cūra - An Iceland Experience - Rivkah Fine Art Photography

“Experience is a sacred arena where the individual and the eternal touch each other" - John o'donohue

Sometimes you just want to take your life off, as if it were a giant weighted blanket that is draped over you and be transported to a different place. A new place. A place without the responsibilities of carrying all the mundane life tasks. Sometimes your soul longs for the presence of the beautiful. The vibration of magic and wonder to gently scoop you up, care for you, cure you, and resuscitate your tired soul.

As a woman and a single mom of three, I feel this deeply. “All the women in me are tired.” - Nayyirah Waheed

Almost seven years ago I experienced what it was like to be transported to a magical land where my senses were awakened and I truly felt like I was in heaven on this earth. It was a fairy tale feeling, a mystical awakening, the closest it felt like to a god being real. Divine breath, endless awe, an oasis for my soul, creativity swirling, and the sky dancing. There was something about this experience that imprinted me so deeply. Since then my everyday feels like it’s being pulled to this place. I’ve spent the last seven years going back and forth when I can. Building friendships with people who live there. I’ve had the opportunity to take clients and friends across this incredible land. To photograph them, to have beautiful, life changing experiences with them.

ICELAND.

The land of fire and ice. The land of 10,000 waterfalls. The land where the colors are painted in the sky. The land that has a special kind of magic. It’s the kind of magic that knows how to find your inward magic.

It’s been one of my greatest desires to take people to Iceland for the last five years. I’ve been carrying this little fire inside my soul and after experiencing the hardest year of my life last year, I know that I’m not the only woman who needs my heart tended to and cared for ever so gently.

I’m excited to announce a new beautiful endeavor. cūra. (genitive cūrae) (fem.) To take care, concern, thought, & solicitude.

Me and my team will be creating a curated adventure for a hand full of woman (no more then 10) to travel across the beautiful country of Iceland. We will experience the unbelievable magic and wonder of this breathtaking land. We’ll journey together, share spaces, eat and drink together, and my team and I will spend some time photographing you and our amazing adventure together.

This experience is for the soul of a woman longing for adventure, connection, soul healing, and a chance to let down her hair and dance under the midnight sun and run through fields of flowers.

June 21-28th, 2025 (Summer season: Midnight sun, green mountains, & lupine flowers blanketing the roads.)

COST: $4800

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

• Your rental car, gas, breakfast and transportation across Iceland.

• Two - Three Hot springs (https://www.bluelagoon.com/ , http://hvammsvik.com & potentially (weather permitting) a hike to Reykjadalur hot springs (https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/reykjadalur-hot-spring-valley-in-south-iceland )

• Accommodations (airbnb’s, cabins, and hotels.) We will be sharing spaces together.

• Portraits of you and story telling images from me and my team on your adventure. A month or so after the trip we will present a beautiful edited gallery of the photos from your trip.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:

• Your airfare from wherever you are located. (Me and my team will most likely be hitting a non stop flight from RDU. You can find much cheaper flights from DC & NYC)

• Your food (I would budget approx $100-$150 a day. I would recommend doing some google searches and find out what price best feels good for you. When I arrive I try to go to the grocery store and have everyone purchase food for themselves for your adventure. And we will be doing a lot of stops at gas stations where they have the best soups and amazing hots dogs)

• Your travlers insurance that will be required. (I recommend https://safetywing.com/nomad-insurance/)

• You will be required to apply for a visa - All information here - https://www.etiaseu.com/us-citizens/etias-iceland. & https://etias.com/etias-application -

• Additional Lagoons and Hot springs such as The Sky Lagoon

ITINERARY:

This is tentative and a mock itinerary that will be ironed out more and more.

June 21st-22nd

Most flights leave the US in the evening around 8:30pm and arrive in Iceland between 5 and 7am on Sep 15th.

My hope is to have everyone arrive before 8am on the 22nd. From the airport we will rent a few cars, load up, and drive to our hotel close to the airport. We will rest until the early afternoon and make our way to The Blue Lagoon which is about 20 minutes from our arrival location . We will spend our day experiencing the beautiful natural hot springs and getting to know one another. We'll spend some time on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the evening

June 23rd

Reykjanes roadtrip -

Valahnúkamöl
Gunnuhver Hot Springs
Krísuvíkurberg CliffsKrýsuvík/Seltún
Lake Kleifarvatn
Hveragerði
Evening 50 Min hike to Reykadalur hot spring, where we will soak in the evening light.
Staying near Hveragerði