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Sheep round-up and the Golden Circle

In the fall, the farmers gather the sheep to a fold, the Icelandic term is “réttir". There the farmers sort out the sheep according to their home farm. This used to be the biggest social event in the country provinces and still is a very lively event where people meet . After a hard work it’s customary to warm up the spirit with some traditional Icelandic alcohol "Brennivín" and sing songs about the beautiful countryside. After visiting “réttir”, the tour continues to the geothermal area around the great Geysir and Strokkur. From there it is only a short drive to the beautiful waterfall Gullfoss. Before we return to Reykjavík, we will stop in Þingvellir, where Alþingi assembly was established around 930 and continued to convene until 1798.

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Agricultural University of Iceland

Agricultural University of Iceland Student Council (Nemendafélag Landbúnaðarháskóla Íslands - NLBHÍ) is a student interest group for students studying at the Agricultural University. For further information please see NLBHÍ website

Bifröst University

Bifröst University Student Council (Nemendafélag Háskólans á Bifröst) is a student interest group for students studying at Bifröst University. For further information please see the Students Council on Facebook

Hólar University College

Hólar University College Student Council (Hólanemar - Stúdentafélag Hólaskóla) is a student interest group for students studying at Hólar University College. For further information please see the Students Council website

Icelandic Academy of Arts

Icelandic Academy of Arts Student Council is a student interest group for students studying at the Icelandic Academy of Arts. For further information please see the Students Council website

Reykjavik University

Reykjavik University Student Council (Nemendafélag Háskólans í Reykjavik) is a student interest group for students studying at the Reykjavik University. For further information please see the Students Council website

University of Akureyri

University of Akureyri Student Council (Félag stúdenta við Háskólann á Akureyri - FSHA) is a student interest group for students studying at the University of Akureyri. For further information please see the FSHA website

University of Iceland

The University of Iceland Student Rights Office (Stúdentráð Háskóla Íslands SHÍ) is a student interest group for students studying at the University of Iceland. For further information please see the SHÍ website

Keilir, Atlantic Centre of Excellence

Tindur Student Council (Tindur nemendafélag) is a student interest group for students studying at Keilir. For further information please see the Tindur website

REYST - Reykjavik Energy Graduate School of Sustainable Energy

REYST students are members of both the University of Iceland Student Rights Office (Stúdentráð Háskóla Íslands), a student interest group for students studying at the University of Iceland and Reykjavik University Student Council (Nemendafélag Háskólans í Reykjavík), a student interest group for students studying at the Reykjavík University. For further information please the University of Iceland Student Rights Office website and Reykjavik University Student Council website.

ESN Reykjavik

ESN Reykjavik was founded by the International Student´s Association at the University of Iceland. ESN´s aim is to integrate international students into the Reykjavik university community.

For further information please see the ESN website