Guided Iceland Circle
Tour Itinerary
Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle bus from Keflavik airport to your accommodation in Reykjavik. You may explore Iceland’s capital city on your own if time allows.
Reykjavík Natura Berjaya 
50km / 31mi
At 09:00, meet our tour guide and depart from Reykjavík Natura Berjaya Iceland Hotels. Travel west along the scenic Hvalfjörður fjord and the town of Borgarnes. Easy hike on Grábrók volcano crater in the middle of a greenish lava field. Further north visit Glaumbær, one of Iceland’s most beautiful turf house farms and folk museums. Continue along scenic fjord landscape and over several mountain passes until we reach Akureyri, the capital of North Iceland. The overnight location at allows you to walk around the beautiful town of Akureyri.
Breakfast- Akureyri Berjaya
- 415km / 258m
In the morning, explore the town of Akureyri, also called the capital of North Iceland, and admire the panoramic view over the Eyjafjörður fjord.
Optional whale watching tours are available at 09:00.
In the afternoon, travel to Goðafoss, the waterfalls of the Gods. Then explore Lake Mývatn, known as a geological wonderland and for its abundant birdlife. See the strange lava formations at Kálfaströnd, the pseudo craters at Skútustaðir and the tephra cone Hverfjall. Finally, end the afternoon relaxing in the geothermal Mývatn Nature Baths with a fantastic view over the whole area.
- Breakfast
- Mývatn Berjaya
- 120km / 75mi
In the morning, walk in the lava labyrinth at Dimmuborgir, “the dark castles”, hoping to get a glimpse of the trolls who are said to live there. In the afternoon, visit the hot spring area of Námaskarð with bubbling mud pools and steaming solfataras. Head through the uninhabited highlands and moon-like surroundings to East Iceland. From June to August, the tour includes a detour to the powerful waterfall Dettifoss.
- Breakfast
- Hotel Herad
- 250km / 155mi
It’s a day to admire the dramatic fjord landscape and its tiny fishing villages at the end of twisty roads in the East Fjords and, on the route, visit an attractive stone and mineral collection. Then, in the afternoon, see Vatnajökull – Europe’s biggest glacier visible all over Southeast Iceland. We end the day with a stop at Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon filled with floating icebergs, exploring the extraordinary site and might see seals swimming in the arctic waters. A boat tour between floating icebergs is included in the program from May through September. You can walk on the black sandy beach (The Diamond Beach) where large icebergs get stranded.
Please note that the itinerary on this specific day can change due to seasonal factors, such as weather.
- Breakfast
- Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon
- 260km / 161mi
Travel along the southern part of the glacier Vatnajökull and get a glimpse at Europe’s second-largest national park, which has Iceland’s highest mountains, an alpine environment, and Europe’s largest glacier.
In the afternoon, a beautiful drive with many natural wonders awaits us as we head across the Eldhraun lava field, cross the sandy desert of the south coast, overlooked by mountainous cliffs, glaciers and waterfalls. Experience the unique Icelandic Lava Show where you get to witness and feel the heat from molten lava! Stroll along the black lava beach of Reynisfjara near Vík. In the small village of Skógar, there is Skógafoss waterfall which is 60 meters high and is one of the most impressive waterfalls in the country. Continue to the high but narrow Seljalandsfoss waterfall, which plunges over the mountain. An exciting trail goes behind the fall – if you are prepared to get wet!
Please note that the itinerary on this specific day can change due to seasonal factors, such as weather.
- Breakfast
- Stracta Hotel Hella
- 380km / 235mi
Explore classics today as we travel the route of the Golden Circle sights. Start the day at Friðheimar, where you learn about the Icelandic horse, its unique qualities and history and visit a geothermal greenhouse. Later on, see steam from the Geysir geothermal fields as we arrive. There is a variety of hot springs and bubbling pools. The original geyser is now dormant but has been replaced by Strokkur, “the Churn”, which erupts at 5-7 minute intervals. Continue to Gullfoss, “the golden falls “, a double waterfall that tumbles 32 meters into the Hvítá river and attracts travellers in summer and winter. Travel inland to Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. As we return to Reykjavík, we will take you for a short city tour to show highlights of the world’s northernmost capital.
- Breakfast
- Reykjavík Natura Berjaya
- 160km / 99mi
Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle from your accommodation in Reykjavik to Keflavik airport.
