A geography school trip to Iceland will allow your students to witness geography in action, as this geologically young country continues to take shape!
Quite literally a country in the making, Iceland is a spectacular and diverse destination that offers unique opportunities to discover and investigate many of the Earth’s ongoing processes. From hot springs to volcanoes, waterfalls and geysers, Iceland offers an unforgettable experience for those looking to create the perfect geography school trip.
We work with local agent and coach company GT Travel, who assist us with all our coaching needs for our school geography trips to Iceland. And GT Travel’s close association with renowned freelance travel consultant and former geography teacher, Ian K. Hardie, has led to the production of a fantastic range of support materials, which are available to our groups as an optional extra.
Suggested Itinerary (4 days, 3 nights)
| Day | Morning Summary | Afternoon Summary | Evening Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fly to Keflavik airport |
Meet your guide and transfer to your accommodation in Reykjavik |
Evening meal at your accommodation, followed by free leisure time |
| 2 |
Meet guide and board coach for full day Golden Circle Tour excursion |
Visit to the Secret Lagoon |
Evening meal at accommodation, followed by free leisure time |
| 3 |
Meet guide and board coach for the South Shore Adventure - the tour will include an exploration of the area close to the towering strata volcano Eyjafjallajökull |
South Shore Adventure tour continued |
Evening meal at accommodation, followed by free time to explore the local area |
| 4 |
Check out of accommodation and transfer to the airport |
Return flight to the UK |
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- 3 nights' full-board accommodation
- Airport taxes and passenger duty at current rates
- ATOL protected return flights from the UK
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Detailed information pack
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Golden Circle tour, incl. private coach and guide
- Itinerary planning service
- Return airport transfers in resort
- South Shore Adventure, incl. coach and guide
- Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
- VAT at current rates to tour operators
- Visit to the Secret Lagoon
Curriculum Links
A-Level
- Glaciated landscapes beyond the UK
- Glacial erosion, transportation and deposition
- Climate change and other threats to glaciers
- Earth structure and plate tectonics
- Volcanic hazards and their impacts
- Global significance of mega-disasters: Eyafjallajokull, 2010
- Managing tectonic hazards - predictions and forecasting
- Fieldwork
GCSE
- Physical processes affecting land formation
- Erosion, transportation and deposition
- Economic activity and conflicts over land use
- Characteristics of cold environments
- Plant and animal adaptations
- AQA fieldwork
- Plate tectonics theory
- Living alongside hazards in developed countries
- Management of tectonic hazards and their effects
- Monitoring, prediction and protection at plate boundaries
Key Stage 3
- Geological timescales and plate tectonics
- Rocks, weathering and soils
- Weather and climate
- Glaciation
Primary
- Volcanoes and earthquakes
- Climate zones
- Biomes and vegetation belts
