Husavic
Akureyri
Snæfellsjökull
ICELAND
Seyðisfjörður
Landmannalaugar Jökulsárlón
Reykjavik
Skodafoss,
LUGGAGE & CHECK LIST Iceland Adventure Tour
Tour start, arrival to Reykjavík City centre is about 50km from airport, best way to arrive to the Hotel is by taxi sharing 4 persons in each taxi. There is also a FlyBus to city centre,departs every 30 minutes from outside the only exit airport gate.
Local currency - Krone In Iceland some places do not accept cash, only cards. In Gas stations you can only pay with credit card or debit card, no attender and no store, just a pump attached to a self payment ATM. Get some kronas in the airport ATM (around 200USD per person) and then pay everything with card. Euros are accepted in some stores but only in Rekjavic.
Base Hotel
Tour start on Reykjavík on July 10th at 3:30PM and ends in the same hotel on the 18th with final dinner. The night of 18th to 19th is included and all extra nights are in the same hotel.
Hotel em Reykjavík CenterHotel Arnarhvoll Ingolfsstræti 1 Reykjavík, 101 Iceland Phone:+3545958540 Meeting Point You should be in the Hotel lobby on the 10th of July around 3PM were you will meet the Guide and staff and receive the motorcycle. Tour Guide will present the tour and give the Tour and give the Tour Kit. You will need your passport, drivers licence and credit card for the motorcycle deposit (2000€)
Husavic
Akureyri
Snæfellsjökull
Seyðisfjörður
ICELAND Landmannalaugar Jökulsárlón
Reykjavik
Tour plan
Skodafoss,
Day
Stage
Highlights
Day 1
Reykjavík
Arrival Reykjavík, tour briefing at 3:30PM and pick up the 90 kms motorcycle. Pre ride to Blue Lagoon and Dinner in Lava Restaurant 100% Asfalto
Day 2
Highlands Golden Ring route to the highlands - night in the Highlands. Visit (Landmannalaugar) Pingvellir, Continental plates union, Gullfoss Waterfall and Geyser
255 kms
Skódafoss
Highlands crossing in Landmannalaugar, the ash desert, Hekla vulcane and Hjalparfoss e Skogafoss waterfalls.
247 kms
Black beach in Vík, the puffins point and the south coast road around Vatnajökull Glaciar and Jokulsarlon lagoon.
327 kms
Day 3 Day 4
Glaciar Vatnajökull
Kms
0% Off road 90% Off road 10% Off road
Day 5
Seydisfjordur
West fiords, the highest mountain pass of Iceland and the historical 310 kms town of Seyoirfjorour. 15% Off road
Day 6
Húsavíc
Overlooking the big Krafla vulcane we will cross Jökulsárgljúfur N. P 276 kms and the biggest waterfall in all Europe, Dettifoss. 60% Off road
Day 7
Akureyri
Morning in Husavíc for rest or wale watching cruise (optional) After 170 kms lunch we will pass Mývatn lake and Godafoss waterfalls to Akureyri 20% Off road
Day 8
Snæfellsnes
On the way to Snæfellsnes peninsula, passing the north mountains 357 kms and the historical Vidimyri church 20% Off road
Day 9
Reykjavík
Snæfellsnes Peninsula to Reykjavík, passing the Viking settlements 294 kms and the fiord tunnel, back to Reykjavík to the final dinner. 10% Off road
Day 10
Flight back
Breakfast and hotel check out
Local conditions & weather This document has been prepared in good faith and is not intended to be an all encompassing alternative to essential personal travel requirements. We should not forget Iceland is an island in the north sea very close to the Arctic circle. Weather condition can vary quickly in the same day or even in the same hour. To get to some of the best highlights of Iceland we must do some gravel roads and some small river crossings. Gravel roads are considered national roads in Iceland and are classified as Forest Roads (Froads) Tehay are noemally well mantained but obviasly more slipery then the asphalt, you sholud ride
carefully and slow, specially in turns and crossing other vehicles. See his video
Weather As you can see from the graphic above, we will be travelling in Iceland in the best week of all year in terms of weatehr conditions. We can expect 10ºC to 15ºC with some small chances of rain. Confortable clothes, light and warm are the best option to deal with this Iceland Summer. A fleece wind stopper jacket, a warm cap, gloves and trousers are enough to deal with the cold nights. Check the check list in the end of this dossier for a resume of recommended clothes and luggage.
