Iceland – a land of many contrasts. It is home to the largest glacier in Europe, yet, it is also home to some of the most active volcanoes in the world. For this reason, it is also known as the Land of Fire and Ice. With a land mass of 103,000 sqm and a population of 300,000, Iceland is also one of the most sparsely populated country in Europe, with huge parts of the country largely uninhabited.
Here’s our itinerary with some photos and links to our reviews for our trip. We have completed our full review. 🙂
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- 2100 Check in at Singapore Changi Airport
- 2345 Flight to London Heathrow Airport
- 0555 Arrive at London Heathrow Airport
- 0700 Take Green Line coach 724 to Watford Junction
- 0812 Reach Watford Junction Station Stop 2
- 0845 Check in at Holiday Inn Express London – Watford Junction
- 0900 Breakfast
- 1000 Train to London city
- 1020 Reach Euston - Transfer to South Kensington Station via Tube
- 1030 Visit Natural History Museum
- 1500 Visit Science Museum
- 1700 Visit Royal College of Music and Royal Albert Hall
- 1800 Back to Holiday Inn Express London – Watford Junction



- 0800 Breakfast at Holiday Inn Express London
- 0920 Board Mullany's Shuttle Bus 311 to Warner Brothers Studios
- 0932 Reach Warner Brothers Studios
- 1000 Commence Harry Potter Studio Tour Part 1, Part 2
- 1300 Lunch at studio
- 1400 Continue with studio tour
- 1600 Board Mullany's Shuttle Bus 311 to Watford Junction Bus Station
- 1612 Reach Watford Junction Station Bus Station
- 1630 Dinner at Junction Cafe
- 1800 Back to hotel





- 0800 Breakfast at Holiday Inn Express London – Watford Junction
- 0900 Shopping at Watford market
- 1000 Shopping at Intu Watford, Primark
- 1300 Lunch at Junction Cafe
- 1400 Check out of Holiday Inn Express London
- 1600 Take Green Line coach 724 (Central Bus Station) to London Heathrow Airport
- 1700 Check in @ London Heathrow Airport Terminal 1
- 1900 Dinner
- 2035 Board Icelandair FI455 to Reykjavik
- 2335 Arrive at Keflavik (KEF) Airport, Iceland

- 0035 Flybus Airport Shuttle to Fosshotel Lind
- 0100 Check in at Fosshotel Lind
- 0900 Breakfast at Fosshotel Lind
- 1000 Shuttle pickup for Blue Lagoon
- 1100 Relaxing @ Blue Lagoon
- 1700 Shuttle back to Fosshotel Lind



- 0700 Breakfast at Fosshotel Lind
- 0900 Coach departs from hotel
- 0930 Reykjavik City Tour
- 1100 Icelandic Wool Outlet Store
- 1200 Lunch
- 1300 Climb Grabrok Volcano Crater
- 1430 Visit Deildartunguhver, Europe’s most powerful hotspring
- 1530 Visit Hraunfossar and Barnafoss
- 1700 Check in at Fosshotel Reykholt



- 0700 Breakfast at Fosshotel Reykholt
- 0800 Coach departs for Snaefellsnes Penisular
- 1100 Lunch cruise in Breioafjorour Fjord
- 1400 Fermented Shark Tasting at Bjarnarhofn
- 1600 Visit Icelandic Settlement Centre museum at Borgarnes
- 1700 Back to Fosshotel Reykholt





- 0700 Breakfast at Fosshotel Reykholt
- 0900 Check out of Fosshotel Reykholt
- 1030 Visit Thingvellir National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- 1130 Visit the Golden Waterfall, Gulfoss
- 1200 Taste geothermally cooked rye bread and boiled eggs
- 1300 Visit Strokkur Geyser
- 1400 Lunch
- 1600 Visit Geothermal Greenhouse
- 1630 Interaction with Icelandic Horses
- 1730 Check in at Hotel Hekla








- 0700 Breakfast at Hotel Hekla
- 0830 Check out of Hotel Hekla
- 1030 Visit Skogafoss Waterfall
- 1130 Visit Icelandic Folk Museum
- 1300 Lunch
- 1400 Stop at Eyjafjallajökull Information Center
- 1500 Visit the black lava beach of Vik
- 1630 Visit the outlet store at Vikurprjon (Icewear)
- 1730 Check in at Fosshotel Skaftafell
- 0000 Northern Lights Galore!






