Snorri Plus Itinerary 2017
As a participant of the Snorri Plus Program you will arrive at Keflavik airport early in the morning of Wednesday August 16, 2017 where a bus and a Snorri-representative will be waiting to drive you along with the rest of the group to the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik. In Reykjavik you will settle down in a centrally located guesthouse, Sunna, and relax after a long flight and recover from your jet-lag.
Day 1
Departures from New York, Minneapolis, Boston, Washington, Seattle, Denver, Halifax, Edmonton, Vancouver or Toronto Tuesday August 15, 2017.
Day 2-4
Arrival in Iceland Wednesday August 16, 2017.
During your first few days in Iceland you will get a great introduction of the City of Reykjavík and participate in a cultural and educational program with lectures on various subjects such as history, culture and geology. You will receive your family tree and the program will contact your relatives and host a reception. You will visit museums, dine out, discover Reykjavík by foot and go swimming.
Day 5-6
You will experience Reykjavík's Culture Night, take part in the Reykjavík Marathon with the group (3 or 10 km fun run, half a marathon or a full one), ending with a big show of fireworks. That weekend you will get a chase to participate in the Icelandic National League of Iceland's convention and get to know your relatives some more. You will visit the ancient site of the Parliament/Alþingi and take a Golden Circle Tour, ending with a grand lobster dinner in a small coastal town.
Day 7-8
You will visit a company/organization that specializes in your field of work where you can make contacts and familiarize yourself with your Icelandic colleagues. If you are retired or do not wish to make such a connection the program will help you find contacts related to your interests.
Day 9-17
Early in the morning on your ninth day you will fly from Reykjavík domestic airport to the town of Egilsstaðir in the East of Iceland. A motor coach will be there to pick you up and you will drive around the beautiful Lagarfljót Lake and take a hike up to Iceland's third highest waterfall, Hengifoss. From there you will visit the Wilderness Center before driving to Vopnafjörður where many Icelanders emigrated from between 1874 and 1914.
After exploring the East for two days you will visit the Dettifoss mighty waterfall and surroundings of Lake Mývatn, Goðafoss, waterfall of the Gods, spending the night in the Capital of the North, Akureyri.
From Akureyri you will go horseback riding and continue to the Icelandic Emigration Centre at Hofsós where you stay for two nights. You will explore their exhibits and have a 'Kvöldvaka' a traditional Icelandic evening get-together. You will sail to the island of Drangey, where Grettir the Strong.
From there you will stay in the River Hotel in beautiful Borgarfjörður, just an hour away from the City of Reykjavík.
You will spend your last day staying on the wonderful Reykjanes peninsula where the Eurasian and North American plates meet. You will bathe and relax in the Blue Lagoon, have a farewell dinner and graduation at the Northern Light Inn, reflect on your experiences and get a last chance to meet up with relatives and friends.
If you have relatives in any of these areas the program will help you get in touch with them and stops will be made by some ancestoral farms along the way.
Departure from Keflavik Tuesday August 31, 2017
*A more detailed itinerary will be emailed to you upon request.
Day 1
Departures from New York, Minneapolis, Boston, Washington, Seattle, Denver, Halifax, Edmonton, Vancouver or Toronto Tuesday August 15, 2017.
Day 2-4
Arrival in Iceland Wednesday August 16, 2017.
During your first few days in Iceland you will get a great introduction of the City of Reykjavík and participate in a cultural and educational program with lectures on various subjects such as history, culture and geology. You will receive your family tree and the program will contact your relatives and host a reception. You will visit museums, dine out, discover Reykjavík by foot and go swimming.
Day 5-6
You will experience Reykjavík's Culture Night, take part in the Reykjavík Marathon with the group (3 or 10 km fun run, half a marathon or a full one), ending with a big show of fireworks. That weekend you will get a chase to participate in the Icelandic National League of Iceland's convention and get to know your relatives some more. You will visit the ancient site of the Parliament/Alþingi and take a Golden Circle Tour, ending with a grand lobster dinner in a small coastal town.
Day 7-8
You will visit a company/organization that specializes in your field of work where you can make contacts and familiarize yourself with your Icelandic colleagues. If you are retired or do not wish to make such a connection the program will help you find contacts related to your interests.
Day 9-17
Early in the morning on your ninth day you will fly from Reykjavík domestic airport to the town of Egilsstaðir in the East of Iceland. A motor coach will be there to pick you up and you will drive around the beautiful Lagarfljót Lake and take a hike up to Iceland's third highest waterfall, Hengifoss. From there you will visit the Wilderness Center before driving to Vopnafjörður where many Icelanders emigrated from between 1874 and 1914.
After exploring the East for two days you will visit the Dettifoss mighty waterfall and surroundings of Lake Mývatn, Goðafoss, waterfall of the Gods, spending the night in the Capital of the North, Akureyri.
From Akureyri you will go horseback riding and continue to the Icelandic Emigration Centre at Hofsós where you stay for two nights. You will explore their exhibits and have a 'Kvöldvaka' a traditional Icelandic evening get-together. You will sail to the island of Drangey, where Grettir the Strong.
From there you will stay in the River Hotel in beautiful Borgarfjörður, just an hour away from the City of Reykjavík.
You will spend your last day staying on the wonderful Reykjanes peninsula where the Eurasian and North American plates meet. You will bathe and relax in the Blue Lagoon, have a farewell dinner and graduation at the Northern Light Inn, reflect on your experiences and get a last chance to meet up with relatives and friends.
If you have relatives in any of these areas the program will help you get in touch with them and stops will be made by some ancestoral farms along the way.
Departure from Keflavik Tuesday August 31, 2017
*A more detailed itinerary will be emailed to you upon request.
Óðinsgata 7 - IS-101 Reykjavík - Iceland
Tel (+354) 551-0165 Fax (+354) 562-8296 info(at)snorri.is
Tel (+354) 551-0165 Fax (+354) 562-8296 info(at)snorri.is
