About this trip
Six days across Iceland's south coast, built around days out exploring waterfalls, glaciers and hot springs, and nights spent looking up for the Northern Lights.
This is coach travel with a guide, so the driving is done for you and the itinerary settles into a rhythm of hikes, viewpoints and evening aurora hunts. It's an easy-paced way to see a lot of the country's raw landscape without organising any of it yourself.
Sightings of the Northern Lights depend on weather and solar activity and can't be guaranteed, but Iceland's high latitude gives you a genuine shot at them.
What you'll do
- Feel the spray at Gullfoss Waterfall
- Get close to glacial ice sheaths from Europe's largest glacier
- Spend evenings searching the skies for the Aurora Borealis
- Explore hot springs and volcanic landscapes
- Take in Icelandic culture and food along the way
- Iceland is expensive, especially eating out — a main meal outside Reykjavik can run around ISK 4,500, and your leader can point you to better-value options
- Cold, harsh weather is likely at this time of year, and road or site closures can occasionally change the plan — your leader will adjust as needed
- Expect some long drives through remote areas as part of the trip
Worth it if you want genuine Iceland highlights and stellar local guides in six days. Think twice if you expect guaranteed Northern Lights or prefer leisurely pacing.
- Tour guides (Arni, Stefan) are exceptionally skilled: volcano experts, patient with mishaps, helpful with unexpected medical needs.
- You'll see glacier, ice caves, waterfalls, volcanoes and Northern Lights sightings are genuinely achievable with diligent guides.
- Ice is genuinely slippery on glacier walks; reviewers recommend bringing or investing in ice crampons to avoid falls.
- Six days packs a lot in; weather is unpredictable (one reviewer had clouds throughout but still saw lights twice).
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Departing in Dec is cheapest — from £1,805, about 8% below the priciest month (Nov).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Reykjavik · 5 Dec – 6 Dec
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