Experience is everything

Booking your tours and activities in advance is a great way to ensure that you’ll get the best price and not miss out on popular tours. Through WOW air’s booking engine and websites, or directly through tours.wowair.com, you can now find some of the best tours in Iceland all at one place as well as multiple choices for other WOW destinations on both sides of the Atlantic. Here are three exciting tours and activities featured in Iceland this season.

1. THE WONDERS OF SNÆFELLSNES NATIONAL PARK

The Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland is almost a miniature version of the island. In addition to its characteristic Snæfellsjökull Glacier, there are black sandy beaches, bird cliffs, spectacular mountains and volcanic craters. On this tour, you will, for example, stop at the small fishing village Arnarstapi, the ancient fishing village Hellnar, visit Djúpalónssandur Beach and pass by the iconic Mt. Kirkjufell. The stunning landscape of the peninsula has captured the imagination of people all over the world, ever since Jules Verne wrote his famous science fiction novel Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes

2. SÓLHEIMASANDUR QUAD TOUR

This fantastic quad tour on South Iceland’s black lava sand dunes offers a visit to Dyrhólaey and Sólheimasandur where you’ll see the famous aircraft wreck! On this fun and adventurous excursion, you will experience different landscapes along the vast Icelandic flatland. To make the day even more special, you will stop at the magnificent Seljalandsfoss, which you can walk behind, and the powerful Skógafoss waterfall. Don’t forget to bring a valid driver’s license to ride the ATVs.

Duration: 10 hours 30 minutes

3. WARM BATHS AND COOL LIGHTS

With hopes of being enchanted with the magical Northern Lights later on in the evening, you enjoy relaxing at the Laugarvatn Fontana’s open-air geothermal baths and re-energizing with delicatessen from the local style buffet. After leaving Laugarvatn Fontana with a nourished body and a satisfied soul, this tour begins the hunt for a show of a lifetime, the experience of the Northern Lights dancing just for you.

Duration: 7 hours

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