Tourcode: ICE_NOR
Reiseart: Geologische Wander- und Studienreise: Geologie & Vulkanismus - Natur & Kultur
Schwierigkeitsgrad: 
Dauer: 14 Tage / 13 Nächte

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Reisetermine:

summer 2013 (open)

Preis (p.P.): around 3300 EUR

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Im Preis enthalten:

• Alle Transfers auf Island in 4 x 4 Fahrzeug gemäss Programm
• Unterkunft (erste und letzte Nacht in B & B in Reykjavik, Beutel 12 Nächte schlafen Unterkunft in Hütten und Hallen von Schulen oder anderen Gebäuden)
• Vollpension ohne Getränke außer zwei Abendessen in Reykjavík und Akureyri (ca. 15-30 EUR)
• Alle Ausflüge und Besichtigungen gemäss Programm
• Accompying Vulkanologe (Thierry Basset) und erfahrenen isländischer Field guide

Reiseleitung:

Diese Tour geht einher mit Schweizer Geologe und VolcanoDiscovery Team-Mitglied Thierry Basset, wer ist ein Experte der isländischen Geologie und hat mehr als 10 Gruppenreisen geleitet. Darüber hinaus wird es eine erfahrene und mehrsprachige Mannschaft ein isländischer Feld-Führer und ein Treiber.

Island wurde von den Atlantischen Ozean durch unzählige Vulkanausbrüche geboren. Es ist der einzige Ort auf dem Planeten, wo man beobachten einen aktiven Mittelozeanischen Rücken befindet sich über dem Meeresspiegel und für einen großen Abstand folgen kann!
Island liegt an der Grenze zwischen der North American und eurasischen tektonischen Platten, und geprägt von große Frakturen, aktive Vulkane, hydrothermale Websites, wüstenähnliche Lavafelder, Gletscher und einige der am meisten beeindruckenden Landschaften der Erde.
Diese Reise zu Fuß und Studie ist eine gründliche Erforschung der isländischen faszinierenden Interieur und Norden. Unsere ausgewogene Reiseroute können Sie in vollen Zügen genießen die Schönheit der spektakulären und weiten Landschaften in diesem Teil von Island. Begleitet von Schweizer Vulkanologe Thierry Basset, Sie werden eingeführt, um besondere geologische Einstellung Islands, erfahren Sie mehr über die Prozesse, die geschaffen haben und weiterhin gestalten. Keine besonderen Vorkenntnisse ist erforderlich!

Highlights dieser Tour sind die Lava Wüsten des Hochlands, Vulkane, riesigen Gletscher und Täler, Geysire, warm Springs und Fumarolen, bunte Seen, mächtigen Wasserfällen, das Naturreservat von Lake Myvatn National Parks Jökulsárgljúfur und Thingvellir.

