Getaway Package And Free Norden Card
Travelers who book the Iceland Getaway package will receive a free Norden Voyager card enabling them to get great discounts at over 200 shops and restaurants in Iceland. Those booking the package will have the chance to win free luxury gifts from select Icelandic vendors when they use their card anywhere in Iceland.
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Golden Circle Discount
Air, hotel, and the famous Golden Circle tour are all included in this budget package, from just $529*. Oh, and we should mention now is an ideal time to witness the Northern Lights. Book now, because this is being extended through April, but seats are going fast. Check the link for a way to upgrade to the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica from only $82 per person.
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Saga Sites Fly & Drive
This four night Fly & Drive package along the serene southern coast of Iceland presents a relaxing tour of spectacular proportions, with majestic glaciers, cascading waterfalls, caves, black lava beaches, and ocean views that stretch beyond forever. From $1,149* per person.
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*Prices quoted are exclusive of applicable taxes and official charges by destination of approximately $100-$270, per person including the Sept. 11th Security Fee.
“A new ranking of the world’s nations by environmental performance puts some of the globe’s largest economies far down the list, with the United States sinking to 61st and China to 121st. The top performer this year is Iceland, which gets virtually all of its power from renewable sources — hydropower and geothermal energy. It was joined in the top tier by a cluster of European countries known for their green efforts, including Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Finland.”
Steve LeVahn, an entrepreneur from Minnesota, and Dennys Bisogno, co-founder of Calypso Systems, Inc., in Wisconsin, both returned from an 11-day photography trip to Iceland. We asked them for tips on capturing the country’s scenic beauty.
Hellnar is a small town located at the far end of a Snaefellsnes peninsula, facing a large glacier called Snaefellsjokull and surrounded by a big ocean about 120 miles from Reykjavik. It is a town truly in the middle of nowhere and seems untouched by time, probably because of its remoteness. The town hasn’t changed much at all since the time that Iceland was settled, except for the Jeepzillas that prowl the nearby Snaefellsnes National Park offering visitors the chance to go snowmobiling, glacier walking, ice climbing, and ice caving. These are Jeeps on steroids with giant knobby tires and tricked-out navigation gear.
The Hotel Borg, possibly Iceland’s most eminent hotel, celebrates its 80th birthday this year. The Borg has been recently renovated to retain and polish the beautiful 1930’s architecture for which it is so famous, and from which it derives its motto: Character With Style.
Caring about our planet, the environment and climate change caused by pollution comes naturally to us Icelanders. Apparel company 66ºNorth has joined forces with the Iceland Mountain Guides to run the successful “Reach the Top with 66º North” program. Over the years, several hundred people have climbed the highest peak (6,920-feet) in Iceland, located on Vatnajokull, Europe’s largest glacier. In addition to the sheer adventure, the trip serves as a forum to educate climbers on the issue of global warming and its effect on Iceland’s glaciers. Training begins in February and climbs are in late May and early June. (
DesignMarch is a four-day feast featuring a wealth of events, interesting lectures and fascinating exhibitions reflecting the diversity in Icelandic design. Many of Iceland’s most prominent fashion designers have established the Reykjavík Fashion Festival, which will take place for the first time in Iceland’s capital March 19-20, in cooperation with individuals from the music scene. For details log onto: 
The annual Iceland Food and Fun Festival will be held in Reykjavik, February 24-28, 2010. Chefs from the USA, Canada and Europe will be teamed up with the most prestigious Icelandic chefs and given the finest Icelandic ingredients to create their masterpieces. Each team will prepare 1 lamb dish, 1 fish dish and 1 dessert. These meals will be served at the finest participating restaurants across the city of Reykjavik until the grand judging. To close the weekend’s festivities, a gala awards event will be held on February 28 featuring a recap of Food and Fun 2010 and the top chefs of the year. Learn more at 
We must be doing something right – 566,000 tourists visited Iceland last year, making 2009 the biggest year ever in terms of tourist arrivals. This represents a 0.7% increase on 2008, when Iceland received 562,000 tourists. Read the entire story here: 
Travel & Leisure writer Shane Mitchell issued her Shane’s Must Do list for the December 2009 magazine. Under “Must Drink” was this listing: Austrian rum–spiked hot chocolate by the lobby fireplace at 101 Hotel, Reykjavík, Iceland. Drinks for two $20. See it here: