Travellers' reviews about Iceland

Went to Blue Lagoon, Ice Cave Adventure, Golden Circle with snow mobile, northern lights, spent a day touring the city, new years eve celebration of bonfire and fire works. All were fantastic! Evaneos did a great job putting our excursion package together.

We spent 5 days in Iceland at Sunna Guesthouse in an apt which enabled us to relax with privacy, prepare meals when we wanted and not be on top of each other. We enjoyed being in a neighborhood within walking distance to sights. Our activities included soaking in the Secret Lagoon, an Icelandic dinner and successful hunt for Northern Lights; a Game of Thrones tour led by an actor who performed in several episodes. Our walk on a glacier was cancelled because of high winds so we took a city tour of Reykjavik then visited the Perlan Museum where we were able to walk thru a 'glacier' with an informative guide. Our local agent, Ormur, was extremely helpful in making arrangements both before our journey and when we had to change our plans at the last minute.

The whole trip was amazing, everyday there was a new adventure that we were going to be doing. Whether it was hiking up to a volcano, walking a glacier, snorkeling between two tectonic plates, amazed by the size and power of numerous waterfalls, hot springs throughout the trip, black sand beaches with floating glacial ice, the elusive northern lights ( that we saw 3 times), horseback riding the special Icelandic horses, and the amazing helpful people. We did so much everyday, I am sure I left something out. IN brief we saw and did so much in 10 days

We did it all. Reykjavik, volcanos, glaciers, ice caves, waterfallls, geysers, black sand beaches, northern lights and national parks. All beautiful.

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Loved Iceland! Really want to go back again. A wonderful place and people.

Everything was well explained, perfectly reserved and indicated. We had no problems of any kind, and feel we did all we could in those days. We had lots of rain and wind for 5 or 5 days, which prevented us to admire the glaciers but this is the risks we have to take. Great trip, we wish we could cross Iceland from South to North over glaciers and volcanoes. We would like to thank very particularly Gunnar who organised everything for us.

Great choice for solo traveling.

We spent 15 days in Iceland and found it to be a very beautiful country. It is very clean and the residents are extremely friendly. Each day the natural geologic features from volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls, and coastlines were breathtaking. We liked the fact that Iceland is a relatively safe travel destination, but we did enjoy interacting with all the individuals from different nationalities that were also traveling there.

Doing the ring road of Iceland in one week was a great idea. We basically spent one night in each location, doing an activity as well as sightseeing in each area of the country. Each accommodation was well-appointed, some being cabins with kitchens and so forth, many had hot tubs with them and restaurants. We went snowmobiling, ice caving, horseback riding, ice caving, and bathing in addition to driving to/seeing all of the natural wonders. Each place we stayed included breakfast so we really only needed to eat out once per day.

Our entire trip was customized by our tour advisor, Ormur, following a brief phone conversation in which I told him about some of the things we wanted to do and see during our trip. We spent four nights at the Baron Fosshotel. We really liked the very expansive breakfast offered each morning there at the hotel. The day that we arrived we took a free walking tour from the City Walk group throughout Reykjavik. We had kind of a brunch at Sandholt's bakery and then dined on the world-reknown Icelandic Hot Dogs! They were probably the best hot dogs that we have ever eaten!! We then visited the Kolaportio flea market. We ended our first day by dining at the Bruggins brewery and pub. Our Northern Lights tour scheduled for our first night there in Reykjavik was cancelled due to cloudy weather and rainy conditions. Our next day was spent on the Golden Circle and Fontana Wellness tour. The beauty of the rugged countryside during our first trip tp Pingvellir was absolutely stunning! My favorite part of the tour was the visit to see the Geysirs and the geothermal springs bubbling nearby. It was a bit overcast by the time we reached Gullfoss but, we were able to get some great photos. Our final stop for the day was the Fontana Wellness Spa where we got to sample some of the rye bread baked underground over one of the small bubbling hot springs at the edge of the lake. Our third full day of our visit was spent on the South Shore Adventure tour. We got to see several of the glaciers in the area, as well as the black volcanic sand and rock beaches along the south shores to the Atlantic Ocean. We stopped at a small seismic monitoring station where the earthquake activity for seven of the regions of Iceland was displayed on monitor screens. We learned that there are minor earthquakes somewhere in Iceland on a daily basis. That evening we got to take the rescheduled Northern Lights tour. We made it out barely half way to our destination in the Western fjords when, a display of the Northern Lights was spotted by our tour guide. We pulled off the road at the nearest safe spot and were then treated to a magnificent display of the dancing lights! We were fortunate enough to not only see the more common greenish lights but, we also saw some vivid oranges and purple lights across the skies. The spectacle lasted for about twenty minutes before clouds and fog started to cover the aerial display. Our last full day was spent in the morning on Faxafloi Bay on a whale-watching trip - we did get to see a number of the Minke whales along with several harbor porpoises and one lone Puffin. We spent that last afternoon relaxing in the geothermal waters of the Blue Lagoon. What a soothing and healthy way to end our trip. We returned to our hotel and prepared for our early morning flight back to the United States. We will definitely be returning to Iceland for another visit within the next couple of years! What a memorable trip!!! Thanks so much to Ormur, our travel agent!

Our group was a challenge -- 25 shipping professionals, all well travelled with extremely high expectations. In addition, we needed both meeting spaces and fun, teambuilding excursions in Iceland. Yet Ormur and his colleague Silke met every one of our needs! I have run many similar excursions, and I have NEVER had an easier, more positive experience. The logistics were SEEMLESS -- not one missed meeting point, late taxi, bad restaurant -- everything was exactly what I had requested. The meeting room was perfect and the trips were fun and interesting. The restaurant choices were right on target both in terms of cuisine and atmosphere. Ormur and the other professionals at Esja are singularly the best tour organizers I have ever worked with....Many, many thanks.

Our favorite place in Iceland was the glacier lagoon, Jokulsarlon. This the place where the ice breaks off the glacier, and the icebergs slowly make their way toward the ocean as they melt. We took a zodiac boat tour through the lagoon, coming close to the edge of the glacier and weaving around the icebergs. It was breathtakingly beautiful and like nothing we have ever seen. There were even seals playing in the water!

We very much enjoyed our trip through Iceland, especially Super Jeep Tour to Landmannalaugar with our excellent guide.

8 day self drive round tour of Iceland mostly following Route 1 starting with the Golden Circle, travelling past the southern glaciers, across lava fields and lava deserts to the greenery of Lake Myvatn wiht geysers, boiling mud flats, amazing waterfalls and geothrmically heated swimming pools. On through the isolated fishing villages on the north coast and back via the scenic Snaefelsness penisula