Icelander Tours is a slow-build travel guide to Iceland, written from Reykjavík by someone who actually lives here.
The idea is simple. Most Iceland guides online are written by people who came once for a long weekend, drove the Golden Circle, did the Blue Lagoon, and went home. The pieces are fine. They’re just not what a local would tell you.
So this site exists to fill that gap. It covers the tours worth taking, and the ones to skip, alongside guides to the country itself: the capital, the food, the history, the seasons, and the small things that take a few winters here to learn. Things like which neighbourhood pool to go to on a quiet Tuesday, why the bell at Hallgrímskirkja matters at six o’clock on Christmas Eve, how to read the storm forecast on vedur.is, and which tour operators consistently turn up on time.
The voice is first person, warm, and direct. I’ll tell you what’s worth your time, what isn’t, and where the good food is. I’ll never recommend a tour I haven’t either taken or been told good things about by people I trust. When something genuinely costs more than it’s worth, I’ll say so. When something quietly punches above its weight, I’ll tell you that too.
What you’ll find here
Tour guides. Honest write-ups of fire-and-ice tours, glacier hikes, the Golden Circle, photography trips, bird watching, custom itineraries, and the day tours that work as a base from Reykjavík. Each one names operators, gives ISK pricing, flags the seasons, and tells you what you actually do on the day.
Iceland deep dives. Reykjavík, Icelandic food, Christmas traditions, the country’s history from Settlement to today. More on the way, wildlife, geology, the language, family travel, climate.
Practical bits. When to come. What to pack. How to drive. Whether the Blue Lagoon is worth the price (it depends). What’s open on Christmas Day. How to find the aurora without paying for a tour.
How this site makes money
When you book a tour or a hotel through one of the platforms linked here, Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Viator, Klook, the site earns a small commission at no extra cost to you. This pays for the hosting and the time spent writing. It does not change which tours or hotels get recommended. The honest stuff stays honest.
If a tour or place isn’t worth it, you’ll read it here regardless of whether there’s a commission attached.
Get in touch
If something on the site is out of date, wrong, or missing, please flag it on the contact page. Local readers and visitors who’ve just been are equally welcome.
Gleðileg ferð, happy travels.