safarigal Posted May 3, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 3, 2019 We will have an overnight stay in Iceland in July. Can anyone recommend a private tour company so we can do a day tour while there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted May 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Where in Iceland will you be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted May 3, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted May 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: Where in Iceland will you be? Sorry I should have said. We will be at the Reykjavik Cruise Port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveling Library Posted May 3, 2019 #4 Share Posted May 3, 2019 We have done two tours with Iceland Guided Tours (igtours). We did the Golden Falls and geysers and a short city tour and the 10 sites in 5 hours. Both were great. You are in a minibus. They pick you up/drop off at the port. The driver is your guide. Make sure you spend some time walking around Reyjavik. It's an interesting city. When we were in the church the organist was practicing. Magnificent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted May 3, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted May 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, Traveling Library said: We have done two tours with Iceland Guided Tours (igtours). We did the Golden Falls and geysers and a short city tour and the 10 sites in 5 hours. Both were great. You are in a minibus. They pick you up/drop off at the port. The driver is your guide. Make sure you spend some time walking around Reyjavik. It's an interesting city. When we were in the church the organist was practicing. Magnificent! Thanks very much :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted May 3, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I highly recommend GeoIceland. We had a fabulous day with them last summer on their tour of the South Coast, which is stunningly beautiful. A number of folks on our Roll Call went, there were several minibuses. Some folks also used them for the Golden Circle tour and had a great time too. They were very easy to deal with via email, and the guide we had was one of our best guides ever. They picked us up at and returned us to the port. Will you have two two full days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted May 3, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted May 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Turtles06 said: I highly recommend GeoIceland. We had a fabulous day with them last summer on their tour of the South Coast, which is stunningly beautiful. A number of folks on our Roll Call went, there were several minibuses. Some folks also used them for the Golden Circle tour and had a great time too. They were very easy to deal with via email, and the guide we had was one of our best guides ever. They picked us up at and returned us to the port. Will you have two two full days? Thanks for the referral. We have one full day, and we leave the following afternoon, so we are looking for one full day tour and one half day one, but leaving us enough time to see Reykjavik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynncarol Posted May 3, 2019 #8 Share Posted May 3, 2019 We used GeoIceland for the Golden Circle tour. They did a great job (even dropped some folks off in town instead of back at the ship) and best of all, no deposit money was requested pre-cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dronnygirl Posted May 3, 2019 #9 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Last year we used Iceland Guided Tours and did the Golden Circle. We were taken into Reykjavik on the way back to the ship. I could recommend the comp6as they were excellent and we didn't have to pay until the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted May 4, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted May 4, 2019 13 hours ago, lynncarol said: We used GeoIceland for the Golden Circle tour. They did a great job (even dropped some folks off in town instead of back at the ship) and best of all, no deposit money was requested pre-cruise. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted May 4, 2019 Author #11 Share Posted May 4, 2019 11 hours ago, dronnygirl said: Last year we used Iceland Guided Tours and did the Golden Circle. We were taken into Reykjavik on the way back to the ship. I could recommend the comp6as they were excellent and we didn't have to pay until the day Thanks! We only have a day and a half there, but I am so excited about finally getting to see Iceland :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveling Library Posted May 5, 2019 #12 Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 5/3/2019 at 11:33 PM, safarigal said: Thanks! We only have a day and a half there, but I am so excited about finally getting to see Iceland 🙂 The end of the Iceland Guided Golden Circle Tour takes you to the key sites in Reykjavik. I suggest on your half day go into town on your own and walk around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted May 5, 2019 #13 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Expect a full day private tour to start at $1000 or so, with not much discount for a half day tour as they are unlikely to be able to fill the other half. Lots of affordable minibus tours out there if those prices are out of reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted May 5, 2019 Author #14 Share Posted May 5, 2019 28 minutes ago, Nitemare said: Expect a full day private tour to start at $1000 or so, with