Reykjanes Peninsula and Reykjavik

Reykjanes Peninsula and Reykjavik

Reykjanes Peninsula is a UNESCO Global Geopark and part of the European and Global Geopark network. The peninsula, with its diversity of volcanic and geothermal activity, is well suited to be a Geopark as it is the only place in the world where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is visible above sea level.

The volcanoes on the Reykjanes Peninsula are divided into two main systems:

The Reykjanes system, which includes the volcanoes Fagradalsfjall, Brennisteinsfjall, Krysuvik and Geldingadalir.
The Hengill system, which includes the volcanoes Hekla, Katla and Tindfjallajökull

The Reykjanes system is the most active volcanic system in Iceland. There have been seven eruptions there over the last 100 years, three of them in the last two years.

Our trip includes the following attractions:

Reykjanes Peninsula

• Reykjanes Peninsula and volcanic lava fields
• The Bridge between two continents at Sandvík
• Reykjanesviti, Iceland’s oldest lighthouse
• Gunnuhver geothermal and the moog pool ghost
• Seltun, the geothermal area
• Kleifarvatn, the largest lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula

Reykjavik

• Hallgrímskirkja, a Lutheran parish church. Leif Eriksson Monument.
• Laugavegur, the primary commercial artery of downtown Reykjavík
• Harpa Concert Hall
• The Sun Voyager, a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason
• The old harbour, the heart of Reykjavík
• Tjörnin, a small, prominent lake in central Reykjavík
• City Hall
• Parliament Building
• Dóm Church
• Perlan: A building with a revolving restaurant overlooking most of Reykjavik and a museum. Perlan is built on 6 aluminum tanks, each of which can hold 4 million liters of water.

Price per person: 400 euros.
The tour is available from a minimum of 2 travellers and a maximum of 7 travellers.

Estimated duration: about 9 hours.

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