- 0700 Breakfast at Fosshotel Skaftafell
- 0900 Coach departs from hotel
- 0930 Visit turf church at Hof
- 1030 Visit Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon
- 1200 Lunch
- 1330 Hiking along Svinafellsjokull
- 1500 Hike around Vatnajokull Glacier to Fosshotel Skaftafell
- 1630 Reach Fosshotel Skaftafell






- 0700 Breakfast at Fosshotel Skaftafell
- 0800 Check out of Fosshotel Skaftafell
- 0900 Visit Systrafoss waterfall
- 1030 Visit Seljalandsfoss waterfall
- 1200 Lunch
- 1300 Drive back to Reykjavik
- 1600 Check in at Fosshotel Lind
- 1730 Depart for Blue Lagoon
- 1900 Northern Lights are on again!
- 2000 Dinner at Northern Light Inn
- 2200 Back to Fosshotel Lind
- 2300 Goodbye to tour group members



- 0800 Breakfast at Fosshotel Lind
- 1000 Pick up for lava tubing tour
- 1100 Lava caving at Cave Leidarendi
- 1300 Back to Fosshotel Lind
- 1330 Lunch
- 1500 Shopping at Laugavegur Street
- 1730 Dinner at Ruan Thai Restaurant


- 0800 Breakfast at Fosshotel Lind
- 1000 Shopping at Laugavegur Street
- 1300 Coffee at Stofan Cafe
- 1400 Lunch at Icelandic Fish and Chips
- 1430 Reykjavik Harbour views
- 1500 Coffee at Café Haiti
- 1530 Visit HARPA Concert Hall
- 1700 Shopping at Laugavegur Street
- 1800 Dinner at Sjavargrillio Seafood Grill
- 2000 Visit Hallgrímskirkja Church
- 2030 Back to Fosshotel Lind






