Rome-based adventure travel company (and the company I am affiliated with), Southern Treks, is featured in the First Edition of the Frommer’s Iceland Guide Book. Southern Treks’ 11-day tour, led by a wilderness guide native to Iceland, was suggested for visitors by the highly revered guidebook along with two larger travel companies.
The Southern Treks itinerary for “Walking Adventures in Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice” includes easy to moderate walks all over the country. Highlights of the tour include hiking through Iceland’s lush valleys, walking up extinct volcanoes and exploring a variety of volcanic and geothermal landscapes. Beyond stays in the vibrant capital city of Reykjavik, tour participants experience opportunities for bird watching, whale watching under the midnight sun, riding among calving glaciers on an amphibious landing vehicle and viewing the most powerful waterfall in Europe – Godafoss.
“I am truly thrilled to be named as having one of the best walking tours in Iceland, especially since I am just one of three featured,” said Marie Edwards, owner and operator of Southern Treks. “I am so pleased that Iceland is getting the recognition it deserves. Since the Krona (Iceland’s currency) has decreased in value, it has really become an affordable destination and is experiencing an influx in tourists. Plus, getting to Iceland is easy – it is only 5 hours from Boston.”
Edwards has previously led four tours to Iceland and has visited four additional times to conduct research for her tours. She will offer the “Walking Adventures in Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice” trip again June 15-26, 2010.
Southern Treks is an international adventure travel company specializing in high end walking tours in Europe and the South Pacific. Marie Edwards, a native to Northwest Georgia, started the company after hiking the 189-mile Coast-to-Coast trail in England over 20 years ago. Since, she has led over 100 tours in 14 countries, including New Zealand, England, Spain and Scotland. She and her company have received previous international recognitions such as the prestigious Opal Award in Australia given by the country’s Tourism Commission for best itinerary in 2000.
For more information please visit: www.southerntreks.com
