Iceland Trip Review: Reykjavik, Vik, Black Diamond Beach, Volcano Erupting, Glacier Hike, Food & Walking Tour, 12-Day Trip

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Thomas H.

9.2.2021

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Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Iceland

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

We loved the trip and had a great time. Everything was properly booked and well-timed. One thing that was difficult, which the travel company could have done better, is better GPS locations. Everything is in icelandic and we did not realize he was giving us names of areas or mountains so when we plugged this into google it was like saying take me to New York City. When you really wanted time square. Something that is easily overlooked is that there are many companies providing tours and services and not all are equal. We very quickly realized our agent used the best tours for us. Also if you are traveling in Covid like we did, you'll need an extra day in Reykjavik to get your test. You register online for the test and they are super efficient. One thing to be aware of is the PCR tests are done in the morning and the rapid tests are only done after 4pm. In either case you need to register online.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

Our top five: We loved seeing the Volcano erupting. Watching a video does not compare. To compliment this, we saw a lava show in Vik that was not part of our itinerary, a must see! The black diamond beach was also wonderful, again pics and videos don't do it justice. We also loved the glacier hike we went on. On the first day we did a food walk tour in Reykjavik, this was a great intro to the city, food and culture of Iceland.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

We went whale watching, this was not as exciting as we thought it would be and about 1/2 the boat got sea sick. I would skip this. I would have booked a more advanced glacier hike tour, we went on a beginner level and it was too short and we really liked this. We saw and talked with people who did the more advanced tour. I could say the same for the Lava tunnel tour, there were two types of tours and we were booked on the shorter of the two. We also booked a snowmobile tour on a glacier and this was lacking, would skip this as well. We saw many beautiful waterfalls don't try to see them all because after your 5th one they begin to get repetitive. Also food is very expensive and a hit or miss. There were some very basic meals where no one liked what they ate and it cost $150 for 4 people.

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Iceland Trip Review: Reykjavik, Vik, Black Diamond Beach, Volcano Erupting, Glacier Hike, Food & Walking Tour, 12-Day Trip

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