DAY TRIPS · ICELAND
Good day trips from iceland sell out weeks ahead and the best ones go first. Below: the 10 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Iceland’s South Coast on a 10-hour tour with waterfalls, a glacier, black sand beaches, Vík, and an English-speaking guide.
“It was perfect! Guide Darren and driver Augustin were great, and Darren gave us SO much information about Iceland. Beautiful scenery, great stops, just all round a brilliant day and would 10000% recommend”
Review of the Golden Circle tour from Reykjavik, including Kerid Crater, Strokkur, Gullfoss, Thingvellir, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Wow, what a fab trip. The pickup and drop off was excellent. The guide, Tomas, was so lovely - very informative and knew so much about the area. I would definitely recommend doing this trip, I am so glad we did. Very good value for money.”
Review of the Dynjandi waterfall bus tour from Isafjordur, with practical tips on timing, hiking, scenery, guides, comfort, and value.
“This was a great tour. We got picked up directly in the cruise port which was perfect for us. My only complaint was that it didn’t feel like we had enough time to hike all the way up to the top like we saw some people doing. The tour guide was super knowledgable about Iceland and Isafjordur specifically which was nice. Note unrelated to the bus part: if you plan on hiking up the waterfall, it’s not for faint of heart. It was pretty tough for some people and we saw a lot of people turn around at the halfway point. It’s not accessible after a certain point so keep…”
Review of Iceland’s Golden Circle and glacier snowmobiling tour from Reykjavik, with practical advice on value, timing, weather, gear, and safety.
“Well organised tour. Good amount of time at most stops. Awesome views and the snowmobiling was spectacular! Driver and tour guide were fab. Lena and blazej so friendly and helpful.”
Review of Reykjavik’s Golden Circle day trip with Fridheimar greenhouse, Geysir, Gullfoss, Thingvellir, price, timing, and practical tips.
“A classic golden circle tour where you get to see all the major sites. The tomato farm is really cool and you have just enough time there to have a look around and try some of the products they make. Our guide was really professional and I learnt a lot about Iceland on the drives between sites.”
Review of Silfra snorkeling in Iceland, with clear water, drysuits, photos, practical tips, costs, and honest advice on who should book.
“Loved the whole experience, would have liked to spend a little more time in the lagoon area”
Review of a small-group Snæfellsnes day trip from Reykjavik, with Kirkjufell, Vatnshellir Cave, black beaches, waterfalls, and saga stories.
“It was really well planned in terms of how much time spent at each location and since we were a bit early our guide also added some more locations to take some more stunning photos”
Hike Sólheimajökull, visit Iceland’s waterfalls and black-sand coast, and enjoy a small-group South Coast day trip from Reykjavik.
“This Reykjavik glacial hike, South Coast and waterfalls day trip was an unforgettable experience and a perfect introduction to Iceland’s natural beauty. We visited two stunning waterfalls, Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss, both absolutely breathtaking and well worth the trip. The highlight of the day was climbing the glacier, which was made even more special by our incredible tour guide, Sven. He was extremely capable, professional, and clearly passionate about Iceland. He went above and beyond to make sure we saw as much as possible and genuinely wanted us to experience everything the country has to offer. On the drive back, he even stopped when he spotted the northern lights, giving up…”
Explore Iceland’s Golden Circle, watch Strokkur erupt, hear Gullfoss roar, and soak in the Secret Lagoon on a full-day trip from Reykjavik.
“The trip was lovely .Karen has great sense of humour .All experience was great”
Review of Iceland’s volcano and Blue Lagoon day trip, with hiking details, stops, guide tips, price value, and practical advice.
“It was a perfect day trip from Reykjavik. Completely with the must excursions in southern volcanoes area of Iceland. I enjoyed hiking at the Volcano a lot, It's took 3 hours of walk up and downhill on the larva field which is the memorial one of my life. At the end of trip we got the replenish time at Blue lagoon as expected, proper duration for spend time soaking in a thermal bath with white silica mud face mask included. Our tour guide, Peter was very nice, good management, helpful information made this trip was perfect even more.”
A boat, a castle, a waterfall or a very long lunch.
