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Eight days around Iceland's Ring Road in winter, when the nights are long and the northern lights are at their brightest. Black-sand beaches, glacier lagoons, ice caves and thundering waterfalls fill the short, golden days.
We travel in a 4×4 minibus with a driver who knows the winter roads, stay in country hotels away from city lights and check the aurora forecast every evening. Lucas leads the group, and two hot-spring soaks keep everyone warm.
Meet your guide at Keflavík and drive to Reykjavik for a welcome dinner of Icelandic lamb.
Thingvellir national park, the Geysir hot springs and the Gullfoss waterfall, then on to a country hotel for the first aurora hunt.
Walk behind Seljalandsfoss, stand beneath Skógafoss and watch the waves at Reynisfjara black-sand beach.
A guided walk into a blue ice cave inside Vatnajökull, then icebergs on Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach.
Follow the coast through fishing villages and fjords to Egilsstaðir, with reindeer often seen by the road.
Lava fields, steaming vents and the Dettifoss waterfall, ending with a soak in the Mývatn nature baths.
Whale watching from Húsavík, then the town of Akureyri and the Goðafoss waterfall on the way west.
Drive back through the north-west to the Blue Lagoon for a final soak before your flight home.
Start: Reykjavik · End: Reykjavik
Excellent Based on 7 reviews
Lucas checked the aurora forecast every evening and woke us when the sky exploded green above Mývatn. The ice cave under Vatnajökull felt like another planet.
Black sand beaches, frozen waterfalls and the glacier lagoon at sunrise. Driving the Ring Road in winter needs an expert, and our guide handled storms and closed roads calmly.
Iceland is breathtaking. We lost half a day in the East Fjords to a storm, but the team rearranged the route well. Food is expensive and simple outside Reykjavik, so budget for it.
Thank you, Claire. Weather always has the last word in Iceland. We now include more dinners in the tour price so travellers can plan their budget better.
Every corner of the road brought another view. Small hotels with big windows, hot pools under the stars and a guide with endless sagas to tell.
In August we had light until almost midnight, so the kids could see puffins, whales in Húsavík and the geysers without ever feeling tired. Amazing family adventure.
I joined for the Northern Lights and got so much more: glacier hikes, the Golden Circle and the Blue Lagoon on the last day to recover. Fantastic value for Iceland.
We would never have dared to drive this route ourselves in February. Safe, warm, fun and full of wonder.
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