Field trip to Icelandic fish farms
Field trip to Hólar
in Hjaltadalur, North Iceland, 19 and 20 August 2001
The field trip starts on Sunday morning with a flight from Reykjavik to Akureyri
in the northern part of Iceland. In Akureyri the participants will meet with the
representatives from the halibut farm Fiskey, the biggest producers of halibut juveniles
in the world.
During the afternoon a bus will take us through the scenic Eyjafjordur area to Fljot for a
demonstration of the Maki Sea bass farm. The company is constructing a fish farm designed
for an annual production of up to 1000 tons.
The night will be spent at Holar Agricultural College with a tour of the research
facilities.
On Monday we return to Reykjavik by bus. The journey takes us along Kjolur, a mountain
track between two glaciers through the central highlands of Iceland, to the Geysir
hotspring area and Thingvellir, the site of Althingi, the ancient Icelandic pariliament by
the famous lake Thingvallavatn.
19 August
Departure from Reykjavik domestic airport Sunday at 11:00, arrival in Akureyri at approximately 12:00. Pick-up by bus, drive in the Akureyri and Eyjafjörður area during the afternoon with several stops at interesting sites. End at Hólar in Hjaltadalur.
20 August
Departure by bus from Hólar in Hjaltadalur, drive during the day in the Skagafjörður area, Húnaþing area, southbound via Kjölur, to Geysir and onwards to Reykjavík.
Price includes transportation as per above itinerary, coffee break and dinner on the 19th, overnight stay at Hólar, breakfast,
lunchpack and coffee break on the 20th.
| Price: |
|
ISK |
|
Single
room |
24.800 |
|
Double
room |
25.800 |
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