Iceland winter adventure
Iceland | Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2025

Mel
Mel D.
Seattle, WA | Reviewed on Dec 14, 2025

Trip exceeded expectations ! Hard to do justice to how great an experience we had in a short review!

Pre-trip communications were exceptional : informative, timely responses, detail-oriented

Trip plan was fantastic..locations chosen were spectacular and captured the essence and beauty of Iceland, with the appropriate amount of time allocated for each location.

Gummi our guide was amazing ! A really nice and down to earth guy and a great conversationalist. Having a knowledgeable local guide providing minute by minute accounts and anecdotes about the history of Iceland and at the same time describing in real time the day to life of Icelanders, was invaluable. From the moment we met him we clicked and by the end of the week we had established a real personal connection….which really enhanced the experience.

We loved what we saw of Iceland and genuinely hope to return to experience the rest of the country.

My wife (and I) will never forget her ‘big birthday’ trip.

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Guðmundur Óli
Guðmundur Óli Pálmason
Local specialist in Iceland | Replied on Dec 14, 2025

Thank you for the great review Mel!
I had such a great time with you and Jackie! I honestly feel it was the start of a lasting friendship and I can't wait to meet Jason, I'm sure he'll come over eventually!
I hope you have a safe and pleasant journey back.
Take care my friends and stay in touch!
Gummi