Everything you need to plan an amazing vacation to Iceland!
We like to use and recommend local tour companies for your Iceland trip. It seems more sustainable, with more of the money you spend staying in the local Icelandic economy. But we also think it makes for a better trip. Midgard Adventures made this perfectly clear during our amazing superjeep day tour we did with …
This is a modified excerpt from the new edition of our book, Iceland With Kids. Here’s the new edition, published in 2020. Buy either the book eBook or print edition) or our Driving in Iceland video course, we’ll send you a free copy of the other one! E-mail us and we’ll make it happen! There’s …
Puffin Express is the wonderfully descriptive name of a boat tour from Special Tours. You’ll see puffins, and you’ll get to see them quickly! The boat leaves from the old harbor in Reykjavik, as do most boat tours that leave from Reykjavik. Here’s your boat: As soon as you leave the pier, you’ll start getting …
Krauma Thermal Baths are in West Iceland, near the town of Reykholt. Note that there are 2 towns named Reykholt in Iceland: the other one is in the South of Iceland, in the Golden Circle area. Krauma opened at the end of 2016, the first in a trio of new premium thermal baths. GeoSea in …
If you’re driving around Ring Road, when you’re up north you’ll pass very close to the town of Hvammstangi. There aren’t a ton of things to see around this part of Iceland, so the wooden sign in the shape of a seal might catch your attention. (I don’t think I took a picture of the …
Most everything you’ll find on this web site or in our book are things we have seen or done during one of our Iceland trips. Eyja Tours on the Westman Islands was an exception: I had met the owners on the Westman Islands, but not actually done the tour. And between talking to the owners …
