6 experiences · 1 multi-day · from €58
Iceland Backcountry travel runs northern lights, sightseeing day tours, private and more in Westfjords, South Coast, Golden Circle, starting from Ísafjarðarbær, Ísafjörður, Reykjavík. We book them directly, so what you see here is their own availability and their own cancellation policy — at the same price you'd pay them.
“Iceland BackCountry Travel offers customized single and multiday tours for small groups in minibuses for up to 17 passengers, private and scheduled tours in highly modified super trucks. Sightseeing tours, arctic fox and other wildlife photo tours.”
Where they run
Westfjords · South Coast · Golden Circle · Highlands
What they do
Northern lights · Sightseeing day tours · private · Multi-day packages
Booking
Instant confirmation · live availability
All of the above is computed from Iceland Backcountry travel's own 6 product records, not from a questionnaire. Fleet size and typical group sizes are the figures a comparison table usually shows; Bókun does not carry them, so we would be guessing, and we would rather leave a gap than fill it in.
From the operator's own Bókun vendor record. The year is when the company's registration number was issued, which is the closest thing to a founding date that can be checked at skatturinn.is; the brand may be older or younger than the company. Their own site: ibctravel.is — same price there as here.
Google reviews of Iceland Backcountry travel as a company — not of one specific tour.
This was the best excursion of our entire cruise (and they all were great)! The vistas were breathtaking, the waterfall was magnificent, and the countryside made us seriously consider moving to Iceland. Gummi was a great host and driver. He kept us entertained and laughing while we felt safe in the massive vehicle he drives. That thing let us go places the buses couldn't reach, which added to the whole experience. he was waiting for us right off the ship and dropped us back in the city so we could spend time looking around. Highly highly recommend you go with him if you're ever in Iceland.
Steven Truman
We had a great time with Gumby in Isafjordur and the surrounding area. First off, who goes to the West Fjords for their first time over Christmas? My husband, I tell you. But I'm glad we did! He tried 5 different tour companies to find someone to give us a tour on Christmas Day before he found this one (who can blame someone for wanting to be with their family on the biggest holiday of the year?). Gumby was very gracious and even bought us a Christmas present--a book about the Yule lads. So thoughtful! He picked us up at 10 am, a little over an hour before sunrise so he could have us in position to watch the sunrise from the place he deemed most beautiful. And he wasn't wrong! It was a beautiful day and shared history and interesting information with us from his headset microphone all along the way. He dropped us off at a breathtaking waterfall and let us explore around on our own. He was super knowledgeable and it was great to hear stories from a local. We felt so educated by the end of the day! He is an excellent driver and my boys loved his Super Jeep! We were blessed with amazing weather so we have fabulous pictures of our few hours of sunlight sightseeing on Christmas day. We will be coming back, for sure!
Heath Cardie
Our excursion with Iceland Backcountry Travel was by far the best part of our 2 week trip through Norway and Iceland. Gudmundur was the most amazing guide we could’ve asked for. He worked with our cruise time but not only that, he took us to the most beautiful parts of the West Fjords. He told us about everything throughout the whole trip and stopped wherever we were interested. We will be coming back to Iceland and will be using Iceland Backcountry travel again!! An unforgettable experience we will always remember.
Jess Linkinhoker
Amazing personal tour!! Words can't describe how beautiful the scenery was and our tour guide was awesome!! 1000% recommend. Definitely planning to go back
David Linkinhoker
Iceland Backcountry travel
59% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
from age 12 · meet at the start point
2 h · from Ísafjörður
Supertruck tour into the mountains
Iceland Backcountry travel
pickup included
6 h · from Ísafjörður
BackCountry roads and mountain panorama like nowhere else. This tour will leave you speechless, delivering more thrills than a theme park
Iceland Backcountry travel
27% below the €338 typical for super jeep tours
pickup included · works in rain
5 h · from Ísafjörður
Experience Dynjandi waterfall and the high, narrow winding backcountry roads of the Westfjord Highlands in a SuperJeep.
Iceland Backcountry travel
105% above the €161 typical for northern lights tours
meet at the start point
4 h · from Ísafjörður
Northern lights/sightseeing tour near Ísafjörður. 4-5 hours. Every night upon request.
Iceland Backcountry travel
pickup included · works in rain
6 h · from Reykjavík
Golden circle private tour
Iceland Backcountry travel
from age 12 · pickup included
3 days · from Reykjavík
3 day private south coast tour with all the gems and hopefully northern lights
No. We sell Iceland Backcountry travel's tours at the price they set, through their own booking system, so the seat costs the same here as on their site. What you get here in addition is one checkout for every tour in your trip, whoever runs it, and one place to turn if plans change.
5 of their 6 tours include a pickup service; the rest start at a meeting point. Each tour page says which, and pickup is chosen at checkout.
Free cancellation up to 0 hours before the start. The exact window is printed on every tour page and in your confirmation, and a refund goes back to the card you paid with.
Their departures we sell start from Ísafjarðarbær, Ísafjörður, Reykjavík. Check the map on each tour page for the exact meeting point.
Guidance is in English, according to their own product records. Where a tour is audio-guided rather than led by a person, the tour page says so.
Yes, on 2 of their 6 tours, the lowest being 8. The rest set no minimum. The planner filters by your youngest traveller if you give it ages.
5.0 out of 5 on Google from 9 reviews of the company. That is the operator's score, not a rating of any one tour; our own guests' reviews of their tours, where we have them, are shown on this page and on the tour pages.
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