About us

We are a small Reykjavík outfit running day tours and activities across the south, the highlands and the glaciers — in groups small enough that the guide still knows your name at the end of the day.

Scenic Iceland was founded by three guides who were tired of watching fifty-seat coaches pull up at Seljalandsfoss. We cap every departure at sixteen travellers, drive our own vehicles, and build each itinerary around daylight and weather rather than a fixed schedule.

Every tour leaves from central Reykjavík with hotel pickup, runs year round, and is led by a certified Icelandic guide. Glacier walks and ice caves are operated with our own equipment and Wilderness First Responder certified staff.

Why travel with us

We know which stops are worth the daylight

Winter days are short. Our routes are ordered so you reach the best light at the best place, not whichever site comes first on the map.

Guides who live here, not read about it

Every guide is certified, Iceland-based, and has walked the route in every season — including the bad ones.

Safety planned, not improvised

Glacier and ice cave trips run with our own gear, WFR-certified staff and a daily check against the official road and weather advisories.

Small groups leave a smaller mark

Sixteen people on a marked path do less damage than fifty. We offset the fuel on every departure and stay off unmarked moss.

Our guides

The day is only as good as the person leading it

Our guides are glaciologists, mountain rescue volunteers, photographers and former fishermen. What they share is a licence from the Icelandic Tourist Board and a habit of stopping the van when the light is right.

They decide the running order on the day. If the wind is wrong at Reynisfjara, you will hear why, and you will go somewhere better instead.

Our commitment

Sustainable travel is a route choice, not a badge

We keep groups small, stay on marked tracks, carry out everything we carry in, and offset the fuel for every departure through a certified Icelandic programme.

Our vehicles are serviced on a fixed schedule and replaced before they become the reason a tour turns back.

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