The tour begins with a transfer from Reykjavík to the Blue Lagoon where the guided tour starts at 14:00. From the Blue Lagoon we will drive to Grindavík fishing village where we will make a short stop at the fishing harbour. From Grindavík the journey continues along the coast and onwards through lava fields to our next stop at Krýsuvík geothermal area where you can take a walk between the boiling mud pools and sulphurous solfatares. The tour proceeds to the Kleifarvatn, largest lake on the Reykjanes peninsula. The lake is situated on the fissure zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and is one of the deepest lakes of the country, 97 meters. In the year 2000 the water level shrunk dramatically after an earthquake. Today the lake level has recovered but on south shore of the lake you can still see steam rising up from the border of the lake from numerous hot springs which were revealed after the earthquake period. We will stop at a viewpoint close by the lake before heading back to Reykjavík.
We transferred to a different hotel today, and the lower quality after the stunning Radisson was…shocking. We’ve arranged an upgrade for our return on the ast night of the multiday tour.
Unfortunately, though the nausea i felt at the geothermal area dissipated once i got away from them fumes, the sore throat i’d been developing really was the start of a cold 🙁