Luggage on the motorcycle Adventure Travel in a motorcycle make us to deal with limited luggage. We must guarantee our confort and safety and be prepared to face weather changes, frequent stops and unpredictable situations. For security and handling reasons we recommend you ride the motorcycle as light as possible, so no side panniers and top case will be provided. Some roads are narrow and with irregular surfaces, a heavy bike it’s more difficult to handle and you probably will be more often fighting with the bike then enjoying the amazing landscape. For adventure riding the correct luggage weight distributions is very important so instead of the panniers, we recommend you to use a waterproof flexible bag as the one in the picture. You can use it as cabin bag in your flight with your most important items.
The support vehicle will carry our main luggage bag to the next hotel but it’s always a good idea to take with you one full set of clothes and anything you need for a confortable evening if the support vehicle had to stop to fix a bike and take more then expected to reach the hotel. In your dry bag on the bike you shold carry: -
On full set of clothes Personal medicines flip flOps or sport shoes water energy bars or dry food photografic eqquipment (small camera, big one can stay safer in the support vehicle) - anything that you think it’s absolutely necessary to be confortable if you have to wait 2 or 3 hours in the hotel for you main luggage bag transported in the support vehicle
Luggage in support vehicle Your main luggage bag will be transported in the support vehicle. Each rider can take ONE bag in the support vehicle with maximum of 70 Lit and not more than 50cmX30cmX70cm We recommend you use flexible bags instead of hard luggage. You can transport more things in the soft bags and they are better to optimize the vehicle space and are easier for you to carry to your room.
You can find this king of bags in any sport store, they are normally much cheaper then the hard ones, they can be compressed if they are not full. The big bag were you carried your motorcycle equipment and extra luggage can stay in the Reykjavík hotel during our tour, we will start and finish in the same hotel. Remember!!
Most of the rooms have stairs, tight corridors, and no carriers available, it’s much easier for you to take a flexible bag to your room each night.
A good managing of luggage it’s essential to spend little time and effort to deal with it, and enjoy as much as possible the great places we will be visiting. Optimize and simplify should be your focus in any Adventure Riding Tour!!
Sport bags like that one used in diving or motocross riding, with small wells are perfect.
In the last two pages you will find a recommended luggage check list, hope it’s useful for you
Gadjets e power All the hotels we use will have wifi and most of the places we will stop have wifi to. Our support vehicle will also have a wifi router but be aware that in all this cases, the wifi speed it’s normally not very good (3G / 4G similar). Some of the places we will visit have great photography opportunities, the light in all Iceland in July it’s amazing so be prepared. We recommend small and light cameras, point and shot solutions with wide angle lents are great to capture the great landscapes we will pass. Not so much wildlife, so no need for big tele zooms. Keep in mind that if you carry a big and to complex photographic equipment you will probably lose time maybe the photo opportunity you can catch with a small and simple camera.
The energy plugs we will find in all Iceland are similar to the ones in all Europe, Type F, C and E as shown in the picture above. They give 220V of energy and you should carry a adaptor if your gadgets have another energy needs or plugs. You can find adaptors in most airports stores. If you have to many gadgets do not forget to bring more than one adaptor. The 3G cover more than 90% of the island. For security reasons every participant must carry an operational mobile phone always charged and ready to be used. Please check in your local company if you have active roaming in Iceland available before leave your country.
Check List CHECK
ITEM
QUANT.
WERE TO TRANSPORT
BAG 1 - WATER PROFF BAG IN BIKE
1
BIKE
WATER PROOF BAG - 30L. TO 40L
BAG 2 - SUP. VEHICLE BAG
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE
SOFTH BAG UP TO 70L
JACKET
1
TO USE
WITH CE PROTECTIONS AND INNER LAYER
TROUSERS
1
TO USE
WITH CE PROTECTIONS AND INNER LAYER
HELMET
1
TO USE
GOOD QUALITY
GLOVES
2
TO USE
MID SEASON + SPARE ONES
BOOTS
1
TO USE
ENDURO OR ADVENTURE TYPE
RAIN GEAR
1
BIKE WATERPROF BAG
GOOD QUALITY
HIGH SOCKS / MOTOCROSS TYPE
2
TO USE
SPARE ONES IN SUPPORT VEHICLE
COOLMAX® T-SHIRT
2
TO USE
SPARE ONES IN SUPPORT VEHICLE
COOLMAX® UNDERWEAR
2
TO USE
SPARE ONES IN SUPPORT VEHICLE
SECOND SKIN - TECNICAL WEAR
1
TO USE
RECOMMENDED
BUFF OR NECK PROTECTION
1
TO USE
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
SUN GLASSES
2
TO USE
2 PAIRS, ONE ON USE, ONE IN MAIN LUGGAGE
UNDERWEAR
3
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
1 SPARE ONE IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
SOCKS
3
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
1 SPARE ONE IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT
4
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
1 SPARE ONE IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
SHORTS
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
1 SPARE ONE IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
TROUSERS
2
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
MID SEASON / QUICK DRY
SWIMSUIT
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
QUICK DRY
HEAD WARMER
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
RECOMMENDED
WIND STOP JACKET
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
FLEECE AND WINDSTOPPER
BELT
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
LIGHT
SPORT SHOES
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
LIGHT AND QUICK DRY
MINI TOWEL
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
LIGHT AND QUICK DRY
FLIP FLOPS OR SANDALS
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
TO JACUZZIS AND SAUNAS
LUGGAGE BAGS
MOTORCYCLE GEAR
CLOTHES
NOTES
CHECK
ITEM
QUANT.
WERE TO TRANSPORT
NOTES
CREDIT CARD
2
ONE WITH YOU + SPARE
CARDS ARE THE BEST WAY TO PAY IN ICELAND
DEBIT CARD
2
ONE WITH YOU + SPARE
CARDS ARE THE BEST WAY TO PAY IN ICELAND
40000 ISK
WITH YOU
40.000 ISK (ICELAND KRONS) (AROUND 260 EUROS) ARE RECOMMENDED FOR DAY USE, MOST OF THE THINGS ARE PAYED WITH CREDIT CARD
PASSAPORT
1
WITH YOU ALWAYS
CHECK IF IT IS OK (DATES AND CONSERVATION)
DRIVERS LICENCE / INTERNATIONAL
1
WITH YOU ALWAYS
INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDED
INT.VACCINATION CERTIFICATE
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
NOT MANDATORY BUT RECOMMENDED
TRAVEL INSURANCE
1
WITH YOU ALWAYS
CLEAR CONTACT NR. AND INSURANCE NR.
COPYES OF ALL DOCUMENTS
2
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
SCANNED IN YOUR EMAIL OR PRINTS
MOBIL PHONE + CHARGER
1
WITH YOU ALWAYS
CHECK ROAMING IN ICELAND
SMALL PHOTO CAMERA + CHARGER
1
WITH YOU ALWAYS
LIGHT AND SMALL WITH WIDE ANGLE
REFLEX HR CAMERA + CHARGER
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
OPTIONAL
FILM CAMERA + CHARGER
1
BIKE OR SUP VEHICLE
OPTIONAL
STORAGE CARDS
4
CAMERA + WITH YOU
SPARE ONES IN SUPPORT VEHICLE
ALARM CLOCK
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
RECOMMENDED
BINOCULARS
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
OPTIONAL
MULTI TOOL LITE
1
CASACO MOTO
RECOMMENDED
UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR ENERGY PLUG
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
RECOMMENDED
TABLET
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
OPCIONAL
PRINTED GUIDE OF ICELAND
?
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
RECOMMENDED
ESSENCIAL PERSONAL HYGIENE KIT
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
TOOTHPASTE + TOOTHBRUSH, SOAP, DEODORANT
NON ESSENCIAL HYGIENE KIT
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
TO SHAVE, COSMETIC CREAMS..
SUNSCREEN AN LIPSTICK
1
WITH YOU ALWAYS
+30 SPF
MOISTURIZER CREAM
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
RECOMMENDED
REPELLENT
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
RECOMMENDED
DISPOSABLE WIPES
1
BOLSO CASACO MOTO
RECOMMENDED
MEDICAL KIT (GENERAL)
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
HEADACHES, PAIN KILLERS, MUSCLE RELIEF...
MEDICAL KIT (PERSONAL ESSENCIALS)
1
IN THE BIKE DRY BAG
SPECIAL PERSONAL MEDICATIONS
GLASSES
1
IN SUPPORT VEHICLE BAG
OPCIONAL
DOCUMENTOS E FINANÇAS
CASH
GADJETS AND UTILITIES
HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Husavic
Akureyri
Snæfellsjökull
ICELAND
Seyðisfjörður
Landmannalaugar Jökulsárlón
Reykjavik
Skodafoss,
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