Iceland Spring Break Family Vacation Guide (part 1)

Wonder what multigenerational family vacation in Iceland looks like, in early April? Then you’re in the right place! This is part 1 of our family's spring break in Iceland, featuring the flight, our apartment hotel room tour, and the first FULL 2 days! We hope it'll be fun to watch and helpful for those planning their own winter or spring trips to Iceland!!

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DAY 1: Red Eye Flight + Exploring in Reykjavik
- 00:17 - Flying no frills low budget carrier Play Airlines out of Stewart International Airport in Newburgh New York ‪@playairlines‬
- 01:43 - seeing lava and the fissure eruption from the right side of the plane flying into Keflavik Airport at 4am!!
- 02:11 - seeing the volcano eruption from the airport shuttle (we chose Gray Line because kids under 12 ride free) ‪@graylineiceland689‬
- 02:30 - breakfast at Sandholt Bakery (it's difficult finding things open before 9am, this one has GREAT food and opens early daily at 7:30am)
- 03:03 - exploring Reykjavik (shore walk, rainbow street)
- 03:41 - Hallgrimskirkja Cathedral + organ ‪@hallgrimskirkja3633‬
- 04:29 - Perlan Wonders of Iceland Museum (northern lights show in the planetarium, manmade Ice Cave experience, and observation deck) ‪@PerlanWondersofIceland‬
- 06:30 - room tour at our 3 bedroom 2 bath accommodation at Downtown Reykjavik Apartments

DAY 2: Self-Driving the southern Golden Circle
- 08:19 - picking up our car from Blue Car Rental which has offices both at the airport and downtown; our car was great with GPS and studded tires so we were safe on the road! we got all the insurance including road side assistance ‪@BlueCarRental‬ check them out here www.bluecarrental.is
- 09:13 - Urriðafoss / Urridafoss Waterfall
- 09:43 - Lava Centre @Lava Centre
- 11:38 - Seljalandsfoss Waterfall
- 12:35 - Rútshellir Cave
- 13:04 - Skogafoss Waterfall
- 13:23 - Sólheimajökull Glacier
- 13:30 - Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach & Vík i Myrdal Church
- 14:00 - Black Crust Pizzeria (black from charcoal infused dough... not volcanic rock LOL, we asked)

Watch Part 2 here:    • Iceland Family Vacation in April | Pa...   featuring DAY 3: (Northern Golden Circle Self-Drive to Brúarfoss / Bruarfoss Waterfall, Strokkur Geyser, Gulfoss Waterfall, Laugvartn Fontana Geothermal Bakery Tour, Geothermal Baths at Fontana, Þingvellir / Thingvellir (where 2 tectonic plates meet and are spreading apart 2" per year!) and DAY 4: Reykjavik: Grotta Lighthouse, Árbæjarsafn / Arbaer Open Air Museum. Smáralind / Smaralind Shopping Mall, Icelanic hot dogs (pylsur) at Bæjarins Beztu, Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis

Watch Part 3 here:    • Iceland Spring Break Family Vacation ...   featuring whale watching tour with Reykjavik Sailors, visiting a public geothermal bath in Reykjavik, and flying home on Play Airlines from Iceland to Stewart Airport in Newburgh NY.