Prima Iceland to England with seniors

[RNCheryl]

I am interested in your recommendations for tours that require minimal walking.  We are 3 seniors, no devices needed, but tire easily with long distances.

 

Not worried about Bruges and Amsterdam, as we have been there and know what to do.  But Iceland and Norway are the places we need assistance.  Date is August next year.

[Sarnia 432]

Which ports are you visiting?

[RNCheryl]

Here is our itinerary

 

[Sarnia 432]

Bergen is very nice to walk around, there is a funicular you could take up to the top of Mount Floyen for the views.

 

Geiranger - beautiful sail in down the fjord.  The port is very scenic, we saw buses going out to viewpoints, but we are fortunate enough to be able to hike where we want to go.

 

Alesund, beautiful art deco buildings in the town, Fjellstua lookout, tour buses go up to the top.

 

Akureyri, we did a “best of” tour with the cruise line, seeing Lake Myvatn, Dimmuborgir, Namaskard and the Godafoss Waterfall.  A great full day of amazing sights.

 

Isafjordur, we did another “best of” tour with the cruise line going out to the Western fjords, seeing Dynjandi waterfall, driving through long tunnels, seeing lovely scenery on the drive out there.

 

Reykjavic, we did the Golden Circle tour, again with the cruise line, seeing Thingvellir National Park, Strokkur, Gullfoss Waterfall and the Hellisheidi Power Station.  Great scenery, would love to go back and spend longer at all places (except the power station).

 

Hope this gives you a few things to consider.  Maybe others will chime in with different ideas.

[blloyd78]

Isafjordur is very small and not very exciting in and of itself: https://www.journeyintodarkness.co.uk/yes-its-a-fjord-duh

 

Akureyri is a much larger town, but still best viewed as a jumping-off point for other sights, such as the Godafoss waterfall: https://www.journeyintodarkness.co.uk/its-a-long-way-to-akureyri

 

Zeebrugge is a working port. You will need to pay for a transfer into Bruges if you want to actually "see" anything of interest.

[ljandgb]

Most of the places in Iceland are drive up in the bus, get off and walk a bit to look at the waterfall/scenery/etc, then get back on the bus.  You would be fine there.

 

Agree there is very little (almost nothing?) to do in Isafjordur.  Make sure you take a ship tour or a DIY tour that you book VERY early, as there are very few tour providers up there.