Iceland Tours and Trips

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.

Had advance info to help us prepare for trip. Also had a day to explore on our own, though on foot. Since it was just prior to Christmas, so much we saw was decorated brightly and merrily. Hotels were well located and offered varied foods for breakfast and sometimes dinner. People providing services were friendly. The itinerary was outstanding, though poor weather meant we had to skip a visit to a glacier. Of course, we must compliment our tour manager and bus driver. With exception of the sights, they were so important to helping this trip to be a memorable one for us. The weather was the one facet that, since it could not be controlled, that caused some challenges: Walking in the wind; ability to safely get over a pass, thus leaving Vic earlier than planned; and prompting the northern lights to be elusive. We can are glad we made this trip and have been wondering about returning in the future during late spring or summer.

Had a great time, and my tour guide was lovely. Got to see and do some fantastic things (would recommend doing the FTAs) and the coach made moving around Iceland safe and easy. Given how dark it was and how iced the roads were, this tour was a great way to see Iceland. We were able to see the Northern Lights in Iceland, but this isn’t a Northern Lights tour; it’s very weather dependent. Only notes I’d have for this trip are the optional activities are not really optional, as you will be left on the coach until the activity is done; there is nothing else in the area for you to do during these activities. The glacier hike was manageable for those that don’t regularly hike, but if you don’t have good boots with ankle support you will also have to pay to rent shoes. The hostel we stayed at in Reykjavík was also inconvenient at this time for airport transfers due to construction happening; no hostel pick ups possible, so I’d take care when booking flights to pick a convenient time to catch a bus and arrive at the airport on time.