Astronomy holiday to Iceland to see Northern Lights. 

Yes, you can visit Iceland on a long weekend break to see the Northern Lights, but if you have the time, this week long tour takes you into the rural areas of Iceland as well as being a specialist astronomy tour with lectures and guided searches by experts. 8 day tour from £1245 per person

Price includes return flights with Icelandair, 7 nights accommodation in hotels with breakfast, all transfers and transportation, sightseeing with English speaking guides, entrance fees on sightseeing tours as specified.

Experience the best of Iceland’s winter with our new Northern Lights Explorer, especially designed to see the highlights of Iceland and aim to maximize the chances of seeing the elusive Northern Lights. In addition to 7 nights accommodation with breakfast, the program includes a special six night Northern Lights Academy – with 6 evenings of presentations, lectures and guided tours at spots likely to offer a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis – the Northern Lights.

This is a fully escorted coach tour with guaranteed departures from September to April (Sunday departures) which can help you experience Icelandic winter at its best – both during the day and after dark, as you head to the countryside in West and Southeast Iceland, exploring the regions from Snæfellsnes peninsula to Vatnajökull glacier to search for the Aurora Borealis away from the big city lights.

Highlights:

• Climb a volcano crater

• Visit a traditional shark farmer

• Meet the locals in a geothermal swimming pool

• See waterfalls, lava fields, fjords, geysers, hot springs, glaciers, icebergs, black lava beaches

• Enjoy open spaces and high mountains

• Relax in the famous Blue Lagoon

• Learn about life next to the even more famous Eyjafjallajökull volcano (perhaps even learn how to pronounce it!)

• Walk between two continental tectonic plates

• Explore fishing villages

• Visit turf farmsteads and churches

• See the highlights of Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik

• Meet Icelandic horses

• Taste freshly baked hot spring bread

• Enjoy a fjord cruise

• Northern Lights Academy program with 6 evenings of lectures, presentations, guided searches and midnight refreshments.