It is a scenic drive along the Kjölur highland track, passing many waterfalls, beautiful mountain scenery, grassy meadows and isolated hamlets of traditional buildings to our second painting base at Gesyir in the heart of south central Iceland’s geothermal area. Here your painting subjects will be spouting geysers, colourful hot springs, psychedelic algae and mineral deposits, the fantastic Gullfoss waterfall, lava deserts and the wild and sandy southern coastline, which is a great place for painting sea birds and the dramatic pounding of the surf. A full day will also be spent exploring and painting Iceland’s second largest ice cap – Langjökull.
You will be staying in ‘luxury’ accommodation for Icelandic standards, with a comfortable hotel on the shores of Lake Mývatn and at Geysir the hotel is directly in front of the thermal fields, so you will be able to paint the seismic activity as the light changes during the course of a day. Everything is organised for you by an accompanying escort and included are all meals, flights, hotels and a local Icelandic guide. To maximize the amount of painting time and minimize the amount of travelling an internal flight is included.
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This holiday is on behalf of the Leisure Painter Magazine
Summary Itinerary
20 June | Fly from London to Akureyri. Drive to Lake Mývatn. |
21, 22 & 23 June | Painting in and around Lake Mývatn. |
24 June | Painting in and around Lake Mývatn. |
25, 26 & 27 June | Painting in the Gesyir and Gullfoss geo-thermal area. |
28 June | Late afternoon flight from Reykjavík to London. |
Dates: 20 – 28 June 2012
Price: £3,595.00 per person fully inclusive
Single supplement: £ 435.00
Number of students: 10 – 15