Top Akureyri Day Trips

Great excursion we booked via aviator at half the cost of the cruise excursion. Walkable from the port. Not too long and not too short. I know we’re not promised to see whales, but we were so lucky! We saw two whales and one went up and flipped over twice!!! Full breach. It was great. My daughter loved it as well.

Excellent trip! Easy to find the Imagine Cruising chalet at the port. Efficiently organised onto mini bus. Our driver/guide Johannes, was brilliant and made the day very enjoyable. He is obviously (rightly) extremely proud of his home island. The scenery was absolutely beautiful, helped by the sunshine. Only word of warning, beware the midges! They don't bite but are very persistent and seem to love tourists! If you can get a head covering net, it would save a lot of flapping! This was the best organised of the three Viator trips we have done this holiday

Our guide and driver Marika was amazing and very knowledgeable. All of the stops were well timed so we were leaving before the large cruise buses arrived. It was a great tour with beautiful varied sites. The vehicle was comfortable and clean. Wonderful Shore Excursion!

This tour stopped at four places: the Dimmuborgir lava spires, the Gjaldskylda hot springs, Myvatn, and Godagoss waterfall. Tour transportation was by bus and included a lunch that consisted of a sandwich and bottle of water. Pick up spot was a short walk from the cruise ship. Tour cost much less than the excursions available from the cruise ship.

It was a great tour. We later did a Diamond Tour too, so there was a bit of overlap. But we were very glad to have done this one too, to see some more points of interest around the Myvatn Lake, like the pseudocraters and the Dimmuborgir lava formations. The tour was well organised, although we had to wait quite a long time for pick-up. That was because the cruise ship had moored away from the harbour, so tour passengers from there (we weren't on the ship) had to be brought to shore on a boat. I don't think The Traveling Viking could have done anything about it. They were very friendly and helpful when we rang them. They also communicated well before the tour, when they got in touch to discuss whether we wanted to go on the German or the English tour (we didn't mind, and were placed into the German one). The tour guide was very good and gave us loads of information. We were puzzled because she occasionally struggled to find a German word but on the other hand had no accent whatsoever. It all made sense when she told us that she spent her early childhood in Germany but hadn't used her German much since then. The lack of an accent made it really easy to understand her, compared to other tour guides. We also felt that she looked after us exceptionally well, taking a lot of precautions to prevent loosing anybody or for anyone to get hurt (we were well warned of the dangers of the hot sulphur pits at Hverir!).

This tour was fantastic! Our guide was so knowledgable and kept it fun for us. It was her birthday, and she even brought cake to share with us! She was so informative, so personable, and the tour was absolutely fantastic. Highlight of our time in Iceland!

The tour is a good one for those arriving at the port of Akureyri . The pickup was seamless. Our visit to Lake Myvatn , where there are midges, gave us an opportunity to see the Earth Lagoon and a lunch break at the cafeteria there. We had the very delicious smoked trout on lava bread. The lava fields (sulfur) were amazing as was the landscape of the Dark Forest. It was also interesting to see the rift that divides Eurasia and North America. Our guide and driver were very good.

Excellent experience and well organised and our tour guide was amazing and she is also a qualified Spanish marine biologist (Im really sorry I can't remember her name) ...but thank you for your excellent knowledge.... We got to see Bob the humpback whale and a Pod of bottle noses Dolphins- hundreds of them....