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History & cultural tour
Did you know that Iceland is one of the most interesting country in the world to visit ?
A spectacular motorcycle journey around Iceland with breaks at the 'must see' places in between, including Blue Lagoon with it´s unique water, black beaches, world famous Geysir hotspring and much much more. This is a once-in-a-lifetime tour that offers you to experience this very special country with its richness of history and culture. Here are some highlitghts of the tour.
Gullfoss - The Golden Waterfall
Some highligths of the tour:
| Day 1 |
Arrival and drop-off at your hotel.
| Day 2 |
Guided tour around Reykjavik area - The Saga museum - Lunch in a beautiful and unique restaurant Perlan - Blue Lagoon - Icelandic dinner downtown Reykjavik.
Riding: 0 km / 0 miles
| Day 3 |
Reykjavik - Hvalfjordur - Borgarnes - Haukadalur - Blönduós - Sauðárkrókur
Start riding - Old whale station - Viking settlement farm.
Riding: 399 km / 250 miles
Roads: 95% paved
| Day 4 |
Sauðárkrókur - Hofsós - Siglufjörður - Ólafsfjörður - Dalvík - Akureyri
A beautiful landscape - Herring museum - Small fisherman villages
Riding: 228 km / 150 miles
| Day 5 |
Akureyri - Húsavík - Mývatn
Whalewatching tour- Ásbyrgi - Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe - Myvatns Nature Baths.
Riding: 247 km / 160 miles
| Day 6 |
Mývatn - Egilstaðir - Seyðisfjördur
Krafla geothermal power station - Hot springs and mud holes - Mountain Café - Lagarfljót worm
Riding: 192 km / 120 miles
| Day 7 |
Seyðisfjörður - Egilstaðir - Reyðarfjörður - Fáskrúðsfjörður - Stöðvarfjörður - Breiðdalsvík - Djúpivogur - Höfn
Magnifecent nature - beautiful coastline of the east - old coffe house - Lobster feast
Riding: 270 km / 170 miles
| Day 8 |
Höfn - Vík - Skógar
Skaftafell national park - Jökulsárlón glacial lake - Skógarfos waterfall - Vatnajökull, the biggest glacier in Europe
Riding: 369 km / 230 miles
| Day 9 |
Skógar - Hvolsvöllur - Hella - Flúðir - Laugarvatn - Reykjavík
Seljalandsfoss, waterfall - Gullfoss, the golden waterfall - Geysir hot spring - Þingvellir national park - Nesjavellir geothermal area
Riding: 253 km / 158 miles
| Day 10 |
Departure after a great tour around Iceland.
The Route
Recuirement:
To participate in an enduro tour with Blue Mountain Tours, you must hold a valid motorcycle licence, and be at leas 21 years old. Min 4 participants and max 10 participants.
Safety deposit:
Before we start riding you must sign a tour-agreement where you state that you take full responsibility of the motorcycle. Every rider has to pay a safety deposit of Euro 1.000,- before we go. This means that all damages lower than the deposit fee, will be withdrawn from the credit card. Damages higher than the deposit fee: the rider pays all the deposit, (in this case Euro 1.000,-) and the insurance company will pay the rest.
Insurance:
Third part liability is equivalent to the amount stipulated by Icelandic law at each time. This also applies to the amount of individual driver liability. Third party coverage and personal accident insurance is automatically included in the price
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VAT:
Local value added tax (VAT) is 24,5% and is included in the price.
Collision Damage Waiver (CDW):
CDW insurance is included the price, the driver liability in excess of ISK 180,000,-
River crossing:
When crossing a river on the motorcycle, you are fully responsible for the bike. If something happens in the river to the bike, you will have to pay all the damages to the bike yourself. No insurance company will cover damages that happens in a water. If you do not want to take that risk, you can ask the guide to take the bike over the water or you can put the bike on a trailer which is usual on the support vehicle.
