Layover & Stopover Tours

The 10-day self drive tour was fantastic! Our agent Melkorka listened to our requests and made sure to include everything in our itinerary, finding us wonderful places to stay each night. The country is absolutely beautiful with breathtaking views and landscapes, and the tour and activities that Guide To Iceland put together for us just made it even more fantastic. We were given a suggested itinerary with the option to do whatever we wanted, provided we made it to our accommodations for the night. Having that flexibility, but also recommendations on what to do along the way, was a great way to see the country and experience it at our own pace. We were a family of 4 traveling and Iceland had something for everyone to enjoy. Thanks!

We had a very, very positive experience with our Guide to Iceland self-drive tour. Overall, Guide to Iceland delivered exactly what was promised and made everything very easy. I think they really exceeded themselves in the quality of the hotel bookings. A few notes: We traveled in March and opted to go for a vehicle upgrade to ensure we had 4WD. This was DEFINITELY worth it. I cannot imagine driving some of these roads in a little front-wheel drive hatchback. We got a Kia 4WD and were VERY happy with it! The accommodations in Reykjavik (3 nights for us because we added a night) were super-nice. The hotel was clean, modern, and very classy. Felt like we were staying in one of the nicest hotels in Reykjavik. (Icelandair Hotel Marina) The accommodations near Skaftafell National Park were out in the middle of nowhere but also felt very posh. It looked like Antarctic research station on the outside, posh hypermodern hotel on the inside. (Fosshotel Nupar) The hotel in Hvollsvollur was the least interesting. There was nothing bad about it, it was just unremarkable. But that was fine - the place was clean and perfectly serviceable if unremarkable. Breakfast was included everywhere we went (we payed for the comfort upgrade on the rooms) and we had a private bath in all hotels. Everyone was super-friendly and extremely helpful everywhere we went. Only minor issue is that we customized our trip by adding a night, and this seemed to cause a little bit of confusion with our booking agent since it took her a couple of tries to get the itinerary corrected. However, it was all sorted out well in advance of the trip and overall the booking agents were very responsive, professional, and helpful. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! You will love it.

Overall, great family time vacation! Highly recommended. We did the 6 day self drive tour and chose the quality accommodations so we had certain expectations for the lodging. Guide to Iceland really made things easy with the suggested itinerary and activities. My 20 yr and 17 yr old sons enjoyed all the activities. The itinerary combined the right amout of activities and suggestions if you wanted more sites to visit. The hotel quality overall was fine and it was convenient to have breakfasts included, especially as some of the hotels are pretty remote so you would have to drive a distance for breakfast otherwise. When we had an issue with one of the activities, they addressed the problem right away and issued us a partial refund within a day. Our service agent, Johnathan, was always prompt in answering questions and helping us make some last minute scheduling changes. My one gripe was with only one hotel for one night - the Fosshotel Nupar. We chose the highest comfort level for all our hotels and this one was truly subpar. It was very new in fact there was serious construction going on during our brief stay. The room was very clean. Accomodations were basic at best, a stool served as a nightstand and our large glass door to the outside didn't lock. The staff appeared overwhelmed at dinner and even more so at the self-serve buffet breakfast. The whole experience there was a bit "off." But, other than that one hiccup, I highly recommend this group.

We were extremely happy with the way GTI organized our 10 day self drive trip. Gustav was very helpful all along. The hotels mere mostly good - the Foss hotels all being outstanding. The only issue was regarding the cars. Whilst we upgraded to Luxury 4X4 and were promised Toyota land Cruisers, we got only one Land cruised and the 2nd vehicle was a Mitsibushi Pajero which was not that good. Again we had to pick up the 2 vehicles from 2 different companies which was not convenient. The GPS provided were not great and we had to rely on Google maps on our phones. We were not received on arrival and had to call up Gustav who was ofcourse very helpful. Overall a wonderful trip and would recommend Guide To Iceland to friends.