Iceland Presentation 2025 DTW

OXTED SCHOOL VISIT ICELAND 2025

INTRODUCTION ICELAND • Your destination – Iceland • Your itinerary • Travel tips • Your tour operator – Discover the World Education

ICELAND FACTFILE Iceland is an island which is located where the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet.

Iceland was created by divergence at the Mid Atlantic Ridge. It is a land full of volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls, jagged coastlines and other incredible geographical features, unmatched by any other place.

Currency: Icelandic króna Flight duration: 2.5hr Time zone: GMT Average temperature : Min -2°c / Max 2°c

YOUR DESTINATION

YOUR DESTINATION

YOUR DESTINATION

YOUR ITINERARY – DAY 1

Fly from Heathrow to Keflavik with Icelandair

Enjoy a meal at Langbest Restaurant in Keflavik

Relax in 40°c water at the famous Blue Lagoon

YOUR ACCOMMODATION

Overnight stay at Hotel Selfoss

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YOUR ITINERARY – DAY 2

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Meet your guide, who will accompany you for the next few days…

Walk around Kerið crater, formed by the eruption of a cone volcano

Visit Þingvellir National Park on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Learn how state-of-the-art technology is used to grow tomatoes year-round at Friðheimar

Faxi is an impressive 80 meters wide waterfall, located in the Tungufljot River, close to the Geysir geothermal area

Marvel at Iceland's most photographed waterfall, Gullfoss “Golden Falls”

Enjoy a variety of food options at the Old Dairy Food Hall in Selfoss

YOUR ACCOMMODATION

Overnight stay at Hotel Selfoss

YOUR ITINERARY – DAY 3

Take a guided glacier walk on the Sólheimajökull glacier tongue

Enjoy lunch at Freya Café at the Skógar Museum

Climb to the top of beautiful Skógafoss

See the stunning coastal landscape at Dyrhólaey

Reynisfjara -Walk along the black volcanic beach to see magnificent basalt cliffs and caves.

Get soaked by Seljalandsfoss waterfall

Enjoy a variety of food options at the Old Dairy Food Hall in Selfoss

YOUR ACCOMMODATION

Overnight stay at Hotel Selfoss

YOUR ITINERARY – DAY 4

Visit the Lava Centre to learn all about Iceland’s powerful inner forces, from eruptions and lava flows to earthquakes and glacial floods

Visit the ‘greenhouse’ town of Hveragerði – this is a place of abundant geothermal activity. Observe the many ways in which the inhabitants utilise this natural resource

Experience red-hot lava in close proximity at the Icelandic Lava Show; see it flowing, hear it sizzling, and feel the heat that radiates from it

Soar across Iceland's most spectacular scenery and natural wonders on FlyOver Iceland’s flight simulation ride

Enjoy dinner at the Hamburger Factory in Reykjavik

YOUR ACCOMMODATION

Overnight stay at 201 Hotel in Kópavogur

YOUR ITINERARY – DAY 5

Fly back to Heathrow with Icelandair

Travel Tips

Reykjavik in Mid-February

09:25

18:00

Average temperature

8.5hrs

-1hr

Min

Max

-2°c

2°c

What to pack?

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Swimwear Waterproof jacket & trousers Walking boots Warm Hat & gloves Day bag or small rucksack Walking trousers, base layers or jogging bottoms Warm jumpers and socks Layers!

Camera EU adaptor Sunglasses Lip balm Passport Refillable water bottle Lunchbox