Morning: Meet your guide at the Keflavik Airport and then take a 45 minute drive to Reykjavik. Breakfast is in town, then a fun whale watching tour in search of humpback, minke and fin whales. Learn about the history of whaling in Icelandic culture and the "meet us, don't eat us" movement to protect whales from being listed on the menu at restaurants and on the dinner plates of locals. 

Afternoon: Students will explore the city on their way to a local swimming pool. Swimming is a big part of Icelandic culture and it's a way to be a tourist and hang with the locals. 

Evening: Dinner in Reykjavik and overnight at a guesthouse or hostel (TBA)

Meals: BLD

Morning: Breakfast at our accommodations in Reykjavik, and then we drive south east for a big day exploring the south coast of Iceland. This will be one of the most scenic days of the whole tour and one of the most memorable. 

The group will take a tour of the power plant to learn about the technology used to convert Iceland's geothermal energy (the source of its 130 known volcanoes) into green power for the country.

After, students will explore a 4,000 ft lava tunnel to learn about how volcanoes have shaped the landscape above and below the surface. Student will learn about how lava tunnels are formed, and be able to take photos of formations like stalactites and stalagmites and be wowed by how colorful the minerals are when exposed to light.

Afternoon: We continue the journey east toward to the black sand beach of Reynisfjara to learn about the formation of basalt columns. You might even see puffins here!!

Returning west, you will have an impressive view of notable volcanoes including Eiyafjayajokull, whose eruption in 2009 interrupted flights to Europe and gained worldwide news coverage. Students will also see some of the glaciers that formed the impressive landscape of Iceland. 

Along the way we stop at Skógarfoss waterfall, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland, and then Seljalandsfoss waterfall where the students can walk behind the cascade for 360 degree views.

Lunch and dinner on route. Overnight at a Reykjavik guesthouse or hostel (TBA).

Meals: BLD

Morning: After breakfast, we head out to visit sites on the Golden Circle. 

First stop if Thingvellier National Park. This is site is a World Heritage Site because of its historical, cultural and scientific significance. It was a meeting point for the chieftains of Iceland before they established a parliament and a place were laws were made and disputes settled.  Geologically, this is a fault line where one can see the Eurasian and North American plates above sea level giving scientists a laboratory to investigate and measure plate tectonics. 

Afternoon: We visit a family farm that produces tomatoes in greenhouses powered with renewable energy (solar, water, geothermal) and learn about the technology used to control their state of the art greenhouses while enjoying some homemade tomato soup.

Later, we head over to the Geysir geothermal area and witness the spouting spring Strokkur that erupts up to 100 feet, and walk around the other hot springs and fumaroles. 

Close by is the majestic Gullfoss Waterfall. At Gullfoss learn about the a local farm girl who saved the falls from being turned into a hydroelectric dam. Today she is revered as Iceland's first environmental activist. 

Dinner and overnight in Reykjavik guesthouse or hostel (TBA).

Meals: BLD

Morning:  We drive toward the north west of Iceland for two more experiences that will introduce students to the landscape of Iceland. .

Into The Glacier Langjokull: Experience a man-made ice cave in the second largest glacier in Iceland. Students will learn about why glacier ice is blue, how glaciers are formed, and the future of glaciers in Iceland. Watch here. 

Afternoon: We visit an Icelandic horse farm to learn about the unique characteristic of these animals including their special gate called the Tölt. Participants will have a chance to meet these Icelandic locals up close. 

 Dinner in Borgarnes. Overnight at a Reykjavik guesthouse or hostel (TBA).

Meals: BLD

Morning: We journey south west of Reykjavik to explore the Reykjanes Peninsula. For over 800 years this stretch of land has been quiet with no volcanic eruptions until March 2021. The eruption brought people from all over the world to see the fresh lava flowing onto the surface. The active eruption is no longer taking place but there is still plenty to explore. We will hike in the area where the eruption took place and students will see lava rocks from 2023.

Afternoon: We will spend a full day exploring the area and the Brimketill lava rock pool by the ocean, the Gunnuhver hot spring and the bridge between the continents and tiny towns of the peninsula.

Dinner in Keflavik. Overnight in Reykjavik guesthouse or hostel (TBA).

Meals: BLD

Morning: On the last day the group will visit the magnificent Blue lagoon that has been named one of the natural wonders of the world.  Students will soak in the blue water that is from superheated ocean water deep in the volcanic rock. It gets its blue color from a bluegreen algae that can only be found in Iceland and Japan! Students will learn how this manmade attraction accidentally became one of the most visited places in the world due to its physical features and healing properties. 

After a 2-hour soak in the Blue Lagoon, we  make our way to the airport and say goodbye to all the wonders of Iceland we learned about.. 

Lunch is not included and teachers can choose to get lunch at the Blue Lagoon or at the airport. 

Meals: B

This itinerary is a guide and may be modified as practical considerations arise including the time and order of activities, lodging, and guides. Prices are subject to change until deposits are received due to limited availability and currency fluctuations.