Magical 4 Day Northern Lights Winter Photography Tour of Iceland with Ice Caving & Waterfalls

On your second day, you will experience something very few in the world will ever get to; the exploration of an ice cave. Ice caves are very rare formations, so the chance to photograph one from its crystalline depths is one to leap at.

Before you set off to Vatnajökull glacier, you will photograph the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon once more, to catch it beneath the sun. You will walk along the Diamond Beach, where the icebergs of the lagoon wash upon a black-sand shore.

You will then, conditions allowing, set off for the ice cave. Its entrance is deep within the Vatnajökull park, requiring a short hike to reach, but the results are well worth it. The colouration and scale of the caves are nothing short of mesmerising, and you’ll have an hour to explore and photograph.

Of course, as always, your guides will be on hand to help make your pictures of this mesmerising place as perfect as possible.

After your experience in the ice cave, you will head to a lesser known glacier lagoon, Fjallsárlón, to hopefully capture it under the auroras. You will then retire for the night.

On your third day, you will spend more time shooting at Jökulsárlón, as it is ever-changing, ever-beautiful and different under various kinds of natural light this season offers. Of course, you could get lucky and catch a great shot of a seal, - you'll never know!

Then you'll head a little further east, to the ‘Batman Mountain’, Vestrahorn, a beautiful subject renowned for its ominous appearance and jagged twin peaks.

After that, you will head to another part of Vatnajökull National Park, the Skaftafell Nature Reserve. This oasis under the glacier offers incredible beauty, with a range of features and landscapes begging to be photographed. You’ll shoot lava fields, glacier tongues, and the waterfall Svartifoss, renowned for the black, hexagonal columns that surround it.

You will then head back along the South Coast to the village of Vík, hoping to shoot in under the auroras before retiring.

Though your fourth day is your last, you have a range of subjects to shoot before this tour finishes, as you travel along the famous sightseeing route the Golden Circle. Before setting off to it, however, you’ll have an early shoot back at the dramatic beach of Reynisfjara to catch the morning light.

You will visit all three sites of the Golden Circle. One is the Gullfoss waterfall, the most well-known falls in the country. Falling in two tiers, its power, the surrounding ice and rising mist make for some great photos.

There is also Þingvellir National Park, which is likely the best-known part of the Golden Circle, renowned for its fascinating history and incredible beauty. There are many subjects to capture here, such as the springs, lava fields, forests and, of course, the dramatic tectonic plate edges that frame the park.

Then there is the Geysir Geothermal Area, where you can photograph the colourful earth, the bubbling hot springs, and the geyser Strokkur mid-eruption, as it hurls boiling steam high into the air.

After adding shots of these amazing locations to your portfolio, you will be dropped off back in Reykjavík, with a host of new skills and a wealth of great photos, and the memories of a wonderful experience that will last a lifetime.