Guided Tours
Congress organizers have arranged exclusive sightseeing tours tailored for attendees.
Tour dates are May 4th and May 7th
Golden Circle and more with lunch
Date: May 4, 2025
Departure time: 09:00
Departure from: Hilton Reykjavik Nordica – Congress venue
Duration: 9 1/2 – 10 hours
Price: ISK 29.000
Min participants: 20
Included: Bus, guidance, entrance to the Secret Lagoon and lunch at Friðheimar.
Bring with you: Warm clothes, sturdy shoes, swimsuit, and towel!
First stop is at Geysir geothermal area in Haukadalur where you can see geysers, hot springs, steam vents and eerie blue algae. Strokkur is one of the largest and most powerful geysers and erupts almost every five minutes. The next stop will be at Gullfoss waterfall, which many consider to be the queen of Icelandic waterfalls as it is both high and mighty and stumbles dramatically in a deep gorge.
Next stop will be at Friðheimar greenhouse. Friðheimar will welcome you with a small introduction of their work. Followed by a delicious lunch (tomato soup w/chicken stick, home baked bread, green tomato, and apple pie).
At Friðheimar you gain some insight into the processes of greenhouse horticulture, as it is quite remarkable that it is possible to grow vegetables in the cold climate, by creating warm Mediterranean conditions, all year round.
After lunch you will have a nice bath at Gamla laugin (Secret Lagoon,) authentic lagoon just by Flúðir village. The Secret Lagoon consists of natural hot springs which have been kept natural and unique so guests can get the true Icelandic feeling. The natural surroundings of the pool and the steam rising into the air gives the place a magical feeling. The warm water holds 38–40 degrees Celsius (100–104 Fahrenheit) all year. In the area there are several geothermal spots and a little geyser which erupts every five minutes, showing off for the guests relaxing in the hot spring.
Remember to bring your bathing suits and towel!
Golden Circle and more with Dinner
Date: May 7, 2025
Departure time: 13:00 (after congress closing)
Departure from: Hilton Reykjavik Nordica – congress venue
Duration: 9 1/2 – 10 hours
Price: ISK 30.000
Min participants: 20
Included: Bus, guidance, entrance to the Secret Lagoon and visit at
Friðheimar and dinner at Efstidalur
Bring with you: Warm clothes, sturdy shoes, swimsuit, and towel!
The tour will start with a stop at Friðheimar.
Friðheimar will welcome you with a small introduction of their work and little surprise that will lift your spirit.
There you can gain some insight into the processes of greenhouse Horticulture, as it is quite remarkable that it is possible to grow vegetables in the cold climate, by creating warm Mediterranean conditions, all year round.
Next you will have nice bath at the Secret Lagoon, authentic lagoon just by Flúðir village. The Secret Lagoon consists of natural hot springs which have been kept natural and unique so guests can get the true Icelandic feeling. The natural surroundings of the pool and the steam rising into the air gives the place a magical feeling. The warm water holds 38–40 degrees Celsius (100–104 Fahrenheit) all year. In the area there are several geothermal spots and a little geyser which erupts every five minutes, showing off for the guests relaxing in the hot spring.
After a nice relax at the Lagoon it is time to head for Gullfoss and Geysir, Gullfoss waterfall, which many consider to be the queen of Icelandic waterfalls as it is both high and mighty and stumbles dramatically in a deep gorge. After Gullfoss waterfall we will head for Geysir geothermal area in Haukadalur where you can see geysers, hot springs, steam vents and eerie blue algae. Strokkur is one of the largest and most powerful geysers and erupts almost every five minutes.
Dinner will be served at Efstidalur Farm.
At Efstidalur you will get a unique and different experience. Right in the
middle of the Golden Circle, you get a glance of the farm life in Iceland.
Your last stop will be at Þingvellir,
Iceland National Park, where the Icelandic Parliament was founded over 1000
years ago. At Þingvellir you will see how the earth is ever so slowly
pulling apart along the North-America and Eurasian tectonic plates and you will
be able to stand where the Viking settlers stood centuries ago to edict
national laws.
After Þingvellir you will be heading back to Reykjavik, and estimated arrival time is around 22:00
Akranes & Hvammsvík Hot springs
Dates: May 4 & 7, 2025
Departure time: 13:00
Departure from: Hilton Reykjavik Nordica – Congress venue
Duration: 7 hours
Price: ISK 31.000
Min participants: 20
Included: Bus,
guidance, entrance to Hvammsvík hot springs, soup
Bring with you: Warm clothes, sturdy shoes, swimsuit, and towel!
Musical walk and a lighthouse visit in Akranes
Akranes is a small, seaside town only 40 minutes away
from Reykjavik capital. It has wonderful sand beaches and accessible walking
trails alongside the ocean. We will be taking a stroll along the west side
beach called „Krókalón.“ Our guides will be local musicians, singer Vala, her
husband Doddy and their daughter Sylvía. They will tell us stories related to
the ocean and Akranes town, Icelandic culture, history, and traditions. They
know many wonderful, old songs from Iceland, and we will listen to a few along
the way. If the weather isn’t too cloudy, we can expect spectacular mountain
views and hopefully get a glimpse at the „Snæfellsjökull“glacier on the other
side of the bay. Our walk ends at Akranes lighthouse, which has drawn attention
from all over the world for its great acoustics and scenery. There we will hear
more music and have some Icelandic pastry and coffee.
From Akranes you go to Hvammsvík
Hot Springs, where you experience eight natural hot springs of various
sizes and temperatures in spectacular unfiltered nature right on the edge of
the ocean. After the bath you will have a delicious soup at “Hlaðan” at
Hvammsvík before you return to Reykjavík.