Caren's Charters, Inc

March 11-17, 2018

Abbreviations:  B = Breakfast  L = Lunch
D = Dinner

Day 1: Sunday, March 11
We’ll meet at MCI airport to start our escorted trip and we fly together to Iceland!

Day 2: Monday, March 12 (B)
Our private coach and our professional, local guide will be waiting for us at the airport when we land in Iceland. Savor a delicious breakfast until it is time for us to go to the Blue Lagoon.

The Lagoon is a unique wonder of nature; a lagoon with pleasantly warm mineral-rich geothermal water in the middle of a black lava field. The high natural levels of silica and minerals give the Lagoon its rich blue color. The facilities include modern changing rooms and showers, an indoor geothermal pool, a winter garden, restaurants and other services. A visit to the Blue Lagoon is both invigorating and exciting whether one bathes there surrounded by snow in the middle of the winter or in the long summer daylight. Afterwards, we’ll depart for our hotel in Reykjavík. Rest of the day and evening at your leisure. Overnight in Reykjavík. 

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Day 3: Tuesday, March 13 (B)
Start the day by visiting the recently opened and fascinating Northern Lights Centre in Reykjavik for an exciting and informative presentation on the Northern Lights.

Onwards to Thingvellir National Park (UNESCO World Heritage site) where the world's oldest parliament met for centuries on the shores of Iceland's largest lake. Drive to Laugarvatn Fontana where we experience a geothermal bakery first-hand and dig up bread that has been cooked underground. Sample the delicious bread, served hot from the ground and slathered with fresh Icelandic butter.

Continue through farmland areas to the geothermal fields of Geysir with bubbling mud pools and the high-spouting Strokkur hot spring. Last but not least, visit the dramatic two-tiered Gullfoss waterfall, a spectacular sight in winter when frozen mid-cascade. Stop at Skalholt, Iceland’s capital during the Middle-Ages and now a culture center with a beautiful church. 

Return to your hotel in Reykjavík. Head towards the village of Hveragerdi, which is one of the few sites in the world located directly in the middle of a geothermal area. Hveragerdi is often called "The Flower Village" because of its many greenhouses heated by hot water from nearby springs. Follow along the coastline with its breathtaking waves and through a deserted community that once was a flourishing center for the region. Dinner on own and overnight in Reykjavík.

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INCLUDES:
- Escorted flights from MCI to ICELAND and return. ROUND TRIP AIR
- Breakfast upon arrival (day 2)
- 3 nights at a hotel in Reykjavík, includes breakfast
- 2 night at countryside hotels, includes breakfast
- Guided coach tours
- Private guided airport pick up and drop off while in Iceland
- 2 x One-course dinners with coffee/tea (day 3 and 4) 
- Porterage at hotel in Reykjavík, one bag per person. *not available in countryside hotels
- Comfort entrance to the Blue Lagoon (day 1)
- Entrance fee to the Northern Lights Center in Reykjavik (day 2)
- Geothermal bakery experience at Laugarvatn Fontana (day 2)
- Guided lava cave tour (day 3)
- Entrance fee and towel at Krauma geothermal baths (day 3)
- Flight from Akureyri to Reykjavík
- Airport taxes
- Pick up at Reykjavík domestic airport (day 6)
- Northern Light guided hunt on foot (day 3 or 4)
- Northern Lights “wake up call” option during the night (available at countryside hotels)

NOT INCLUDED:
passport fees, luggage fees imposed by airlines, customary gratuities for drivers, guides, and escorts

Yes! You do need your passport. Must be valid for 6 months after our return date. We will have a meeting to go over travel hints before our departure.

COST:
$4,230 per person - The trip cost is $3,906 per person, DOUBLE occupancy + $324 for travel cancellation and trip interruption insurance, which is required for this trip.

The trip is non-refundable, as suppliers are paid in advance and the trip insurance premium is not refundable. Should a passenger have to cancel for proven medical reasons, all trip monies are refunded via the insurance company, minus the premium. Money for lost baggage, trip interruptions and other benefits are included in the insurance. 

DEPOSIT: DUE NOW! $450 to hold your reservation space. Includes purchase of the insurance premium. Limited to double occupancy hotel space

PAYMENT SCHEDULE: TBD

Caren’s Charters acts solely as your agent in arranging the various accommodations and assumes no responsibility or liability in connection with sightseeing excursions, restaurants, food, bodily harm, or loss of personal items or luggage. Overnight trip reservations are non-refundable. Trip cancellation insurance is available and recommended Persons deemed harmful to themselves, others, or trip quality may be removed, with transportation home at their own expense.