How much do travelling alone tours cost?+
From €19 to €1686 a person, with a typical price of €169. That is the median of 638 per-person day-tour fares we currently sell. Multi-day packages and private charters are priced differently and sit outside those figures.
What is the cheapest of the travelling alone tours?+
Húsavík Whale Museum Ticket with Húsavík Whale Museum, at €19 a person. Read what it actually is before booking on price alone — the cheapest line is sometimes an admission ticket rather than a guided trip, and a large coach costs less per seat than a small-group minibus because it gives you less time at each stop.
Why do some travelling alone tours not show a price?+
5 of the 658 are priced on request rather than published, which almost always means a private charter where the cost depends on group size and pickup point. Ask us and we will get a quote from the operator.
How many travelling alone tours do you sell, and who runs them?+
658 of them, from 123 operators: EastWest, Your Friend in Reykjavik, BusTravel Iceland, Freedive Iceland, Midgard Adventure, SPS Travel and 117 more. Every one is a company we hold a contract with — we do not list everything in Iceland, on purpose.
How long do travelling alone tours take?+
Day tours run from 1 hour to 16 hours, most commonly about 4.5 hours. Pickup and drop-off are usually inside that figure, so a three-hour tour from Reykjavík can mean closer to four door to door.
Are there cheaper options than a full travelling alone tour?+
11 of these are admissions or tickets rather than guided tours — Reindeer Park - Admission from €15, for instance. Worth knowing if you are driving yourself and only need entry.
Do travelling alone tours include hotel pickup?+
356 of 658 (54%) offer pickup. The rest ask you to meet on location. Pickup is the single most common cause of a missed tour in Iceland: it runs to a window rather than a time, and the bus will not wait long.
When can I do the travelling alone tours?+
Across the next 360 days of live availability we hold departures in October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September. That is a rolling window rather than the whole year, so a month missing from that list is not necessarily a month with nothing running.
Are the travelling alone tours seasonal?+
188 of 658 run only part of the year; the other 470 run all year round. In Iceland that is usually about daylight or ice rather than demand.
How late can I book travelling alone tours?+
Cutoffs run from 1 to 24 hours before departure, and 344 of them accept bookings inside 24 hours — so booking the night before is often possible. Popular winter tours sell out days ahead regardless of the cutoff.
Can I cancel a travelling alone tour booking?+
513 of 658 (78%) allow free cancellation at least 24 hours before departure. The exact window is on each tour page and comes from the operator's own policy, not ours. If the operator cancels for weather you are refunded in full.
How fit do I need to be for travelling alone tours?+
Operators rate them: 424 easy, 113 moderate, 97 very easy, 20 challenging, 4 demanding. Iceland's ratings assume weather — an easy walk in still air is a different proposition in 15 m/s of wind.
Is there a minimum age for travelling alone tours?+
421 of the 658 set one, ranging from 1 to 20 years. The rest have no stated minimum, which usually means infants are allowed but not that the tour suits them.
Are travelling alone tours suitable for children?+
442 of 658 are marked family-friendly by the operator. That is their judgement rather than ours, and it usually means the walking is short and the vehicle has a toilet.
Are any travelling alone tours accessible?+
Operators have flagged accessibility on some: 43 for wheelchair users, 40 for prams and strollers, 14 for limited mobility, 10 for limited sight. Ring us before booking rather than relying on the flag alone — Icelandic sites vary enormously and a flag does not describe the terrain at the stop.
What is included in travelling alone tours?+
Varies by operator. Across these: wi-fi on board on 120, admission fees on 83, bus fare on 55, parking fees on 44, national park entrance fee on 29. Anything not listed as included is not included — Icelandic operators are literal about this.
Are travelling alone tours guided, and in what language?+
650 of 658 are guided in person, with guiding offered in Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish and 17 more. English is standard on every shared departure in Iceland; other languages usually mean a private guide.
Where do travelling alone tours start from?+
They start from Capital Region (Reykjavík), Golden Circle area (Selfoss, Flúðir, Þingvellir), South Coast (Hella, Hvolsvöllur, Vík), Westfjords (Ísafjörður, Hólmavík), Snæfellsnes, Vatnajökull (Skaftafell, Höfn) and 6 more. Where a tour starts matters more in Iceland than how long it lasts: the same tour from Reykjavík and from Vík are different days entirely.
What happens to travelling alone tours in bad weather?+
The operator cancels and refunds you in full — Icelandic operators cancel readily, and that is a good sign rather than a bad one. What they will not do is refund you for a tour that ran and simply had poor visibility. Wind cancels more tours here than rain or cold.
