The best part of the trip was the 5 days of hiking hut to hut - in one view - glaciers, snow-covered peaks, fjords, wildflower meadows, tumbling waterfalls, bubbling streams and rivers - and, except for the water and the birds, both of which make delightful sounds, a wonderful quiet.
LOVED THE TOUR! TOOK IT NOV 12 AND I HAVE TO SAY THE TOUR WAS PERFECT IT REALLY IS A MINI-ICELAND. PETER WAS THE BEST DRIVER/TOUR GUIDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING MY VISIT TO ICELAND EVEN MORE AMAZING. I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE MY PICTURES WITH OTHERS AS I MISSED SOME PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES, MIGHT BE A GREAT IDEA TO LET GROUPS KNOW THEY COULD SHARE THEIR PICTURES WITH OTHERS ON THE TOUR VIA SOCIAL MEDIA EXAMPLE YOUR INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK PAGE. THANK YOU! I WILL RECOMMEND YOU TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO WILL BE VISITING REAL SOON! I WILL BE BACK.
A whistle stop tour through the extremes of Iceland's landscape and weather! The itinerary is essentially waterfalls on day one, glaciers on day two and the 'golden circle' on day three. We had atrocious weather (lashing rain and 100mph winds) on day one so perhaps visiting three waterfalls wasn't the best idea. They were very crowded and the weather made it impossible to really appreciate them. The glacier walk on the second day had to be abandoned due to high winds but not until after about an hour in the weather putting all the kit on and probably another hour attempting to get up the path. The northern lights are elusive and I found them disappointing - you can't really see them with the naked eye, only through a camera lens set to the right exposure. We saw them on a separate bus tour on our last night in Reykjavik, not on the tour itself. Thankfully we had sunshine and calm for the last day. The landscape is beautiful and the food was delicious, if not all that varied. The long drives were broken up well with rest stops and road side sights.