Three New Family Driving Tours ...2012

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Iceland - ideal family vacation spot!

Iceland is a bit off the beaten track —with a great outdoors, unusual sights, ancient traditons and modern comforts. Easy to get to, fun to explore and most Icelanders speak excellent English. It’s a great destination for those families who enjoy exploring, want to take in new sights, and share this unusual little island.

There’s lots to see and do along the way, so our family tours come in a variety of lengths and routes. They all start and end in Reykjavik as this is convenient to the airport and has plenty of sights, restaurants and fun for families. If you have a fairly short amount of vacation time available— take a look at our South Iceland Select, our 8 day /7 night drive, which offer s a very fun way to take in the waterfalls, birdcliffs and glaciers of South Iceland. If you have a bit more time, you should look at our 11 day/10 night South Iceland Sweep— which offers all the above and also gets out to Europe’s largest glacier— Vatnajokull and Skaftafell National Park. And for those lucky families with 2 weeks for fun, you should check out our Family Saga— which features West and North Iceland, Snaefellsness, Myvatn, Husavik and Deitfoss and all sorts of fun things in between -15 days and 14 nights.

Our Family Drives share a few special qualities — accomodations are in family rooms, so you don’t have the concerns or expense of two rooms, there’s special pricing for kids 6 to 12 years old, and our itineraries are designed to help you experience Iceland at a family -friendly pace. We aim for a lot of time out of the car, and we focus on sights, stops, and activities that make sure that all members of the family have a great time.

$$What’s included in the price?
All our driving tour adventures share some things - they’re complete packages with flights from Boston, JFK, Dulles (after May 2011) Minneapolis, Toronto and Halifax. (Seattle and Europe are also available - ask for those prices.) There’s a wide range of car sizes which come with unlimited miles, all pick up and drop off fees, VAT and CDW coverage, a choice of accommodations all with private baths and breakfast every day. We can quote land-only pricing. We’ll give you knowledgable advice and helpful information for planning and after we’ve all worked out the details we send you a detailed itinerary with lots of information.

We offer three basic tours of 8, 11 and 15 days that have been laid out with family travel and exploration in mind.

South Iceland Select — 8 days/ 7 nights

Day 0: Leave the US on Icelandair (we always recommend going right to sleep!)

Day 1: Welcome to Iceland - pick up car, perhaps explore Reykjanes Peninsula before heading to Reykjavik.

Day 2,3,4: Take a fun drive along the south coast, where you’ll spend 3 nights. Explore lots of waterfalls - Gulfoss, Seljandafoss
and Skogarfoss, some fascinating parks - Thingvellir where the continents are splitting apart, some beaches and bird cliffs. Also, have time to add some activities-hiking, kayaking, horseback riding and some interesting museums and restaurants.

Days 5, 6,7: Back to Reykjavik for three nights –there’s a great zoo, whale-and-puffin watching cruises, great little museums, including one focusing on life in Iceland’s olden days. Take a day to explore the Reykjanes peninsula with it’s dramatic seacoast, bird cliffs, hot springs and the Blue Lagoon.

Day 8: After a long morning to relax, swim, shop, write postcards, you can head out to Keflavik Airport for your flight home.

May & Sept	B car $2568	F Car 4WD $2913	I Car 4WD $3229
Summer	B car $3056	F Car 4WD5$3589	I Car 4WD $4072
	Toyota Auris Manual	Toyota RAV4 Manual	Toyota Land Cruiser Manual
	Automatic Transmission is usually available and can be requested at booking tour.. These are representative cars you will get this model or its equivalent.

8 days/7 nights/per child, any car the only charge is for AIR FARE
(This reflects travel expenses beyond the car and the accommodations, for which their is no charge.)

May & Sept	B car $3219	F Car 4WD $3692	I Car 4WD $4127
Summer	B car $3988	F Car 4WD $4721	I Car 4WD $5385
	Toyota Auris Manual	Toyota RAV4 Manual	Toyota Land Cruiser Manual
	Automatic Transmission is usually available and can be requested at booking tour.. These are representative cars you will get this model or its equivalent.

11 days/10 nights/per child, any car the only charge is for AIR FARE

The Family Saga -
West and North Iceland and Reykjavik, 15 day/14 nights

Day 0: Leave the US on Icelandair -we always recommend going right to sleep.

Day 1: Welcome to Iceland - pick up car, perhaps explore Reykjanes Peninsula before heading to Reykjavik.

Day 2,3,4: Head north and west from Reykjavik for the next 3 nights. Explore the saga valley of Borgarfjördur with hot springs, waterfalls and nice hiking options. Hike up the extinct volcano Grábrók for great vistas of volcanoes, mountains, lakes, forests, and waterfalls. Explore the Snaefellsness peninsula, with its maritime landscape, glacier, lots of birds and seal watching opportunities.

Day 5,6,7: Over the mountains into north Iceland, many interesting stops along the way, as well as hiking, riding and rafting. Spend the next three nights in Eyjafjordur. This is an interesting area of mountains and horses, islands and valleys. You can spend a day in Akureyri with it’s hiking, the Christmas house, great botanical garden and little town center, and also take a trip top Hrisey island, from the little town of Dalvik.

Day 8,9,10,11: Head to Húsavík are for 4 nights, and head out in many directions from here- go whale watching, visit the geothermal areas around Lake Myvatn, soak in The Nature Baths there, see Europe’s largest waterfall Dettifoss, as well as the remote and beautiful Ásbyrgi National Park..

Day 12,13, 14: A long but scenic drive will take you back to Reykjavik for your last 3 nights. We’ll provide lots of ideas for what to see and do—you can take a whale or puffin watching tour, visit the excellent family zoo, enjoy a nice array of small fun museums, and spend a day exploring the lighthouses, hot springs, mountains and Blue Lagoon on the Reykjanes peninsula.

Day 15: After a long morning to relax, swim, shop; write postcards, you can head out to Keflavik Airport for your flight home.

May & Sept	B car $4231	F Car 4WD $4824	I Car 4WD $5376
Summer	B car $5332	F Car 4WD $6238	I Car 4WD $7081
	Toyota Auris Manual	Toyota RAV4 Manual	Toyota Land Cruiser Manual
	Automatic Transmission is usually available and can be requested at booking tour.. These are representative cars you will get this model or its equivalent.

15 days/14 nights/per child, any car the only charge is for AIR FARE

Here's a PDF of these tours

Prices
At Iceland Adventure and Horses North, we make our prices as complete and clear as possible.

Most of our driving tours can have days added and can be customized if you have particular interests - this may incur further costs.

The Family Tours - Take in Iceland at a family friendly pace!
Our family tours are designed for families with smaller children. Driving distances are shorter, leaving more time for exploring, playing and having fun. Many children-friendly activities are recommended in our detailed travel itineraries. Multiple nights at each hotel is ideal for a more relaxing travel style - less packing! Accommodations used are family rooms in hotels and include breakfast every day. Please note that most of the tours can be done with fewer (or more!) days than listed here.