Spend an unforgettable holiday season in the heart of West Iceland at Icelandair Hotel Hamar. Enjoy Christmas like the Icelanders do, with good food, good company, gifts from the Yule Lads, and one or two surprises (plus the northern lights if you’re lucky!).
This four-night vacation also gives you the opertunity to include trips to Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon and other attractions, traditional Christmas dinner with Hotel Hamar’s owners and their family, an optional visit to the local church for Christmas Eve mass, and plenty of time to relax and enjoy the hotel’s beautiful surroundings and outdoor hot tubs.
Trip suggestion
23 December
Mass of St. Thorlakur: Pick up your car at Keflavík airport. Drive to Hotel Hamar, with a stop at the Blue Lagoon. Dinner at Hotel Hamar, followed by Icelandic stories read in English by candlelight.
Just like Icelandic children, don’t forget to leave your shoe out and one of the Icelandic Yule Lads may leave you a gift!
24 December
Christmas Eve: A lesson in how to make traditional Icelandic laufrabraud (“leaf bread”), followed by an easy walk around the hotel’s surroundings. After lunch at the hotel, join Hotel Hamar’s owners, Unnur and Hjortur, in preparing the table for the Christmas feast, or relax in one of the hotel’s outdoor hot tubs. Like everywhere else in the country, Christmas dinner begins at six in the evening and if followed by a mass at the local church, for those who wish to attend.
25 December
Christmas Day: Relax over a leisurely breakfast; take a drive around the beautiful countryside Borgarfjordur, visiting hot springs, waterfalls and trolls. Dinner is at the hotel, followed by an optional walk through the local town of Borgarnes, to see all the traditional Christmas lights.
26 December
Boxing Day: Enjoy a hearty buffet breakfast, then a visit to the Settlement Centre in nearby Borgarnes. Guided tour through the saga trail is happily provided by Unnur .The rest of the day is free to do what you wish, followed by an evening trip to try and spot the elusive and stunning northern lights.
27 December
Leave for Keflavík airport or add a few days in Reykjavík.
Book your room here or call +354 433 6600
2 nights package:
- 2 nights in a double room ISK 37.400,- per person
- 2 nights in a single room ISK 44.000,-
- Offer is not valid with other offers
- Offer is bookable from 8th of September 2010 until 22th of December 2010
- Included in the offer: Accommodation for 4 or 2 nights, breakfast, lunch or lunch box, Festival dinner, a lesson in how to make traditional Icelandic laufrabraud (“leaf bread”), optional visit to the local church for Christmas Eve mass, guide through Borgarness town and gift from the Yule Lads
- Offer is only bookable for 2 nights or 4 nights
- VAT and service charge is included in above mentioned room rate
- Not valid with other offers.
- Grants 600 frequent flyer points