Flying to Höfn in Hornafjörður

I have been creating a program in which a group of 70 people are flying to Höfn in Hornafjörður.

One of the suppliers that I have been talking with is absolutely fantastic. Asgeir at Ernir domestic flights and flightseeing tours, really loves his job and has all the creative solutions one could ask for.

The group I am putting together will be flying in a flightseeing tour over Vestmannaeyjar Islands, looking at Surtsey island, recent UNESCO World Heritage Site, then straight to Höfn for a full day of activities and scenic experiences.

At Höfn we will be doing an ATV tour from Stokksnes and over Austurfjörur black sand beach.

From Höfn we will then continue to the glacial lagoon, Jökulsárlón, but stop at Flaajökull for lunch. To make it into an interesting activity, the Flaajökull glacier stop, we have engaged Icelandic Mountainguides to set up a short ice hiking tour up to the glacier where the chefs of Smyrlabjorg restaurant have created a glacier buffet of all the most interesting courses from the local area. Most prominent in the local menu is the langoustine and lobster dishes, absolutely stunning.

After lunch we continue to the Jökulsarlon glacial lagoon and get on the amphoebe boats. As we sail around the icebergs, the guides picks up a small piece of an iceberg and this we break into smaller parts, so that the guests can enjoy in a glass of single malt whiskey. The ice is just stunning, compressed for thousands of years and melts in hours, not minutes.

After the tour, on our way back, we will stop at Hoffellsjökull where the local choir will be meeting us and sing a couple of songs. The locals have prepared a refreshment corner, serving local smoked lamb, cakes, coffee, and other delicacies, all homemade of course.

As we then arrive at Höfn, the local restaurant will have set up their most luxurious dinner presentation for the group to feast on until late in the evening.

I really think this is the best possible way to have an rich, full experience of Höfn in one day. If we had more days, then of course, I would suggest tours into the glacier area, or a tour into Skaftafell National Park, see Svartifoss and more. For the adventureous, hiking and climbing to the top of Hvannadalshnjukur is also something that needs to be done.

I am also trying to do videos of the different elements of this tour suggestion,

Here is

Jökulsarlón - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGwtmVr3x70

hope to publish more later.

please comment and bring in suggestions if you have any.

all the best

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