ICELAND - "Ice and fire" is commonly used to summarise Iceland - but in such a succinct phrase so much is lost. Its one of the most sparsely populated places in Europe, about the size of England, with only 320,00 people but on Iceland is Europe’s largest ice cap, its most powerful waterfall, the highest geyser, the largest puffin colonies, the newest islands, the biggest volcano ………, the list goes on. Iceland and its people will constantly surprise you, sometimes sombre and wild, sometimes hot and steamy but always so much more than just some of the most exciting off road driving in Europe.
I’ve been to Iceland many times and it still fascinates me, it’s a young landscape, changing under natural forces that twist and batter the rocks constantly. Eruption’s form whole new landscapes, a lake that existed in 2009 was literally blown off the map in 2010 by the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. We will spend virtually the whole of our time in Iceland away from tarmac roads. On the interior gravel roads, only passable with 4x4 vehicles, we’ll ford deep glacial rivers, transect the great glacial plains of the interior, pass around the northern side of the Vatnajokull ice cap, the third largest mass of glacial ice in the world, to explore the icecaves at Kverkfjoll. We will drive up onto glaciers, search for volcanic glass blown from deep in the earth, watch for whales on the Arctic Ocean, bath in hot springs on a shore line crusted with ice, join in the famous runtur, super cool Reykjavik’s legendary pub run, walk on still steaming lava and see the famous Iceland Sagas come to life. Not to mention the waterfalls, the iceberg studded lagoons, the geysers, the active volcanoes, the midnight sun, the soaring seabird colonies, the lava tunnels plunging deep into the bowels of the earth - this is an expedition you’ll remember for a long time. We are offering two shipping options for this trip, a containerised option from Hull Immingham to Reykjavik and fly to collect your car, cleared and ready to go, perfect if you are tight on time.
Alternatively take the luxurious Smyril Line boat from Denmark via the Faroes and enjoy the journey.
Paul, We would like to say thank you for ensuring the Iceland itinerary included such a lovely little camp site on our anniversary. It was very special.
Paul, Thank you for the organisation and the planning that went into our recent trip to Iceland, as always your leadership skills were first-class. It was a truly fantastic trip, with ever changing landscapes. Even when the weather forced you to change the route, you still managed to find magnificent scenery and amazing wild camps. The containerised shipping worked faultlessly, missing the long transit drives. I'm now looking forward to my next trip with you, Western Sahara 2015.
Hi Paul, just a few lines to say how much we enjoyed Iceland, enjoyed is not a strong enough word to express our feelings about the trip. Iceland is a marvellous country and we were completely gob smacked by the constantly changing scenery, We will recommend the Iceland trip by Onelife Adventure to any one. Your knowledge of the geography, history, terrain and the tracks are second to none. To be able to produce Puffins, Whales( many, many whales), polar bears, snails, caribou etc. was nothing short of miraculous !!!!
We are also most grateful for your mechanical skills as we had a couple of problems on our journey round Iceland which were ably solved by yourself. Looking forward to our next trip with OneLife
Thanks so much
Thanks for such a fab adventure, it was way beyond what I was hoping for, I think everyone must be fed up of me telling them what I did and what we saw and how much fun it was. Angus wants to go to Greece the year after - you won't get rid of us till we are black listed!!
Thanks Rachel and Angus
Paul
We had a truely memorable and enjoyable trip, and the photos and stories have been distributed far and wide. Your organisation and professionalism are of the highest order, and your unfailing courtesy and patience were commendable. Thank you also for the CD with all the trips photos, which were top class and have been widely admired. We'll definitely would like to do another trip and are thinking already of when and where.