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Overview
Experience the spectacular splendour and untamed beauty of Iceland´s nature, breathtaking scenery and unique Icelandic history and culture. You will discover some of the most remote parts of the country and visit many well-known highlights as well. The Grand Tour of Iceland takes you on an unforgettable journey around Iceland including the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and the magical West Fjords. The tour features all the best the country has to offer. Each day combines touring by bus, going for light walks, enjoying soft adventures and experiencing Icelandic culture and history. We stay in simple and charming guesthouses, farm- and tourist-class hotels, many of them set in the most stunning locations.
Description
Day 1: Welcome to Iceland. Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle bus from Keflavik Airport to your accommodation in Reykjavík.
Stop At: Reykjavik, Reykjavik Iceland
Relax at your hotel or explore Iceland’s capital city on your own if time allows. The hotel is ideally located to explore the city on foot with the main shopping street, Laugavegur, just around the corner.
Duration: 4 hours
Accommodation included:
Hotel Klettur, Reykjavík
Day 2: Golden Circle
Stop At: Fridheimar, Fridheimar, Reykholt 801 Iceland
Learn about the Icelandic horse, its unique qualities and history and visit a geothermal greenhouse.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gullfoss Waterfall, Blaskogabyggd Iceland
The mighty waterfall of Gullfoss - the Golden falls - perhaps the most beautiful in the country. The glacial river of Hvítá (white river) tumbles 32 meters (105 ft.) in a double cascade. On a sunny day a rainbow is very likely in the massive spray.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Geysir, Geysir Iceland
There is a variety of hot springs and bubbling pools. The original geyser is now dormant but has been replaced by Strokkur, "the Churn", which erupts at 5-10-minute intervals.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Thingvellir National Park, Thingvellir Iceland
UNESCO World Heritage site since 2004. Stroll around the country’s most sacred site, home of the oldest existing national parliament in the world, the Alþingi, and major events in the history of Iceland. Thingvellir is a place of fascinating natural beauty, a spectacular geological vista, set on a vast plain flanked by large fissures, right by Iceland’s largest lake, Thingvallavatn.
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Hotel Hamar, Borgarnes
Day 3: Snæfellsnes Peninsula & Ferry trip to West Fjords
Stop At: Snaefellsjokull National Park & Glacier, Klettsbud 7, Hellissandur Iceland
Explore the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, which juts out from Iceland’s West Coast. A rugged mountain chain runs its length, capped by the 1,446-meter Snæfellsjökull glacier, a mystical cone-shaped stratovolcano. We travel around the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, through lava fields, and along the ocean with many excellent Icelandic photo opportunities. We see the most popular sites at the Snæfellsnes National Park where volcanic craters, lava flows, an ice cap, glaciated peaks, fjords, sandy beaches, and high cliffs shape its landscapes. We follow the adventure of Jules Verne’s classic science-fiction novel about “The Journey to the Center of the Earth”.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Vatnshellir Cave, Snaefellsbaer Iceland
Your chance to go on a trip to the interior of the earth under the glacier Snæfellsjökull! This lava cave tour takes you 35 meters underground and about 200 meters into the lava tube called Vatnshellir.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kirkjufell Mountain, Grundarfjorour 351 Iceland
Jutting out into the bay rises one of the most photographed mountains in Iceland, Mt. Kirkjufell. A photo stop is of course included!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Stykkisholmur, Stykkisholmur Iceland
In the afternoon, we catch the car ferry Baldur from Stykkishólmur to Brjánslækur in the West Fjords. On the 2,5 hour journey over Breiðafjörður Bay, we pass the island of Flatey, which is inhabited only during the summertime. If the weather is beautiful, you enjoy a magnificent view of the bay’s countless isles as well as the glacier Snæfellsjökull.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Hótel Flókalundur, Patreksfjörður
Day 4: Iceland's Westernmost Point
Stop At: Hnjotur - Minjasafn Egils Olafssonar, Oerlygshoefn Hnjotur, Orlygshofn 451 Iceland
Folk and transport museum in Hnjótur. Items on display showing the history and every day life in the Southern Westfjords.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Latrabjarg bird cliffs, Latrabjarg Iceland
We continue through a very remote and sparsely populated region to the bird cliffs of Látrabjarg, the largest seabird cliff and the westernmost point of Iceland and Europe where you can see puffins from mid-May till mid-August. We take a walk in the wilderness to the top of the highest bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is known in the world for its density of Nordic birds. Puffins, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars, cormorants, kittiwakes and other cliff birds flock either in hundreds, thousands and even in millions. Látrabjarg is a place where you can get very close to the seabirds, and even if you're not into birdwatching, you are entertained by the comic puffins and mesmerized by the sheer number of birds.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Hótel Flókalundur, Patreksfjörður
Day 5: Beautiful West Fjords
Stop At: Dynjandi (Fjallfoss), Route 60, Hrafnseyri Iceland
The unique waterfall Dynjandi with its seven levels of plunging water, declared the country’s most beautiful waterfall by the people of Iceland.
