Visiting ICELAND in the dead of WINTER (Hotel Island Spa And Wellness)

4 - 7 Jan 2025
00:00 Arrival in Iceland
00:35 Hotel Island Spa and Wellness
02:16 Reykjavík walkabout
06:34 Kerid Crater
08:50 Secret Lagoon hot spring
14:05 Geysir
17:06 Icelandic horses
17:54 Gullfoss waterfall
19:35 Thingvellir National Park
22:16 Eyjafjallajökull drive-by
22:29 Skogafoss waterfall
25:56 Black Sand Beach and Vik
29:27 Seljalandsfoss waterfall
32:03 Coda
travelling through this landscape was a meditation!
note: the traditional hand-knitted Iceland jumpers appeared to be a bit cheaper in the airport (we'd already bought them)
Holiday was booked with EasyJet Holidays flying from Birmingham
Hotel:
https://www.hotelisland.is/en-gb
we booked tours with Viator
Golden Circle: with BusTravel Iceland
https://www.viator.com/tours/Reykjavi...
South Coast: with Gray line
https://grayline.is/tours/reykjavik/s...
both tour operators were excellent and did not disappoint