Faroe Islands and southern Iceland | 12-day wilderness and hot springs tour
Itinerary highlights:
① Visit the isolated islands by boat and look for traces of Arctic puffins.
② Arrange five Faroe Islands characteristic hikes, covering cliff lakes, isolated island lighthouses, fjord crossing and uninhabited islands, and feel the isolated beauty of the North Atlantic from a deep perspective.
③ Stay in a local village hotel for two nights, taste home-cooked flavors, and enjoy the quiet amid the sound of birds and waves.
④ Selected classic areas of Iceland: southern coast, Golden Circle and Snaishan Peninsula; Experience ATV off-road with glacier hiking.
⑤ Experienced guides flexibly respond to changing weather and optimize your itinerary according to the actual situation.
Fly to Copenhagen and check into the airport hotel on foot.
Take a flight to the Faroe Islands. After picking up by special car, go to visit the Hanging Lake on foot (about 3 hours). The lake is close to a 40-meter-high cliff, and flows straight into the sea through the waterfall. You can sit quietly on the edge of the cliff and feel the howling wind.
Then drive for about 1 hour, deep into the Eastroy Fjord, and arrive at the 400-year-old village of Gehogov. After dinner, take a walk along the shepherd path to the top of the mountain, overlooking the shimmer and waves of the North Atlantic Ocean.
In the early morning, visit a hidden village with only 14 families and mountains on three sides. From the church in the village, hike over the fjord mountains (about 7 kilometers, 4 hours) to the village on the other side of the mountain.
At the highest point, the guide will prepare hot drinks and light meals for you to relax and enjoy the scenery and observe nesting seabirds. The village at the end has a cafe where you can enjoy hot chocolate and look out at the strange rock pillars in the sea.
In the afternoon return to the hostel to relax. Before sunset, climb a mountain peak with few tourists and enjoy the quiet twilight of a magnificent fjord to yourself.
Hotel: Select Country Lodge
Take the ferry to the island of Kars, where only 80 people live. First, take a 2-hour hike to and from the cliff lighthouse, with sheep and seabirds in company. Then stroll through fjord villages and visit local cafes. Finally, drive to Torshavn for about 1 hour, and choose Faro local music in the vinyl record store.
In the morning, take a boat to an uninhabited island marked by a 260-meter peak, and explore the island on foot for 2 hours. In the afternoon, visit Gosadar Village and Waterfall, and enjoy white wine and local bacon snacks on the terrace of the village cafe.
In the evening, enjoy seafood dishes at a popular tavern in a 16 th-century grass-roofed house.
Take the ferry to Mikines Island. The island has a permanent population of only 16 people, but it is home to tens of thousands of seabirds and the largest puffin breeding ground in Faroe Islands. Explore the entire island on foot.
Hotel: Hotel F ø royar
Fly to Reykjavik by plane. In the afternoon, visit Halgrims Church, vinyl record store, Sun Voyager Sculpture and Harper Concert Hall; Shuttle through independent design shops, and be guided by a guide to taste hand-brewed coffee and Icelandic craft brew.
Hotel: Campy Hotel
Explore Dilahori Cape with black sand beaches. Then drive off the main road, cross the lava tundra, and hike along the Watna Icefield Ridge to visit 2 or 3 glacial lakes. When tourists disperse, stroll along the desolate black sand beach of Xijiao Mountain and listen to the tide.
Dining: Hotel breakfast
Day 9 Glacier Trek to the Golden Circle
In the morning hike deep into the Vatner Glacier (about 5 hours), deeper into the ice sheet than the regular route. In the afternoon, drive for about 4 hours to the Golden Circle area, and get close to Icelandic horses on the way.
Day 10 Golden Circle Classic, Head to Mount Snai Peninsula
Dining: Hotel breakfast
Hotel: Hotel Budil
Morning tour of iconic Mission Hill; Visit a traditional family (now ceased to hunt) that has lived sharks for generations, learn about history and taste smoked shark meat. In the afternoon drive about 3 hours to Blue Lake Hot Springs and enjoy the intimate hot spring pool that is only available to hotel guests.
Transfer to Reykjavik Airport by special car and end of the trip.
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