Two months prior to tour departure date we will send each participant a tour package which includes map with route outlined, and itinerary with accommodation details
Day 1 - Fly into Keflavik & transfer to Reykjavik
Tour briefing this evening @18:00hrs.
Overnight Hotel / Breakfast included
Day 2 - Collect motorcycles Ride South
Collect our motorcycles from our shipping agent - Prepare our motorcycles and ride along the spectacular south coast with its several waterfalls to our accommodation located between two large glaciers.
Enroute we stop to admire our first of many Icelandic waterfalls, visit a cultural heritage museum and the newly opened Iceland Volcano & Earthquake Centre.
Overnight Campsite
Day 3 - Southeastern Iceland
Continuing east we take a break at Jokulsarlon Glacial lagoon which lies beneath the Vatnajokull Glacier (the largest in Europe & the site for many scenes in "Game of Thrones"). A unique opportunity to see the calving icebergs melting their way to the ocean.
After lunch we ride northeast on the scenic coastal road alongside spectacular mountains and beautiful valleys.
Enroute we visit a bone museum.
Our afternoon ride takes us high into the mountains on the first section of gravel road past one of the island's largest forest.
Our accommodation is in a small village high above the eastern fjords.
Overnight Guest House / Breakfast included
Day 4 - Northern Iceland - The Cold Desert & Iceland's Grand Canyon
Subject to suitable weather and road conditions we will ride over one of Iceland's highest roads on gravel and tarmac roads to our lunch stop in a small village on the coast.
We then ride along a high plateau (the cold desert) to Dettifoss - the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Our day climaxes with a ride into Iceland's 'Grand Canyon' - one of nature's great wonders created by powerful floods from the high glaciers.
Overnight Campsite
Day 5 - Northeastern Iceland
Summer weather in this area can be warm and dry even though it is close to the Arctic Circle.
We ride along the coast and south to Lake Myvatn area with its spectacular volcanic features (rift caused by the Atlantic and European tectonic plates, hot springs, geysers, and teeming bird life).
Enroute we visit the famous whaling museum and there is an opportunity to experience a whale watching boat trip
Continuing west we visit the 'Waterfall of the Gods' and ride to our hotel in the town of Akureyri.
Opportunity to visit the Motorcycle Museum
Overnight Hotel / Breakfast included
Day 6 - Western Fjords
Our ride into the western fjords is a spectacular winding route through a beautiful valley (A unique area with numerous small glaciers on the flat-topped mountains). We then head up the coast to our campsite in a small fishing village on the coast.
We eat dinner in one of the best restaurants in Iceland.
Overnight Campsite
Day 7 - Northwest Fjords (one of the last haunts of the white tailed sea eagle)
A great ride along the northwest fjords with stunning views to the huge Drangajokull glacier.
We enjoy a coffee stop in a traditional Icelandic turf house then continue our ride through a mountain tunnel before arriving at our accommodation in a village which is one of the oldest settlements in the Western Fjords.
Overnight Hotel / Guest House / Breakfast included
Day 8 - Northwest Fjords
A ride on the wild side on gravel roads on high passes, picturesque fishing villages, and several spectacular waterfalls.
Our ride skirts along the edges of fjords and over a high pass to our campsite overlooking a beach.
Overnight Campsite
Day 9 - The most westerly point in Europe - 'Puffin Point'
We ride west to the highest cliffs in Iceland - home to millions of seabirds. An opportunity to photograph puffins as they go about their daily business only a few feet away!
We enjoy the nature and atmosphere of this unique area with an optional dip in a geothermal pool by the ocean.
Our day continues with a roller coaster ride over several mountain passes, causeways and narrow gravel roads skirting the fjords. An area with few settlements and fields of beautiful Alaskan lupines.
Overnight Hotel / Breakfast included
Day 10 - Kjolur Highland Plateau
We ride east to Northern Iceland then south on the famous Kjolur Overland Route to our campsite located between two glaciers. This is an area steeped in folklore and famous for one of Iceland's greatest outlaws.
An opportunity to enjoy a dip in a thermal pool surrounded by active geysirs.
Overnight Remote Campsite
Day 11 - Landmannalaugar & Fjallabak Nature Reserve
We continue our ride south on the Kjolur Route to visit Gullfoss (the Golden Falls) - Iceland's best known waterfall and the famous Geysers spouting approximately every 15 minutes.
We continue east on remote wild mountain trails into the interior and enter the Fjallabak Nature Reserve - a feast for the senses - glaciers, waterfalls, lava fields and magnificent mountain scenery. A few river crossings.
This area is an intensely colourful geological area - the result of many eruptions from Hekla and other neighbouring volcanoes.
Overnight Remote Campsite
Day 12 - The Golden Circle & the Black Desert
We ride through the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Thingvellir National Park which lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is at the northern end of Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.
We ride north into the Pingvellir National Park past the Langjokull Glacier on the Black Desert route to our campsite.
Overnight Campsite
Day 13 -Snaefellsnes Peninsula & Snaefellsjokull Glacier
Today we ride north west to the end of the magical Snaefellsnes Peninsula and ride over a high trail past the Snaefellsjokull Glacier - made famous by Jules Verne in 'The Journey to the centre of the Earth'. Enroute there is an opportunity to visit a shark museum.
We continue east and enjoy the wonderful golden beaches and mountains of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. A great opportunity to spot an Orca or one of the many types of whales feeding in the area.
Overnight Guest House / Breakfast included
Day 14 - Reykjavik
We ride to Reykjavik and deliver our motorcycles to the shipping agent. Afternoon to enjoy sightseeing in Reykjavik.
Overnight Hotel / Breakfast included
Day 15 - Depart Reykjavik - Bid our farewells & Fly home
Wildcat Adventures reserves the right to alter the route based on weather & road conditions, and fitness & skills of the group
