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HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
A super-jeep tour through the Icelandic wilderness> Snow-mobiling on a glacier > Bubbling geo-thermal pools > Quirky Reykjavik > Friendly Icelanders > Superb seafood > Stunning scenery of the Snæfellsnes peninsula

What better place to take your young than the world’s youngest country? Iceland is an infant in geological terms, and still growing – one island off its south coast only rose from the waves in 1963. The country’s wild landscapes are best explored during the summer months, when the long hours of daylight allow plenty of time for seeing and doing.

From Reykjavik, the world’s most northerly capital, take a super-jeep tour of Iceland’s wilderness in specially adapted off-road vehicles. Parts of the interior of Iceland are so strange that NASA sent the Apollo astronauts here to train for the moon landings.

Drive across lava fields and up to one of the ice-caps, where you can go snow-mobiling on glaciers. On the way back, take in caves and waterfalls, climb to the rim of a volcano, see the continental divide between the North American and European tectonic plates and visit the home of the original geyser - after which all others are named. Add in majestic fjords, mountains and black lava beaches and you have a veritable feast of geographical phenomena – so no excuse for the kids not being top of the geography class when they get back.

Other activities include the best whale-watching in Europe (with over 30 species found in Iceland’s waters) horse-riding on the distinctive Icelandic horses and learning about Iceland’s Viking past. And no trip to Iceland would be complete without a dip in one of the pools fed by the island’s geo-thermal springs. The most famous of these is the Blue Lagoon, an open-air natural pool in the middle of a lava field where you can wallow in milky-blue, mineral-rich waters, surrounded by swirling steam.

For those brave enough, Iceland also offers some unusual ‘delicacies’. If you can’t stomach a piece of hákarl - rotten shark meat that has been buried in sand for several months – then don’t worry, because Iceland’s restaurants also serve some of the freshest seafood you’ll ever eat.

By Odin, does that not sound like a good place to take your ‘ssons’ and ‘dottirs’? No looting or pillaging please.

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ADDITIONAL PARENT- RELEVANT INFORMATION

Snow-mobiling is available for children older than six. Helmets are provided but suitable clothing needs to be brought with you. For adults, warm overalls are provided.

PRICE
Based on a family of four with two children aged between 2 and 12. £790 per adult, £585 per child. We do not recommend this trip for families with infants. Price includes: Flights in economy class, accommodation on a B&B basis and car hire.