Winter Photo Tour

A winter tour with photographer Haukur Snorrason

Day 1: Thingvellir – Gullfoss - Geysir

Haukur will pick you up between 08:30-09:00 hours from your accommodation in Reykjavik. We will leave to tour the famous Golden Circle and spend time on photographing National Park Thingvellir, the famous geothermal area Geysir and the majestic waterfall Gullfoss. Haukur knows all the best spots and timing considering the light so you get the most out of your photos. Due to the low sun around this time we enjoy interesting light conditions similar to the light around sunrise or sundown. In the late afternoon we drive to Hellishólar Guesthouse and unwind after dinner in the warm outdoor hot pots. Hellishólar is located in Fljótshlíð which is the valley next to the volcano and glacier Eyjafjallajökull. We have stunning views from our accommodation up to the glacier cap which erupted just last winter.

Day 2: Thjorsardalur – South Coast

After breakfast you continue your travel around the countryside with Haukur. We start the morning by driving further up the valley in hope to get some good photo opportunities of Eyjafjallajökull. Afterwards we visit the area around volcano Hekla and Þjórsárdalur valley and its beautiful surroundings. Þjórsárdalur valley gets it's name from the glacial river Þjórsá which runs down the valley. Þjórsá is the longest river in Iceland, 230 km, and gathers it's water mostly from the glaciers Vatnajökull and Hofsjökull. In Þjórsárdalur ruins of old farms have been found. You will visit one of these farms that have been rebuilt in its original design. Þjórsárdalur has beautiful waterfalls like Hjálparfoss and Háifoss (High waterfall), 122 m high and Gjáin “The Gorge” has beautiful rock formations and waterfalls. Afternoon arrival back to the same accommodation.

Day 3: South Coast - Hrifunes

On our way to Haukur Private Cottage in Hrífunes we will spend time  photographing the unique and varied sights along the South Coast. Major sights include waterfall Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss and Dyrholaey Cliffs. We will also visit more hidden treasures that day. We arrive in the afternoon to his house in the south to get a good rest. This evening after dinner we will atempt to photograph the Northern Lights* in the surroundings with Haukur. He will explaine to you how it is best to frame the Aurora Borealis. *Weather permitted – can be an option on other evenings as well.

Day 4: Skaftafell Nationalpark – Glacier Lagoon

This morning we visit the must see photo sights in Skaftafell National Park. The Skaftafell National Park lies between high mountains, Lómagnúpur and the Öræfajökull glacier, an extinct volcano whose peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur, is Iceland‘s highest point, 2,119 metres high. Skaftafell is a wooded area surrounded by expanses of sand desert deposited by glacial rivers. The Skeiðará river floods massively from time to time, when melt water bursts out. Skaftafell boasts varied natural beauty, with thriving vegetation, wooded slopes, and waterfalls plunging into gorges. We also visit the famous glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón and go for a Glacier Walk with an experienced guide. During the Glacier walk we have the option of photographing the surroundings and possibly to experience photographing the glacier from inside an ice cave. In the afternoon you go back to the same accommodation and enjoy your last dinner together.

Day 5: South Coast - Reykjavík

Today we will head back to Reykjavík and we have the opportunity to revisit some photo locations from day 2 if weather conditions are more favourable this day. We will photograph the black sands of the South Coast with Reynisdrangar, Vík and other interesting photo opportunities along the glacier Myrdalsjökull. Afternoon arrival in Reykjavík. You go for a short City tour before Haukur brings you back to your accommodation in Reykjavík.

Dates:
16 - 20 March

Number of Participants:
3-8 people

Duration:
5 days / 4 nights

Price per Person in Double Room: EUR 1.650,-
Price per Person in Single Room: EUR 1.685,-

Price includes:

Accommodation:

Cottage for 2 nights with made up beds and shared facilities.
Private house in Hrífunes for 2 nights with made up beds and shared facilities. 

Meals:

Breakfast day 2 – day 5
Picnic lunch day 1 – day 5
Dinner day 1 – day 4

Transportation & guiding:

Professional English-speaking photo guide
Transportation in a 4x4 vehicle

Activities and fees:
Walk on ice and possibility to visit an ice cave to photograph (guide and equipment)

About Haukur:
Haukur has been involved in photography from an early age. His father Snorri Snorrason, himself a keen photographer and an Icelandair captain, took him along on his travels, taught him to handle cameras and gave him a sense of light and angle. He became fascinated with the art and his fate was sealed, so to speak, in 1982 when he sold his first photograph at the age of 14 years. Haukur trained as a photographer with Skyggna Myndverk in Reykjavík from 1989-1992 and also has a private pilot´s licence.

He has previously published the highly acclaimed Land of Light (1999) and Experience Iceland (2005). He has worked in many fields of photography and is mainly involved today in commercial industrial photography. However, driven by a passionate interst in Icelandic nature and outdoor activities, Haukur has accumulated a portfolio of thousands of Icelandic landscapes which form the basis of his gallery on our website which you can visit.

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