Customer reviews
We had a wonderful time in Iceland. Turned out we were in the hands of the oldest touring company in Iceland, Gundar Johansson. We traveled in an 8 person van but there were only 4 of us, our PERFECT guide was Antoine, Charles, a retired British barrister, and us. A woman was at the Hilton, supposed to go with us, but she disappeared. Really. She didn't go on the tour! We wasted time our first day while the hotel tried and tried to find her. So the four of us set off on six magical days of adventure.
Charles is an eccentric, never married man with a lot of money and a PASSION for travel. He's been to 126 countries, most of them twice.
Antoine changed our itinerary for one night and we saw a beautiful place on the east coast of the island.
Bill and I hope to go back and see the western fjords someday.
Thank you for your help.
Lynnette Baughman
Tim Kane
My client/friend Phyllis Pilgrim had a great time on her tour of Iceland.
Unfortunately she slipped in the tub the first night of the tour.
The Guide Bjorn Eric took "EXTRA" special care of her.
She wanted to send a thank you note to him and also let the tour office know what a great job he did.
Thank you and best regards,
Mary Fallet
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Linda Marek
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Ann Bohler
This was our second tour booked with Nordic Saga Tours and it was a second fantastic adventure. This tour took us around the country. The tour was very well planned, taking us to the biggest tourist attractions. We made many fascinating discoveries and the experiences were incredible. We saw the sensational Icelandic countryside and enjoyed beautiful towns. The hotels were just great too as well as the food. Highly recommend this tour for everyone who wants to see the most spectacular places on Iceland and do this in a relaxed and comfortable way.
Best wishes,
Anita and Tom
Maria T
Our special thanks to our guide Katarina who was very passionate and knowledgeable in all aspect of the tour.
We will definitely be returning to Iceland at some point as there are more places and things to see and experience.
Best wishes
Laura & Jonas
From now on Iceland is my favorite holiday destination and I look forward to returning as soon as I can. The service that you and your partners in Iceland have provided has been top quality.
Best regards,
Mark
I really appreciate all the work you did arranging this trip for us. Thank you for all the tips about Iceland, its weather, and other things. The communication with you was great.
The Iceland Circle Tour has everything you need to see in Iceland. Accommodations and sightseeing were well chosen. The weather was mostly kind to us allowing to enjoy fantastic landscapes, volcanoes, black sand beaches and old churches. We climbed the volcano crater, marveled fjords and Icelandic culture. In general, I was impressed at how well thought out everything was. It was a great experience and a kind of laid back holiday.
We would happily recommend your company and the tours you organize to any friends or family who wish to travel to Iceland.
Wendy Jones
We thoroughly enjoyed Iceland. Thank you for choosing for us the best possible tour. It was exactly what we expected. All went smooth - airport transfers, exploring volcano creators, fjord & mountains and especially the spectacular waterfalls, hot springs, blue lagoon. The breathtaking views were everywhere we went and we enjoyed the stories told about every location. We hope to visit this beautiful country again sometime in the future. We will definitely spread the word about our unforgetable experience there and the well-organized trip.
Thank you and see you next time.
Virginia May O.
We went to Iceland the beginning of March for Guided Iceland Circle Tour. We did a lot of research with whom to book the tour and decided to go with Nordic Saga Tours we were so happy we did. This company and their partness in Iceland did great job organizing this trip. There could not have been any better guides with so much knowledge and passion about the places we visited. We will be back to Iceland again & would definitely do our next tours with this company. One of the highlights of this tour for me was glacier walking. It was unbelievable! We saw some beautiful ice formation and appreciated the size of the glacier. It was awesome!
I will certainly return to Iceland in summer.
Tom Tommy K
Would highly recommend this tour! The Iceland we saw on Iceland Circle Tour was what I had imagined Iceland would be. It was fantastic to travel around exploring volcanoes, lava fields, hot springs, fjords, mountains, glaciers, and waterfalls . We also visited National Parks, fishing villages, moss-covered lava fields and geothermal spots. The coastline with black sand beaches and fishing towns made a huge impression. We saw and learned so much but we never felt rushed. We all were in awe of the glaciers.
We experienced Iceland and its natural wonders in a relaxed comfortable manner and will never forget this experience.
Jacob K and friends
We wanted to thank you for helping us to book the Iceland tour. You were very professional & helpful & thank you for your prompt respond when we needed help. I mentioned you in the GJ questioner the gave us at the end of our tour. We left Iceland with great memories. The tour was amazing.
Thank you again.
Sally Dibaei
