Highland Exposure

New and Improved Itinerary

Highlights include…

• Journey into one of Europe’s last wilderness areas
• Stunning locations for sunrise and sunset
• Colourful geothermal phenomena of Mývatn
• Ice sculptures in a lava cave
• Photograph areas seldom visited by other trips
• The strikingly blue water of Askja
• Relaxation in Mývatn Spa Pool
• Two flights across Iceland
• Four of the countries most beautiful waterfalls
• Queen of Iceland’s mountains Herðubreið
• Flowers and bird life around Lake Mývatn

General Summary

Introducing a breathtaking trip to the north of Iceland. Photograph the geologically and visually unique Myvatn area and the remote, vast and uninhabited interior of Iceland. There are fine opportunities to capture colourful geothermal phenomena such as bubbling mud, steaming fissures and pools, immense lava flows, deserts, powerful waterfalls, azure blue crater lakes, majestic mountains, volcanoes and an incredible lava ice cave. We visit landscapes that are beyond the normal scope of photographers and only accessible for a short time each year. It is perhaps worth noting that our photography holidays offer far more than the normal whistle stop tours of just a few iconic spots. Personal tuition and great attention to detail are hallmarks of the service we provide, our repeat bookings speak for themselves; many past participants are more than happy to talk about their experiences with WPH.

Brief Itinerary

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Day 1 – Flight across Iceland

Rendezvous at Reykjavík’s domestic airport; evening flight to Iceland’s northern capital Akureyri, transfer to Lake Mývatn.

Day 2 – Explore around Mývatn

Photographing the wildly contrasting areas around Lake Mývatn.

Day 3 – Dettifoss, Selfoss, Hafragilsfoss

Travel North to Dettifoss taking in three outstanding and totally different waterfalls.

Day 4 – Lofthellir ice cave

Lofthellir ice cave boasts the greatest natural ice-sculptures currently known about in Iceland.

Day 5 – To Herðubreiðalindir

Today we set off into the vast Ódáðahraun to a small oasis of greenery surrounded by one of the largest lava flows in the world and the “Queen of Icelandic Mountains” the unique shape of Herðubreið.

Days 6-7 Askja

We will spend two days here exploring the area around Öskjuvatn. The water in the caldera that remained following the eruption of Askja in 1875 is strikingly blue in contrast to the milky warm geothermal waters of the nearby Viti crater

Day 8 Return to Myvatn

A whole day to photograph locations during our return journey to Myvatn Evening presentatio of our photography.

Day 9 Reykjavik and homeward flights

Flight from Akureyri to Reykjavik before a transfer in the early afternoon to the BSI for the Flybus to Keflavík International airport and homeward flights.

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What’s included

• All accommodation
• All breakfasts, lunches and four dinners
• All Accommodation
• All in country transport
• Two in country flights across Iceland, Reykjavik-Akureyri-Reykjavik
• All Transfers
• Guide
• Post processing
• Photographic tutor
• Mývatn Nature Bath x 1

What’s not included

• International flights
• Alcoholic beverages
• Snacks and beverages other than with meals
• Travel Insurance

Complete itinerary and full details

This page is only a brief summary. A complete itinerary and full details can be found in our PDF dossier. It is important that you read the full day-to-day description and further information for this holiday before making your booking.

Booking this holiday

As an incentive for people who would like to book this as a group holiday, we are offering one totally free place for 7 people booked. This free place can be used as a perk for the organisor, or maybe spread the reduction to benefit the whole group or to donate the savings to a worthy cause – this is entirely up to you.

To book contact us by email, phone 00354 5888939 or download a booking form.