continue over a mountain pass and travel along the southern shores of the West Fjords. This is a route less travelled and characterized by sheer cliffs, deep cut bays and narrow stretches of coastal lowland.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Erpsstadir Cottage, Erpsstadir, Bær, 371, 371, Iceland
A family run dairy farm best known for their ice cream and various other dairy products. Take a look at the milk production world and taste their unique ice cream directly from the farm, with local flavours
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Hotel Laugarbakki, Hvammstangi
Day 6: Heading North
Stop At: Hvitserkur, Road 711, Vatnsnesvegur, Vatnsnes Iceland
A gravel road takes us around the peninsula to Hvítserkur, a highlight on the east coast of the region; a mass of igneous rock, about 15 meters high, situated on the seashore. Fulmars and gulls live on Hvítserkur. An old story has it that Hvítserkur is a petrified troll that intended to stone a nearby cloister, but dawn arrived before he could succeed.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Borgarvirki, Between Vesturhop district, Vioidalur valley, Vatnsnes Iceland
Take a short walk up to Borgarvirki, on a 180-meter ridge. The ruins of Borgarvirki are a circular, fort-like stone enclosure rising above 10-15 meter basalt columns. Inside are the remains of a well and some dwellings.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kolugljufur Waterfall, Road 715, Hvammstangi Iceland
We continue to Kolugljúfur canyon, where waterfalls cascade into the deep, rugged gorge. It is a breathtaking sight to walk on the viewing platform and watch the calm waters of the river suddenly leap and tumble onwards over so many impressive falls – a sight which will leave no one unmoved.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vioimyrarkirkja Church, 560, Varmahlid, Varmahlid Iceland
Further north we stop at Víðimýri to visit one of the few preserved turf churches in Iceland. The church was built in 1834 and has turf walls, but timber gables both back and front.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Sæluhús Studio Apartments, Akureyri
Day 7: Iceland's Northernmost Town, Whale Watching & Sea Angling
Stop At: The Herring Era Museum, Snorragata 10, Siglufjordur 580 Iceland
Iceland’s largest maritime museum and the only Icelandic museum who has won the European Museum Award. Totaling 2500 square meters, this museum shows the remarkable history and past glory of Siglufjörður as the herring capital of Iceland.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Whale Watching Hauganes, Hafnargata 2 621, 621 Hauganes, Iceland
Go whale watching for 2-3 hours in Eyjafjörður – Iceland’s longest fjord right below the Arctic Circle. You will see humpback and minke whales, harbour porpoises and dolphins – The success rate to spot whales is 99%!
For an added bonus and fun, try your luck at sea angling towards the end of the tour.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Akureyri, Akureyri Iceland
Akureyri, a charming town of 18000 inhabitants. Sometimes called 'The capital of the north' it is the largest town outside the southwest corner.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Sæluhús Studio Apartments, Akureyri
Day 8: Geological and Volcanic Lava Wonders
Stop At: Godafoss, Akureyri Iceland
One of the prettiest waterfall in Iceland. 'Waterfall of the Gods' draws its name from the time when Christianity became the official religion of Iceland.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Dimmuborgir Lava Formations, Lake Myvatn Iceland
In the morning we hike in a lava labyrinth at Dimmuborgir “the dark castles”, hoping to get a glimpse of the trolls who are said to live there.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Lake Myvatn, Lake Myvatn Iceland
Lake Mývatn which is known for its geological wonders and active bird life during summer. We stop at the bizarre lava formations at Kálfaströnd followed by a walk around the many pseudo craters.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Námaskarð, Námaskarð, 660, Iceland
We visit the hot spring area of Námaskarð with bubbling mud pools and steaming solfataras.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Dettifoss Waterfall, Lake Myvatn Iceland
Dettifoss, Europe’s most powerful waterfall, in the northern part of Vatnajökull National Park. The round-trip walk takes about 40-60 minutes.
