Tailor-made Holiday · Iceland
Winter in Iceland: Ice, Lava and Lagoons
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This six-day winter in Iceland itinerary pairs snowmobiles, ice walks, and quad bikes on glaciers and lava fields with a finish at the Blue Lagoon.
Winter changes what Iceland offers. Snow covers the highland valleys, the glaciers are open to guided walks and rides, and the nights are long enough to watch for the Northern Lights when skies are clear. This itinerary is built around those conditions, with one main outing each day led by a local guide and a warm hotel at the end of it.
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You ride a snowmobile across the Langjökull ice cap, drive a Super Jeep into the Þórsmörk valley, and snowshoe through the Stakkholtsgjá canyon. A guided ice walk on Sólheimajökull follows, then a quad bike ride across the lava fields of the Reykjanes Peninsula. There are three bases, Reykjavík, Selfoss, and the Blue Lagoon, so you unpack only three times in six days.
Our luxury LGBTQ+ travel specialists can add an evening Northern Lights outing with an astronomer, a whale-watching trip by yacht from Reykjavík, or a helicopter flight over the volcanic landscape and can adjust the hotels and the pace to suit you.
The wider range of Iceland itineraries shows how this route compares with our other Iceland trips.
Day by day
This is a sample plan, not a fixed departure. Days can be added, removed or reordered, and almost every client changes something. Prices are an entry-level guide; your quote will be exact.
Day 1. Arrive in Reykjavík
Arrive at Keflavík Airport, meet your driver, and transfer to your hotel in Reykjavík.
The rest of the day is yours.
Walk up Skólavörðustígur to Hallgrímskirkja for the view over the city’s colored rooftops, browse the design shops along the way, and book dinner at a restaurant that cooks with Icelandic produce.
Day 2. Langjökull by snowmobile
Drive east out of Reykjavík toward the Golden Circle area and continue to the base of Langjökull, Iceland’s second-largest glacier.
A guide leads the ride across the ice cap by snowmobile, with stops to take in the view over the white interior. Geysir and Gullfoss can be added to the day on the way.
Continue to Selfoss, a town on the Ölfusá river, where you stay for the next two nights.
Day 3. Þórsmörk by Super Jeep
Travel into Þórsmörk, a mountain valley that sits between glaciers, in a Super Jeep driven by your guide.
In winter the slopes and river plains are covered in snow. Snowshoe through the Stakkholtsgjá canyon, a narrow gorge with a waterfall at its end, before returning to Selfoss for the evening.
Day 4. Waterfalls and Sólheimajökull
Begin at Urriðafoss on the Þjórsá river, then follow the south coast past the waterfalls at Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss to Sólheimajökull, an outlet glacier of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap.
Your guide leads a walk across the ice, past ridges and crevasses of blue ice.
In the late afternoon drive west to the Reykjanes Peninsula and check in at your hotel beside the Blue Lagoon.
Day 5. Reykjanes by quad bike
Spend the day on the Reykjanes Peninsula, a region of lava fields, steaming ground, and craters.
A quad bike ride takes you off the paved roads and across the lava, with stops at geothermal areas along the route.
Return to the hotel in the afternoon for time in the Blue Lagoon, where the milky blue water stays warm even when snow is on the ground.
Day 6. Departure
Take the morning at your own pace and return to the Blue Lagoon if you wish.
The lagoon is a short drive from Keflavík airport, so your transfer for onward travel can be timed to suit your flight.
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Good to Know
- Winter light: Shorter days leave long evenings, with chances to watch for the Northern Lights on clear nights. An astronomer-led outing can be added in Reykjavík.
- Guided activities: The snowmobile ride, the Super Jeep drive, the ice walk, and the quad bike ride are each led by a local guide.
- Add-ons: Whale watching by yacht, a helicopter flight, the Katla ice caves, a greenhouse dinner near Selfoss, and a hike with a geothermal soak can all be added.
- Thermal water: The final nights are spent beside the Blue Lagoon, which keeps the end of the trip unhurried.
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