ICELAND
9 Tours Reviewed
Thirteen hours of ice in your legs. This is a full-on glacier day in Skaftafell National Park, where you hike up to Hvannadalshnúkur, Iceland’s highest summit, with a local mountain guide and the right gear for the conditions. The goal…
ATVs and seals in the same hour. This guided quad ride in northeast Iceland brings you along Jökulsá á Fjöllum (the glacier-fed river tied to Dettifoss) with real wildlife viewing and a local guide who explains how glaciers and volcanos…
Icebergs on a calm lagoon can feel unreal. This 5.5-hour trip from Fjallsarlon Basecamp strings together an iceberg boat ride, a guided glacier hike on Fjallsjokull, and a 4×4 jeep return, all in a small group (max 10). I especially…
Dark skies, bright pictures, zero guesswork. This Northern Lights tour from Reykjavik is built around one goal: getting you away from light pollution and into position for the Aurora Borealis. I like that the team focuses on photos (not just…
Iceland sounds different when you have a guide in your pocket. This self-guided audioguide adds 200+ spots plus a geolocation map so you can follow along without getting lost. The audio focuses on Iceland’s stories, science, and the kinds of…
North Iceland moves fast, and so does this ride. You’ll be on a tölt-capable Icelandic horse, then spending your two hours crossing black sand and volcanic rock—a mix that feels like a greatest-hits tour of northeast Iceland. I also like…
Watching whales in Iceland is a rare kind of luck. In Hauganes, though, it feels more planned than random, thanks to a longtime local operator focused on the Eyjafjörður Fjord feeding area and guides who know how to position your…
Reykjavik, but make it loud and off-road. This quad bike tour takes you off the beaten paths outside the city, then climbs to two viewpoints where you can see Reykjavík, the bay, and even distant glaciers on clear days. Reykjavik…
Ice caves change fast. So does the view. This tour takes you out to Breiðamerkurjökull, a glacier outlet of Vatnajökull, and pairs a glacier walk with a long stop inside the season’s best ice cave. You’ll ride a custom super-jeep…
