HOLIDAYS TO ICELAND

A LOVER'S TRYST
6 days from £930 pp

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Stop the world for a few days: kiss, cuddle and savour the serenity of the Snæfellsnes peninsula with its ice cap dubbed the eternal pyramid of snow; mighty Blues in their feeding grounds offshore; tortuous rock formations; foaming water fringed bird cliffs and kaleidoscopically coloured mountain spine. Precede with a couple days of urban chic in Reykjavík to contrast with the raw isolated beauty of Búdir.

HÓTEL GLYMUR

From its mountainside perch overlooking Hvalfjodur, the Glymur which takes its name from the eponymous waterfall nearby is a quirkily stylish hotel with just 22 split level rooms each with separate sitting room. The lounge, restaurant and public areas are filled with a miscellany of artefacts and object d'arts collected by the owners. Outside a wooden causeway leads to hot tubs overlooking the fjord where you can relax and listen to the silence of the countryside.

WHAT TO SEE

ÓLAFSVÍK is a quaint fishing village on the northern shore of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula dating back to 1687 from when until about 10 years ago the inhabitants would have barely seen a visitor from one year to the next. But then, when whaling ceased and whale spotting began, a steady trickle of travellers has turned into a stream as people come for a chance to see these majestic mammals including killer, humpback and blue whales.

The SNÆFELLSNES peninsula juts out into the Atlantic with its northern and southern shorelines divided by a mountain spine which culminates in a glacier on its western tip. Your drive to Búdir takes you along the south shore but it is worth returning along the northern one for its striking differences, being indented with bays and tiny fjords hosting fishing villages.

SNÆFELLSJÖKULL glacier is a modest icecap by Icelandic standards but is easy to get to from Búdir just by following the main route 574 and turning off on the mountain road to your right. If you fancy a snowmobile tour then you can leave from Arnarstapi rather than drive for which you will need a 4WD.

DAY 1 UK – REYKJAVÍK Scheduled Icelandair flight to Reykjavík. Transfer on arrival to and overnight at Hótel Centrum for three nights.
DAY 2 Hang out, chill out and dine out. Optional excursions.
DAY 3 REYKJAVÍK – GLYMUR Courtesy transfer to your hire car, collect and drive to Glymur, overnight at Hótel Glymur for two nights.
DAYS 4 GLYMUR At leisure.
DAY 5 GLYMUR – UK Drive back to Keflavík Airport, via the Blue Lagoon, drop off car and return flight to UK.

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