8 June
Departure time & from: 13:00 – from University of Iceland, car park Sæmundargata
Duration: approx. 7 hours
Min: 20 pax
Price: ISK 30.000
Included: Bus, guidance, entrance to Hvammsvík hot springs, lunch box
Bring with you: Warm clothes, sturdy shoes, swimsuit, and towel!
Musical walk and a lighthouse visit in Akranes
Akranes is a small, seaside town only 40 minutes away from Reykjavik capital. It has wonderful sand beaches and accessible walking trails alongside the ocean. We will be taking a stroll along the west side beach called „Krókalón.“ Our guides will be local musicians, singer Vala, her husband Doddy and their daughter Sylvía. They will tell us stories related to the ocean and Akranes town, Icelandic culture, history, and traditions. They know many wonderful, old songs from Iceland, and we will listen to a few along the way. If the weather isn’t too cloudy, we can expect spectacular mountain views and hopefully get a glimpse at the „Snæfellsjökull“ glacier on the other side of the bay. Our walk ends at Akranes lighthouse, which has drawn attention from all over the world for its great acoustics and scenery. There we will hear more music and have some Icelandic pastry and coffee.
From Akranes you go to Hvammsvík Hot Springs, where you experience eight natural hot springs of various sizes and temperatures in spectacular unfiltered nature right on the edge of the ocean.
An exploration of Hvammsvík Hot Springs will leave you both relaxed and invigorated.
You can enjoy all of the eight natural hot springs, the steam bath, the outdoor & indoor facilities & jump into the ocean. Water levels of some of the natural pools fluctuate with the tides and the temperatures of those pools vary greatly between high and low tide.
After a soak in the Hot Springs, you will head back to Reykjavík, on the way you will enjoy the beautiful landscape of Hvalfjörður.
