OUR MISSION
Pink Iceland strives to be the country’s foremost travel agent, tour operator, event and wedding planner for LGBTQI travelers. Our goal is to always offer an exemplary service, treating our guests with the utmost respect while offering a good quality product.
Pink Iceland has clear policies regarding its responsibilities to environmental and humanitarian issues. These are reflected in the services on offer and the general attitude of the company’s owners and staff.
Pink Iceland is, and will remain a beautiful, vibrant, fun and caring place of work where both owners and staff ambitiously work towards offering outstanding services to its guests
HONESTY POLICY
Pink Iceland is a privately owned company and as such it needs to make a profit. This profit pays the salaries of its staff, the rent, the wonderful and informative Pink Iceland website not to mention copious amounts of coffee for the owners. Most of Pink Iceland's money is made through commissions. This is how it works: If our guests let us book their tours, activities, and accommodation we collect a small (usually 10-15%) commission of the price. This basically means that you pay the same price, regardless of whether you book directly - or through us. You may think this might cause us to recommend really expensive accommodation and tours. Not so. We promise to do our utmost to come up with a plan that suits you, and your budget. We would never recommend anything without full confidence and/or personal experience of what's on offer. Our primary goal is working with and for the LGBTQI community and without the community's support or goodwill we wouldn't have lasted six months in the business. It is not least through word of mouth that we grow stronger every day. Our hope is that after reading this you too will ask for our recommendations and advice and/or book your holiday through us.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Pink Iceland is founded on the belief that more can be done to welcome LGBTQI visitors to Iceland. We strive to to offer the best available services to our guests, working with suppliers who respect and adhere to human and civil rights.
We at Pink Iceland have committed ourselves to contributing to LGBTQI communities around the world in whatever way we can. This has been done with monetary donations, education about what we've achieved in this country and how we went about it and through on-going volunteer work for Samtökin'78 the national LGBTQI organization in Iceland as well as Reykjavik Pride Week where we offer our time and expertise for various events and causes. We constantly revise our policies, processes and activities and actively work towards implementing these. Our human rights commitments may often go unnoticed but when applicable we update our audience about the work we undertake through our social media outlets and website.
OUR MISSION
Pink Iceland strives to be the country’s foremost travel agent, tour operator, event and wedding planner for LGBTQI travelers. Our goal is to always offer an exemplary service, treating our guests with the utmost respect while offering a good quality product.
Pink Iceland has clear policies regarding its responsibilities to environmental and humanitarian issues. These are reflected in the services on offer and the general attitude of the company’s owners and staff.
Pink Iceland is, and will remain a beautiful, vibrant, fun and caring place of work where both owners and staff ambitiously work towards offering outstanding services to its guests
HONESTY POLICY
Pink Iceland is a privately owned company and as such it needs to make a profit. This profit pays the salaries of its staff, the rent, the wonderful and informative Pink Iceland website not to mention copious amounts of coffee for the owners. Most of Pink Iceland's money is made through commissions. This is how it works: If our guests let us book their tours, activities, and accommodation we collect a small (usually 10-15%) commission of the price. This basically means that you pay the same price, regardless of whether you book directly - or through us. You may think this might cause us to recommend really expensive accommodation and tours. Not so. We promise to do our utmost to come up with a plan that suits you, and your budget. We would never recommend anything without full confidence and/or personal experience of what's on offer. Our primary goal is working with and for the LGBTQI community and without the community's support or goodwill we wouldn't have lasted six months in the business. It is not least through word of mouth that we grow stronger every day. Our hope is that after reading this you too will ask for our recommendations and advice and/or book your holiday through us.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Pink Iceland is founded on the belief that more can be done to welcome LGBTQI visitors to Iceland. We strive to to offer the best available services to our guests, working with suppliers who respect and adhere to human and civil rights.
We at Pink Iceland have committed ourselves to contributing to LGBTQI communities around the world in whatever way we can. This has been done with monetary donations, education about what we've achieved in this country and how we went about it and through on-going volunteer work for Samtökin'78 the national LGBTQI organization in Iceland as well as Reykjavik Pride Week where we offer our time and expertise for various events and causes. We constantly revise our policies, processes and activities and actively work towards implementing these. Our human rights commitments may often go unnoticed but when applicable we update our audience about the work we undertake through our social media outlets and website.
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Waterfalls, glaciers, pseudo craters, basalt formations, black sandy beaches.
