Brilliance 31 Aug 2013 Transatlantic - Iceland Golden Circle & Blue Lagoon Tour

[poodlephish]

I have been in recent discussions with Jon of BR Tours in Iceland for tours on both days we will be there. The itinerary info is listed below. Note there is not a long stay at Blue Lagoon, i.e. for swimming/ bathing, etc. The cost would be $160 per person total (roughly $93.37 for the Golden Circle tour, and $66.67 for the second day).

 

Will need to get 12 people to sign up to get this price - our party currently has 4. No vested interest other than seeing the sights, so if you're interested, email jon directly re Subject: Larry - RCL Brilliance of the Seas 8 - 9 Sept 2013 - Reykjavik email: jon@brtours.is

BR TOURS Itinerary for Sept 8 - 9 2013

for passengers traveling on Brilliance of the Seas, ETA Reykjavik 8am Sept 8, ETD 5pm Sept 9, 2013

 

Sept 8:

 

08:30 Departure from quay

09:15 Visit to Thingvellir National Park and UN World Heritage Site, where you can see the diverging tectonic plates, the Eurasian plate and the N-America plate.

11:00 Geysir hot spring area, watching the spouting hot spring Strokkur (the Churn)

12:00 Waterfall Gullfoss (The Golden Waterfall) and simple lunch in the restaurant there

14:00 Skalholt historical site and espiscopal see

14:40 Volcanic crater Kerid

15:00 Eldhestar horse farm: A short introduction to the Icelandic horse

16:00 Visit to the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant, where we see how the geothermal power is utilized for generating eclectricity and space heating.

17:00 Tour of the city of Reykjavik

18:30 Back to the vessel.

 

Sept 9:

 

08:30: Departure for a tour of the volcanic Reykjanes Peninsula, visiting lake Kleifarvatn, Krisuvik and the Seltun hot spring area and bubbling mud pots. Drive through the fishing village Grindavik to the nearby Blue Lagoon, with the mineral rich geothermal hot water and impressive architecture. (Stop at Blue Lagoon 10:30 – 11:00)

11:30 The lighthouse and bird cliffs at the tip of the Reykjanes peninula, as well as hot spring Gunnuhver and and the „Bridge between the continents“ where you can see the diverging tectonic plates, before heading for the nearby Viking World Exhibition, where you can see an exact full-size replica of a viking ship, which sailed from Iceland to New York in year 2000, to commemorate the 1000 years anniversary of the discovery of America.

14:00 Back in Reykjavik, for late lunch and shopping

16:00 Arrival at the quay

[CruiserBruce]

Per board rules, tour sharing is done on your roll call. Don't be surprised if this thread gets pulled.

[poodlephish]

Yep, I already know...have an email into moderator to pull the thread.