Iceland Northern Lights 24 Jan(Tuesday) - 29 Jan, 2017(Sunday) Five(5) Nights Travelers Guide 5:00:49 AM Page 1
Reykjavik Trip Highlights Reykjanes Peninsula Continental Divide at Sandvik RT425-7.9 Blue Lagoon RT43-9.4 Geothermal place RT42-22.3 Seltun Geothermal area RT42-21.1 Indjanahofoi (Lake Kleifarvatn overview) RT42-16.5 Southwest Coast Seljalandsfoss Waterfall RT1S-118.2 Gljufrafoss Waterfall RT1S-118.2 Paradise cave RT1S-121.4 Eyjafjallajökull Volcano RT1S-136.7 Rutshellir cave RT1S-142.9 Skógafoss Waterfall RT1S-144.4 Crater RT1S-157.1 Reynisfjara (Black Sand beach) RT1S-172.4/RT215-5.9 Reynisdrangar (Basalt Sea stacks) RT1S-172.4/RT215-5.9 Halsanefshellir cave RT1S-172.4/RT215-5.9 Systrafoss waterfall RT1S-249.3/RT205-0.2 Foss a sidu Waterfall RT1S-260.6 Haoldukvisl Vista RT1S-301.9 Skaftafell Glacier RT1S-316.0/RT998-1.9 Svartifoss waterfall RT1S-316.0/RT998-2.4 Svínafellsjökull Glacier RT1S-316.0 Fjallsarlon Glacier RT1S-360.6 Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon RT1S-370.3 Diamond beach RT1S-370.3 Golden Circle Gamla Laugin (secret lagoon) RT30-30.9 Gullfoss Falls RT35-69.0 Strokkur Geysir RT35-59.3 Fridland via Gullfoss RT35-67.8 Lindarbraut RT37-12.5 Pingvellir Volcanic area RT36-29.4 Oxarafoss Waterfall RT36-31.3 Laugervatn cave RT365-8.4 Page 2
1/24 Tuesday 1600 - Leave Buffalo 1800 - Arrive Toronto International Airport 2010-0625 Airline $551.00 2010-0625 YYZ-KEF (Iceland Air Flt FI602, 5h 15m) 1700-1755 KEF-YYZ(Iceland Air Flt FI603, 5h 55m) Page 3
1/25 Wednesday 0625 - Arrive KEF 0630-0700 Immigration and Baggage claim 0730-0800 Auto Rental (Sixt), International drivers license is NOT required 25 Jan 2017 @ 0730 to 29 Jan 2017 @ 1400 (5 Days) Unlimited miles Small vehicle (Chevy Spark, Manual) suitable for 2 people: $160.98 or $80.49PP (prepaid) Station Wagon (Opel Astra, Auto) suitable for 4 people: $374.80 or $93.70PP (prepaid) SUV (Suzuki Vitara, Auto) suitable for 4 people: $448.68 or $112.17PP (prepaid) Prices are cheaper on Expedia(Sixt), Opel Astra was $268.00 or 67PP 0800-1100 RT41-0.0 to RT41-5.9 (5.9km) RT44-0.0 to RT44-8.5(8.5km) RT425-0.0 to RT425-26.6 (26.6km) RT43-12.4 to RT43-7.9 (4.5km) RT43-7.9 to RT43-13.2 (5.3km) RT427-0.0 to RT427-23.4 (23.4km) RT42-27.0 to RT42-0.0 (27.0km) RT41-35.2 to RT41-48.3 (13.1km) Total Distance: 114.3km 1100-1200 Hotel checkin 1200-1300 Lunch 1300-1700 Free time 1800-1900 Dinner Page 4
1/26 Thursday - Day along Southwest coast of Iceland to Klaustur 1025 - Sunrise 0700-0800 Breakfast 0800-1600 RT1S-0.0 to RT1S-249.3 (249km) 1647 - Sunset 1900 - Dinner 2200 - Northern lights if a clear sky. Page 5
1/27 Friday - Along Southern coast of Iceland from Kalustur to Hali (1023 Sunrise, 1659 sunset) 0700 - Breakfast 0730 - Hotel checkout and load vehicles 0745 - Gas vehicles at N-1 near hotel (RT1S-249.3) Ice Cave Group 1 (1015) with Local Guides 0800-0945 RT1S-249.3 to RT1S-338.6 (89.3km) 0945-1015 Local Guides checkin 1015-1330 Ice Cave (3h 30m) 1330-1335 RT1S-338.6 to RT1S-341.6 (3.0km) 1335-1400 Hotel checkin 1400-1600 RT1S-341.6 to RT1S-370.3 (28.7km), sightseeing 1600-1700 RT1S-370.3 to RT1S-341.6 (28.7km), return to hotel 1700 - Back at Hotel Ice Cave Group 2 (1415) with Local Guides 0800-1130 RT1S-249.3 to RT1S-370.3 (121.0km) 1130-1210 RT1S-370.3 to RT1S-341.6 (28.7km) 1210-1240 Hotel checkin 1240-1245 RT1S-341.6 to RT1S-338.6 (3.0km) 1245-1315 Local Guides checkin 1315-1645 Ice Cave (3h 30m) 1645-1650 RT1S-338.6 to RT1S-341.6 (3.0km) 1650 - Back at Hotel 1800 Dinner 2300-0100 Northern Lights Page 6
