iceland encouraged

[tigger3]

We are going on thomson spirit next week on the iceland cruise.has anyone any advice about which tours to book or doing your own thing by taxi? My husband is partially disabled so can't do anything too strenuous! Thank your in advance for any suggestions.

[MNfamilycruiser]

We are going on thomson spirit next week on the iceland cruise.has anyone any advice about which tours to book or doing your own thing by taxi? My husband is partially disabled so can't do anything too strenuous! Thank your in advance for any suggestions.

 

Try looking here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=192 It is under the Port of call boards/Europe/Northern Europe Baltics

 

I searched for Iceland and came up with many threads. Also on tripadvisor you can find ratings/recommendations for tours for many cities.

 

You are more likely to get a helpful response on the port of call boards than on a general board like this.

[Shorex]

Iceland is amazing. We were first there on a cruise stop and later returned for a more intensive experience.

 

You are limited by the time you have in port. Unless your ship overnights there, most of the fantastic day tours out of Reykjavik that take 8-9 hours are simply not possible.

 

Downtown Reykjavik is not particularly interesting. Don't waste the time on a taxi. You must get out of town to experience anything worthwhile. The tour called "Golden Circle" is the best "beginners" tour. Here's the route:

 

 

 

This tour is done variously by bus, minivan, private car or 4x4. Google Golden Circle Iceland for the details.

 

The other highlight for first timers is the Blue Lagoon. Take your swimsuit, it's quite an experience.

 

ETA: The tour to see the puffins is only a few hours and one of the least expensive tours.

 

We have for various tours used Iceland Guided Tours, Geo Iceland, Season Tours, GoEcco, Super Travel Iceland, and MountainGuides.is. They were all good, check out the websites.

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Edited May 7, 2014 by Shorex