Welcome to the Iceland Adventure Tours blog — practical tips, local know-how, and travel inspiration from a team that actually lives here. From planning your first trip to picking the right tour for the season, these are the guides we wish every visitor had before landing in Iceland. Browse our latest posts below.

19 October, 2026

Most countries make do with one Santa. Iceland has thirteen, and none of them can be trusted around your sausages. Welcome to Christmas in Iceland, where mischievous Yule Lads come down from the mountains one by one, a giant cat prowls for people in old socks, and the whole nation celebrates by giving each other …

19 October, 2026

Iceland in winter is a different country from the one you see in summer postcards. The days are short, the landscape is dusted with snow, the northern lights dance over the countryside, and the glaciers open their blue ice caves to visitors. If you are wondering what to do in Iceland between November and March, …

06 October, 2026

Walking inside a glacier is one of those things you can only really do in a handful of places on Earth, and Iceland makes it surprisingly easy. Whether you want to step into a glowing blue ice cave, hike across a glacier tongue with crampons on your boots, or race across the ice on a …

01 October, 2026

Iceland rewards a little preparation. The weather can change in an hour, cards work almost everywhere but cash barely exists, and a few local customs — showering before you swim, for one — catch first-time visitors off guard every year. Here’s what’s actually useful to know before you land — and while you’re driving, hiking, …

30 September, 2026

The South Coast is the Golden Circle’s bigger, wilder cousin — two thundering waterfalls you can walk right up to (one of them from behind), a black sand beach with basalt columns and sea stacks, and a glacier that’s calving icebergs a short walk from the road. It’s a longer day than the Golden Circle, …