Dog Sledding Tours

We have been highly satisfied with this tour. The flexibility, helpfulness and professionalism of Guide To Iceland has been very appreciated. We usually organize our trip by ourself but we weren' t in any way disappointed by GTI tour. The car and all accommodations has been also tailored to our family size (we have 4 kids aged from 6 to 11) and the help on booking and swapping dates and tours was precious (btw all child seat were included). And besides that, of course, there is Iceland, that is itself a magic and incredible land. We have been also quite lucky with the weather, mostly sunny and not that cold. Considering short day light time and possible bad weather conditions we can warmly recommend to be helped by Guide to Iceland in organising a winter tour in Iceland.

Love the dogs and our tour guide Christine and Ithai!

The entire tour was incredible. The accommodations, although budget, were excellent and adequate. Breakfast was included at nearly every stop and the food available was great. The car, a 4x4 comfort automatic, felt safe to drive over gravel roads and through some patches of snow and ice and was nice for the two of us to share around the country. But the tour itself was just amazing. It was our first time to Iceland and to have the accommodations and a flexible itinerary planned for us, was super helpful. We did find whale watching in Husavik, which we added on ourselves, and it was really worthwhile, something maybe guide to Iceland could add as an option. We did get the opportunity to see the Northern Lights one night in our two day stay in Lake Myvatn. The weather was also very nice, very little rain, mostly sunny, and warmer (30-50 degrees fahrenheit), so we lucked out there (early-mid April 2018). Also our flight was delayed a day due to weather, but GTI allowed us to continue on the second day and even rescheduled our Blue Lagoon booking for a different day (so we only missed out on one hotel). Would highly recommend using Guide to Iceland!

Genuinely couldn't have had a better time! The tour guides were incredibly friendly and so passionate about their huskies. Meeting the beautiful huskies was unforgettable and then going for a ride was equally enjoyable! Cannot recommend this tour enough, if you love dogs and adventures this is perfect for you.

This was truly a trip of a life time!!! We spent 13 days (12 + 1 extra) driving around this wonderful country visiting most of the recommended places, without any boring moment. The temperature was about right, from -3 to +7 degree celcius. But the wind...oh how string! Once the maximum speed reached 70 kph. But it was fun!!! I had only little previous winter driving experience, but the conditions of the roads were good enough, and there were not many cars out of Reykjavik. One only needs to be very careful and makes decent decisions. The days were long enough to visit places and the nights were great for Northern Lights. We saw this amazing phenomena 6 out of 12 nights. One night, it was so strong that we were able to take pictures with Samsung Note 8 in automatic mode, with clear picture of our faces too!!! We visited national parks, volcanos, geothermal areas, glaciers, waterfalls, geysir, lava fields, black sand beaches, etc... We also take many optional tours, which make our schedule to be rather full. But they proved to be worthwhile. Where else can you snorkelling between two continents, hiking on a glacier, visiting ice cave, lava tube cave and watching whales? What one needs to do is a lot of homework beforehand and rearranges places and time of how to visit. The places in the itinerary are not always in the order where you can go. And you do not have the time to see them all, especially with optional tours previously mentioned. We upgraded to the luxury car and quality accommodations. All were OK. A few comments are that the room at Foss Hotel Glacier Lagoon was very small. And at Seydisfjodur, where there are four different locations of the hotel Aldan buildings, we should have been informed before arriving. Actually, we knocked on one of the buildings door without any answer, so we needed to give the hotel a ring for their instruction. In Iceland, there is no bell boy. So you'd better pack a few small bags rather than a big one. The food tastes great. The portion is large in most places. The price was on high side. A lot of fish, seafood and meat, little vegetable. My favourites were smoked lamb and horse meat. The water tastes great, in fact, the best ever. Overall, our experiences during the 13 days were beyond expectations. We have been travelling to several countries, including the part of North Pole. Iceland is so unique that this trip will be a favourite in our fond memories.

This is our first ever experience with a "packaged self-drive tour". All and all this was a good choice. Guide to Iceland (GTI) paced out the days and set all Hotel accommodations. That would have been really tough to do on our own. We picked Quality hotels and were not disappointed. Almost all appeared to be less than 5 years old - everything worked and meals, where provided or available, were excellent. Our Comfort 4x4 car turned out to be just right for our needs (2 travelers). I would have thought (and expected) that the GTA itinerary was more explicit on a few of the optional "local" attractions and tours available. For example, it was silent on the Ice Cave in Reykjavik and the newly-opened Lava Tube close by. We stumbled into a party that recommended the Glacier Lagoon amphibious tour, which turned out to be a highlight of the trip. Same for Whale Watching in Akureyri. Likewise, we learned most of what we needed to know about seeing Northern Lights (narrowly, on next to last night of 10 nights) from other travelers. And, finally, GASOLINE. Turned out to be the biggest challenge of the trip. US Credit Cards DON'T WORK at unmanned, automated pumps. You have to buy a prepaid fuel card (unique to each brand) from a place where there's a real person working. Thankfully, a stranger allowed us to pay her 5,000 KR CASH to buy us some gas on a Saturday or we would have been walking (no attendants working). Best Practice: Buy a couple of gas cards of different brands at the outset (N1 is dominant) and have them on hand for emergencies. You'll go 1/2 day without seeing a station. Weather was LOUSY in October 2017 - 11 days, ALL with rain and some with gale-force winds. Be advised if your plans include October be sure the trip is long enough to find some sunshine and a clear night, hoping that coincides with Northern Lights activity.