11 Day Photography Tour | All Around Iceland in Winter
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Embark on this exciting photography workshop and capture Iceland's stunning natural attractions in the coolness of winter. Perfect for amateurs and professionals alike, your nature photography skills will be broadened under the guidance of two award-winning professional photographers.
Iceland is a photographer's paradise and there are no shortage of fantastic landscapes and subjects to embrace with your camera. The long nights of winter are brightened by the aurora borealis dancing across starry skies, an elusive phenomenon that your guides will help you to capture.
Travelling the ring-road all the way through Iceland you will visit some of Iceland's best-loved locations such as the South Coast, Jökulsárlón and the Diamond beach, Vatnajökull National Park and the Mývatn area. Dramatic and varied subjects will include glaciers, waterfalls, black beaches, icebergs, forests, sea stacks, an ice cave and much more. Your composition, lighting and exposure skills will advance greatly awarding you an impressive portfolio to return home with.
Hurry now and don't miss the chance to travel the whole way around this winter wonderland with your camera.
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Daily itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival to Iceland
After you have had some time to settle down and rest after your flight, you will meet in the hotel lobby before going out for dinner.
Over a delicious meal at one of Reykjavík's finest restaurants, you will get to know your fellow travellers, your guide, and familiarise yourself with the itinerary.

Day 2 - The South Coast & Vik Village
Not long after, you will admire Skógafoss, a powerful curtain of water which generates a great mist and when the light hits it, rainbows are known to appear.
In time for sunset, you will come to the dramatic black beach at Reynisfjara, iconic for its Reynisfjara sea stacks and basalt columns standing defiantly against the crashing waves of the Atlantic ocean.
As night falls, keep your fingers crossed and your eyes peeled for the majestic aurora borealis before retiring for the evening at your accommodation in Vík.

Day 3 - Skaftafell Nature Reserve and Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon
Brace yourself for one of Iceland’s most treasured locations for photographers, the majestic glacial lagoon, Jökulsárlón. Ancient and huge blocks of ice drift in the water with the occasional splash as parts melt and break off. Icebergs are not the only thing in the water though, watch out for seals and the opportunity to practise your wildlife photo skills.
Sunset will be spent just around the corner on the Diamond Beach. Here, the ice titans wash up on the black sandy shore providing no end to magical moments and compositions you will want to immortalise on camera.
You will spend the night in accommodation close to the lagoon.

Day 4 - Ice Cave
The rest of the day's activities will be mostly dependent on the weather, but you will be guaranteed more jaw-dropping natural beauty, plentiful in the area.
Night time brings the hope of Northern Lights, which you will look for in the skies above the Diamond Beach.

Day 5 - Vatnajokull National Park
You will spend your last night in the southeast after the usual Northern Lights hunting.

Day 6 - Eastfjords
Your destination for the evening is the largest town in the East, Egilsstaðir, home to the legendary Loch Ness of Iceland, the Lagarfljót worm who is said to reside in Lake Lagarfljót.
If the Northern Lights forecast is promising, you will capture them with your camera, either by the lake or at Iceland’s largest forest Hallormsstaðasógur.

Day 7 - Myvatn Region I
In the same area, two less powerful but no less beautiful waterfalls await you, Selfoss and Hafragilsfoss. Sunset will be spent in the breathtaking Mývatn area which boasts many photogenic attractions that you will endeavour to capture over the next coming days.

Day 8 - Myvatn Region II
If you are a Games of Thrones fan, then you will take particular joy to visit Grjótagjá cave, the location for Jon Snow and Ygritte’s infamous love scene. You will also be taken to the chaotic and abrupt lava fields at Dimmuborgir which fans of the show will also recognise to be the setting of Mance Rayder’s Wilding Camp.
Bubbling away at the foot of Mount Námaskarð is the Mývatn geothermal area which makes for a truly primordial looking scene. The endless feel of night in the North gives you plenty of time to watch out for the auroras in this idyllic location.

Day 9 - Myvatn Region III
You will experience sunset once again in the Mývatn area, and hope for a glimpse of the Northern Lights.

Day 10 - Scenic Drive to Reykjavik
One of the stops will be Hvítserkur, an arresting rock formation ballooning from the sea to create fantastical shapes which morph under different lighting.
The drive will mostly be across farmlands and rolling hills dotted with majestic Icelandic horses revealing once again the ever-changing nature of the countryside.
If you reach west Iceland in good time, you will have the opportunity to capture the neighbouring waterfalls Hraunarfoss and Barnafoss.
In the evening you will enjoy a meal with your by now photography family in Reykjavík before retiring to your hotel room.

Day 11 - Departure Day
You will be leaving the wonderland of Iceland in winter boasting an impressive nature portfolio and undoubtedly, many fond memories.
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12-22 Jan 2022
Please note that the tour is always dependent on weather, as the Icelandic weather can indeed be highly unpredictable.
When it comes to the Northern Lights, while they are most likely to be seen between September and April, there is no guarantee that they will appear on a given day.