SHREWSBURY SCHOOL ICELAND OCTOBER 2014
ABOUT ICELAND Your Destination - Iceland- Iceland
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ABOUT ICELAND
ABOUT ICELAND
ABOUT ICELAND Iceland The land of Fire and Ice The land of fire and ice
ABOUT ICELAND FIRE
ABOUT ICELAND ICE
ABOUT ICELAND ICELAND What else does Iceland have to offer? Awe-inspiring sights!:
ABOUT ICELAND WATERFALLS WATERFALLS
Geysers ABOUT ICELAND GEYSERS
ABOUT ICELAND THE MID ATLANTIC RIDGE
ABOUT ICELAND GLACIERS GLACIERS
ABOUT ICELAND What else does Iceland have to offer? Curriculum Links; What else does Iceland have to offer? Curriculum links:
ABOUT ICELAND LIVING WITH HAZARDS
ABOUT ICELAND FASCINATING GEOLOGY
ABOUT ICELAND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
ABOUT ICELAND GEOTHERMAL & RENEWABLE ENERGY
ABOUT ICELAND URBANISATION
YOUR Your Trip Itinerary
YOUR Here are some of the exciting places we will visit
YOUR Fly to Iceland from the UK
Visit the Blue Lagoon for a swim in the 40 degree water YOUR
YOUR Reykjavik Perlan
YOUR Dinner and overnight at your hotel
Visit the area affected by a jokulhlaup (glacier burst) from the recent Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption. YOUR
YOUR Get soaked by Seljalandsfoss waterfall!
YOUR Climb to the top of Skogarfoss
YOUR Explore and walk on the Solheimajokull glacier
YOUR Continue along the south shore road to Myrdalssandur; a 700 km² area of sand flats created by a jokulhlaup (glacial burst)
YOUR Your next stop is Eldhraun, an extensive mosscovered lava flow from the Laki eruption in 1783, believed to be the largest flow from a single eruption worldwide in historical times.
YOUR Continue to Skaftafell National Park, one of Iceland s prime areas of natural beauty
YOUR Visit the black sand beach and dunes at Vik, the most southerly point of Iceland.
YOUR..and its basalt column cliffs
YOUR See the stunning natural rock arch at Dyrhólaey
En route to Reykjavik pass through the small greenhouse town of Hveragerdi, a place where there is so much geothermal activity that it is possible to swim in naturally heated waters. YOUR
YOUR You can even boil an egg in them!
YOUR Visit the Hellisheiði Power Station - the second largest geothermal power station in the world
YOUR Visit the old volcano crater lake of Kerid
YOUR Marvel at Iceland's most photographed waterfall, Gullfoss
YOUR Watch in awe as a geyser erupts!
YOUR Visit Thingvellir and see where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are literally ripping apart!
YOUR Enjoy some time in Reykjavik, for sightseeing
YOUR Visit a bridge that connects two continents
YOUR Head back to Keflavik for your flight home with Icelandair
What is included for the price? Cabin Hotel, Reykjavik Hotel Dyrhoaely, nr Vik Return flights from Manchester Full board basis All taxes & charges All transportation and guide within Iceland Airport transfers from Shrewsbury Travel insurance Entrance to Blue Lagoon and other activities such as Lava Tubing
What happens next? Email Mr Morris at school to express interest rhm@shrewsbury.org.uk Parents will then be contacted with further details
Thank you for your time! Shrewsbury School Geography Faculty