Island North: geologische 14 Tage Fuß und Studienreise

Tag 1:	Arrival in Iceland / Reykjavik Arrival, pick-up from the airport and transfer to Reykjavik. Group dinner in the centre of town. Ü: B&B in Reykjavik (D)
Tag 2:	Reykjanes peninsula - geothermal site Krísuvík - Hekla volcano Short walk in the city centre and introduction to Iceland and its geology. Departure in 4x4 vehicle to the Reykjanes peninsula with its endless lava fields and the strange lake Kleifarvatn. Visit of the hydrothermal site of Krísuvík with its solfataras and bubbling mud pools - Continue to Hveragerdi and Hella - Arrival in the late afternoon near the majestic Hekla volcano, one of Iceland's most active and impressive volcanoes. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 3:	The Highlands - Veidivötn volcano - Hofsjökull & Vatnajökull glaciers We enter the completely uninhabited and isolated Highlands: desert-like landscapes shaped by fire and ice, the fissure-cut area of Veidivötn volcano, one of the most active zones of Iceland, dreamlike landscapes with magnificient turqoise crater lakes in a mineralic black moonscape. We pass into the area of giant glacial moraines from Vatnajökull and Hofsjökull glacier and arrive in the Sprengisandur desert at the feet of Tungnafellsjökull glacier, at the geographic centre of Iceland. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 4:	Vatnajökull glacier - Askja volcano Continue in 4x4 vehicle along the difficult route of Gaesavatnaleid through the most isolated and wildest areas of the country. We drive along the NW margin of the giant Vatnajökull glacier, with 10,000km2 surface it is the largest in Europe. The route crosses glacial-fluvial flood plains at the feet of the glacier and some spectacular craters in alignment rise from the immense ice field. We pass at the feet of Trölladyngja, the biggest shield volcano of Iceland and continue until Askja. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 5:	Askja volcano and its caldera Full day to explore Askja, with 8km diameter the largest caldera of Iceland. Bounded by steep cliffs several hundred meters high it contains several green and turqoise lakes with colorful sulphur deposits along their shores. Hike into this lunar and grandiose landscape, with the option to take a hot bath in the small Viti ("hell") crater from the 1875 eruption. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 6:	Lava deserts and giant glaciers - fire and ice We leave the lunar landscape of Askja in our 4x4 vehicle southwards through a lava desert cut by innumerable fissures and many cinder cones - Arrival at the feet of the Kverkfjöll mountains, half covered by the large Vatnajökull glacier. Walk along glacier tongues streching onto the black sand plains and observation of a giant glacier door, the result of the meeting of ice with countless fumaroles, creating an amazing landscape of jets of vapour and hot springs. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 7:	Walk on Kverkfjöll - Herdubreid - Mödrudalur Hike through an exceptional volcanic landscape of the mountains of Kverkfjöll. Continue to the Jökulsá á Fjöllum, a large glacial meandering river, visit of Hvannalindir, a welcome oasis in this mineralic landscape. We pass the table mountain Herdubreid, the «queen of Icelandic mountains». Arrive at the plain of Mödrudalur, one of the most remote farms of the country where we will stay overnight. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 8:	Dettifoss waterfall - Jökulsárgljúfur - Asbyrgi - Lake Myvatn We continue northwards along the right side of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river and visit the spectacular waterfall Dettifoss, with 45m height and 500m3 water discharge per second the largest and perhaps most impressive of Europe. Drive to the National Park of Jökulsárgljúfur, «the canyon of the ice river» - and visit the grand natural amphitheatre of Asbyrgi, bounded by high cliffs of basalt and containing a lush artic vegetation on its floor. We return along the left river side of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum and arrive later in the area of Lake Myvatn. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 9:	Lake Myvatn and Krafla volcano Lake Myvatn, located on the rift zone separating the American and Eurasian plates, is a natural reserve with an exceptional richness in bird life, plants and geology, and volcanic features. Numerous cinder cones, eruption fissures, fumarole fields and hot springs are present in this area, where we will spend the whole day to explore some of them. In particular, we will visit Námafjall with its boiling mud ponds and the recent eruptive fissures of Krafla volcano, famous for its frequent curtains of fire eruptions, the last happening in 1984. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 10:	Hverfjall - Godafoss - Akureyri We climb the stunning cinder cone of Hverfjall with its crater of 1000 m diameter - Superb panorama onto the Lake Myvatn - Continue on foot to cross Dimmuborgir, a maze of lava tunnels and frozen lava lakes, with many petrified trolls to discover! In the afternoon, departure to the Godafoss waterfall, the "waterfall of the Gods". We arrive in Akureyri, the charming little capital of Iceland's North, located at the shore of a magnificient fjord. Evening and dinner are free. Ü: (B, L)
Tag 11:	Hydrothermal area of Kerlingarfjöll We take the route south to Kjölur, one of Icelands most scenic highland routes, crossing a wild mineralic landscape. Stop at Hveravellir and its solfatara field and take a refreshing bath in a natural warm water source. The road passes through glacial moraines of Langjökull and Hofsjökull glaciers and we arrrive at Kerlingarfjöll, the «mountains of the sorcerers», one of Iceland's most impressive volcanic sites. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 12:	Geothermal activity at Kerlingarfjöll Whole-day walk at Kerlingarfjöll in the middle of a landscape of lava domes and flows with incredibly colorful rock formations. We enter into a valley of extraordinary natural beauty with powerful fumaroles, bubbling mud ponds, geysers and warm springs. Ü: (B, L, D)
Tag 13:	"Golden Circle": Gullfoss - Geysir - Reykjavik We continue straight south on the Kjölur route that ends at famous Gullfoss, «the golden waterfall» - Visit to this two-level waterfall that precipitates into a narrow canyon of basalt prisms, one of Iceland's most beautiful natural wonders. Visit to the legendary site of Geysir: active geysers, warm springs, colorful mineral deposits. - Visit to the Thingvellir National Park, where one can see impressive graben fractures along the centre of the rift zone separating the American and European tectonic plates. Thingvellir is also the the site of the ancient Icelandic parlament, one of the earliest forms of democracy in history. Arrival in Reykjavík in the late afternoon. Free evening and dinner. Ü: B&B in Reykjavik (B, L)
Tag 14:	Transfer to the airport - departure or own extension If you don't opt for an extension in Iceland, the shuttle bus brings you to the airport in time for your outgoing flight. Ü: none (B)

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