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Highlights
Total Solar Eclipse - Witness a once in a lifetime total solar eclipse over Reykjavik, with eclipse glasses provided and almost a minute of totality, when you are plunged into darkness
Golden Circle - Take in some of Iceland's main attractions, including Gullfoss and Thingvellir National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site
Seljalandsfoss - Walk behind the famous waterfall and visit nearby Skogafoss, which tumbles for more than 60 metres
Blue Lagoon - Soak in the thermal waters of this geothermal hot spring, one of Iceland's main attractions
Hella - Spend two nights in the Icelandic countryside, enjoying the unique experience of the midnight sun - when the sun barely sets over summer
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6 days
What's Included
Accommodation
4 nights in simple hotels (Comfort Upgrade available: 4 nights in 3 star hotels)
Meals
4 breakfasts
Transport
Keflavik Airport arrival and departure transfer (FlyBus shuttle)Transportation in modern coaches with free Wi-Fi
Guide
Escorted by an English-speaking Icelandic guide
Others
All sightseeing across Iceland as per the itinerary & total solar eclipse 2026Solar eclipse viewing glasses
Entrance
Comfort entrance to the Blue Lagoon, with a towel, mud mask and complimentary drink (valued at USD$75)Entrance into the Skogar Folk Museum and Turf HousesEntrance into the Icelandic Horse Stables and Geothermal Greenhouse
What's Excluded
Itinerary
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day 1 - Reykjavik
Welcome to Iceland! Our adventure begins. Once we've transferred from the airport to our hotel via Flybus transfer, the rest of the day is for exploration!
Please note: You will be escorted on this tour by an expert, English-speaking Icelandic tour guide. For this special solar eclipse tour, all of our guides have received dedicated solar eclipse training from award-winning astronomy communicator, science lecturer, author and board member of the Icelandic Astronomical Society, Saevar Helgi Bragason.
OverNight:Reykjavik
day 2 - Powerful Geysers - sky high
Reykjavik - Thingvellir National Park - Geysir - Gullfoss - Hella. Departing Reykjavik, we head first to Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the first stop on Iceland's famous Golden Circle route. Thingvellir is home to the oldest existing national parliament in the world, the Althingi, alongside spectacular geological formations. See the Mid-Atlantic Rift, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are tearing apart, and marvel at Thingvallavatn lake.
Next, stop at a geothermal greenhouse at Fridheimar and visit the stables to learn more about the sturdy Icelandic horse. At Geysir, witness the erupting Strokkur geyser, which projects boiling water more than 25 metres into the air every 5-7 minutes.
Our final stop of the day is Gullfoss, the Golden Falls. This is perhaps the most picturesque waterfall in Iceland (and there is a lot of competition!). After our visit, we continue to our accommodation in Hvolsvollur, near Hella, for the night.
Meals:1 Breakfast
OverNight:Hvolsvollur
day 3 - Thundering Waterfalls
Hella - Eyjafjallajokull - Seljalandsfoss - Skogafoss - Hella. Today is about the sheer force of nature's power - what makes Iceland, Iceland. The rumbling volcano of the Eyjafjallajokull glacier. The plunging Seljalandsfoss and thundering Skogafoss waterfalls. We also visit the Skogar Folk Museum, which contains an outstanding collection of farm and domestic artefacts from Iceland's past and several turf-built houses. Finally, we stop at the black, volcanic sands of Reynisfjara beach. Later, there's an optional hike on the shimmering Solheimajokull glacier where we can take in the enchanting icy scenery. We spend a second night at our hotel in Hvolsvollur.
Please note: This optional hike must be booked in advance. Contact us to book. If you opt for the glacier hike, you will not have time to visit Reynifjara.
Meals:1 Breakfast
OverNight:Hvolsvollur
day 4 - Blue Lagoon & Total Solar Eclipse
Hella - Reykjanes - Blue Lagoon - Reykjavik. We start today with a visit to the Reykjanes headland, one of the most volcanically active places in Iceland. Then it's on to the Blue Lagoon, where you have included "comfort" level entrance - enjoy a complimentary drink and mud mask, as well as use of a towel and, of course, the chance to soak in the rejuvenating waters of this popular attraction.
After our Blue Lagoon visit, we complete our journey back to Reykjavik and check in to our hotel. At around 16:00 we will head down to the ocean with our guide, the perfect spot to witness the total solar eclipse. As one of the world's smallest capitals, there is minimal light pollution in Reykjavik to intrude on our view, and no skyscrapers either.
A total solar eclipse is an extraordinarily rare event, happening only when the Moon moves into perfect alignment between the Earth and the Sun. It is a complete cosmic coincidence that this happens at all! The sun is 400 times further away than the moon, but also 400 times larger. This allows them to appear the same size when the alignment is perfect, which is why the moon totally blocks out the sun - known as totality. Just the sun's outer atmosphere, which is called the corona, is visible - a shimmering ring of light in the pitch dark.
We will position ourselves precisely at 64°08'50.1"N 21°54'26.4"W - one of the few optimal viewing points on the entire planet to marvel at this natural phenomena, along the central axis of the eclipse. Solar eclipse glasses will be provided to ensure you can see the eclipse unfold safely - you can remove them during totality to get the best experience.
At precisely 16:47:11, the partial eclipse will commence as the moon begins its slow journey across the sun. By 17:48:15, the total eclipse will take centre stage, plunging the world into complete darkness for an extraordinary one-minute experience. During this brief moment of totality, time seems to pause—the temperature drops, the birds fall silent, and an eerie stillness envelops everything. As the total eclipse concludes and sunlight gradually reappears from behind the moon, the celestial show continues for another hour, until 18:47.
Only here in west Iceland, Greenland, northern Spain and northeast Portugal (and a few spots in the ocean) will mankind experience a total eclipse on 12 August, 2026. This is a historic moment, the last total solar eclipse to take place in Iceland was in 1954, and there won't be another until 26 June, 2196. During the totality, depending on the conditions, it may be possible to spot Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars, and the stars of the Big Dipper should also be visible directly overhead.
TOTAL ECLIPSE
Partial begins - 16:47:11
Totality begins - 17:48:15
Maximum Eclipse - 17:48:45
Totality ends - 17:49:15
Partial ends - 18:47:36
When the eclipse has ended, opt for a walk into Reykjavik for dinner and a celebratory drink.
Meals:1 Breakfast
OverNight:Reykjavik
day 5 - Reykjavik
And just like that, our solar eclipse tour comes to an end. Enjoy your final morning in Iceland, before an included Flybus transfer takes you to the airport.
