Embark on an extraordinary expedition to the majestic Arctic with our meticulously designed Arctic itinerary. Our tour packages offer an unparalleled opportunity to explore the pristine wilderness of the far north, where every moment is filled with wonder. From witnessing the mesmerizing Northern Lights to encountering polar bears in their natural habitat, prepare for an adventure of a lifetime. Delve into the Arctic’s icy landscapes, guided by seasoned experts, and immerse yourself in its unique beauty and tranquility. Book your travel to the Arctic with Airbow Holidays and discover the enchanting secrets of the polar regions.
Destination: Arctic Circle
Tour Departures: Every Month
Days: 15 Nights / 16 Days
Highlights: ♦ CHENNAI – FRANKFURT-MAIN – HELSINKI ♦ ESTONIA – TALLINN – TALLINN CITY TOUR ♦ HELSINKI CITY TOUR – BOARD TO REYKJAVIK ♦ HELSINKI – REYKJAVIK ♦ VOLCANO CRATERS, FJORDS AND MOUNTAINS, AND SEALS ♦ THE CAPITAL OF NORTH ICELAND, LAKE MYVATN & GEOTHERMAL BATHS ♦ FLORES – LAVA LABYRINTH AND HOT SPRINGS, CONTINUE EAST ♦ EAST FJORDS ♦ VATNAJÖKULL GLACIER, ICE LAGOON, DIAMOND BEACH & SOUTH COAST ♦ ICELANDIC HORSES AND GOLDEN CIRCLE ♦ VISIT THE BLUE LAGOON ♦ FLIGHT FROM REYKJAVIK TO ILULISSAT – HIKE TO INNUIT SETTLEMENT ♦ ILULISSAT – MIDNIGHT SAILING AT ILULISSAT ICEFJORD ♦ BOAT TRIP TO EQI – THE CALVING GLACIER & RODEBAY – HUNTER’S VILLAGE ♦ ILULISSAT – RETURN TO REYKJAVIK – HELSINKI ♦ DEPARTURE HELSINKI – CHENNAI ♦
Tour Cost: Starting from Rs. 8,91,000
✓ International & Internal Airfares
✓ Schengen visa fee
✓ Meals as mentioned in Itinerary
✓ 3 Nights Accomodation in tashriq huts
✓ 4 days dogsledding
✓ Snow shoue tour
✓ Snow mobile support
× Beverages
× All Taxes and Service Charges.
× Any PCR required upon Arrival or Departure
× Tipping
× Any personal Requirements
× Any Optional Tours out Side the itinerary
1. Airbow Holidays will take booking against Travellers, Original Passport, Passport Size Photo ,Proof of your Working, Bank statement & Advance payment of Rs. 200000 per Person
2. Final Payment should be pay 30 days prior to departure
3. Any cancellations after booking, Cancellation charges May apply
4. Airfare Non-Refundable at any time cancellation
5. The Cruise tickets/ accommodation/ sightseeing activities and other items included in the itinerary are all group reservations. Once confirmed and ordered, no refund will be arranged to Travellers who did not avail or drop out from the journey in any circumstances. Alternative itineraries will Not be arranged.
Cancellation Policies:
(ONLY FOR HOTEL AND LAND, AIRFARE AS PER AIRLINE POLICY)
| No. Of Days | Charges |
|---|---|
| 30 days or more | Rs 10,000/- |
| 15 – 30 days | 50% of tour cost |
| 10 – 14 days | 60% of tour cost |
| 05 – 09 days | 75% of tour cost |
| Less than 05 days or no show | 100% of tour cost |
DAY 1 : CHENNAI – FRANKFURT-MAIN – HELSINKI
- Board in Lufthansa Airways (LH-759) at 0150hrs
- Arrive Frankfurt-Main 0745hrs
- Next board in Lufthansa Airways (LH-848) at 0940hrs
- Arrive Helsinki at 1310hrs
- After immigration Transfer to Lunch
- Lunch at Restaurant
- Check into Hotel Holiday Inn Helsinki West Ruoholahti (4*) or similar
- Dinner at Indian Restaurant
- Overnight stay at hotel.
