Where can you travel to see geysers shooting 40 feet into the air, feel the heat and smell the Sulfur from active geological bubble pots, watch puffins frolic and whales spout, swim in hot springs, and see glacial fragments float past on their way to the ocean? No other place than Iceland!
Iceland is a strangely beautiful place with a surprisingly mild climate. The summer temperatures range from mid-60’s during the daytime hours to mid-40’s in the evenings. The sunshine is brilliant as we are located near the Arctic Circle. If you are a photographer, this makes for amazing images – the blues are bluer, the greens are greener, and so on.
Have you wished to see the Midnight Sun? It is an amazing sight and one definitely not to be missed!
Some of the highlights of the time spent in Iceland include visiting the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, where the most photographed mountain in Iceland is located; Pingvellir National Park (where the North American and European continental shelf plates are being torn apart); Gullfoss, where you can see a double cascade of water; Geysir, the geothermal hot spot where the term ‘geyser’ originated; Grimsey, a birder’s paradise located in the Arctic Circle; and Jokulsarlon, the majestic glacial lagoon included in several movies, including the James Bond film Die Another Day.
Cities located near the Ring Road we will visit include Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland and her largest city; Akureyri, the capital of the north and the location where we will depart for whale watching; Selfoss, South Iceland’s largest town and hub of the main agricultural region; and Vestmannaeyjar, a cluster of islands located in Southern Iceland. We will fly into and out of Keflavik, the location of Iceland’s international airport.
Our home away from home for most of the trip will be at Holar University College, nestled in-between two large mountain ranges in the north central region of Iceland. Last year’s students commented on Holar’s facilities and its location:
- “Being a small campus, the hidden beauty I keep finding is truly amazing!”
- “Holar is something special. Waking me up to a scenery of surrounding mountains, the beauty of endless pine trees, and the chirp of birds easily puts you at rest.
Come join us for a trip of a lifetime and Study Abroad in Iceland: Summer 1, 2020. For more information, contact Dr. Terri Hebert at thebert@iusb.edu.
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