Rosie Stephens
Our tour exceeded expectations! The accommodation was simple but always clean, quiet and comfortable. Some of the hotel locations were stunningly beautiful and peaceful. The tour itinerary was great and there was a good balance between distances travelled with many stops for activity, walks, sightseeing and exploring. The activities included in the tour were excellent and we also opted to pay for extras, all of which were good value. For 6 of the 8 days Kristin was our guide, he was at all times incredibly informative, knowledgeable and generous in sharing insights about the landscapes, the country, and the people through incidental stories and extraneous intel. With Kristinn it felt very much like we were on a privileged ‘insider’s’ guide to Iceland. Jon took over as our guide for the last two days and he was extremely helpful to us. I highly recommend Troll’s 8 day tour! Some suggestions…..the start of the tour felt a bit strange. All fellow tour goers were collected from across Reykjavik and then off we headed to our first tourist stop. So no proper opportunity for introductions until the evening which was weird knowing we would be travelling in close proximity for at least 6 days. I would recommend the tour itinerary should include a stop somewhere as soon as all participants were onboard in order to give all the chance to say hi and make basic introductions. This would help us to more quickly feel ‘connected’ as a tour group. Another suggestion, each evening it would be handy to be emailed the next day’s itinerary and some details about the various stops we’d be making including names of key places and expected weather. It would help to know how physically active we’d be when preparing for the day ahead. Likewise, approx times for lunch and other scheduled breaks would be helpful. There were times when we grabbed quick coffees ‘on the run’ only to find we were stopping again 10-15 minutes later for a longer period.
