Diamond Circle Myvatn Waterfalls, and Husavik from Akureyri Tour

Best tour guides ever. Beautiful scenery. You get to see the Cliffs of insanity. I want to do it again.

After a rough start (we had trouble finding the tour operator, we highly reccomend that you give better directions on your emails) we had an excellent time, the places we visited are beautiful and the guide did an excellent job, great explanations and courteous service.

On arrival in Akureyri there was a short walk to pick up the buses from a car park close to the cruise port. Our guide Unnur was very interesting with plenty to tell us during this full day excursion. The trip was done in reverse order to how it was described, starting with a drive to Husavik and ending up with Godafoss...it worked to our advantage given how the weather played out and we missed the worst of the heavier rain and the crowds.

The stop at Husavik was just 20 minutes but enough time to get a few pictures of this quaint fishing village made famous from the Netflix movie The Story of Fire Saga. Next was a short surprise photo stop to see some puffins nesting on a cliff. We clocked up two big waterfalls on the tour...Dettifoss, the second most powerful waterfall in Europe and Godafoss, waterfall of the gods, to finish the day. In between we had stops at a pretty horseshoe shaped valley with a pretty pond at the centre, and also stopped briefly to see the mud pools and steam vents in the Myvatn area.

Despite it being a full day out with some tight timings, Unnur and the driver got us back to the port comfortably before the all-onboard time. It was great value when compared to the cruise ship options and I really enjoyed it. The trip price included a small boxed lunch containing sandwiches, a drink and some chocolate.

The tour bus for this full day excursion was parked around 5 minutes stroll from the cruise ship and easy to find. Our guide Unnur was really informative and she made sure the full coach was well informed on what we would be doing, what time and where to meet at each stop etc. We did the day in the reverse order to how it was described, which actually worked well given how the weather played out. We started at Husavik - just 20 minutes there but enough time to get a few photos of this pretty fishing town. We saw two impressive waterfalls on the tour and had ample time to explore at each. We also visited a horseshoe-shaped valley with a pretty pond, and had a quick photo stop near some cliffs to see the puffins. We saw mud pools and steam vents and many different landscapes. We were back to the cruise port in good time for the all aboard time. A small boxed lunch was included in the trip. Great day out and very good value compared to the cruise ship offerings.

Great tour! Covered all the sights we were looking for in this area of Iceland. Our guide and driver were professional, friendly and informative. Would definitely use them again.

Our guide, Una , was knowledgeable, fun and firm: she made us aware that we needed to stick to the timetable or we would lose out,, because if we lagged at one site, we’d have to scrimp on another. Everyone obeyed!

She had a great many historical facts, myths,

and charming anecdotes for us

Eugene, our driver, did a great job

I had been afraid that the 8 hour trip would drag, but it didn’t. The sites were interesting, or breathtaking, or charming - or all three. They were sensibly spaced so the longest bit of non-stop driving came first.

Lunch was fine though unexciting, and was eaten on the bus to conserve time for visiting the sites.

It was a thoroughly satisfying day!

Just be aware, the weather can turn very quickly. Although it was 14 degrees and fair when we set out, we had freezing winds and horizontal rain by the end. Take gloves, a hat, waterproof jacket and trousers and plenty of layers.

The guide was the best. Kept the tour moving. Explained well. Answered questions. Great time. Easy to talk to and very friendly.

Every inch of this country is unbelievably beautiful. Take advantage of booking as many tours to experience this amazing destination!

Our tour guide, Ritchie, was amazing. He was funny but also setup the tour with WhatsApp, to provide us with updates on where we were going, facts, and even took pictures of the people in the group and posted them there so you could get them and download them.

Started off with amazing Godafoss waterfall and then off to have some of the best fish and chips in Husavik that we ever tasted. Was able to stop and see the puffin. The national park was unreal and was amazing like nothing else. Dettifoss was amazing and created its own little rainbow.

Highly recommend this trip, especially if you can get Ritchie as your guide.

Kjarten was a wonderful tour guide. Amazing tour! Definitely a highlight of our cruise. Excellent driver! Very professional group that watched the time well.