Air Arctic

13/08/2012

10/08/2012

Tour 1 Vestmannaeyjar
We take off from the Vestman Islands Airport and do a tight circle around Heimaey, revealing an amazing view of the island.
Heimaey is the biggest island, surrounded by 16 smaller islands that were created in 3 different periods of volcanic eruptions that started around 10.000 years ago. Another period of volcanic eruptions around 5000 years ago created Heimaey, when a few islands were merged into one in a cataclysmic event. The last period started in 1963 with the “Surtsey island eruption” an event that carried on through 1967. Then, in 1973, the volcano at the heart of Heimaey, erupted in the middle of the night, drowning 400 residences in a sea of Lava, a full third of the town’s houses.
Flying above the Islands is an amazing adventure, filled with sights of magnificent landscape. We carry on across to the world famous Surtsey, where the Gannet, an marine bird, reigns supreme. Millions of these beautiful birds inhabit the many rocks jutting out of the vast ocean. Seeing is believing!

10/08/2012

Tour 2 Eyjafjallajökull
We depart Bakki airport, heading straight over to the Vestman Islands. The beauty of the Islands is legendary, and soon to be seen as they rise out of the ocean like a magnificent Gothic structure. Enormous cliffs, dropping hundreds of feet into the ocean, covered with millions of marine birds going about their daily business. The endless stream of fishing boats coming and going with their bounty from the sea, shows the fact that you’re at the biggest fishing port ion Iceland. On we go south to the youngest island in the world, Surtsey, while crossing over the biggest Gannet population anywhere in the world. The baeutiful Gannet, is suitably named the Queen of the Atlantic.
Now course is set for Dyrholaey, the Jewel of the South Coast, enveloped by glaciers and magnificent mountains. Close by is Vik in Myrdal, a small village sitting by the shoreline, but still engorged by the mountains. Of course Reynisdrangar rock formations jet out of the nearby sea. On our way back we fly over the rugged Eyjafjallajokull Glacier, the sight of the massive 2010 eruption that brought the world of aviation to a standstill, all across the world. Gliding across Thorsmork, the incredible National park, that is believed by many to be one of the most beautiful places on earth! As we head for landing at Bakki airport we buzz by Landmannalaugar, a stunning mountainous area showing all the colors of a Royal Flush and then some!

10/08/2012

Tour 3 Vatnajökull
Take off is from Bakki airport. We head north into Thorsmork, one of the most beautiful areas of Iceland. There you will witness the amazing contrast of incredible greenery, awesome rock formations, active volcanos and wild rivers, all encompassed by magnificent glaciers. Thorsmork is also known for its incredibly gentile weather all year round. We go on across to Landmannalaugar, where we pass over some incredible mountains and glaciers as well as a Glacier canyon, where all the colors of nature shine through. On we go to the Lakagigar volcanic range, the source of the most deadly eruptions in world history, when the enormous clouds of volcanic ash carried across the Atlantic on to mainland Europe, where millions of Europeans suffered the consequences of the volcano’s rage. We then steam on to , Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Skeidararsand and wind up at the King of European glaciers, Vatnajokull, rising over 6000 ft above the earth’s surface. Of course we won’t forget to buzz Grimsvotn, the most powerful volcanic area in Iceland. Straight on from there we’ll be landing again at Bakki airport.