Top Iceland Tours · Private jeep from your hotel
Top Iceland Tours sends a driver-guide and a jeep to your Reykjavik hotel for your group alone, and adds Gljufrabui and Dyrholaey to the classic stops. Pick it for control: your pace, your order, longer stops where you want them, and a guide who takes the photos.
Start with the price, because the listing gets it wrong. Viator shows $750 "per person", but the only bookable option is a group of 1 to 5 people and the tour is private, so $750 covers the whole group. For four people that's about $188 each, close to the minibus glacier days; for five, $150 each. For two, it's a splurge.
The itinerary is the most generous on this site: 30 minutes each at Seljalandsfoss and Gljufrabui, an hour at Skogafoss, 30 minutes at Dyrholaey (the arch and the lighthouse, puffins from late April to mid-August), 40 minutes on Reynisfjara and an hour at Solheimajokull. Because it's your car, those times bend. Reviewers with limited mobility say the guide moved at their pace.
Most reviews since 2021 name one guide, Sergei, and nearly all mention his photos, but no listing can promise a particular guide. Lunch isn't included; the guide picks a stop. Booking inside two days means confirmation can take up to 48 hours, so book early in summer.
The driver-guide collects your group at your Reykjavik hotel. Agree on a start time when you book.
The walk behind the big falls, then the gorge.
Time for the stairs to the top and the view up the river.
The arch, the cliffs and, in summer, puffins. The upper road can close in winter.
The columns and the stacks, with your guide watching the waves.
A full hour for the walk to the glacier lagoon, then back to Reykjavik.
★★★★★He was very helpful with our restrictions in mobility and moved at our pace. No rush and the day was ours.
★★★★★We had a great day touring the South Coast with Sergei on a cold and blustery day. The sights are amazingly beautiful, and the weather simply added to the experience.
★★★★★Sergei was amazing. Very knowledgeable, walked with us to show us the best photo locations, and very accommodating.
★★★★★Private tour at our pace with insider tips. Saw more than we would have on our own or on a large tour. Highly recommend.
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No. The Viator page says "per person", but the only option is a private group of 1 to 5 people, so $750 is for the whole group. Five people pay about $150 each.
Gljufrabui and Dyrholaey, longer stops (an hour each at Skogafoss and the glacier), hotel pickup, and the freedom to change the order and pace. You don't share the jeep with anyone.
Yes. All ages are allowed and infant seats are available. Mention ages when you book.
In summer a rental car is cheaper for a group, and Route 1 is easy. A private guide earns the money in winter, when wind and ice make the drive hard, and when nobody wants to drive 375 km. See our self-drive or tour guide.
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Your own driver-guide for up to five people: your pace, your stops, and the timing you choose.
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