’s “hidden people” at the botanical garden in Akureyri, learn how people lived here in turf houses, and make visits to multiple local wool and handcraft studios, yarn shops and museums. Ready to try some funky Icelandic food? How about some brennivín… Learn some Icelandic phrases like “Takk og Bless”. As always, we’ll enjoy the camaraderie of our Merry Band of Travelers as we knit, laugh and explore together, making new friends along the way. Join us for this very special journey and you’ll discover why Iceland is one of the happiest nations in the world.
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Tour Activity Level: We would describe this trip as a Woolly Wander. If you'd like to review our trip activity levels, take a look here.
Mobility Comfort Level = 1+
All accommodations have ground floor rooms or elevators, walks in Reykjavik may be up to two miles round trip but taxis can be hired between destinations if guided walks are too much.
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Arranging Your Flights In order to gather easily for the tour, we provide an arrival and departure "window" at a major transportation hub - typically an international airport at your destination country. Flights scheduled outside the provided windows may result in additional transportation costs and missed tour activities. For this reason, we greatly appreciate your cooperation in booking travel that accommodates our specifications. Please do not purchase airfare until the tour is guaranteed by RTTF to go forward.
Please Note the Following Rowan Tree Travel reserves the right to alter any part of this itinerary in order to address weather conditions, unforeseen circumstances or to improve the participant experience.
Standard Shared Accommodation: $6250 per person; two people per room with two beds (roommates can sign up to room together or we can assign a roommate if needed)
Single Accommodation: $7750 per person; one person per room for the duration of the trip
REYKJAVÍK
Welcome to Iceland and the northernmost capital of the world, Reykjavík! We’ll gather at Keflavík Airport early in the morning on arrival day. Our first stop, and a beautiful introduction to the country, is at Sky Lagoon. There we’ll enjoy the serene warmth of geothermal water, getting all the kinks out after our long, international flights. After lunch, we’ll check-in at Centerhotel Plaza. Its setting is perfect, right on the oldest street in Reykjavík. But no going to bed just yet! We’ll head out for an orientation walk, pop in at the famous Handknitting Association of Iceland shop for wooly goodies, find a food court or two for early dinner, and then tuck everyone into their comfy beds.