This is a budget-friendly trip for families who want to pack in as much as they can in a short amount of time. Includes 3 nights in an apartment located in a great spot for seeing Iceland's highlights.
This family short break is designed to maximise your time, arriving early in the morning into Keflavik Airport and leaving in the afternoon/evening. You will have the opportunity to experience some of the famous Icelandic highlights and natural wonders on this well-paced adventure. Our team are always happy to adapt the itinerary to suit your requirements.
The apartment accommodation at Stracta Hotel is ideal for families who want to stay together, with the option of self-catering.
Overview
Highlights
- Perfect accommodation for the family in a prime location for exploring and aurora sightings
- Epic superjeep adventure
- On-hand advice to build an itinerary that suits your requirements
What’s included
- 3 nights at Stracta Hotel in a two-bedroom apartment with breakfast and northern lights call
- Kia Sportage or similar for two drivers
- Superjeep day trip
- Personally designed itinerary to suit your request
A note on flights
While flights are not included in the holiday price, our team will happily provide a quote and arrange them for you. Simply ask one of our Travel Experts for details of the available options.
Day by Day Itinerary
Arrive into Keflavik early morning and pick up your hire car before making your way to the Golden Circle for a day exploring some of Iceland’s most famous locations. Stop for lunch before heading to your accommodation, Stracta Hotel, which will be your home for the next three nights. Here, you will check into your two-bedroom apartment and take some time to relax, with the possibility of aurora sightings in the evening.
Today it is time to take a break from driving and head out with our trusted suppliers, Southcoast Adventure. Experience one of their most popular superjeep adventures, including a visit to Thorsmork – a nature reserve in the Icelandic highlands. This is a great opportunity to take in the incredible scenery and learn more about this fascinating country from your knowledgable driver/guide. In the afternoon, relax in the hotel’s sauna and hot tub.
After breakfast, take the car for a drive along the beautiful south coast of Iceland, where you will discover famous waterfalls and beaches, including the stunning black sand beaches of Vik. If you need a little warming up, there is a Lava Centre and Lava Show available, for the whole family to learn more about Iceland’s volcanic past and the power of nature.
Have a leisurely morning before heading to Reykjavik. If you have booked an evening flight, you can park the car for the day and explore the city before heading back to the airport in the late afternoon. If you want to extend your stay and spend the night in Reykjavik we can easily organise this for you, just ask our team. All of our packages are able to be adapted and tailored to your needs.
Where You'll Stay
Stracta Hotel
Stracta Hotel in the small town of Hella, South Iceland, is perfectly located just an hour drive from Reykjavik and close to the south coast’s major attractions.
Gullfoss Waterfall, the Great Geysir and Thingvellir National Park are all within easy reach.
There are a total of 166 rooms, and guests can choose from self-catering apartments or rooms with either private or shared bathroom facilities. Some options feature a private hot tub, but all guests are welcome to use the hotel saunas and hot tubs, located in the hotel garden. Enjoy the stunning views of Eyjafjallajökull and Hekla as you dine in the hotel restaurant, where all guests can enjoy complimentary buffet breakfast.
Stracta Hotel is stylish, minimalist accommodation in a highly convenient location which still offers the chance to see the northern lights – they offer wake up calls when they show up.
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Dear Abigail, We have safely returned from Iceland and we wanted to say a huge and sincere thank you for all the plans that you put into place to make this one of the most memorable holidays we have ever had. It was simply beautiful each and every day. The cabin was idyllic and so cosy and warm. The tour guides were so knowledgeable and friendly and the scenery was breathtaking. All the arrangements worked so well and we will remember the trip for a long time to come.
Thank you once again.
A well organised trip which was tailored to our specific requests. The arrangements all ran perfectly and any queries prior to the holiday were handled very quickly and professionally. The standard of accommodation and organised tours was very high. I would use this company again and recommend them.
We had a fantastic 4 nights that included glaciers, waterfalls, geysers, the aurora borealis and more! Lovely hotels, especially Hotel Ranga. We filled every moment and felt thoroughly invigorated on our return.
Fantastic service, with every detail taken care of and communicated to your agencies and hotels. Would definitely recommend and will be using again.
We have never before experienced such friendly and simultaneously professional service! Alex’s communication was super prompt, questions encouraged and welcomed and attended to with great care and detail. Everything was well organised and available on beautifully designed and very useful platforms. Our destination (Mattarahkka Northern Lights Lodge) was fabulous on so many different levels – exquisite views, friendly interactions from everyone on the team, great food, exciting activities, perfectly situated to see the northern lights (seen twice in 4 nights’ stay), a great fire place, and not to mention our fantastic guide Fabio. Their provision of winter kit (hats, down jacket, snow trousers, leather gloves and boots) offered everything we needed to be comfortable outside. All we needed to have packed really were base layers, a few layers of clothing and woollen socks. Defintely somewhere we would highly recommend and return to when possible!
We had five fantastic days in beautiful Iceland, as we had never been before Aurora Nights helped with everything and made the holiday so easy and stress free. We stayed at Hotel Ranga which was amazing, we very much enjoyed the tours and the guides were brilliant, very knowledgable and friendly. We will certainly be returning to Iceland and wouldn’t hesitate to book through Aurora Nights again, special thanks to Abigail as her experience and reccommendations made the trip even better.
This vacation has without without doubt, has been the best experience we have ever had. The organisation from the minute we landed in Kiruna until we departed at the close of our trip was second to none. The transition between hotels was always seamless and punctual. Everywhere we stayed was beautifully clean and the meals were top quality. Every driver was polite, entertaining and very knowledgeable, furnishing us with invaluable information about Sweden and the activities in which we were to participate. The snowmobiling was wonderful giving access via our guide, to stunning panoramic views of the mountain whilst viewing reindeer in their natural habitat.
Our guide demonstrated how to use the snowmobile safely he was pleasant and informative. When visiting the reindeer on the Sami reservation; we found the brother and sister team who hosted lovely. Again they were so hospitable and helpful and feeding the reindeer up close was a wonderful experience.
They provided additional activities for us to try and we were treated to a traditional Sami lunch in their hut. They provided us with invaluable information appertaining to their culture and caring for their reindeer. The reindeer were in superb condition and happy in their environment. Similarly, when out with the dog sleds the experience was magical. Two hours of beautiful scenery, and frozen lakes, finishing with a one-on-one experience massaging the dogs. Magic! We were so impressed with the care that was placed upon ensuring the dogs were comfortable, well-nourished and so loved by their owners/handlers.
Now to the photographic experience. A large group of us were treated to a demonstration of how to operate some serious camera equipment with tripod. Each of us was loaned the camera and given assistance setting up the camera on a frozen lake in preparation for the appearance of the Northern Lights. We were taken to this lake on large wooden sleighs pulled by a snowmobile. We cannot speak too highly of the two young men who accompanied us on this experience. They could not do enough for us. They were there to offer assistance with our cameras throughout the two-plus hours we were on this beautiful lake.
They advised where to position the camera and when the Lights appeared, what a performance. We had a two-hour display of this most breathtaking phenomenon. We were so fortunate to be able to experience this once-in-a-lifetime occurrence for which we are so grateful. We will never forget this memorable holiday and cannot thank you and everyone who assisted in making a lifetime dream come true. Karen & Andrew Adamson
Overall very good. Staff excellent and helpful. Accomodation basic but was what we expected. Tour guides very good (nature walks, snow mobiles, dog sleighs). Sky station disappointing as we never got to go up due to the weather and this seem to be a recurring feature.The alternative walk at night and meal was a let down as a result.Overall would recommend to others.