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Spend a week exploring Iceland's varied landscapes. Our gay travel package includes a wide mix of outdoor activities and Reykjavik sightseeing.

Iceland: eerie landscapes and extraordinary fun!

Few spots on earth offer the extremes of Iceland: The friendly blond people, descended directly from Viking explorers; an unspoiled landscape that ranges from lush wilderness to fuming volcanic craters to rainbow-shrouded waterfalls; and a rich history that includes the world's oldest parliament and some of folklore's strangest sagas.

During our adventure week explore many of Iceland's natural wonders and its unique Nordic history and culture. We'll immerse ourselves in the country and hear its lore of sagas. We'll take day hikes through the amazingly green countryside, across steaming rivers, around waterfalls, into volcanic craters and even through rift valleys (not to mention ferry boat rides and natural hot springs!) Optional activities include horseback riding, rafting, and whale watching.

You can begin your holiday week by arriving a day or two early to join Reykjavik's gay pride celebrations, and for the end of your holiday week, we've allowed time to enjoy the nightlife of gay-friendly Reykjavik.

Highlights:

• Hike up lava flows to the top of a volcanic crater and later explore a lava tube.
  
• Enjoy a ferry ride to the Westman Islands, among the earth's newest places, where the island of Surtsey emerged from the sea in 1963, visiting Pompeii of the North, puffins, and sea caves.
  
• Explore the beautifully-sited national reserve known as Landmannalaugar.
  
• Hike to the edge of America, through the rugged chasm where the continental plates of Europe and America are slowly drifting apart.
  
• Hike across a landscape so moonlike that NASA sent astronauts for practice walks before the first Apollo moon landing.
  
• Swim in warm-water rivers whose source lies miles below the earth's crust.
  
• Hike around, behind, and into waterfall wonderlands.
  
• Savor a plate piled high with lobster tails at our favorite cafe by the sea.
  

Dates and Price:
Aug. 12 to 19, 2012: $3,298: A trip for gay men, lesbians & friends.

Prices are per-person, based on double occupancy. Tours often fill up months before departure. We regularly update our travel schedule to show the status of this and other trips.

Travelling Alone?
So are most of the people who travel with us. You do not need to pay extra to travel by yourself. Prices are per-person, and the single supplement applies only if you'd like a room by yourself. For selected trips, including cruises, we will charge half the single supplement if you request a roommate but we can't match you with someone.

Location: Trip starts and ends in Reykjavik, Iceland. Because flights are limited, book flights early.

Price includes: All group transportation within Iceland; All accommodations; Tour guide accompanying the group at all locations; Breakfast every day, 2 lunches, and 4 dinners; Hiking, boat ride to Westman Islands (weather permitting), and other outdoor activities.

Not included: Airfare; Airport transfers on arrival and departure; Souvenirs, snacks, admissions; Meals not listed here; Alcoholic beverages; Optional activities (horseback riding and whale-watching are available.); Gratuities for guides.

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