Cave mining, glacier hiking and staring in awe at the magical multi-coloured Northern Lights show
From £1100
9-13 November 2023
Iceland in November; the perfect time to see the magical multi-coloured wave show in the dark winter sky. There is just nothing more beautiful than seeing the Northern Lights. The when it all gets a little bit too cold, venture inside wooden cabins to sip on hot chocolate next to a roaring fireplace.
The workshops These are packed in around breakfast time. Iceland is famous for its heroic ballad poetry, the sagas, which date back to the Viking era and were passed down orally for centuries, so most of the workshops will focus on beautiful, lyrical story led folk songs. Details on workshop content evolve as the bookings come in-but for more specifics, please just get in touch.
The itinerary
land in November; the perfect time to see the magical multi-coloured wave show in the dark winter sky. There is just nothing more beautiful than seeing the Northern Lights. Then when it all gets a little bit too cold, venture inside wooden cabins to welcome the night in, next to a roaring fireplace.
The workshops These are packed in around breakfast time. Iceland is famous for its heroic ballad poetry: the sagas, which date back to the Viking era and were passed down orally for centuries; so most of the workshops will focus on beautiful, lyrical story led folk songs. Details on workshop content evolve as the bookings come in-but for more specifics, please just get in touch.
The itinerary As we’ll be in Iceland for nearly a week, our chances of seeing the Northern Lights are quite high so expect this to be the absolute highlight of the trip. We’ll also be taking a glacier hike in Skaftafell which will take you to a great moving glacier in Vatnajökull National Park, the largest glacier in Europe, seeing astonishing crevasses which wind through the ice and unbelievable glistening ice formations. We’ll also be exploring the true essence of volcanic activity by going deep into its core, lava caving in one of the longest and most famous lava tube caves in Iceland. Then, after all this touring and exploring up on the mountains and down in the caves we’ll warm up in hot bars and hot springs.
g up on the mountains and down in the caves we’ll warm up in hot bars and hot springs.
Sleeping arrangements
We’re staying in a huge apartment in the heart of Reykjavik, there is loads of space inside this two storey house and plenty of room outside for wandering around the garden or warming up in the jacuzzi. Most rooms are shared but you will be housed with careful consideration taken to your needs. There are loads of bathrooms. Nobody queues on a Guitar Social holiday.
Eating and drinking
We’ll have a continental breakfast together in our house before heading out on our adventures. Lunch and dinner are on you but most evenings we’ll arrange somewhere quick and local for hangikjöt, kleinur, laufabrauð, and bollur.
Board costs
Single rooms: £875
Shared room: £775
Living room pull out couch (shared room): £675
What’s included in the price:
Daily guitar workshops, breakfast, some drinks in the house, excursions, your transfer from the airport to our home in Iceland if getting on our suggested flight.
To book just email thomas@theguitarsocial.com
We accept payments in full (with a 5% discount) or in 2s with the final payment by 1st August 2023
View our holiday Ts&Cs here
