Iceland's Magical Northern Lights

More than anything, we really enjoyed learning the culture and Icelandic traditions from the personal stories and sharing from our fantastic guide, Goula, and our wonderful driver Alli!

The country of Iceland in itself is a place that should be visited. It is unique and offers natural sights that one seldom sees. Unfortunately, our tour manager gave us little information about Iceland's history, culture, customs, etc. and that is what we want to know when we visit another country! Our hotels had a number of issues with phones, showers, and cleaning. On the plus side, we did have an excellent local guide in Reykjavik by the name of Lara. I think Colette could change, for the better, the issues we had and make future tours good/excellent ones.

I liked the walks along the beaches, black sand beach was fun. I also liked our accommodations and location in Vik. The food prices were high as was the shopping. I realize much of the food is imported but I was still shocked by the pricing.

The Blue Lagoon was a highlight. And Seeing all that lava everywhere. But what I liked most was our tour directors historic facts and stories about everyplace we went. The only complaint I had was we didn’t see the northern lights. But, that’s the weathers fault, not the tours.

Loved the Glacier Lagoon

Lots to see and do in Iceland! Gulla was very informative but hard to understand. Title it with Iceland's Best or similar, not just Northern Lights. 5/7 days of rain is tough….

Blue Lagoon & seeing the northern lights, black sand beaches & waterfalls everywhere!

Overall good but would have liked a more active tour.. getting to explore more. Needed more time in Reykjavik. Great food, scenery and history

too many to list, great trip

The hotels were difficult for an 82 year-old, especially the bathrooms No grab bars No place to put soap or shampoo except on the floor I couldn’t reach the towels that were on a shelf The meals at the hotel were no more than average I would prefer smaller tables instead of long skinny ones where by you can only talk to people on either side Round tables are always good because you could fit in another chair and talk to people all around the table Didn’t buy anything Colette didn’t give me time. the bus driver was darling efficient good driver very pleasant news his work. I’d like to think of him as my baby daddy! I take him home with me in a minute, an adopt his wife and children. I would Enjoy seeing more of little towns and meeting local people perhaps a beer at a local pub Too much black sand and lava unfortunately for me it all looks alike, and I can’t remember any of the names Especially enjoyed the geysers, including the tiny little ones The blue lagoon was better by far than expected Lovely, changing rooms and great attendants

Loved the waterfalls, the Blue Lagoon, the Reykjavik walking tour and the welcome/farewell dinners. Director and bus driver were both excellent.

would have liked to have more time at the museum and blue lagoon, felt like we were rushed because of other things planned. Thoroughly enjoyed the trip and may go back

I wish there were some later starts in the day , but there was a lot of driving. Our driver, Martin was outstanding. We feltlije Arna and Matty really liked us Hotel Delholery was okay , but we saw the Northern Lights there. The food was fair. It was like the same thing three nights in a row

Our tour guide (Luiz) and bus driver (Olivia) were outstanding. They were friendly, informative, knowledgeable, and professional. They worked so well as a team. They truly made an awesome trip more special.

Swimming in the Blue Lagoon

Seeing the nrthern lights

That's a tough one. My favorite was making lots of new friends.

Glacier lagoon

Blue lagoon

Our Tour Manager swapped itineraries on two dates so we could experience Diamond Beach and the spectacular Glacier Lagoon on a clear day. She also took us to a remote parking lot one night to see the Northern Lights. Our tour manager also took us to meet and feed her very own Icelandic horses! Marianne our tour guide and ViVi our bus driver were great!!!

Our tour Guide really made this vacation great. You have a wonderful employee in Antonia. Restaurants and Hotels were very nice. She gave us lots of great Information about Iceland.

The tour was amazing! Our tour company, guide and bus driver did a great job. We got to see amazing natural sights in Iceland, check out the city, participate in thermal features and see the northern lights!

I enjoyed the tour very much! I really liked the Sky Lagoon, the glaciers with the seals, and walking behind the waterfall. All the stops were great, and beautiful scenery to view from our motor coach along the way! Also the efforts to view the Northern Lights were appreciated, and it did finally clear enough to view them one night. Also really loved exploring Reykjavik, a great city! I am a travel agent and will definitely recommend this tour!

Seeing the glaciers

Our tour guide Antonija was extremely knowledgeable and feleible adjusting out tour for weather and road conditions. The power of the Black Beach was amazing, the movement of ice washing ashore and moving out of the lagoon was incredible and the geothermal lagoon experience was unique.

Even though it rained every day and we didn't see the Northern Lights, Madeleine made sure we saw as much as humanly possible. I love the floating icebergs the best.

Walking under the waterfall, standing on an iceberg, seeing the glaciers and black beach. Did not see the northern lights.

A guided tour is the only way to go. The waterfalls and the glacial lagoon were favorites, but the entire trip was outstanding.

