Iceland South Coast Tour Companies

seeing the northern lights on a starry night

We saw the Northern Lights at the Gullfoss Hotel — truly amazing experience and so thankful Mother Nature delivered.

Well done. Very organized.

The glacier hike was such a great experience! Heimir was an excellent guide and gave us many fun facts about the rich history and culture of Iceland! If you are short on time, this is a great way to see the iconic treasures of the south! Highly recommend!

Overall the trip was great. Guide, Thor & Driver Eva excellent.

First time to Iceland and even though we weren't lucky enough to see the Northern Lights I thoroughly enjoyed the tour

Wonderful tour experience from booking to end. Tour operator was excellent in making adjustments to our itinerary to accommodate additional days before and after the tour. Communication during the tour was great as well.

Marina Travel 3 day tour wasn't my first choice, but had to book quickly after Arctic Adventures canceled on me 2 weeks before the trip that I had booked months ago. I am very happy how responsive Marina Travel team was, the booking and the communication was great. Everything was well organized, and despite the heavy rain that followed us, we had fun! Very nice experience, I will highly recommend.

I enjoyed my trip.

The experience was fantastic. It was a great way to get acquainted with Iceland. Our guide Petur is an expert on the country, its history and all of the sites that you are seeing. He genuinely enjoyed sharing his country with our tour group. The accommodations were nice, clean and comfortable. The trip exceeded my expectations!

We just returned from Nov 21-25 tour. Our guide Andri was excellent. He told us about his ancestors and history of his beloved country. He seems like in an industry that he really enjoys and it shows. The tour was at a good pace. You get enough time to take pictures and explore the sights. The only thing that I will change was the accommodation at Hotel Cabin. We got there at 9 am but the check in is at 3 pm. They didn’t give an option of checking in early so we explored the city on an hour sleep. Breakfast was okay. There is a food court closeby though called Borg29 mathöll and offers variety of delicious food. Technically speaking the tour is only 3 days long. The 2 days were your travel days to the airport. All in all, it was worth it.

Well organized, good pace of travel. The guide was very experienced and knowledgeable, with great stories to tell. Disappointed as we never saw the northern lights as we weren’t woken up as promised when they appeared.

Had a wonderful time, Christoph our guide was wonderful with his stories and Iceland history. The Icelandic weather played with our emotions when it came to seeing the norther lights but thankfully we got to see them on our last night there. This is a place I plan on visiting again.

Amazing experience with an extremely capable, knowledgeable and friendly guide (Krista) and a lovely group of hikers.

The weather was against us and several of our tours were canceled with no compensation.

Excellent tour manager & bus driver. Lots of local information. Plenty of locations to visit. Morning & evening meals were good.

Golden Circle Tour Day Kerið Crater was great even with some pretty foggy weather. Friðheimar Farm could be removed in my opinion as the limited daylight hours in December meant that once we finally arrived at Þingvellir National Park (4:30pm) it was pitch black and we couldn’t see or do anything. Throughout the day we also saw Gullfoss Waterfall (stunning and VERY windy) and Geysir Hot Springs (the main water blowhole explodes every 3-5mins). Overall the day was very good and our tour guide Zack was awesome but would’ve preferred a more exclusive itinerary to match up with the limited daylight hours. South Coast Tour Day This tour day was INCREDIBLE. My only feedback would be to start this day an hour earlier. The 9:30am pick up meant we didn’t get to the first place until 11:30am meaning we did lose a bit of daylight driving however our tour guide Addi was amazing and reshuffled the stops around so we did Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Reynisdrangar Cliffs, Vík Coastal Village, Sólheimajökull Glacier, Skógafoss Waterfall and Seljalandsfoss Waterfall in that order which meant we got to see everything before it got dark. 11/10 would recommend this day tour to anyone!! Northern Lights Tour Unfortunately for us, our Northern Lights Tour was cancelled twice due to bad weather. BusTravel’s was very accommodating in rescheduling us for both nights and then a third night. Although the tour did go ahead on the third night we unfortunately didn’t see any light activity. We would love to commend our tour guide Karlo as he did everything he could to hunt the lights for us. Logistics The pick up points everyday were very organised (ours was bus stop 6) and the driver called our name out when the bus arrived so you were never wondering am I on the right bus. There were plenty of toilets throughout each day tour and plenty of stops to buy food and souvenirs. The buses also have USB charging points. Make sure to rug up if you’re in December and expect to get wet as Iceland weather changes quickly! One minute it was sun and then next to was hailing. Overall we loved our time on these tours as you can see in the photos.

Very disappointing customer service of BusTravel Iceland. Due to bad weather conditions our cruise ship could not dock in the port of Akureyri. This was only known a few hours before the start of the excursion. Initially we would lose our money, later it was offered to participate in the excursion at a later time. Because our ship sailed on, and I can never travel to Iceland again due to health reasons, this is an offer that I cannot accept. The bottom line is that BusTravel Iceland took my money and I am left empty-handed through no fault of my own. Iceland is beautiful, please put it on your bucketlist. Unfortunately the hard earned money that BusTravel Iceland stole from me also remains in my memory of Iceland.

It was with high expectations that I booked a tour with this company. I specifically booked with a Canadian company and was happy to see that they advertise as "hassle free" and "exceptional travel experience." My complaint is with the hotel that Wingbuddy booked me in. I paid a premium for an upgraded hotel. Imagine my dismay when my stay at this hotel included daily construction outside my room Monday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 to 12:00. This was a a full scale construction area-jack hammers and all. When I asked hotel staff to change rooms I was told no other room was available as the hotel was fully booked. Staff at the hotel said that Wingbuddy was fully aware of this as other guests had complained and construction had started July 2024. I cannot understand why the company did not reach out to me and ask if I still wanted the upgrade, and or offer another hotel. When I reached out to Wingbuddy they apologized, said they were not aware of the construction and refused to offer any compensation. This is not what I would describe as "exceptional customer service."

Everything was really good! The flight with Islandair was very good. The hotel location was great, the staff were great. The breakfast and area was just okay. The front desk gal made fresh croissants and coffee for an early flight which was very much appreciated. The tours were great and easy instructions to follow. I would recommend Wingbuddy for tours and travel.

Tour wàs great Tour guide really good Full of information and accompanied us on tours I had a great time

Iceland has so much natural attractions to offer. My wife and I have traveled extensively and Iceland stands out.