1/28 Saturday - Travel to Fludir/Gullfoss (1023 Sunrise, 1659 sunset) 0700 - Breakfast 0800 - Hotel checkout and load vehicles 0800-1600 RT1S-341.6 to RT1S-64.0 (277.6km) RT30-0.0 to RT30-55.8 (55.8km) RT35-62.9 to RT66.3 (3.4km) Total Distance: 336.8km (about 3.5hrs) 1600 Hotel checkin Page 7
1/29 Sunday 0800-0900 Breakfast 0900-1300 Travel from RT35-66.3 to RT35-69.0 (2.7km) Travel from RT35-69.0 to RT35-54.1 (14.9km) Travel from RT37-36.1 to RT37-12.0 (24.1km) Travel from RT365-14.3 to RT365-0.0 (14.3km) Travel from RT36-67.4 to RT36-0.0 (67.4km) Travel from RT1N-8.4 to RT1N-0.0 (8.4km) Total Distance: 131.8km 1300-1400 Lunch in Reykavik 1400-1500 Travel to Airport (KEF) Flight on Iceland Air 1500 Arrive Airport o Gas vehicles o drop off baggage and passengers 1500-1530 Drop off rental vehicles 1530-1600 Flight checkin 1600-1700 Terminal wait 1700-1755 KEF - YYZ Time Warp Toronto Airport (YYZ) 1755-1840 Customs, Baggage claim 1840-1900 Shuttle to Park and Ride 1900-2030 Toronto to US Border (1h 30m) 2030-2040 Duty Free 2040-2110 Drive to Buffalo Page 8
Summary Tuesday Km Miles Travel Layover Comment Time On Aircraft Wednesday 114.3 0 Reykjavik Thursday 249.0 71 1h 43m Klautur Friday 155.7 154 4h 55m Near Hof Fill tank at Local Guides Saturday 336.8 97 4h 05m Gullfoss Fill tank at Vik Sunday 131.8 209 2h 34m Fill tank at/near airport Total 988 531 13h 03m Page 9
Cost Summary Comment Airfare (YYZ-KEF) $551.00 Iceland Air Airport Parking in Toronto $15.00 0 Round trip KEF Airport 0 Auto Rentals (SUV@Sixt) 68.25 5 days @ 4PP/Vehicle = $273.00 Gas/Diesel (1.69/L) 39.98 25gallons @ 25mpg Hotels 0 25 Jan W Hotel Selfoss 26 Jan Th 64.38 14,800ISK DBL Hali Country Hotel 27 Jan F 54.38 12,500ISK DBL Icelandair Hotel 28 Jan Sa 65.38 15,030ISK DBL SubTotal $ 184.14 Extras Food $250.00 4B, 4L, 3D Drinks $0.00 Excursions Ice Cave $150.00 Secret Lagoon $28.00 SubTotal 178.00 100ISK = 0.87USD Auto rental should be a SUV for winter driving Should fill gas tank every 250 miles or 400km as stations are few and far between Suggest bring some liquor(from Duty Free) as Iceland prices are VERY expensive Page 10
Websites https://www.kayak.com/flights/yyz-kef/2017-01-25/2017-01-29 https://www.kayak.com/flights/buf-kef/2017-01-25/2017-01-29 http://www.icelandair.us/information/baggage-information/checked-baggage/ https://guidetoiceland.is/book-holiday-trips/jokulsarlon-and-ice-caving-two-day-package-tour-along-the-south-coast http://www.timeanddate.com/moon/iceland/reykjavik?month=1&year=2017 http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/iceland/reykjavik?month=1&year=2017 http://www.accuweather.com/en/is/reykjavik/190390/january-weather/190390?monyr=1/1/2017 http://www.road.is/travel-info/road-conditions-and-weather/the-entire-country/island1e.html http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?amount=100&from=isk&to=usd Page 11
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