10-day Itinerary *

In this section I'll give you a break down of what we're doing each day, in terms of location. There's a further section down the page which deals with what to expect as a daily schedule.

Day 1:
Arrive in Reykjavik. Meet for dinner in town at a personal favourite of Bruce's. Hotel Reykjavik Lights.

Day 2:

Reykjavik – Fjallabak.

Today we drive into the Fjallabak region where we will stay for the next four nights. There is much to photograph in this area.

Hrauneyjar Highland Hotel. (Meals included: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner).

Day 3:

Fjallabak; Landmannalaugar & crater lakes.

Hrauneyjar Highland Hotel (Meals included: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner).

Day 4 & 5:

Veidivotn Crater Lakes.

Hrauneyjar Highland Hotel (Meals included: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner).

Day 6:

Fjallabak; Hrafntinnusker (Obsidian Skerry) and Reykjadalir (Smokey Valleys).

Today we change hotel as we drive over a mountain pass to enter the Fljótshlið region of the interior. The mountain pass has many interesting geothermal regions and valleys to photograph.

This is place is so remote that most 4×4‘s can‘t get there and the large tyres on our super-truck are needed. Arriving at Fljótshlið in the evening.

Hotel Fljótshlið. (Meals included: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner).

Day 7:

Alftavatn & Torfahlaup.

We drive back into the area we drove past the day before, to Alftavatn, a secluded mountain lake which has some great reflections on a calm day. We drive a secret track, which is actually partly in the lake, to a great view point; Torfahlaup. Steep pyramid shaped mountains above a steep canyon, a winding river and glaciers in the backdrop.

If the weather was unfavourable the day before, we try again to photograph Seljalandsfoss at sunset.

Hotel Fljótshlið. (Meals included: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner).

Day 8:

Sydra-Fjallabak, Mælifellssandur & Markarfljotsgljufur.

This day we spend photographing the steep green mountains against the black sand desert in southern Fjallabak, a waterfall in Markarfljotsgljufur canyon and our favourite places we spotted together while exploring the area. At this time we have driven these mountain tracks a few times and you are getting familiar with it so we might use a part of this day capture what we missed the days before and to make stops upon request.

Sunset at Seljalandsfoss. Hotel Fljótshlið. (Meals included: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner).

Day 9:

Hekla, approach from east, depart west and continue back to Reykjavik where we will stay at Hotel Marina.

The last day we use to get back to the beginning; Hekla volcano but this time we approach it from the east, through the newer lava fields and onto the Hekla-ridge. This route gives us a completely new and a rare angle to this second most active volcano in Iceland. We stop at Rauðaskál (Red Bowl) which is quite a red crater on the ridge, not far from the summit.

(Meals included: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner).

Day 10:

Departure after breakfast.

• We may alter the tour itinerary due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances.

Daily Schedule Outline

Each day will have the following format:

We will shoot during the daylight hours, heading out after breakfast and staying out until we return for dinner in the evening.

8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast.

9:00am - 10:00pm
Traveling time to location.

10:00am - 6:00pm
Shooting time including packed lunch on location.

6:00 - 7:00pm
Travel back to Hotel.

7:30 - 8:30pm
Dinner

8:30pm onwards
Your own free time.

This landscape is stark, and suits being photographed during the day. For this reason, we will not be intending on photographing during sunrise or sunset, but if the weather forecast indicates a particularly beautiful day ahead of us, we will adjust the schedule to take advantage of the light.