Fantastic Experience All Around
Iceland | Aug 9 - Aug 17, 2025

Scott
Scott C.
Ashburn, VA | Reviewed on Aug 18, 2025

Gummi built us an awesome trip that included lots of things any firs time visitor to Iceland should do, while mostly keeping us out of tourist hell. Gummi was available for questions and to give tips/advice during our 9 day stay in Iceland as well. We particularly enjoyed driving through the Highlands on the F Roads and the snorkeling in the Silfra Fissure. We're usually big self planners for trips, but being that we only decided to go away for our anniversary about 2.5 months before the trip there was no time to plan it ourselves, and Gummi took all that stress away. A trip anywhere is all about balance, and I definitely think Gummi built out a quality itinerary that balanced seeing as much as possible without overbooking the days to the point that we were just running from place to place and could take our time if we found something we really wanted to see.

Hotel Review
Magma Hotel
Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Our favorite hotel that we stayed at during our trip to Iceland. Very cute, small (so no tour groups stay here, which is amazing), and the views were absolutely stunning from the back door of our cabin.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Amazing views from the cottages
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Víðgelmir Lava Cave Experience
Víðgelmir Lava Cave Experience
Iceland

A fun experience into the a lava tube. The guide was fun and informative with plenty of little jokes, but also a wealth of historical information about the tube. The complete darkness experience at the end was surreal.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Silfra Snorkeling Adventure
Silfra Snorkeling Adventure
Iceland

An absolute must do! Great experience all around. It's not nearly as cold as some people make it out to be. Our guide, Shenae, was awesome and super helpful.

Quality of Experience
10/10 - Must Do
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Glacier Ice Cave Experience
Glacier Ice Cave Experience
Iceland

Great experience. The ride to the cave is its own adventure, especially the roller coaster. It's fun to walk on the glacier, view the cave, eat ice from the glacier. Our driver was friendly and knowledgeable.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Local specialist: Guðmundur Óli Pálmason
Guðmundur Óli
Guðmundur Óli Pálmason
Local specialist in Iceland | Replied on Aug 18, 2025

Hi Scott!
Thank you so much for the kind review. After a long day of work, it's reviews like these that remind me why I do what I do. Knowing that your experience in Iceland was so great simply makes my day :)
I'm also super happy that you found some little things here and there that I wasn't even aware of myself, and I have at least one new restaurant to try, thanks to you! :D
I do hope you'll come back to Iceland someday soon. I'll start planning haha!
All the best
Gummi