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Hi, I’m looking for information about the cruise currently running from May 29 to June 10, 2025, around Iceland. The ship didn’t make the scheduled stops—it skipped 2 and stayed a full day off the port of Reykjavik. The cruise seems to have been completely disrupted. Could anyone tell me the reasons? We were planning to go soon, but this situation is making us think twice. Thanks!

Hello, I’m planning our trip for two weeks in late September to early October. We’ll be renting a car and want to stay in hotels. I understand the weather starts to change and that the choice of places to visit depends on it. So, is it a good idea to book hotels now, or is it better to wait until we’re there? And in that case, is it easy to find hotels? (We’re 75 and 70 years old and really appreciate our comfort now🙂).

I have plenty of other questions and would love your advice. For example, I’ve heard the roads to the Westfjords can be closed, but is the Latrabjarg area doable in October? I’d also like to avoid changing locations every day, so is it a good idea to stay put for 2-3 days and explore the region?

Thanks in advance for your replies! Marie José

Hi, I’m looking for a tour of Reykjavik with a local from the cruise port at MSC Terminal in June for 4 people—a full city tour with explanations in French. Thanks

Hi there, We’ve rented a 4x2 camper van in Iceland from June 8 to 28, 2025, and we’re planning to drive around the whole island. Do we really need the optional sand/gravel/tire insurance? Thanks in advance for your tips!!

Iceland cruise on MSC PREZIOSA I'm looking for excursions to do from the cruise ports of REYKJAVIK, ISAFJORDUR, and AKUREYRI without booking through MSC, thanks

Hi everyone,

We’re planning an 8–9 day trip in October 2025. The goal is to take it slow, enjoy two spots for hiking, photography, and soaking up nature—without rushing. Iceland’s seeing a tourism boom in places like the Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon, which we’d rather skip.

We’re thinking of spending 3–4 days on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Then, we could add the peninsula near Reykjavík (where the airport is) or head up to Blönduós in the north. Another option is taking the ferry via Flatey Island to reach the northwest fjords and just explore the southern part.

There’s also an airport in Ísafjörður—we could fly there and base ourselves in the Westfjords for the whole week… Or check out the north around Akureyri. Alternatively, would it be more doable and practical to stay around Vík?

Thanks for reading!

Hi there,

We’re planning a week-long trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights. We’re looking at staying from March 22nd to 30th: will we still be able to see the Northern Lights, or is it too late in the season?

We found a deal on Voyage Privé that seems like a good price, with a hotel in Reykjavik. If we rent a car, are there any interesting sites we can visit during the day, since we’re tied to returning to Reykjavik every night—or else we’d lose our nights at the hotel!

Thanks so much for your advice!

Best regards,

marc

4 years... it’s been so long!!! What a pleasure to be back on VF and, most of all, to see all the forum members again 🙂

And what a joy to read the travel journals of those travel addicts who were quicker than their own shadow to share their discoveries. Their keyboards and mice must’ve been itching

I’ll admit I’m feeling a bit of that itch too, but I’m way too lazy to dive into the story of our latest trip—last summer in the northwest USA. I’ll probably get to it later, but it might take a while! So, I’m jumping into the short recap of our *way* too short trip to Iceland at the end of April 2024. And even though it’s not the done thing, I’m going to spoil it and start with the conclusion: it was *amazing*!!!

Back in February, on the eve of leaving for a few days’ holiday in Alsace, we started wondering what we could do for Easter break. Scotland and Iceland were the top contenders. The boys are growing up, but they still travel with us often, and they tipped the scales in favor of Iceland. Since we decided a bit late, before booking the flights, I took a quick look at available accommodations. There wasn’t much left, and some were at crazy prices, but I managed to line up a decent itinerary with places that seemed like good value for money. I read travel journals on VF and blogs I could find, picked up bits of info from Facebook groups, and the route quickly took shape—even if I struggled with the place names, mixing them up and forgetting them. The dream could begin...



