Iceland - Fire and Ice

The Australian Motorcyclist published an article of Peter Thoeming about the Edelweiss Iceland Tour. (Issue 56) Great article, enjoy the read!

The team of Edelweiss Bike Travel wants to say thank you to James Nixon for participating in our Iceland - Fire and Ice tour and for putting together such a great report about our tour in the November-December issue 2015 of Cycle Canada. Published with the permission of Cycle Canada for Edelweiss Bike Travel. Not for resale or distribution.

I was looking for a tour being different and found Edelweiss' trip to Iceland. This is a place that seems to be stuck in a different time: Continental plates rubbing against each other, glaciers at close proximity, geysers spouting everywhere, spectacular waterfalls, lakes and lagoons, volcanic rock formations all over the island, black beaches, bubbling volcanoes, weather that changes every hour and the friendliest people you will ever meet. If Brontosaurus came around the next corner it would not be a surprise at all! Michael - our tour guide - had encyclopedic knowledge of this place and provided us with fascinating facts and explanations throughout our journey. The riding was excellent and the carefully chosen routes crisscrossed through Iceland rather than circumnavigating. It provided some off-road sections that took us to places where not many tourists venture. The reward was some amazing scenery and the only challenge was to avoid stopping every few minutes to take more photos of the spectacular sights around us. This was my fourth Edelweiss tour and as always the planning and organization was meticulous from start to finish, including the choices for dinner menues to sample Icelandic specialities like shark, whale, puffin and the best fish soups you will taste anywhere. This tour has something for everybody, I can highly recommend it.