Iceland Excursion

Reykjavik 3°C

08:59

Vacation Planner

Employees

Home // Day Tours // AH37 In the Footsteps of Leifur Eiríksson

AH37 In the Footsteps of Leifur Eiríksson

1 Jun 2012 -
31 Aug 2012

Highlights:

Eiríksstaðir, home of Erik the Red
Deildartunguhver hotspring
Leifssafn Museum
Local dairy Erpsstaðir

Tour Description
Itinerary Details
Guidance
Pictures

Tour Description:

Viking heritage is intrinsically woven into the fabric of Icelandic culture. On this voyage you travel to Eiríksstaðir, the original home of Erik the Red and birthplace of his son Leif Eiriksson, two of the most celebrated Vikings in the world. In a living history museum, replica of their home, discover their saga and taste traditional Viking fare. Our travel route provides spectacular natural landscapes and rustic pleasures along the way.

The journey begins with a visit to Deildartunguhver which is Europe's most powerful hot spring. Then we travel through the fertile farmlands of Búðardalur to reach Leifssafn Museum and visit the Vineland Exhibit of Leif Eiriksson with scientifically verified tools and artifacts from the Viking Age.

A short drive brings us to the highlight of our day, Eiríksstaðir, the original home of Erik the Red and birthplace of his son Leif Eiriksson. We meet a modern day Viking and get a hands-on experience with swords, helmets and tools which are historic reconstructions based on Viking design.

Afterwards we head to the local dairy Erpsstaðir to get introduced to Icelandic farming life and taste freshly made organic dairy products like traditional skyr, cheese and ice cream.

Itinerary Details:

Minimum requirement:

A minimum of 4 passengers are needed to operate this tour.

Included:

Coach tour

Guidance as shown under Guidance below

Entrance to Eiríksstaðir museum

Farm visit and taste of dairy products

Excluded:

Meals and refreshments

Close-out dates:

This tour is not operated on:

July 2012

6 - fully booked

11 - fully booked

August 2012

3 - fully booked

8 - fully booked

Online booking:

Up to 24 hours prior to tour departure with 5% online discount.

TIP Are you wondering about the places we visit on this tour such as Deildartunguhver hotspring? Click here to find more interesting places in Iceland.

Guidance:

English

Wednesdays and Fridays

Go to top of page

Tour is Available:

1 Jun 2012 -
31 Aug 2012

Tour is on Wednesdays

Tour is on Fridays

Departure: 08:30

Pick-up: 08:00

Duration: 10 hours

Complimentary hotel pick-up service.

Children fares:

Child (0 - 11): FREE

Youth (12 - 17): 50% off

Price: 0 ISK

Book online and receive a 5% online discount

location of tour

Average rating:

Pages: 1 2 3

Guy wrote:
Without question the best tour we took while in Iceland. Elias, the guide, was like an old friend welcoming you to go on a trip down memory lane and shared a wealth of information regarding history, culture, folklore, tradition, diet, shopping and a variety of other topics. While the name of the tour may seem a misnomer given the relatively small amount of time spent at Leifurs location, the host at the site was excellent, both informative and engaging. Tour guide and tour get a 10/10.

Rating:

williams wrote:
Friendly and well informed driver, but disappointing to find he needed to call ahead to check whether the actual highlights of the tour were OPEN! The museum - we were able to coincide with the short lunch hour of a local teacher so had a very rushed and incomplete visit. It was the same at the home of Erik the Red - an abridged version of what I imagine is far more detailed in the season - a local farmer rushed over (and rushed away) to give a brief history of the site. This resulted in a long unnecessary stop at a cafe at the end of the trip. Farm visit was excellent. In view of the high price I think a reduced rate/refund at the end of the season would be in order! - Iceland Excursions: Thank you for your comments and review. During the last few trips to the area we had to make sure that the places to be visited had staff to receive our groups. This seasonal tour goes to areas that are normally closed by August 30th but our regular day tours were operated until end of September.

Rating:

Write review for this tour

Guy wrote:
Without question the best tour we took while in Iceland. Elias, the guide, was like an old friend welcoming you to go on a trip down memory lane and shared a wealth of information regarding history, culture, folklore, tradition, diet, shopping and a variety of other topics. While the name of the tour may seem a misnomer given the relatively small amount of time spent at Leifur's location, the host at the site was excellent, both informative and engaging. Tour guide and tour get a 10/10.

williams wrote:

Friendly and well informed driver, but disappointing to find he needed to "call ahead" to check whether the actual highlights of the tour were OPEN! The museum - we were able to coincide with the short "lunch hour" of a local teacher so had a very rushed and incomplete visit. It was the same at the home of Erik the Red - an abridged version of what I imagine is far more detailed "in the season" - a local farmer rushed over (and rushed away) to give a brief history of the site. This resulted in a long unnecessary stop at a cafe at the end of the trip. Farm visit was excellent. In view of the high price I think a reduced rate/refund at the end of the season would be in order!

-

Iceland Excursions:

Thank you for your comments and review. During the last few trips to the area we had to make sure that the places to be visited had staff to receive our groups. This seasonal tour goes to areas that are normally closed by August 30th but our regular day tours were operated until end of September.

Willers wrote:
alles hat wunderbar geklappt, wir haben uns wohl gefühlt, gerne wieder!!

Reinhardt wrote:
Fantastic tour that was a great potpourri of things: culture (the troll garden at Fossatun), geology (hot springs and a hike up a dormant volcano to see a crater), history (the birthplace of Leifur Eiriksson and the town of Borgarnes), and food (visit to a dairy farm to taste ice cream and skyr!). Our guide was great and full of a ton of interesting information. Plus, she also introduced our group to some Icelandic music that included local musicians other than Bjork or Sigur Ros. And you couldn't beat the breathtaking scenery that we drove through on our way to all these locations. I'd recommend this tour to anyone who wants a bunch of 'mini tours' while on 1 big tour. The varied locations and topics are more than enough to keep anyone's attention span! Big thanks to our great guide!

Frank wrote:
The tour was great and the guides were very nice. Thanks for all! Guillermo Frank

Nafn wrote:

Label

Name:	(Published with review)
Email:	(Not published with review)
Enter the code shown below

Your Review

Share |

Back to: Day Tours

Iceland Excursions - Gray Line Iceland

Contact Information	ID: 571292-2979	About Us
Klettagarðar 4	Members of Grayline Worldwide	Employees
104 Reykjavik		Preferred Partners
Iceland		General Conditions
Tel: +354 540 1313		Contact us
Fax: +354 540 1310		Customer Reviews
www.grayline.is		Site Map
iceland@grayline.is

News

Opening hours during Christmas 2012 & New Years

Our Sales office will be closed from 12:00 on December 24th until 12:00 on December 25th 2012. 24 hour booking service available during the holidays at: +354-540 1313. Summer reprise tours are only operated from 26th of December till 1st of January. Day Tours operation 23 December 201 [ More ]

The Reykjavík International Film Festival, RIFF

The Reykjavík International Film Festival, RIFF, will take place from 27. SEPT - 7 OCT. Every year late in September RIFF takes places for eleven days. The festival shows a wide range of dramas and non-fiction films from over 40 countries. The festival highlights independent filmmakin [ More ]

[ Read All News ]

Inspired by Iceland