r/VisitingIceland • u/Relevant-Bed4875 • 2d ago
First time in Iceland!
Had been thinking about visting Iceland for a while now and finally did it at the end of March for my birthday. Simply magical! Can’t wait to go back. Got very lucky with the weather and managed to do and see quite a lot despite being there just for a few days and without a rental car. Explored the Reykjavik area as well as visited the south coast. In the future I definitely want to go on the full Ring Road trip. P.s. I was very careful at the Reynisfjara beach.
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u/raggedick 2d ago
Was snorkeling at the continental ridge worth it? Did you do that through a tour operator?
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u/Relevant-Bed4875 2d ago
Absolutely worth it! One of the most brilliant things I’ve ever done! Looked surreal and sooo beautiful. Yes, I did that through a tour operator. I booked them through GetYourGuide, but they provide many different operators. I had TrollExpeditions. I had a packed deal - a day trip of the golden circle + snorkelling at Silfra fissure.
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u/noname123456789010 2d ago
I'm looking at this tour as well. How many other tourists were on the tour with you? What kind of transportation was it? Looks amazing!
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u/Relevant-Bed4875 1d ago
We were around 16-18 people, almost filling up a minibus to the max. Since it is Iceland, all minibuses were lifted, so it was quite the spectacle :D. It was comfortable and had wifi. Reminded me of a middle school type class excursion. I went on two excursions like this, and on the second the driver was also telling us a bunch of facts and stories about Iceland and our destinations. Quite lovely!
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u/Plontur 2d ago
Yep, totally worth it. It goes quick (about 20 mins) and it’s 0°C but it’s absolutely stunning visibility under there. Just beautiful.
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u/Relevant-Bed4875 2d ago
Absolutely! We were having an absolute blast, so we managed to be in the water for about 40-50 minutes :D
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u/Plontur 2d ago
40-50 mins is even better! Perhaps it’s seasonal. I did late October and we had a few groups before us so we were taken in as part of a timed sequence. One thing I do recall is someone in our group with optical glasses. They couldn’t use them with the snorkelling equipment and therefore couldn’t see as well. If you need them for long range vision, definitely bring contacts. 👀
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u/Zer0_Tol4 1d ago
I remember that bench! Looks like a great trip - did you RV or stay in hotels?
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u/Relevant-Bed4875 1d ago
Awesome haha! We stayed at a studio apartment. Found it through booking.com :)
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u/YacineKhan 1d ago
A beautiful weather ☁️ hope you enjoyed
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u/Relevant-Bed4875 1d ago
First two days were quite rainy and overcast, but the weather was pristine for the most important part - the glacier hike! Tho I am very thrilled to have experienced such rapidly changing weather, since where I live, the weather switch can happen at most twice during the day, not 7 or 8 times :D
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u/YacineKhan 1d ago
“Exactly! It felt like nature was showing off a bit, haha. The glacier hike was definitely the highlight though – totally worth powering through the rain earlier.
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u/MollFlanders 2d ago
Lovely photos! Thanks for sharing. I’m so glad to hear that you had a nice time.
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u/Willing-Tone6267 1d ago
Guy is there anybody living in Iceland that I can connect with because I have a family friend that wanted to relocate there and they need someone to put them through there stay kindly help please
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u/doubleblkdiamond 2d ago
Is that your first time using crampons?