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.
OUR REPUTATION IS OUR MARKETING
HVERAVELLIR GEOTHERMAL AREA - AMAZING TWO DAY TOUR
Visit the wonderful geothermal gem in the middle of Iceland!
Availability and prices:
Contact us for more information.
Children (8 - 15 years):
50% discount
Minimum:
4 persons (full paying)
Pickup: at 09:00 from your hotel or guesthouse
Included:
Transport in a Super Jeep, English guidance, accommodation at Hveravellir and dinner during winter.
Bring with you:
good hiking shoes, warm clothing, water proof trousers and jacket, bathing suit and towel (if you plan to bathe in the hot pools)
Note:
lunch and dinner are not included in price
During this tour you will explore one of the most beautiful geothermal areas in the world, Hveravellir, with smoking fumaroles and sky blue boiling water. Hveravellir is a unique nature reserve situated on the Kjolur route in the middle of the west highlands between the Langjokull and Hofsjokull glaciers where the nature is both peaceful and vigorous.
ITINERARY
Day 1
We start our two-day tour by driving from Reykjavík to Thingvellir National Park, where the Mid- Atlantic rift is clearly visible, slowly pulling Iceland apart. The Icelandic parliament was established there in 930 AD. In 2004 Thingvellir National Park was added to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
We continue to the geothermally active valley of Haukadalur and visit Geysir which very rarely spouts, but when it does it can erupt steaming water 200 ft upwards. The hot spring Strokkur, spouts hot water about 60-100 feet upwards every 5 minutes or so. After enjoying the geysers we drive to Gullfoss waterfall, Europe’s largest waterfall. We have a short lunch-break here at Gullfoss restaurant before we continue our drive into the highland via Kjolur road to Hvitarvatn Glacier Lake where you'll enjoy fantastic views of the Sudurjokull and Nordurjokull glaciers.
On our way to Hveravellir we pass Kjalhraun, an enormous lava field. When at our destination in Hveravellir we will spend the rest of the day relaxing in the natural geothermal pool or enjoying some light hiking around the amazing hot spring area. The pool and its entire surroundings are magnificent, offering beautiful views of the geothermal area, Kjalhraun lava field and Langjokull glacier.
We spend the night at Hveravellir.
Day 2
In the morning we will hike to the hiding place of the outlaw Fjalla-Eyvindur (Mountain Eyvindur), the most famous of all Icelandic outlaws. Fjalla-Eyvindur and his wife Halla reportedly fled into the highlands shortly after 1760 and spent some 20 years living in the wilderness at Hveravellir. We can see a circle of rocks that was their home and Eyvindarrétt, a sheep pen where he kept sheep he stole from unsuspecting farmers. At Hveravellir numerous place-names echo their stay like; the hot spring Eyvindarhver which has a fitted wall of stones around it to facilitate the boiling of meat.
Next we take the car and visit Beinahóll (Bones Hill), a historical spot, 11 km from Hveravellir. On the way your guide will tell you the story of Beinahóll. We continue the short drive to Þjófafell (Mountain of Thieves) and Þjófadalir (Valleys of Thieves)
We then return to Hveravellir where you will have some free time to relax in the hot pool, do some hiking or even do some horseback riding. Hiking routes depend on the season as well as how much time we have. We return to Reykjavik that afternoon and drop you off at your hotel.