Excursions on Monday 28th of July
NOTE: You will pay for the bus transport to and from the excursions when you sign up for the summer session. The price for the excursion itself is payed for at the actual site.
Bring Icelandic money (ISK) with you to pay.
1. The island Drangey
and the newer and larger pool is called the Earl’s pool in honour of the “Earl of Drangey” Jon Eiriksson. The temperature in the pools is around 39°. Showers and changing facilities are located near the pools. There is nothing that compares to sitting in the pool and bask in the unique natural beauty of Reykir. See more: http://www.drangey.net/
You will pay for the trip at Reykir.
Sightseeing and visiting the island
The trip takes on average around 4 hours; this includes the trip out to the island, then hike to the top and bird watching. Afterwards you can bath in the hot spring ‘Grettislaug’ at Reykir.
Please note that the Drangey trip is quite demanding. As the visit requires a climb up the steep island while visitors hold on to a rope, we cannot recommend young children to be taken along. Neither can we recommend those having any troubles walking high or long distances to choose this trip – and then not at all those afraid of heights! 😉
NOTE:
In light of the fact that the first two trips to Drangey are sold out, arrangements have been made for additional trip, Drangey 3.
Each trip to the island takes on average around 3.4 hours; this includes the sailing out to the island, a hike to the top and bird watching.
The times in the Drangey trips are now as follows:
Drangey 1: From hotel at 8:30 – From Reykir at 15:30, back at hotel at 16:00
Drangey 2: From hotel at 9:30 – From Reykir at 16:30, back at hotel at 17:00
Drangey 3: From hotel at 10:30 – From Reykir at 17:30, back at hotel at 18:00 – OPEN FOR REGISTRATION AT
http://nsuweb.org/w2014/product/excursions
Price
Adult 9.800 ISK
Children 5000 ISK 7-14.years old. Free for younger ones.
2. Icelandic culture and heritage
A trip to the country-side with several stops and visits on the way.
Glaumbær (museum), Lýtingsstaðir Horses & Heritage (lecture and horse rental), Rúnalist (local handcraft) and Fosslaug (natural hot-spring).
Glaumbær is an old turf-farm inhabited until 1947. The farm represents the typical building methods used in Iceland for centuries and now houses an exhibition focusing on rural life in 18th to 19th century Iceland. See more: http://www.glaumbaer.is/is/information/introduction
Lýtingstaðir “Horses & Heritage”
Lýtingsstaðir is an Icelandic/German horse-farm, offering lectures about the Icelandic horse followed by an hour long horse ride. 1.5 hours. Introduction to the Icelandic horse and its historical and cultural connections with Iceland. Exhibition of old-fashioned saddlery (like rods bridle, whip, climbing naked, rope climbing bags). A taste of traditional food (such as dried fish, flatbread, sviðasulta, goat cheese) and coffee is served. You can go for a ride after. See more: http://www.lythorse.com/
Rúnalist: At the farm Stórhóll the farmers run a local hand craft and provide walks around a farm where guests can take a look at the beautiful Icelandic art work, feed the goat, feed the ducks, look at beautiful Icelandic art work, that are made on the farm.
Fosslaug is built from stones and turf just beside a hot spring, and near the river Svartá. A few steps away flows the magnificent waterfall Reykjafoss.
Price for the whole package is: 10.500 ISK
You will pay at each location
The bus will leave from the hotel at 9:00 and come back around 17:00