12 Our trips are bound by our Booking Terms & Conditions - for details visit discover-the-world.co.uk/educationalvisitsIcelandGeysers, glaciers and all things volcanicIceland is one of the most fascinating countries in Europe in terms of raw physical geology. A land full of active volcanoes, cascading waterfalls, erupting geysers, breathtaking glaciers and a raft of geothermal features, wrapped up in centuries-old Norse culture. Iceland is at our heart and soul and that is why we've become recognised experts and the world's leading travel operator to this remarkable destination, for both school groups and independent travellers. The diverse landscape and wealth of natural wonders make this an ideal destination for educational visits with a large amount of 'awe & wonder' thrown into the mix! We offer a wide variety of exciting and engaging activities which can be built into your itinerary, creating a truly memorable and valuable trip for all who participate. Why are we No.1 to Iceland? Because we offer:Direct liaison with your own dedicated educational travel specialist who is either Icelandic and / or has travelled in Iceland extensivelyThe largest variety of comprehensive itineraries to meet your needsThe largest variety of exciting optional activities (see page 14) to meet your needs and budgetExclusive northern lights accommodation and optional activitiesThe largest selection of accommodation and meal venues to meet all budgetsField study work sheets suitable for geography, science, biology and geologyTours that can be cross curricular allowing you to increase the group size and reduce the per person costItineraries that cover the following Geography topics: Coastal Processes; Cold Environment; Plate Tectonics; Climate Change; Environmental Change; Sustainable Energy; Fluvial Systems; Managing Natural Hazards; Tourism; Rural Environments; Urban Environments; Ecosystems Itineraries that cover the following Science topics: Sustainable / Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Ecosystems; Evolution Studies; Plant Succession; DNA Mapping in the Blue Lagoon, Aurora Borealis; Plate TectonicsThe most competitive prices - guaranteed Free Teacher Inspection TripsQuotes that include expert guides, unlike some competitorsPrices from£540Based on 40 students and 4 staff on a 3-day tripJokulsarlon

talk to the experts 01737 214 214 13Iceland HighlightsThe Golden Circle Visit Thingvellir National Park, with stunning views of the Mid Atlantic Ridge and see the divergent North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. In view will be Iceland's largest lake - Thingvallavatn. The fish living here are a testimony to how the evolution of species occurs, an example found nowhere else in the world. At Geysir, witness Strokkur, erupting every 5 minutes or so up to 30 metres. Travel to Gullfoss, a two-tier, glacier fed waterfall flowing into a rift valley, then make a stop at Kerid, a dramatic volcanic crater lake. At Hveragerdi, see the geothermal greenhouses and for biologists, a look at hot spring ecology is a must! Visits to a geothermal power station and a hydroelectric station are also possible.Blue Lagoon Set amongst a landscape of black lava, the water temperature averages between 30-40?C. The milky blue waters are fed from a nearby geothermal power plant. Biology students will have the opportunity to investigate DNA mapping and how 60% of the 200 different micro-organisms found in the water are new species.Westman Islands Visit the puffin colony on Storhofdi (May - August only). Hike to the site of the 1973 eruption that created the Eldfell crater and caused ash and lava to engulf one third of the houses on the island of Heimaey. South Shore Explorer Visit Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss, two iconic waterfalls, the latter you can walk behind! See the natural rock arch, black sand beaches and basalt columns at Dyrholaey. Continue to the glacier Solheimajokull to look at plant succession, the outwash plain and witness glacial processes in action. Climb the small volcano Stori Dimon that rises to approximately 80 metres. The volcano sits above the flat sandur outwash plain recently affected by jokulhaup (glacial bursts) from the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption. Skaftafell & Jokulsarlon We recommend these visits if staying for longer than 5 days. Witness beautiful Skaftafell National Park which lies below Europe's largest glacier. Jokulsarlon, a breathtaking pro-glacial lagoon, is a spectacle not to be missed - dotted with icebergs of all shapes and sizes, this lagoon is truly memorable. Eyjafjallajokull & Thorsmork Exclusive to Discover the World & highly recommended!Take a ride in a huge 40-seat 8WD Ice Explorer. Its enormous tyres (which cost £64,000 a set!) literally 'float' this 30-ton beast of a vehicle over glaciers, through rivers and all kinds of terrain that no other vehicle can access! Perhaps the most obvious visible effects of the Eyjafjallajokull eruption are those caused by flooding. At the eruption site a large amount of ice melted and escaped as flood water (or jökulhlaup) through Thorsmork valley. Visit the valley glacier Gigjokull where the flood dramatically changed the landscape, filling the pro-glacial lagoon that had for decades been forming as the glacier retreated. Next take a 1½ hour hike to the still warm lava left from the first Eyjafjallajokull eruption in 2010. No other UK school tour operator can offer you this tour. EXCLUSIVE!Outline Itinerary (our most popular)Departures: year roundDay 1 Fly UK to Keflavik / Blue Lagoon / Perlan viewing platformDay 2 Seljalandsfoss/ Stora Dimon / Skogar / Solheimajokull glacier walkDay 3 Vik / Reynishverfi / Loftsalir / Dyrholaey / Landraedsla Soil Conservation site / Hveragerdi / ReykjadalurDay 4 Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Station / Kerid / Gullfoss / Geysir / ThingvellirDay 5 Whale Watching or explore Reykjavik then fly back to the UK" Our 2011 trip to Iceland with Discover the World was the best field trip I have ever had the pleasure of leading. Everyone had the time of their lives (their words) which, as a leader, is the best possible outcome. I would never hesitate in booking another trip through Discover the World as they have proved to be experts in this field."L. Hyslop, Loreto CollegeThingvellirGeysir© Ice Explorer