DAY 2 : ESTONIA – TALLINN – TALLINN CITY TOUR
- Morning breakfast at Hotel and check out.
- We drive to the pier to take a ferry to Tallinn, Estonias capital on the Baltic Sea.On arrival, we proceed for a guided city tour of Tallinn: See the Toompea Hill, Parliament building, Dome Church, St. Nicholas Church, Town Hall Square, Kadriorg Park and Castle.
- Lunch at Indian Restaurant
- Next, we visit the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Later, we drive to the pier to take ferry
- Back to Helsinki
- Dinner at Indian Restaurant
- Overnight Stay at Hotel.
DAY 3 : HELSINKI CITY TOUR – BOARD TO REYKJAVIK
- Morning breakfast at Hotel and check out.
- We proceed on a guided city tour of Helsinki: See the Senate Square, visit Lutheran Tempelliauki Church, Sibelius Park and many more interesting sights
- Lunch at Indian Restaurant
- Then we visit Provo, the second oldest medieval village
- Dinner at Restaurant
- Overnight stay at Hotel – Helsinki
DAY 4: HELSINKI – REYKJAVIK
- Morning Breakfast & Check out the Hotel
- Transfer to Airport
- Proceed To Reykjavik By Flight
- Arrive in Reykjavik
- Check in Natural Berjaya Iceland Hotels or similar
- Proceed to Lunch at local Restaurant
- There are no activities planned until an evening welcome meeting
- Overnight stay at Hotel – Reykjavik
DAY 5: VOLCANO CRATERS, FJORDS AND MOUNTAINS, AND SEALS
- Breakfast at the hotel & check out
- Travel to the village of Borgarnes
- The Grabrok volcano’s crater in the centre of a green lava field
- Further north, visit Glaumbaer
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Continue along the beautiful fjord landscape (via a number of mountain passes)
- Our final destination today is Akureyri,
- Check in Akureyri Berjaya Iceland Hotels or similar
- Dinner at Indian restaurant
- Overnight Stay at Hotel – Akureyri
DAY 6: THE CAPITAL OF NORTH ICELAND, LAKE MYVATN & GEOTHERMAL BATHS
- Morning Breakfast at Hotel
- Explore Akureyri in the morning
- whale watching cruises run ( OPTIONAL )
- lunch in local restaurant
- Visit Goafoss, the Gods’ waterfalls
- Visit Kalfastrond to see the odd lava structures & Hverfjall to see the tephra con
- geothermal Mvatn Nature Baths
- Then explore around Lake Mvatn
- Visit Kálfaströnd to see the odd lava structures
- Check in hotel – Myvatn Berjaya Iceland Hotels
- Overnight Stay at – Mývatn
DAY 7: FLORES – LAVA LABYRINTH AND HOT SPRINGS, CONTINUE EAST
- Morning breakfast at hotel and checkout
- Then proceed to lava labyrinth at Dimmuborgir, “the black castles “
- Then Visit the bubbling mud pools
- Lunch at local restaurant
- steamy solfataras of Námaskar’s hot springs
- We drive over the deserted highlands and lunar landscaper
- Dinner in local restaurant
- Check in Herao Berjaya Iceland Hotels or similar
- Overnight Stay at Hotel – Herao Berjaya
DAY 8: EAST FJORDS
- Morning breakfast at hotel
- We will spend the day in East Fjords admiring the landscape
- Then mall fishing villages, exploring local stone and mineral collection.
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Vatnajokull, in Europe’s largest national park with Europe’s largest glacier, Iceland’s highest mountains, an alpine environment.
- explore the Mountain Pine Ridge area
- Take an optional boat trip (depending on the season).
- The lesser-known Mayan ruins of Xunantunich.
- Check in Foss hotel Glacier Lagoon or similar.
- Dinner in local restaurant
- Overnight Stay at Hotel – Glacier Lagoon
DAY 9: VATNAJOKULL GLACIER, ICE LAGOON, DIAMOND BEACH & SOUTH COAST
- Morning Breakfast at hotel & checkout
- To begin the day, make a stop at Jökulsárlón, a glacial lagoon packed with driftingicebergs.
