~~ Iceland megathread ~~

fionny wrote: »

Glad you are enjoying it! Ouchies on the price's! Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully by september the day / night cycle will be there a little bit.

I'd say the day/night should be OK in September much like it is in Ireland. The fact that it's bright outside just makes my brain think that another beer is OK!!

Today we did the Riverjet jetboat trip. Brilliant. 47,600ISK for two adults and two children. In the afternoon we climbed a mountain near Geysir because it was free. We're off to þingviller tomorrow which is where the European and American plates meet.

The landscape is amazing. Today it was raining a lot - like a 'soft day' at home. It looks a bit like the Wicklow mountains but a bit more dramatic.

Yes it's expensive but it's so unique that it's well worth visiting.

In Reykjavik yesterday I saw an advertisement for a 'Penis Museum'........

fionny wrote: »

What kind of money is the beer / wine there?

beer is typically 1,000 ISK

fionny wrote: »

What kind of money is the beer / wine there?

A carry home pack of beer (10x 500ml cans) and bottle of wine cost around ISK 3,700 from the off license.

Off Licences are called Vin Buðin and are state owned and run. Prices are the same in all off licenses. All are closed on Sundays with the exception of the duty free (in both arrivals and departures) at Keflavik. Stock up to the allowable limit at arrivals.

Drinking out can be as high as the ISK 1,000 indicated but a lot of bars in Reykyavik have a 'happy hour' with reduced prices. Happy hour can last for a few hours. I haven't been to any bars in Reykjavik so I can't say first hand.

I'm 100km from Reykyavik with kids so the off license suits my needs.

fionny are you doing any other tours? We are on a tight schedule and want to fit as much as possible in over the three days.

I'm looking at either the Golden Circle classic day or the southern Iceland tour or maybe both....

So we finally booked our trip, I'm so excited!!

We are going for 7 nights in March. We're doing the northern lights, golden circle, blue lagoon and whale watching. We might see about doing another trip when we get there.

We've booked our hotel room only so just wondering how much spending money people would recommend bringing for the week? We've already paid for the above trips.

No we didn't opt for breakfast. .. we might add it in later. Thanks

Hi I'm going to book a trip to Iceland for next March too. Only just starting to do some research now. Is Wow air the only option from Dublin?
Also, any recommendations on hotels? It's a special occasion so I'd like a really good hotel.
Apologies for hijacking your thread too!

roundone wrote: »

Hi I'm going to book a trip to Iceland for next March too. Only just starting to do some research now. Is Wow air the only option from Dublin?
Also, any recommendations on hotels? It's a special occasion so I'd like a really good hotel.

Wow Air are the only airline currently offering direct flights to Keflavik. They're a low cost operation but I found them more than adequate. Just be aware of the extra charges as with other low cost carriers.

For accommodation, it might be worth looking on Home Away or VRBO where you can rent an apartment - some even have private hot tubs! I'm not sure how the prices compare to a hotel but it's worth investigating.

Meeoow wrote: »

Is it cheaper to book trips online or over there on the day? Heading this month.

I would imagine little to no difference... only booking on the day you run the risk of no availability

Meeoow wrote: »

Just booked golden circle and blue lagoon. Have one free day left, so contemplating either whale watching or ice cave.

Where's the Ice Cave at? Is it a man made thing or natural? Might be something we could pencil in.

Meeoow wrote: »

Just booked golden circle and blue lagoon. Have one free day left, so contemplating either whale watching or ice cave.

Are you heading to the Seljalandsfoss Waterfall? That's really worth seeing and once there you can then visit the abandoned plane at Sólheimasandur which is close by. You also get to drive right past the volcano that caused all the airline trouble in 2010 (Eyjafjallajökull) and another interesting (for some!) thing on see on this same route is Bobby Fisher's grave at a tiny church outside Selfoss.

BailMeOut wrote: »

Are you heading to the Seljalandsfoss Waterfall? That's really worth seeing and once there you can then visit the abandoned plane at Sólheimasandur which is close by. You also get to drive right past the volcano that caused all the airline trouble in 2010 (Eyjafjallajökull) and another interesting (for some!) thing on see on this same route is Bobby Fisher's grave at a tiny church outside Selfoss.

I am not renting a car. So depending on tours. I must look these places up. Any tour operators you could recommend. I used Visit for my 2 trips but they are quite expensive

Five weeks to our trip and I'm really looking forward to it. Disappointed we are only going for 3 days as there is so much I want to do.

I booked a couple of tours yesterday.
Day one we are hoping to see what Reykjavik has to offer.
Day two the blue lagoon and golden circle.
Day three the south coast tour.

Spoke to my neighbour who is from Reykjavik and she said the chance of seeing the lights are very slim at that time of the year so I'm not going to spend the 90 for the trip.

Has anyone been late Sept? What kind of clothing do we need? I'm guessing layers, hiking boots, warm rain jacket..bikini?? :-)

Weather is much the same as here. Bring a raincoat. If you have room, bring hiking boots, but you won't really need them as the bus tours only stop for a short while at sights.