Bookings

Flight tickets bought directly from Fly Play’s website: 1520 € for the four of us (adult fare), with just two checked bags and one carry-on each. It was the compromise we found to keep costs down while still fitting all the bulky clothes we’d need. Late April isn’t quite winter anymore, but it’s not quite spring either, so we packed for chilly weather. Fly Play is Icelandair’s low-cost airline. No complaints: check-in was quick, service was efficient, and the flights were on time.

The car. Booked with Golden Circle car rental, a small family-run business with offices just 5 minutes from the airport. I’d read good things about them, and I can confirm everything went smoothly with our Dacia Duster—it wasn’t brand new, but it was reliable and spacious. We paid 463 € for the week, with full insurance included. The manager picked us up at the airport 10 minutes after I messaged him on WhatsApp to say we’d arrived. For the return trip, since our flight was super early and the agency wasn’t open yet, we agreed to leave the car in the airport parking lot and sent him a photo of the spot so he could find it. Super convenient! I read *so* many questions on Facebook groups about insurance: *Should I get the max coverage or not? I’ve got a Visa Premier, I’ve never had an accident, it adds 100 €...* Between sandstorms that can damage the bodywork and skidding off the road due to bad weather (we saw a few cars in ditches!), we decided to go for the rental company’s max insurance to be safe. It was also a requirement for leaving the car in the airport parking lot on our way back, since we couldn’t do the final inspection.

Accommodations were all booked on Booking.com and Hotels.com: - 2 nights in a cottage at Fossatun Country Hotel, near Borgarnes (we rented the sunset cottage—great spot, with a nice view and separate from the other lodgings) - 1 night in an apartment at Bakki Hostel and Apartments, in Eyrarbakki (top-notch) - 1 night in a gorgeous (and pricey!) apartment at Vik Apartments - 2 nights in a family room at Adventure Hof Hotel (perfect location) - 1 night at Blue Viking Studio near the airport (meh, but fine for a few hours’ sleep before an early flight) Total: 1234 €, averaging 176 € per night for 4-person accommodations.

The itinerary Day 1: Arrival around noon at the airport - Hraunfossar / Night at Fossatun Country Hotel Day 2: Snæfellsnes Peninsula / Night at Fossatun Country Hotel Day 3: Bruarfoss - Geysir - Gullfoss - Reykjadalur hot springs / Night in Eyrarbakki Day 4: Seljalandsfoss and Gljúfrafoss - DC-3 wreck (the one near Seljalandsfoss) - Skógafoss - Kvernufoss - Sólheimajökull (hike to the foot of the glacier) - Dyrhólaey - Reynisfjara Beach / Night in Vík Day 5: Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon - Vatnajökull (3-hour hike to Svartifoss and Skaftafell) / Night in Hof Day 6: Múlagljúfur Canyon (2h45 hike) - Fjallsárlón - Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach - Svínafellsjökull / Night in Hof Day 7: Drive back - Reykjavik - Sky Lagoon / Night in Keflavík Day 8: Flight back at 6 AM

That’s the practical side covered. I’ll leave you with a photo of our trusty steed.

Summer 2020, Transavia cancels at the end of June the flights they put on sale at the beginning of the same month... Not enough customers!

Too bad, it was a unique opportunity to discover Iceland without its overwhelming number of tourists.

Summer 2021, the entry conditions for the island keep changing.

Summer 2022, the Icelandair ticket is booked, the Duster 4x4 is rented, accommodations are reserved—it’s finally our turn to discover this northern gem!

In 3 weeks, we’ll have to make choices.

Our itinerary will skip the Westfjords.

We’ll start our Icelandic adventure in Snæfellsnes and finish at the Golden Circle.

In between, there’ll be roads, tracks, glaciers, volcanoes, fjords, wind, cold, rain, snow, fog, and a touch of sunshine...

