6/19/12  Depart USA for Reykjavik, Iceland; Icelandair provides the best routes and prices

6/20/12  Arrive Reykjavik, capital city of Iceland, probably in the morning

                Optional swimming at a Geothermal Pool or a Geothermal Beach

                Optional whale watching excursion to see whales and bird life (like puffins)

                Longest day of the year with sunset after midnight!

Two nights in Reykjavik area

6/21/12  Golden Circle to some of Iceland’s top highlights

                Strokkur Geyser, exploding every few minutes

                Gullfoss – beautiful two-tier waterfalls

                Pingvellir National Park - Rift zone where the American plate is pulling apart from the Eurasian plate

                Night #2 in Reykjavik area

6/22/12  Visit two magnificent waterfalls: Seljalandfoss (can walk behind it) & Skogafoss

                Skogar Folk Museum – traditional Icelandic houses with turf roofs

                Two nights near Skaftafell National Park

6/23/12  Full day in Skaftafell National Park

                Great walking/hiking opportunities to see volcanoes, glaciers, and waterfalls

                Night #2 near Skaftafell National Park

6/24/12  Jokulsarlon – boat ride through a lagoon filled with icebergs

                                Filming location of James Bond movie, “Die Another Day” (2002)

                One night in Berunes at a guesthouse on a farm

6/25/12  Jokulsargljufur National Park

                      Impressive canyon with fine hikes amid cliffs and volcanic landforms

 Dettifoss - Europe’s largest waterfall in volume

Two nights in Myvatn area

6/26/12  Full day in Lake Myvatn area

Krafla volcano with beautiful crater lake

Pseudocraters at Skutustadir

Jarobodin or Grotagja hot springs for a swim

Hverfjall cinder cone & Namaskard bubbling mud pits

Dimmuborgir lava towers and lava tube

                Night #2 in Myvatn area

6/27/12  Option to go whale-watching in Husavik

One night in pretty Akureyri, Iceland’s 2^nd largest city with 17,000 people

6/28/12  Akureyri in the morning – visit the beautiful botanical gardens

                Drive to Reykjavik for final night

6/29/12  Optional visit to Blue Lagoon to soak in the aquamarine-colored geothermal waters

                Depart Reykjavik for USA (most departures are in the late afternoon)