Europe Hot springs Trips

This was my first experience with Explore as a solo traveller. I throughly enjoyed this trip and although there was a lot in the itinerary, everything we did was at a good pace. Our tour leader Einar was incredible! His knowledge and passion about Iceland was incredible. It’s not always guaranteed that you will see the Northern Lights but we were incredibly lucky to see them when we stayed at Hotel Gulfoss which is a great location as there is no light pollution. Iceland is expensive but I would say it’s totally worth it. This is a holiday that will stay with me and felt it was a real adventure. I absolutely loved it.

Well organized, with comfortable accomodations and transportation. Excellent tour guide and driver. Meals were excellent for the most part with one hotel breakfast somewhat limited in selection and quality. Other tour participants were very pleasant throughout the journey. Appropriate gear is necessary - expect cold temperatures, rain, snow, and near constant wind. If you are prepared with the right clothing, you will love the tour and all of the stops along the way.

Best described as excellent. The only comment I would make is that travel agents should be given better information on the details - e.g. airport transfers were included in the package - they thought we would have to make our own way to the start hotel and return to the airport at the end.

The trip we experienced with Goran, our guide was amazing! He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and, and professional. Our bus driver Lucas was professional and friendly. We saw amazing sights including the waterfalls in their partially frozen state, the snow-covered mountains, seascapes, the Blue Lagoon, the incredible lava flow adventure, and of course the amazing Northern Lights! For those of us needing the unique adventure was the tasting of Greenland shark with a shot of Brennevin. One word of caution though, the water in your hotel rooms will have a sulfur odor. All-in-all a great experience.

Our tour guide, Einar, was incredible and was very knowledgeable and passionate about Iceland. He did a great job with keeping us on track with the itinerary and packing in lots of amazing activities and sights. This was absolutely a trip of a lifetime and I can’t wait for another Iceland excursion!! Throughout the experience, there were some delays with hearing back about certain requests from Explore, but ultimately matters were resolved. The accommodations were lovely, particularly Hotel Gullfoss, which was very welcoming and accommodating.

Everything was perfect about the trip but the most important thing was the tour leader Einar. He could not be bettered - an amazing person, knowledgeable, got us immediately (and we were quite an unusual bunch!), was funny, took us to local places that meant something to him and his family. Brilliant.