We have been to Costa Rica and Ecuador with BR and Iceland did not disappoint. Each country was an experience- great hotels, great food and of course the best leaders. Iceland's rugged scenery was incredible. The kids enjoyed bonded and having their own time together zip lining and the pool. Lotta, Nicolas and James were exceptional and exhibited professionalism and camaraderie, which I have come to expect from this company.

I can't say enough positive things about my familie's trip to Iceland. Everything about it was top notch. The tour leaders were great people and went out of the way to make sure everyone had the best time possible. The hotels were so much better than I imagined with great food and extremely polite staff. Backroads had daily options for level of motivation from leisurely to challenging. All the other families on the trip were great as well, it was a pleasure getting to know them and sharing these experiences with them. The tour stops throughout the day were filled with culture and breath taking views. The only downside was it was only 6 days long, I would have gladly done another week.

Claudio, Carlos and Lotta made the trip. Excellent guides. We bonded with the other families. A+

Everything about the trip was awesome! The active adventures, hotels, dining, and leaders were excellent and made the experience so positive. Can't recommend enough!

We were there July 2018. Our children are 15 and 12. Other families were fantastic. Guides were truly amazing, well organised and informative. The group of kids ended up hanging around together and even ate meals together. Here is a list of things about Iceland that surprised us: 1. The food is amazing, totally unexpected. Arctic Char is wow. 2. The scenery is stark yet beautiful. 3. Water is everywhere and in every form you can imagine and at every temperature. 4. The people are so interesting and friendly. 5. It was warm, cold, dry, wet, calm and windy all in 7 days. 6. Reykjavik is the coolest little city you could image. 7. The tour is amazing In summary we are planning our next Backroads trip.

Well-designed trip with thoughtful range of activities, excellent guides who attended to everyone's needs and were able to respond to changing weather conditions and safety issues with great alternative plans, excellent accommodations. Wonderfully designed family trip that catered to needs and interests of wide range of ages, abilities, and interests. If you research the local costs for each element of the trip, excellent value. Have done several Backroads trips and hope to do more.

We always want to do a Backroads Trip and we choose Iceland as a destination. Our expectations were high and sometimes that it could be unfair for the travel company. Well, Backroads blow Us away! My three children my husband and I had a fabulous time and many memories to treasure. In my opinion, what it make Backroads unique are the Leaders! We had the best team!!!

Iceland is a unique country and I felt like I gained a deep knowledge of the culture and terrain from our amazing leaders. This trip starts out with a flight over the ice fields/glaciers that we then got to hike and explore. The super jeep day was definitely a highlight as well. This trip allows you to see so much of the country in all of its varied terrain and beautiful scenery. I would strongly recommend this trip.

This was our 5th Backroads trip and Quebec was by far our favorite Multi-sport excursion until we just finished our Iceland trip. Wow! The scenery, nature, and people were all simply amazing, Carmen, Helen, Gonzo and Sam were some of the best leaders we've ever had - providing just the right amount of humor, local knowledge, and enthusiasm to guide a rather large group (26) seamlessly for 6 days. The hiking is gorgeous but not easy by any means. There's some significant steep inclines and sharp declines with breathtaking views for miles around. The riverwalk into a hidden waterfall is once in a lifetime experience and well worth the cold water (really cold!). Last piece of advice for this trip is that as they say, "what do you do if you want the weather to change in Iceland? Wait 5 minutes!" We seriously had so many episodes of wardrobe changes it was hilarious - hot, cold, wet, rainy, damp, etc... Come prepared!

We loved Iceland and our Backroads leaders were amazing and fun! This was our 4th trip as a family and it didn't disappoint! Highly recommend it - the weather even cooperated for us.