Iceland is richer in hot springs activity than any other country in the world. So on your next holiday, why not restore your tired aching body and make Iceland your destination with its rejuvenating mineral and thermal pools.

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In spa city Reyjavik you can be soaking away the jet lag within minutes of landing at Leifur Eiriksson International Airport. Many people stop for a dip in the country’s biggest attraction, the amazing Blue Lagoon, just before or after their flight.

Mineral-rich hot water from far beneath the earth forms this spectacular man-made lagoon, where a luxurious health spa has been developed in the rugged lava landscape.

Or head to one of the seven thermal pools and baths and numerous spas conveniently located throughout the city. These are great places to meet city residents, enjoy life, and just relax. The most popular activity at the pools is relaxing in the small ‘hot pots’. Each pool facility has several hot pots, which range in temperature from 37°C - 42°C.  

People sit in the pots for varying lengths of time, and simply experience the heat flowing around and through their body as it limbers up muscles and joints, while at the same time tiredness and stress ooze out. After a while, you go into the swimming pool to cool off, and then it’s back into the hot pot, this time one that is slightly hotter. This goes on for as long as you like.

You can even swim at a hot water beach.  In Iceland the sea is normally far too cold to tempt swimmers, but at Nautholsvik thermal beach natural hot water flows out into the sea in an enclosed ‘pool’.  You can frolic in 20°C waves daily from 10am to 8pm in summer.

Icelandair offers a range of competitive fares from Australia to Reykjavik in conjunction with Scandinavian Airlines from $2589.  Two night city break packages are also available direct from London Heathrow or Glasgow, from $831.

Icelandair’s Australian representative Bentours’ Iceland & Greenland brochure includes Reykjavik day tours and longer touring journeys around Iceland, including sightseeing on the Reykjanes Peninsula with a trip to the Blue Lagoon for $127.

For a brochure or further information contact Icelandair on 02 9087 0244 or visit www.bentours.com.au.