not much discount for a half day tour as they are unlikely to be able to fill the other half. Lots of affordable minibus tours out there if those prices are out of reach. Wow! Thanks for the heads up! I think a minibus tour would be more in our price range :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted May 5, 2019 #15 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Yeah, I didn't want to assume it was out of reach, but we did one once (winter superjeep out of Vik) and it was worth it, but the minibus tours for $100 or $150 are worth it, too, and we can do many more of those than we can the Private tours! Check TripAdvisor for recommended companies. Really, all the local companies are very highly regarded. Avoid the third party booking companies that you've heard of (like Viator and TripAdvisor) and others you haven't (like GuidetoIceland). They probably will get you a great tour, but if there is weather or some other reason for a delay or cancel it can be a pain to get a refund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted May 5, 2019 Author #16 Share Posted May 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nitemare said: Yeah, I didn't want to assume it was out of reach, but we did one once (winter superjeep out of Vik) and it was worth it, but the minibus tours for $100 or $150 are worth it, too, and we can do many more of those than we can the Private tours! Check TripAdvisor for recommended companies. Really, all the local companies are very highly regarded. Avoid the third party booking companies that you've heard of (like Viator and TripAdvisor) and others you haven't (like GuidetoIceland). They probably will get you a great tour, but if there is weather or some other reason for a delay or cancel it can be a pain to get a refund. Yes, that is much more in our price range :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahi mahi Posted May 24, 2019 #17 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Just returned from Iceland, we used Your Day Tours. We were a group of 12 in a small bus with a great guide, Addy. Hit all the sites on the Golden Circle and also able to do a stop at a farm where we were able to visit horses and sheep in their barns, sheep had just had their lambs or were about to at any minute. We never would have been able to see everything on our own and the guide added so much to the experience - she even explained the naming process for children. We paid $92US each, organized by someone on our roll call - we ended up with 4 mini buses. It was a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notjaded Posted May 26, 2019 #18 Share Posted May 26, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 7:02 AM, mahi mahi said: Just returned from Iceland, we used Your Day Tours. We were a group of 12 in a small bus with a great guide, Addy. Hit all the sites on the Golden Circle and also able to do a stop at a farm where we were able to visit horses and sheep in their barns, sheep had just had their lambs or were about to at any minute. We never would have been able to see everything on our own and the guide added so much to the experience - she even explained the naming process for children. We paid $92US each, organized by someone on our roll call - we ended up with 4 mini buses. It was a great day. Thanks for sharing this information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted May 27, 2019 Author #19 Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 10:02 AM, mahi mahi said: Just returned from Iceland, we used Your Day Tours. We were a group of 12 in a small bus with a great guide, Addy. Hit all the sites on the Golden Circle and also able to do a stop at a farm where we were able to visit horses and sheep in their barns, sheep had just had their lambs or were about to at any minute. We never would have been able to see everything on our own and the guide added so much to the experience - she even explained the naming process for children. We paid $92US each, organized by someone on our roll call - we ended up with 4 mini buses. It was a great day. Thanks. That sounds great :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlover757 Posted June 5, 2019 #20 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I just returned from Iceland recently and did two small group tours with Hidden Iceland. Both the Golden Circle and South Coast tours were outstanding and our guide was very informative. We went off the beaten path to several little-known spots and visited the iconic attractions as well. Very memorable and highly recommended! I agree with using your half-day to explore Reykjavik on your own. Visit the Perlan museum or take a one hour boat trip out to see the puffins. We saw many of them and they're so cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safarigal Posted June 5, 2019 Author #21 Share Posted June 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, sunlover757 said: I just returned from Iceland recently and did two small group tours with Hidden Iceland. Both the Golden Circle and South Coast tours were outstanding and our guide was very informative. We went off the beaten path to several little-known spots and visited the iconic attractions as well. Very memorable and highly recommended! I agree with using your half-day to explore Reykjavik on your own. Visit the Perlan museum or take a one hour boat trip out to see the puffins. We saw many of them and they're so cute. Thanks! We will try to fit in the puffins - I agree, they are very cute! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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