- 0500 Rise and Shine
- 0530 Check out Fosshotel Lind and leave for airport
- 0630 Check in for Icelandair flight to London
- 0700 Breakfast
- 0900 Icelandair FI450 to London
- 1200 Arrive at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 1
- 1300 Lunch
- 1400 Check in flight to Singapore
- 1430 Shopping at London Heathrow Airport
- 1815 Board flight back to Singapore
- 1455 Arrive at Singapore Changi Airport
Keen to visit Iceland? Do check out our top tips and recommendations in visiting Iceland!
Lovely itinerary of London and Iceland. Thanks for sharing. Hope I can visit Europe this year.
Hi alicesg,
Thanks for visiting. Yes, Europe is pretty nice, especially for first time visitors.
hello! love ur blog post on the northern lights! looks amazing!
may i know how much did ya spent for the entire trip? as i wanna save up and love to catch the northern lights soon!!
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for visiting!
We spent around 5k per person for the trip.
hi, would like to know the group size and quality of company. tks
Hi loveyunnan,
Thanks for visiting.
It is a large group (around 45) and we travelled on a comfortable coach.
The mix is quite diverse, with travelers from USA, Europe, Australia and Asia.
Overall, it was an enjoyable trip and we never really have to wait for coach departure at every stop as the group was quite punctual to return to the coach by the designated time.
Hope the above helps! 🙂
Hi, thank you for yr reply. i'm considering this company and looking thru their northern lights packages actually. thank you for yr post and photos
thanks for sharing your itinerary! The natural beauty of Iceland looks incredible.
Just wondering if the lack of daylight was much of a problem during your trip…since you traveled in late November. Did it get dark really quickly? thnx
Hi. The daylight are shorter, but it is still ok as most sights need a bit of travelling to get to them in the morning. 🙂
Hi, the trip looks really wonderful!
i have also booked a trip to iceland this coming November but unsure which tour operator to choose. What is yours and how do you find them? 🙂
Hi,
We took the package from GJ travel. You might want to read our blog posts for more info. 🙂
Hi!
I am planning on travelling to Iceland this November but am allergic to seafood. In your trip there, were other meat products readily available? Any comments about the food in general would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!
Hi,
Thanks for visiting our blog!
Glad to know that you are going to Iceland!
You might want to read our article on the foods to try in Iceland.
http://discoverbooktravel.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-10-foods-to-try-in-iceland.html
Yes. They do have lamb and chicken etc..though the prices are on the high side.. 🙂
Hi! Love your blog entries! Am also planing a trip to Iceland to catch the northern lights.
Will like to enquire what were the clothings suitable, and where did you get them?
Thanks!
Hi kianhai,
Thanks! Great you like our blog entries!
You may want to read our post on the tips for visiting Iceland.
We got our clothing mainly from Uniqlo and our boots from Timberland.
Hope the above helps! 🙂
Have a nice trip ahead!
Hi! Thanks for sharing your amazing itinerary 🙂
Do you recommend travelling to North Iceland? (Akureyri, Myvatn etc.)
Thanks!
Hi ,
We would definitely love to travel to North Iceland.
It's just that we are unable to cover it during this trip. 🙂
Hello!
Besides GJ travel are there other tour operators you recommend?
That's a difficult question to answer…
We can't speak for other tour operators..as we have only taken GJ Travel! 🙂
We do recommend GJ Travel highly though! 🙂
@Tommy Green
Thanks for your reply! Are there any activities in Iceland not included in your tour that you could recommend me? 🙂
I heard the Silfra Snorkelling and horse riding are good…I'm thinking of going to Iceland this November so any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I've read your tips and recommendations abt food and things to buy they were really helpful 🙂
Hi,
We did lava tubing with Extreme Iceland in addition to the tour with GJ Travel.
You may want to check out the Extreme Iceland website for more activities!
Have a great trip ahead! 🙂
Hey just curious did u go into the ice caves in skaftafell?
Hi,
Thanks for visiting. We didn't…just did a quick search on google…it looks amazing though! 🙂
Makes us want to go back to Iceland again! 🙂
Hi! According to GJ travel's website, there is a Northern Lights Academy programme during the toue. I don't think you mentioned this in your itinerary (or maybe i just overlooked it) so I was wondering what you felt about it, if you did have such a programme…was it interesting? Thanks 🙂
Hi,
Thanks for visiting.
The Northern Lights academy programme is basically an informal session every evening where the guide will tell you more about the northern lights and also include sharing how to set your camera settings to take the photos.
The guide would also guide you on where's a good spot to see northern lights (if it appears) at each accommodation. 🙂
Hi,
you mention that this was a 8 days 7 night tour, i counted 25 Nov to 30 Nov seems to be 6 nights tour instead of 7 nights? The first night stay at the hotel was not part of the tour?
Hi,
You are right.
Thanks for highlighting.
The tour starts on 24 Nov where we board the flybus from the airport to the hotel.
However, it was a free and easy day on the 8D7N tour package and we added Blue Lagoon to the package ourselves as we wanted to experience the lagoon in the daytime. 🙂
Hi
Thanks for the clarification 🙂
Is the first night 24 Nov stay at the hotel part of the tour package? or you have to pay additonal one night stay on 24 Nov?
Hi,
Thanks for visiting again!
If you notice, we actually check in to the hotel on 24 Nov early morning (1am), so that's considered checking in on 23 Nov (which we paid one night and not part of the tour package).
24 Nov to 25 Nov hotel is included in the tour package.
Hope the above clarifies! 🙂
Hihi! May I know if you went in a large or small group for your 8D7N Northern Lights Exploration package tour with Guomundur Jonasson (GJ) Travel? Thank you!
Hi, Thanks for visiting.
It was quite a large group with around 40 pax in a big tourist bus.
However, it was a cooperative group and we never had to wait for long for all to get up on the bus at various stops. 🙂
Hihi may I know how you made payment to GJ Travel? Via Paypal or bank transfer? Thanks!
Hi, Thanks for visiting!
We actually got our package indirectly through another travel agency (Extreme Iceland).
Can't remember exactly how we paid though… I believe we paid through credit card…
Hihi how many free and easy days would you recommend in Iceland after the tour? Thanks!
Hi – guess it depends.
We took one more day before the package tour to experience Blue Lagoon in the daytime, another day to do lava tubing, finally a F & E day to walk around Reykjavik.
You might want to read our blog posts by clicking the links in our itinerary. 🙂
Lovely! What a great tour! You captured the most stunning views of your destination!
Hihi…as for the flights, do u make yr own booking or thru the agents? Tot of going to iceland to tis dec n wanted to have a stopover few days in london.
Hi,
Thanks for visiting.
We book our own.
Some adventurous experience that's for sure!
Wow! U have such an awesome trip!
Just to check, u book all the flights on ur own and just joined the Iceland tour when the tour group is alr there?
Hi Alicia,
Thanks for visiting our blog!
We booked our own air tickets and took a local tour from Iceland Travel Agency GJ Travels.
You may check out their website http://www.gjtravel.is/ for more information.
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