ICELAND – Trekking in the East Fjords

2. Day: Domestic flight Reykjavík – Egilsstaðir + Bus to Borgarfjörður Eystri We move to Borgarfjörður Eystri, about 90 km (56 miles). Our tour begins with the path to Stórurð, a small oasis hidden under the beautiful mountains called Dyrfjöll – the gate of the mountains. There in this beautiful scenery where we make a picnic. We will continue on the north side of the mountains, below the cliffs and across the huge boulders that the glacier has laid down here. Our tour ends for this day in the fishing village of Bakkagerði (it has only 100 inhabitants and is located in a bay away from other civilizations). In summer we can admire the Puffins here. Distance: 18km (11mi).        Walking time: 6-8 hours                        Out/descending: 600m

3. Day: Borgarfjörður Eystri – Brúnavík – Breiðavík Today we go through a saddles down to a nice bay. Here we can enjoy the waves of the North Atlantic Ocean, before we go up the valley and saddle with a magnificent view of the colorful rhyolite mountains. From there we go further down to a bay that is the largest in these deserted lands. Distance: 14km (9mi)   Walking time: 7-9 hours                     Output/descending: 400m

4. Day:Breiðavík – Húsavík We leave the colorful valley behind and we go through the mountains to the next bay. If the weather allows us, we’ll come out on Mount Hvítserka, one of Iceland’s most beautiful and colorful hill, before descending into the narrow valley leading to the chalet. In the evening, we can go for a pleasant walk down the black volcanic beach and see an interesting church where the masses were held in the past. Distance: 13km (8mi)           Walking time: 5-7 hours                      Output/descending: 550m

5. Day : Húsavík – Loðmundarfjörður Today we will continue on the valley of a great fjord. The charming valley was home to about a hundred people in the early twentieth century, due to fertile farmland and easily accessible fishing areas. The surrounding mountains give the scenery a delight and our tour takes us to the Loðmundarskriður massif formed thousands of years ago. The cottage we spend this night is at the foot of a fjord near an old church. Disctance: 15km (9mi)         Walking time: 5-7 hours                      Output/descending:600m

6. Day: Loðmundarfjörður – Seyðisfjörður The last day of our trip will take us along the old footpath via Hjálmárdalsheiði, which during the century was the main traffic artery between the farms at the Loðmundarfjörður Fjord and the pristine town of Seyðisfjörður. As we rise, we begin to see the peaks of the Southern Fjords, and when we finish the saddle of Hall, we see the whole Seyðisfjörður fjord, quite different from the other fjords we have seen so far. Descending to Seyðisfjörður we will have beautiful panorama of this long and narrow fjord. After descending down to the fjord, we spend the night in this magical town at the end of the world. Distance: 15km (9mi)          Walking time: 5-8 hours                Descent: 600m

7. a 8. Day: Move to the beautiful south coast In the morning, we’ll pick up the car and head east from the entire southern coast of Iceland and the next day with stops at the most beautiful places but also in a few commercial locations. There are combinations of natural beauties such as glacier lagoon, a “diamond” beach, views of the glacier and waterfalls. We also stop at the beautiful Jökulsárlón.

9. Day: Home journey, we hope just with great memories of this beautiful “Iceberg” Iceland 