tour reviews

The wonders of Snæfellsnes, with cruise

July 26, 2010

A few days ago, EPI and I decided to hop on a Reykjavík Excursions tour called The Wonders of Snæfellsnes with Cruise — which to my mind sounded seriously intriguing. Particularly since every single cruise I’ve taken in Icelandic waters in recent years has been absolutely magical. Especially in good weather. For those who don’t [...]

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The magical mystique of Landmannalaugar

July 20, 2010

I’ve been lucky enough to go on two amazing excursions with Reykjavík Excursions this month — one of which was a tour up to Landmannalaugar that AAH and I took in early July. Some of you may recall a trip that EPI and I took to Landmannalaugar in September last year. That was my first [...]

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Our superfabulous snorkeling adventure!

July 8, 2010

Right. So I left off yesterday at the part where AAH and I were dropped off at Þingvellir National Park to go snorkeling in the ravine Silfra, which has some of the most amazingly clear water you will ever see. I’ve wanted to see the underwater world in Silfra for a very long time … [...]

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Our superfabulous Golden Circle excursion

July 7, 2010

Summer in Iceland is such a special time — the light is so amazing, and touring this country is a total adventure. I sometimes marvel at the fact that people come from far and away to see the things that we have in our own backyard, and too often take for granted. Last Sunday, AAH [...]

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Our super-awesome eruption excursion

March 28, 2010

So EPI and I went and checked out the volcanic eruption on Friday evening. We decided to take a tour rather than drive up there ourselves, and chose to travel with Reykjavík Excursions since they were the first company that came to mind. The bus left at 6 pm from Reykjavík – I probably would [...]

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