Global Family Travels is excited to bring you this enriching experience to immerse in Iceland’s arctic landscape to witness the island’s geothermal and volcanic activity, gorgeous landscapes, wildlife, and culture that make it such a unique destination. With an expert guide at your side, you will learn how climate change has affected Iceland’s geography and wildlife, witnessing how nature reacts to the retreat of a glacier and volcano eruptions, as well as learn how the changing ocean temperatures have threatened some of the local wildlife.
Through our Learn, Serve & Immerse travel pillars, Global Family Travels is passionate about encouraging tourism that is not just sustainable, but also regenerative. To help with our mission, we partner with like-minded brands. One of those brands is Tomorrow’s Air, which operates under the umbrella of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). Because travel is a large contributor to global emissions, we feel it is important to educate and empower travelers to support efforts that combat climate change! Therefore, beginning September 1, 2023, Global Family Travels offers travelers the opportunity to contribute $25 (or more) to Tomorrow’s Air on every trip.
This trip is family-friendly and is designed for small group travel. This trip will be offered as a group trip in April 2024, check out this link to learn more. Contact us for specific pricing for your party. Read our blog about this trip and access our informational webinar to learn all about the details of this impactful adventure!
Join us on a family-friendly adventure in Iceland that will have you immersed in living science, giving you opportunities to explore the beauty of this ever-changing landscape and learn firsthand about Iceland’s geothermal and volcanic activity, as well as how Iceland has harnessed its natural resources.
Climate change is already affecting every inhabited region across the globe with human influence contributing to many observed changes in weather and climate extremes. Iceland is no exception and, with an expert guide at your side, you will learn how climate change has affected Iceland’s geography and wildlife, witnessing how nature reacts to the retreat of a glacier and volcano eruptions, as well as learn how the changing ocean temperatures have threatened some of the local wildlife. By the time you leave Iceland you will truly know the impacts of climate change and how to treat the environment in a sustainable way and hopefully have some ideas about what you personally can do to minimize your impact and help mitigate climate change. It is not too late for us to slow down the process and allow nature to adapt. Even planting trees in a local or garden helps or sharing with others what you learned on this inspiring geological journey!
Capacity and Trip Cost: Capacity and pricing for this full trip package is based on a family of four people with two adults and two children. Discounts may apply for younger children and surcharges may apply for older children. There is an optional upgrade for the helicopter volcano tour. For more information, please click on the "$ Costs" button at the top of the page.
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As the world’s most northerly capital, Reykjavik has recently become a popular little city, it is clean, green and compact. With a progressive culinary scene, museums, surprisingly lively nightlife (during non-pandemic times that is) and a hint of Nordic cool, this city has unique personality despite the cold. It’s easy to navigate and the best spots are all more or less within walking distance from one another.
We recommend taking your time as you get between places, but if you are in a rush to get to the bar before happy hour is over, you can hop on one of the city’s electric scooters from Hopp or Wind and quickly make your way to the next destination. To learn about all the wonderful spots around the country you can check out Hidden Iceland's Complete Guide to Reykjavík.
Global Family Travels' vision is to unite humanity and inspire travelers to take responsibility for the challenges and opportunities facing our increasingly inter-connected planet. Much more than a traditional tour operator, Global Family Travels’ mission is to provide authentic community-based “Learn, Serve and Immerse” travel experiences, as means to foster cross-cultural understanding and better global citizens.
Using tourism to help solve community challenges, we organize sustainable travel experiences in partnership with local and global non-profit organizations. Our local Seattle Community tours and global trips often support of many United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including education, access to clean water, conservation, gender equality, and the preservation of diverse and indigenous cultures.
Expect to Expand your Family Circle when you embark on a Global Family Travels trip! Visit our website for more information.
Families with younger children need not worry, we have alternate activities available suitable for younger children that include:
Transportation: Participants will be escorted in a new and spacious Mercedes Benz vehicle according to the size of the group. Depending on COVID-19 rules at the time of travel, guests may be required to wear masks in the vehicle.
Safety: All Hidden Iceland guides are part of the Association of Icelandic Mountain Guides, Wilderness First Responders and hold Hard Ice Qualifications (Jöklar 2) which includes terrain management and suitable guiding practices in these environments to keep travelers safe.
Pack List: A packing list will be provided to participants prior approximately 2 weeks prior to trip departure.
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Our Iceland guides are experts in the environment that they guide, which comes from years of experience working in the field as well as various qualifications and in-house training as dictated by our Safety & Environmental Policy. All our wilderness guides are part of the Association of Icelandic Mountain Guides, Wilderness First Responders and hold Hard Ice Qualifications (Jöklar 2) which includes terrain management and suitable guiding practices in these environments. All guides at Hidden Iceland are trained in environmental protection as part of their work with Hidden Iceland and are acutely aware of Hidden Iceland's Environmental Strategy which includes minimizing impact, educating clients and adhering to stringent rules endorsed by the Vakinn Quality & Environmental body. In April 2021, our Icelandic partners received the highest rating in environmental and sustainable practice (Gold Class). As part of this accreditation, it is an important factor that the guides running the trip share best practices, discuss environmental impact and use the terrain as examples of a changing climate.
Global Family Travels is a Transformational Travel Council (TTC) designer and we look at every journey, whether it is for a week or a day, as a chance to learn, grow and transform your life. As part of this journey, we are pleased to provide you with the Transformational Travel Journal. The journal is designed as a guide to show us how to explore the world (and our backyard) more mindfully, reflect on experiences with a more meaningful perspective, connect with others more intimately, and thereby, foster a more intentional and purpose-driven life. We recommend that you use the journal to document what you are learning during your trip and consider even writing down your intentions for WHY you are taking this journey before you embark on the adventure and what you hope to get out of it.
We also hope that this trip will be a transformative adventure for you and that you will be inspired to take action to help mitigate climate change afterwards, whether it be something small like planting a tree! We also encourage you to share what you learned with friends and family!
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Carbon Removal: According to the State of Global Carbon Dioxide Removal Report by University of Oxford, natural methods of removing carbon from the atmosphere are not enough by themselves due to the amount of pollution currently in the atmosphere. Innovations in removing and permanently storing carbon emissions are needed to conserve nature and reverse the course toward further climate change.
Tomorrow’s Air: Global Family Travels is passionate about encouraging tourism that is not only sustainable but regenerative. To help with our mission, we seek to partner with like-minded brands such as Tomorrow’s Air, which operates within the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA).
Tomorrow’s Air is a collective of carbon removal innovators that work to permanently remove and store carbon from the atmosphere. Travel is a large contributor to global emissions, and we feel it is important to educate and empower travelers to support efforts that combat climate change! Therefore, as of January 2024, Global Family Travels will include a $25 contribution to Tomorrow’s Air into every trip. Clients may opt out of the $25 donation by emailing us to request its removal from your invoice.
Iceland 
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