Iceland Trip Review: Reykjavik, Blue Lagoon, Ice Cave, Northern Lights, Frozen Waterfalls, Local Cuisine, 8-Day Vacation

A+, A+, A+  Back in 2013, my husband and I had visited Iceland during a North Atlantic Cruise.  It was interesting, but just a little above OK.  This tour that was arranged by our travel agency was amazing!  We saw a different side of Iceland and would say this was the best tour we’ve ever had of any country we’ve visited and we’ve visited quite a few around the world.  The owner,  Andrés, did an outstanding job of arranging everything in our tour from beginning to end, we did nothing but enjoy our travels around Iceland.  When the itinerary arrived, there were a couple of events on the schedule that my husband and I questioned, like going to the Blue Lagoon upon arrival or taking the Icelandic Food Walk in Reykjavik the next day.  After experiencing those two events, we are so pleased he added them to our schedule.  Andrés knows his business and how to take care of the clients.  The guide that Andrés chose for us was Röggi.   His driving skills were phenomenal and his knowledge of Iceland made the trip!  He has a good sense of humor and bantering with him made the trip very relaxing….like traveling with a friend.  One event I would like to mention - I had wanted to see the Diamond Beach, but due to weather conditions there would have been little to no iceberg particles on the beach.  Knowing that was on our list as a want-to-see place, our guide went out and found a small iceberg while we were in the ice cave.  I thought he was joking when he said he had an iceberg in the back of the van, but that man drove us to a small black sand beach and produced the “iceberg” from the back.  He then put it on the beach for us to photograph!  Oddly enough a bus load of tourist arrived and seeing us photographing the “iceberg” they all rushed to take pictures of it also…..meanwhile the local seals were frolicking in the surf and were totally ignoring the bus tourists, because they were too busy photographing the small transplanted chunk of ice. He was great!