IDSALL SCHOOL ICELAND – EASTER 2015

Travel Company? Depends on which one is the most competitive! Flight prices are not released until 330 days before the date of departure. Three possibilities, all of whom are excellent and the school has travelled with several times before: Halsbury Travel Discover-The-World School Travel Service

Your Destination - Iceland- Iceland ABOUT ICELAND

Your Destination - Iceland - Iceland ABOUT ICELAND Your itinerary YOUR ITINERARY

Your destination - Iceland ABOUT ICELAND Your itinerary TRAVEL TIPS YOUR ITINERARY Travel tips

Your destination - Iceland ABOUT ICELAND Your itinerary TRAVEL TIPS YOUR ITINERARY Travel tips Your tour operator – Discover The Worldthe World DISCOVER THE WORLD

ABOUT ICELAND

ABOUT ICELAND

ABOUT ICELAND The land of fire and ice Iceland The land of Fire and Ice

FIRE ABOUT ICELAND

ICE ABOUT ICELAND

What else does Iceland have to offer? Awe-inspiring sights!: ABOUT ICELAND

WATERFALLS ABOUT ICELAND WATERFALLS

GEYSERS ABOUT ICELAND Geysers

ABOUT ICELAND THE MID ATLANTIC RIDGE

GLACIERS ABOUT ICELAND GLACIERS

What else does Iceland have to offer? Curriculum Links; What else does Iceland have to offer? Curriculum links: ABOUT ICELAND

ABOUT ICELAND LIVING WITH HAZARDS

ABOUT ICELAND FASCINATING GEOLOGY

ABOUT ICELAND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS

ABOUT ICELAND GEOTHERMAL & RENEWABLE ENERGY

ABOUT ICELAND POPULATION

Your Trip Itinerary YOUR ITINERARY

Day 1 YOUR ITINERARY

Fly to Iceland from the UK YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY Visit the Blue Lagoon for a swim in the 40 degree water

YOUR ITINERARY Reykjavik Perlan

YOUR ITINERARY Dinner and overnight at your hotel

DAY 2 YOUR ITINERARY

Visit the area affected by a jokulhlaup (glacier burst) from the recent Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption. YOUR ITINERARY

Get soaked by Seljalandsfoss waterfall! YOUR ITINERARY

Climb to the top of Skogarfoss YOUR ITINERARY

Explore the snout of Solheimajokull outlet glacier YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY Dinner and overnight at your hotel

DAY 3 YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY Continue along the south shore road to Myrdalssandur; a 700 km² area of sand flats created by a ‘jokulhlaup’ (glacial burst)

YOUR ITINERARY Your next stop is Eldhraun, an extensive moss- covered lava flow from the Laki eruption in 1783, believed to be the largest flow from a single eruption worldwide in historical times.

Continue to Skaftafell National Park, one of Iceland’s prime areas of natural beauty YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY Visit the outlet glacier, Svinafellsjokull, to see evidence of the advance and retreat of a glacier tongue.

Next is Jokulsarlon, a glacial melt water lagoon and one of the largest and deepest lakes in Iceland. YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY Finish the day with a visit to Fjadrargljufu; a rugged and impressive gorge about 100m deep and around 2km long.

YOUR ITINERARY Dinner and overnight at your hotel

DAY 4 YOUR ITINERARY

Visit the black sand beach and dunes at Vik, the most southerly point of Iceland. YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY..and its basalt column cliffs

See the stunning natural rock arch at Dyrhólaey YOUR ITINERARY

En route to Reykjavik pass through the small ‘greenhouse’ town of Hveragerdi, a place where there is so much geothermal activity that it is possible to swim in naturally heated waters …. YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY You can even boil an egg in them!

YOUR ITINERARY Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

DAY 5 YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY Visit the Hellisheiði Power Station - the second largest geothermal power station in the world

YOUR ITINERARY Visit the old volcano crater lake of Kerid

YOUR ITINERARY Marvel at Iceland's most photographed waterfall, Gullfoss

YOUR ITINERARY Watch in awe as a geyser erupts!

YOUR ITINERARY Visit Thingvellir and see where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are literally ripping apart!

DAY 6 YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY Enjoy some time in the morning in Reykjavik, for sightseeing or urban studies

Or visit a bridge that connects two continents on the Reykjanes Peninsula YOUR ITINERARY

YOUR ITINERARY Or go whale watching!!!

YOUR ITINERARY Head back to Keflavik for your flight home with Icelandair

What is included for the price? Hotel Hafnarfjordur, Reykjavik Hotel Katla, nr Vik Return flights from either London Gatwick or Manchester Full board basis All taxes & charges All transportation within Iceland Airport transfers from Idsall Travel insurance Optional extras: whale watching (~£25), Blue Lagoon (~£10) and Jokulsarlon Lagoon cruise (~£17)

What happens next? £900 will be the maximum the school can charge It is not first come, first served but there is a maximum of 40 students we can cater for. All students will be informed if they have a place or not after 31 st Jan. There will be a reserve list. Please relay any queries to Miss Hollins:

PAYMENT SCHEDULE To reserve a place on this trip, a deposit of £ per student is required by Friday 31 st January 2014 A 2 nd deposit of £ is due 4 weeks later on Friday 28 th February 2014 Final payment deadline on or before the due date of: Friday 9th January 2015

OUTSTANDING BEHAVIOUR “As with any school trip, (but particularly this trip as it is overseas), parents and students should be aware that if a pupil’s behaviour or attendance become unacceptable prior to departure, then the school reserves the right to exclude them from the trip and this could jeopardise any refund of monies paid to that date minus the cost of a name change, which is set at the discretion of the travel company”.

Thank you for your time! Idsall Geography Department