Duration: 50 minutes
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Hérað Berjaya Hotel, Egilsstaðir
Day 9: Eastfjords and Geothermal Bathing
Stop At: Egilsstadir Swimming Pool, Tjarnarbraut 26, Egilsstadir 700 Iceland
Our first stop will be at Vök baths, a geothermal floating pools in Lake Urriðavatn where guests can soak in the hot water, within and surrounded by the lake.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Petra"s Stone Collection, Fjardarbraut 21, Stodvarfjordur 755 Iceland
Visit Petra’s fascinating rock collection. A naturalist and a collector are two terms that have been used to describe Petra since she was a little girl. Petra collected for nearly 80 years this unique treasure of rocks, crystals, zeolites, quartz and more, all from the nearby area in the Eastfjords.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vatnajokull Glacier Iceland
Europe’s biggest glacier that is visible all over Southeast Iceland.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Hotel Jökulsárlón, Jökulsárlón
Day 10: Vatnajökull National Park, Glaciers & Glacier Lagoon
Stop At: Jokulsarlon, Jokulsarlon Iceland
Jökulsárlón, a glacial lagoon filled with floating icebergs. Explore the amazing site and you might see seals swimming in arctic waters.
Included is a boat ride amongst the floating icebergs, considered one of the highlights on tour around Iceland
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Fellsfjara, Diamond Head Drive, Glacier Lagoon Jokulsarlon, Jokulsarlon Iceland
Black sandy beach, the so-called Diamond beach, across the road from Jökulsárlón. Here large icebergs from Jökulsárlón get stranded.
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Accommodation included:
Hotel Vík, Vík in Mýrdalur
Day 11: The South Coast
Stop At: Reynisfjara Beach, Route 215, Vik Iceland
Take a stroll on the black lava beach and along bird cliffs at Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach. Interesting caves and impressive rock formations can be seen, including columnar basalt.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Skogafoss, Skogar Iceland
Skógafoss waterfall, another must-see location in South Iceland. The crashing water creates a mist that results in frequent and magical rainbows, just adding some more memorable experiences to the sheer beauty of this stunning scenery and place.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Seljalandsfoss, Hvolsvollur 861 Iceland
Seljalandsfoss waterfall where you can follow a slick and wet trail and walk right behind it. Come prepared and bring a raincoat and good boots as you will get wet.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Lava Centre, Austurvegi 14, Hvolsvollur 860 Iceland
Visit the Lava & Volcano Exhibition Centre focused on geology and active volcanoes and watch a documentary film about volcanic eruptions in the past years in Iceland.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner: Farewell dinner at a local restaurant in Reykjavík
Accommodation included:
Hotel Klettur, Reykjavik
Day 12: Departure Day - Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle from your accommodation in Reykjavik to Keflavik Airport
Stop At: Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland
Relax at your hotel or explore Iceland’s capital city on your own if time allows. The hotel is ideally located to explore the city on foot with the main shopping street, Laugavegur, just around the corner.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast
Schedule
- Reservations are REQUIRED for all bookings
- Book Your Package On-Line and Receive Your Confirmation
- Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including the address and parking information if applicable - will be included in your final confirmation email.
- Duration: 12 days (Approx.)
- Departure Time:
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
Twin/double Room
5/1/2025 - 5/31/2025
6/1/2025 - 8/31/2025Monday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Single Room PrivateMonday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM
5/1/2025 - 5/31/2025
6/1/2025 - 8/31/2025Monday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Monday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM
What's Included
- Visit to Erpsstadir
- Whale Watching Tour
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- 11 nights accommodation
- 10 days escorted Iceland tour with an English speaking guide or driver-guide
- Visit to Petra's stone collection in the East Fjords
- WiFi on board
- Documentary film at Lava Center in town Hvolsvöllur
- Visit to three national parks
- Ferry trip to the West Fjords
- Arrival and departure transfer by FLYBUS airport shuttle (no guide)
- Boat trip between floating icebergs on Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon
- Gratuities (Optional)
- Additional meals, drinks and services
What To Bring
- Confirmation Voucher (printed or mobile)
- Any required or suggested items listed on your confirmation email.
- A Smile!
Hotel Pickup
Hotel pick-up is offered for this tour. Note: if you are booking within 24 hours of the tour/activity departure time, we cannot guarantee hotel pick-up. Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements.
Additional Info
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operated by GJ Travel
Cancellation Policy
This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Reviews
Average 5.00 out of 5 stars based on 11 traveler reviews collected by Cool Destinations and partner sites such as Trustpilot, Viator, and TripAdvisor
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Non-refundable
This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.