GLACIER LAGOON
South Coast and Jokulsarlon - Glacier Lagoon,
two day tour from Reykjavík.
Availability:
Winter (Oct-Mar): Daily
Spring, autumn, summer (April-Sept): Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, no minimum required.
Duration: Two days
Pickup: Hotel pick up at 9:00-09:30 and drop off the next day at 21:00-01:00, depending on conditions for northern lights.
Price:
54.900 ISK per person
Included: Hotel pick up, transportation in a mini-bus, English speaking guide, accommodation with breakfast, glacier hiking for 1 hour (crampons included), aurora hunt during the winter season
Not included: hiking shoes or meals (other than 1x breakfast)
South Coast and Jokulsarlon - Glacier lagoon
This two-day tour takes us through the beautiful provinces of South Iceland to the extraordinary Jokulsarlon, The Glacier Lagoon, the best known and the largest glacier lake in Iceland. It is situated at the south end of the glacier Vatnajokull between Skaftafell National Park and Hofn.
Day one
On the way from Reykjavík you will pass Hengill mountain, a volcano with a giant magma chamber, the charming and geothermal town of Hveragerði where you only need look up to the mountains to see some hot springs. The drive takes you over Thjorsa river, the longest river in Iceland. You'll enjoy coffee break in Hvolsvollur before heading to Seljalandsfoss, a beautiful waterfall that you can walk behind. East of the waterfall lies fertile countryside and to the north rises the beautiful Eyjafjallajokull glacier, 1666 meter over sea level, the sixth largest glacier in Iceland.
The next stop will be at the beautiful Skogafoss waterfall. We then drive through Myrdalur where we can enjoy a view of Myrdalsjokull glacier under which the central volcanic system of Katla lies. Southwest of the glacier you'll see Solheimajokull glacier.
Next up is Vik village where you'll find a black sanded beach with some fantastic sights such as the picturesque basalt formations and the magnificent Reynisdrangar peaks. The tour continues over Myrdalssandur black lava sand plains and you'll pass Landbrotsholar hills, one of the largest pseudo-crater areas in the world.
We continue our journey east over the glacial river Hverfisfljot that splits two lava fields apart, Skaftareldahraun and Nupahraun. We pass Lomagnupur, a 767 meter high mountain, and further east we pass two major rivers Nupsvotn and Gigjukvisl. We cross Skeidararsandur, an enormous sand plain that reaches from Skeidararjokull glacier to the sea.
We will pass the bridge over Skeidara River which is the longest bridge in Iceland (900 meters) and get to Skaftafell National Park, established in 1967. The glacier tongues of Skeidararjokull, Morsarjokull and Skaftafellsjokull give the National Park a majestic scenery. There will be a short stop at Skaftafell before continuing to Jokulsarlon, The Glacier Lagoon.
Jokulsarlon is the most famous glacier lagoon in Iceland. It is located at the end of Breidamerkujokull, an outlet glacier of the great Vatnajokull glacier. The depth of the lagoon is about 250 meters and its size is 18 square kilometers. Due to glacial retreat, huge pieces of ice break loose from the glaciers and end up floating in the Jokulsarlon lagoon. After you have enjoyed the lagoon with its icebergs we will drive you to the accommodation nearby where dinner will be served and you can relax.
During winter, if the weather is good and the sky is clear, we will look for the amazing northern lights at Jokulsarlon.
Day two
After breakfast you spend some time at Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon and during summer you can enjoy a 30 minute boat ride where you sail amongst icebergs of all shapes and sizes. You will also take a walk along the lake and on the black sand shores and look for seals that can often be spotted in the lagoon.
Then we start the journey west towards Reykjavik. In Skaftafell park, we pull out the crampons for a glacier hike at Svinafellsjokull glacier and the views are fabulous all the way back. In order to join the glacier hike you will need to have good hiking shoes, crampons cannot be fitted on sneakers or other light walking shoes.
In summer the glacier hike is optional and not included in price. The hike can be taken from Skaftafell on a guided tour. If you are not interested in glacier hiking your tour guide can take you for a hike in Skaftafell to Svartifoss waterfall.
If there is enough time and good weather conditions, you will visit Dyrholaey, a small but majestic peninsula which is the southernmost point of the mainland. It is 120 meters high and is a home to many breeds of seabirds.
During winter, if weather conditions are fine, we will search for northern lights in the evening. A drive into the darkness and to the town Stokkseyri where you can even end the day by having a nice lobster dinner at a restaurant.