Iceland's Fire & Ice Multi-Adventure Tour

Couples, Friends & Solos

Small Group Adventures for:

Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Older Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

6 days

5 nights

Activity Levels 1-3

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Premiere Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

Casual Hotels - Known for their character, charm and proximity to outdoor adventures and Backroads activities.

Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

Iceland's Fire & Ice Multi-Adventure Tour

Couples, Friends & Solos

Small Group Adventures for:

Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Older Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

6 days

5 nights

Activity Levels 1-3

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Premiere Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

Casual Hotels - Known for their character, charm and proximity to outdoor adventures and Backroads activities.

Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

2025: Jun-Sep

From $7,399 - $7,749 /person

Waterfalls, Geothermal Wonders & the Golden Circle

Iceland's stunning Highlands reveal new delights at every turn. Trek through wild lunar landscapes and otherwordly lava fields. Find steaming vents, verdant canyons and colorful rhyolite. Taste fresh seafood and relax at remote and stunning hotels where Icelandic horses roam—places that feel a world away, yet are minutes from Southern Iceland's plunging waterfalls and spouting geysers.

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Horseback
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Highlights

  • Witness Iceland's geothermal wonders—boiling and bubbling hot springs and mud pots, spouting geysers and steaming pools and lagoons
  • Hike through breathtaking scenery of Seltún on the Reykjanes Peninsula, also home to the newly erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano
  • Walk through “waterfall way,” where 26 falls vie for your attention, and visit the mighty tiered Gullfoss (Golden Falls) in its dramatic canyon
  • Embark on a private Super Jeep expedition to explore the remote stunning wilderness and hidden valleys of Iceland's colorful Highlands
Iceland Multi-Adventure Tour map

Iceland

Start/End Reykjavík

Airports & Travel details*

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Itinerary

Day 1

Description

Hike to Fagradalsfjall Volcano and wonder at the black lava and the scars from the recent eruption • Behold the south coast and walk behind the iconic Seljalandsfoss waterfall • Soak in the hotel's hot tub and sauna • Explore beautiful canyons around our hotel with ocean views.

Accommodations

Night 1

Skálakot Manor Hotel
Hvolsvöllur
Premiere Hotel

This elegant and cozy family-owned hotel and working farm with Icelandic horses and sheep is set in stunning countryside.

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Days 2-3

Description

After witnessing the mighty Skógafoss waterfall, ride an all-terrain Super Jeep to the hard-to-reach Skógar plateau • Hike a section of the famous Fimmvörðuháls, passing 25 cascades as you descend the stunning “waterfall way” • Drink in spectacular views of the south coast and the wide-open Atlantic OceanExplore lush green canyons and take in views of the Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull ice caps • Learn about farming in Iceland and eat the mushrooms from the country’s only mushroom farm • Ride an Icelandic horse in the heart of the Golden Circle, where the Geysir geothermal field awaits • Raft the glacial Hvítá River • Savor farm-fresh "Viking style" cuisine • At day’s end, slip into a basalt stone hot pool before resting your head in your turf house at our resort.

Accommodations

Nights 2-3

Torfhús Retreat
Selfoss
Premiere Hotel

This remote retreat isn’t your average hotel—its traditional residences blend into the beautiful landscape with their living turf roofs and stone and reclaimed wooden walls.

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Days 4-6

Description

Strokkur hurls steaming water 100 feet into the air and massive Gullfoss waterfall flows and sprays along its wide staircases • Travel over a rocky desert to the heart of the remote Highlands in a Super Jeep • Explore an awe-inspiring and untouched wilderness that's home to some of the most surreal landscapes on Earth • Colorful jagged peaks, ice caps, hidden verdant canyons and ancient calderas await • Journey through the moon-like Hveradalir, the "valley of hot springs" filled with volcanic rhyolite, fumaroles and rising steam • Continue to Ásgard and be amazed at the rainbow-colored mountain slopes with the Hofsjökull glacier and the highlands in the distance • Discover picturesque Thingvellir before journeying back to Reykjavík.

Accommodations

Nights 4-5

Highland Base at Kerlingarfjöll
Kerlingarfjöll
Premiere Hotel

Experience the Highlands at this remote and newly renovated lodge, a historic oasis with panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

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Hotels

World-Class Hotels

Our hand-selected Premiere hotels offer exceptional hospitality and experiences as special as the regions we explore.

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Night 1

Skálakot Manor Hotel
Hvolsvöllur

Premiere Hotel

This elegant and cozy family-owned hotel and working farm with Icelandic horses and sheep is set in stunning countryside.

Nights 2-3

Torfhús Retreat
Selfoss

Premiere Hotel

This remote retreat isn’t your average hotel—its traditional residences blend into the beautiful landscape with their living turf roofs and stone and reclaimed wooden walls.

Nights 4-5

Highland Base at Kerlingarfjöll
Kerlingarfjöll

Premiere Hotel

Experience the Highlands at this remote and newly renovated lodge, a historic oasis with panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

From $7,399 /person

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