Amazing tour!! Highly recommend, itinerary was well organized & planned out. We saw everything & anything, beautiful scenery, friendly people, delicious food. No complaints about anything

The northern lights, glacial and black beaches. Hard to pick just one thing Our guide had a wealth of information for us. First day was VERY long. Would have been better to do the boat northern lights excursion at the end rather than the beginning Welcome and farewell dinners both wonderful.

Wonderful experience. Great tour manager and excellent, easy booking. Will recommend to friends.

seeing Northern Lights and SPA experience

The unique sites of Iceland. This includes the glaciers, muesums, geothermal area, and the Sky Lagoon.

Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable. I would have given him excellent if he'd have enforced the seating rotation on the bus. The land of fire & ice was gorgeous! Glaciers, waterfalls, sky lagoon, geysers, and more. Our travel group was full of amazing people too. It was warmer than anticipated at 41 degrees daily. But unfortunately no Northern Lights due to clouds :( Less time eating would have been wonderful. For example, lunch could be fast food instead of fancy sit down eating. Too much Cod and not enough variety in foods at out sit down meals with limited menus.

We had a great time. Our tour guide and our bus driver were great. They told us interesting stories about the places we went to and tales of the areas past. The food was very good. We will be back one day.

Everything was absolutely amazing.

Through the fault of no one, we were able to see the lights on the very last day of our tour, and only then just barely. Going into the tour, we knew that we were @ the tail-end of the season to see them, but it was disappointing to hear about the cloud cover night after night. The tour, itself, was fabulous, and Phillipe was a terrific guide: accommodating, pleasant and knowledgeable. While Iceland was never a destination I would have considered (it was my dau's idea), it's certainly worth a visit, and certainly w/Collette!

The trip to the Skye Lagoon was absolutely wonderful. Everyone in my group (including myself) loved it and we all want to return.

Hot water spa outside

Favorite - Sky Lagoon Hotel and food 3 nights in middle of trip was below standards All 3 Northern Lights attempts were cancelled - No substitute event was offered by Collette as a substitute. NO outside the normal trip, excursions were offered.

Sky Pool was a perfect and very relaxing time at the end of the trip.

Antonija Buntak was wonderful! She provided us with all the information we could have asked for and was very knowledgeable, upbeat and personable. Having a "seat rotation" every day was a little annoying but was the only remotely negative issue. When we didn't see the Northern Lights on the cruise the first night, she arranged for our tickets to be valid for the same cruise on the final night before departure. The weather was really nice up to the day of departure when we got a bit of rain. Walking tours of town were informative, and the sights were spectacular throughout. I loved Sky Lagoon, Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon, and all of the glaciers and waterfalls. Dinners in Reykjavik were good, especially the final night. CenterHotel Plaza was nice in spite of the construction. Hotel Dyrholaey was OK but some of it was showing some wear, especially carpets. The food there was OK. Oh, and before I forget, I also need to compliment Robert, our driver. He did an excellent job for us and was also a pleasure to talk to. The primary reason for our trip was to see the Northern Lights. They were not as spectacular as I expected, but then I suppose maybe I over-anticipated. Still, getting to see them was an experience I won't forget. I thought the size of the group was just right, and we had a really friendly bunch. I'm looking forward to sharing all of the photographs with them.

We had a wonderful time. The weather cooperated, and our tour team (guide & driver) were both excellent. I think the cliffs over the black sand beach by Vik were my favorite. Stunning ocean views.

Sky lagoon diamond beach Glacier lagoon the geyser and walking behind the waterfall.

Our tour guide, Fillipio, was OUTSTANDING! He made Iceland not only feel like a tourist spot, but a living breathing community. The tour was absolutely amazing and full of amazing things.

Filippo is fantastic! We were very lucky to have him as our tour manager. I feel like our days and nights were jam packed and that’s good! The Sky Lagoon definitely stood out as a memorable experience. But all of it was great!

Too many people on the tour! Tour director could not manage that many. She was ineffective. Told different people different things. Different times and different places to different people. Her ENGLISH Was POOR and she was hard to understand., she lost her clients on more than one occasion. Definitely a no no. Th bus driver was amazing. He made the trip great! Perhaps with a smaller group and a different tour guide it could be a great trip., but this was not. I got what I went for! I saw the Northern lights!

Collette did not send our pre-tour information until a few days before we were to start the tour. We were told that we would receive a packet of information (itinerary, luggage tags, etc) about three weeks before our tour was to start. About 2 1/2 weeks before the start of the tour we called Collette to let them know we had not received anything. We called again several times after that. They did not overnight the information. We finally received the packet a few days before our flight from the US to Iceland. This left little time to prepare the appropriately. We were very disappointed in Collette as one of the reasons we booked a tour was so that everything would be taken care of and we would be free to enjoy this long awaited vacation without the stress. We most likely will not use Collette again and will relay our experience to fellow retirees who ask. A favorite memory was the Sky Lagoon. Breath taking!

Everything was perfect!

Iceland’s landscape is amazing! So many natural formations on this small island country!!! The natives are very nice and welcoming. I wish I could’ve gone around the whole country!