A few hikes, a hot spring, and plenty of wonder, especially on the backroads where travelers often find themselves alone against the elements.

Bundle up in your down jacket, grab your scarf and hat to warmly discover the full detailed story of this trip...

Happy reading!

And if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate!

Hello, With a couple of friends, I’m looking for a teammate (or up to two people max) interested in exploring Iceland in the areas I’ve circled on the attached document. This trip will focus on the island’s interior, traveling through the tracks of the 'Icelandic desert' where the landscapes are stunning—including the Myvatn region, Landmannalaugar, the Golden Circle, and the Askja area. A 4x4 is essential (rental to be arranged). The itinerary includes discovering well-known and hidden spots, photography, short treks (2 to 4 hours), relaxing in hot springs, and soaking up the unique atmosphere of this incredible country I’ve visited several times before. Average age of participants already on the list: 62, but we’ve all traveled extensively across all five continents. It’d be great if anyone interested could take turns driving the 4x4, but it’s not mandatory. 😎😎 Looking forward to hearing from you, takk fyrir!

Hello everyone,

I’m happy to be back at my keyboard to share a few adventures. 😉

Right now, two more trips are in the works for 2025, but for the moment, I’d rather share than ask questions.

Like many of you, Iceland has been a longtime love of mine. My first trip there was in February 2016, when we went as a family of five—including our three daughters, who were 1, 6, and 5 at the time. It was a very short stay with just one place to stay, north of the capital. We explored the south, from Vik to Grindavik, and of course, I was left wanting more. We returned in April 2018 during a stopover on our way back from New York. We spent three days near Borgarnes, but fatigue and the weather kept me from doing everything I’d planned. After my mom passed away in January 2023, I decided to go back to Iceland for a full week. Just to clear my head... I thought I’d go alone, but in the end, my 8-year-old daughter (at the time) is a huge horseback riding fan, so I decided to take her along. This road trip came together quickly thanks to another well-known French-speaking forum for Iceland lovers. As usual, I quickly checked availability on Booking and flights with Icelandair. Booked the flight, then the accommodations—with quite a few changes right up until departure. Goals for this trip:

Go where I haven’t been yet. Do a road trip because I love them. Go horseback riding with my daughter.

Icelandair was booked for May 6–13, 2023. Accommodations were reserved on Booking, and once again, I rented a 4x4 from Blue Car Rental, which I really like. Not wanting to deal with boredom while there, I got all the insurance and the option to skip the counter. My English isn’t great…

Welcome everyone!

It’s been a while since I last wrote a travel journal, but this recent trip to Iceland reignited my urge to write—both for the breathtaking landscapes we discovered and our adventure full of twists and turns!

This Iceland trip is part of our world tour, which we started back in August 2019. We (Sandrine and Flo) left by plane with our baby, Lena, who was barely 5 months old at the time. We backpacked around the Pacific for 5 months before returning home for a short break to see family. That was just before COVID hit, in late January 2020.

What followed was a bit chaotic... For the second part of our world tour, we were supposed to pick up a new vehicle: a brand-new pickup with a camper cell we planned to live in for several years. Due to lockdown, we received the cell weeks late, and with borders closing, we had to rethink all our plans.

So, we postponed our Iceland departure by over a month and a half, jumping on the first ferry accessible to French travelers after lockdown! Our goal is to spend 3 months there, from early July to late September, in our new camper cell. Our base vehicle is a Toyota Hilux we bought new, fitted with a flatbed where the cell sits, and we’ve prepped it for this trip (reinforced springs + airbags, snorkel, chassis protection, and off-road tires...). The aim is to tackle as many off-road tracks in Iceland as possible, knowing this is already our 3rd trip there (3 weeks in summer 2016 with a Durango, then 1 week in winter 2018).