- We watch seals swimming in cold waters
- Ake a walk across the Diamond Beach among large icebergs trapped in the lagoon
- View Europe’s second-biggest national park
- Seljalandsfoss, which is tall but narrow. If you’re willing to get wet, there’s an amazing route that leads from the fall.
- Check in hotel Stracta Hotel Hella or similar
- Dinner in local restaurant
- Overnight Stay at hotel
DAY 10: ICELANDIC HORSES AND GOLDEN CIRCLE
- Morning Breakfast at hotel & check out
- When we return to Reykjavik,
- we traverse the Golden Circle area
- you will learn about the Icelandic horse, its special traits, and its history
- Lunch in local restaurant
- “the Golden Descends,” a twin waterfall that falls 32 meters into the Hvtá river
- visit Thingvellir National Park
- Check in hotel Enjoy Hotel (or similar)
- Dinner in local restaurant Natura Berjaya Iceland Hotels
- Overnight Stay at in – Reykjavík
DAY 11: VISIT THE BLUE LAGOON
- Breakfast at the Hotel & checkout
- After such a rigorous exploration of Iceland
- You deserve a free day to soak off your tiredness in the healing warm mineral rich waters of the famous Blue Lagoon
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Dinner in local restaurant
- Overnight Stay at in – Reykjavík
DAY 12: FLIGHT FROM REYKJAVIK TO ILULISSAT – HIKE TO INNUIT SETTLEMENT
- Breakfast at the Hotel & checkout
- After such a rigorous exploration of Iceland
- You deserve a free day to soak off your tiredness in the healing warm mineral rich waters of the famous Blue Lagoon
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Dinner in local restaurant
- Overnight Stay at in – Reykjavík
DAY 13: BOAT TRIP TO EQI – THE CALVING GLACIER & RODEBAY – HUNTER’S VILLAGE
- Breakfast at the Hotel
- Then visit EqiGlacie
- The sight of chunks of ice crashing into the water is astonishing.
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Dinner in local restaurant
- Transfer to Airport at 2100hrs
DAY 14: ILULISSAT – RETURN TO REYKJAVIK – HELSINKI
- Board in Icelandic Air at 0110 hrs
- Arrival at Keflavik International Airport 0540 hrs
- Next board in Finn air at 1000 hrs
- Arrive Helsinki at 1530
- Check in hotel
- Overnight stay in Helsiniki
DAY 15: DEPARTURE HELSINKI – CHENNAI
- Early morning check out from Hotel
- Board in Lufthansa Airways (LH-855) at 0650hrs
- Arrive Frankfurt-Main 0840 hrs
- Next board in Lufthansa Airways (LH-758) at 1015 hrs
- Arrive Chennai at 2359 hrs
DOCUMENTS
- Original current passport and all previous passports. Passport must be valid at least 3 months beyond intended travel, issued within the previous 10 years, and containing at least two blank pages.
- Applicant’s passport photo (white background) not older than six months (35-40MM).
- Signed cover letter from the online Application Portal Norway received by e-mail. It can also be retrieved online from the Application Portal. (can Handle by Airbow visa executive)
- Print and answer all questions in the questionnaire for C-visa and submit it with your visa application. Find the questionnaire further down in this document. (can Handle by Airbow visa executive)
- A valid travel medical insurance for the duration of the stay in Schengen area with a minimum coverage of EURO 30,000.
- Confirmed booking (travel itinerary) of roundtrip air ticket, with fixed travel dates of maximum 90 days and correct number of entries, see the regulations of entries. (to be provide by Airbow Holidays)
- Certificate of the travel agency confirming the booking and itinerary of an organized trip or any other appropriate document indicating the envisaged travel plans. (to be provide by Airbow Holidays)
- Confirmation of accommodation in Schengen countries to be visited. (to be provide by Airbow Holidays)
- Documents of employment, school or studies and permission for leave.
- Copy of bank account(s) covering the last 6 months
- Copies of the bio data page and all used pages in your passport.