I’m kicking off our travel journal here! Along with photos, I’ll also include our vlogs, which we’ve been posting weekly since our departure in June—hope you enjoy them too! :-)

TRAVEL JOURNAL SUMMARY The journey up to Denmark The horrible ferry crossing The south of the Eastern Fjords

Bonjour, nous partons en Islande du 17 au 31 aout et dans notre itinéraire nous avons prévu de nous rendre à Askja depuis Egilsstadir nous louons un 4X4 mazda cx3 Pourriez vous me dire si nous pouvons rouler sur la F910 en passant par le barrage de karahnjuko puis rejoindre un petit bout de piste F88 est ce envisageable ? d'autre part pour le retour pour remonter vers le nord, quel est le meilleur choix de route ?reprendre le chemin en sens inverse en direction egilsstadir afin de rejoindre la bifurcation de la route 1 et remonterr vers grimsstadir ?

jour 2 : est ce possible de faire Myvatn, dettifoss , absigri , jokulsargljuhur et husavik ? Jour 3 les baleines, godafoss et akueyri

merci de vos remarques et aides dans la construction de notre circuit de 15 jours si vous avez des adresses de guesthousses sur les sites principaux d'ISLANDE merci de m'en faire part

corinne

bonjour nous prévoyons une croisire en islande au départ d'Amsterdam, ensuiteLerwick , Seyðisfjörður , Akureyri, Isafjord , Grundafjord , Reykjavik, Kirkwall , Invergordon , Bremerhaven si vous avez déla fait cette croisière ou fait escale dans ces ports pouvez vous me dire qu'elle sont les excursions a faire impérativement , et s'il y a moyen de faire des visites par ses propres moyen , le bateau vous dépose t'il près du centre ?y a t-il des bus hop on hop off?Merci pour vos réponses

Bonjour ,

Nous avons loué un petit van à 2 et nous projetons de faire le tour de l’Islande en 15 jours en partant de Reyjkavik.

En terme de matériel nous avons pensé aux vêtements de pluie , duvet 5 degrés (en espérant que ce soit suffisant dans le van..) pour le moment.

Je voudrais prendre appui sur ceux qui ont déjà voyagé là bas l’été pour connaître les indispensables à prendre avec nous (accessoires..) et les bons plans et conseils spécifiques qu’on ne trouverait pas en farfouillant sur le Lonely (endroits , expériences à faire , bons plans etc..)

Mes questions sont assez générales , je vous remercie pour vos conseils / anecdotes / astuces 😉

Bonjour, Je pense à l'Islande en février... Si quelqu'un a des conseils, merci de les partager ! Est-ce que les routes sont praticables avec une voiture de base ? Sans chaînes ? Combien de temps prévoir ? Merci !

Bonjour,

Tout est (presque) dans le titre.

Nous allons à 2 personnes en Islande au mois d'août. Nous souhaitons louer un camper van pour nous déplacer et dormir.

J'ai lu qu'en été il n'était pas forcément nécessaire d'avoir un 4x4 (sauf si on va dans les routes F ?).

J'aurais aimé avoir votre avis, sachant que les 4x4 sont autrement plus chers (2 à 3x plus cher).

Merci !

Bonjour,

Nous avons acheté des vols Bordeaux Reykjavik via Amsterdam pour le 10 août 2020 sur le site Last minute. Notre fils et nous n'avons pas eu le même vol entre Bordeaux et Amsterdam, on n'a pas réservé en même temps. Depuis 15 jours le vol entre Amsterdam et Reykjavik a été annulé mon fils a eu un changement pas nous (mon épouse et moi) nous arrivons avec notre vol de Bordeaux à 15h35 à Amsterdam et le vol pour Reykjavik part à 14 h 10 donc impossible de le prendre.

J'ai réussi à joindre Last minute qui n'ont dit ce n'est pas normale mais en 8 j rien n'a changé.

la semaine dernière KLM a annoncé que le vol de mon fils était annulé que faire je n'arrive plus à joindre lastminute.

Si j'annule tout j'ai peur de ne pas être rembourser car l'annulation est de mon initiative.

Cordialement