
Icelandic Mountain Guides
Icelandic Mountain Guides
Overview
Icelandic Mountain Guides are a boutique adventure tour company that has been sharing the best of Iceland’s beautiful wilderness since 1994. Their passion for nature and adventure drives them to provide quality, fun and educational experiences for their guests. They are also committed to the environment, carbon neutralizing all of their day tours.
Tours
Self-Guided Laugavegur Trekking Tour
Months Tour Operates
Do you want to trek the Laugavegur Trail – one of the best trails in Iceland without the set schedule of a guided tour? This 5-day self-guided trekking tour of the Laugavegur Trail will likely pique your interest!
Guided Þórsmörk Glacier Valley Hiking Tour
Months Tour Operates
Soak in the beauty of Iceland’s wild Laugavegur Trail on the 4-Day Guided Þórsmörk Glacier Valley Hiking Tour. This short trekking tour in Iceland invites you to experience the most beautiful sections of the Laugavegur Trail as you trek over 4 breathtaking days.
Northern Lights, Hot Springs and Hiking
Months Tour Operates
This four-day winter adventure and hiking tour embraces the highlights of the South West of Iceland. It includes the historical and geological Thingvellir National Park, the majestic Golden waterfall Gullfoss, the world famous Geysir hot spring, as well as the immense black sand beaches and beautiful waterfalls of the south coast, Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss.
Northern Lights and Icelandic South Coast
Months Tour Operates
This all-inclusive farm stay adventure includes the most amazing scenery Iceland has to offer, including the highest peaks and the biggest glaciers in Iceland. The magnificent south coast of Iceland is decorated with geysers, glaciers, powerful ocean waves, black sand beaches and waterfalls.
Landmannalaugar Cross-Country Ski Tour
Months Tour Operates
This is the winter adventure you’ve been dreaming of, especially if you’re a cross-country skier with only a few days to spare for an epic tour! For five days, you’ll follow an experienced and knowledgeable guide throughout the ethereal landscapes in Landmannalaugar, which is one of the world’s geothermal hot spots. You know what that means: soaking in hot springs every day before and after skiing. Bliss!
Laugavegur Hut-to-Hut Trekking Tour
Months Tour Operates
Iceland intrigues trekkers worldwide, and the Laugavegur Hut-to-Hut Trekking Tour shows exactly why. Comprised of various terrain, some unique to this faraway country, Iceland welcomes explorers seeking memorable getaways. This tour includes 5 days of exploring the most popular route in Iceland, the Laugavegur Trail. Trek from hut-to-hut across untouched nature so vast that you will feel infinitesimal, including black-sand deserts, green volcanoes, deep orange canyons, and yellow mountain ridgelines. The Laugavegur Hut-to-Hut Trekking Tour is undeniably worth taking your camera!
Ski Touring Volcanoes in Iceland
Months Tour Operates
For this ski touring adventure, you will take full advantage of the breathtaking variety of Icelandic Mountain scenery. The tour includes three stunning peaks, all of them glacier-covered volcanoes.
Laugavegur and Fimmvorduhals Trekking Tour
Months Tour Operates
Get the best of two epic trails on this 6-day trekking tour of Laugavegur and Fimmvorduhals. Head through otherworldly landscapes for a week with experienced guides. Don’t worry about meals or accommodation—just take your pack and hike through some of the most incredible nature in the world. Trekkers hail to Iceland from all over, and for excellent reasons.
Mountains and Fjords of Northern Iceland
Months Tour Operates
Tröllaskagi [Troll-peninsula] is the #1 ski-touring destination in Iceland – and for a good reason! The terrain is amazing, skiing to the ocean is beyond cool, avalanche conditions are relatively stable and often allow for long days and steep runs – and if that is not your cup of tea – then there are plenty of feel-good slopes – long carefree skiing towards the ocean. Just what you want for your ski-holiday.
Volcanic Trails Trekking Tour
Months Tour Operates
The 7-day Volcanic Trail Trekking Tour is an Icelandic adventure that brings you into a world of ancient lava formation, mossy peaks, black-sand terrain, and through the depths of grand canyons.
Trekking the Icefjords of East Greenland Tour
Months Tour Operates
East Greenland beckons adventurers to explore its remote and isolated wilderness. With few inhabitants, most of whom are Inuit, this area draws visitors for its cultural splendour as much as its natural magnificence. The 10-day Trekking the Icefjords of East Greenland Tour pulls you into this enchanting place with cozy communities set among ethereal landscapes.
Dog Sledding in East Greenland Tour
Months Tour Operates
The Dog Sledding in East Greenland Tour invites you into the unique lifestyle of dog sledding between isolated communities in East Greenland. Greenland has few roads and none that connect the villages, so dog sleds, snowmobiles, boats, and helicopters transport travellers around this icy land. This adventure tour reels you into the traditional way of life. While travelling by dog sled across vast snowy lands, you’ll witness Inuit traditions, visit isolated communities, and very likely get to see the northern lights. The dog team will get a rest mid-week while you will explore the Sermilik Coast on snowshoes. Take this tour as an opportunity to unplug from your connected world—there’s no cell signal out here.
Trekking in East Greenland Tour
Months Tour Operates
If you’re seeking the trekking adventure of a lifetime, this 12-day trekking journey in East Greenland is the answer! This area is one of the most remote places in the world—your opportunity to unplug and truly appreciate Mother Earth in all her glory. Learn about local Inuit cultures and traditions, explore by boat on the way to the trailhead, then spend 10 days in the Arctic’s rugged nature.
Vatnajokull Glacier Cross-Country Ski Crossing
Months Tour Operates
Imagine waking up each morning to glacial lands that stretch to the horizon and then getting to cross-country ski across them to the next destination. And you’re in Iceland!
Ultimate Iceland and Greenland Trekking Tour
Months Tour Operates
Extremely remote trekking in little-visited locations—if these words excite you, the 11-day Ultimate Iceland and Greenland Trekking Tour will too! Spend the first half of the tour hiking along the world-class Laugavegur Trail in southwest Iceland, then fly over the Denmark Strait and experience the rugged and untouched East Greenland backpacking through the fjords. Expect to see a whole spectrum of landscapes, including black-sand deserts, yellow rhyolite mountains, red-rock canyons, freezing seas dotted with icebergs, tall granite peaks, and deep fjords. You’ll trek your way across them all following your qualified guide and spending each night in either mountain huts or two-person tents. If you want to leave your comfort zone behind and head to Iceland and Greenland for an ultimate trekking experience, the Ultimate Iceland and Greenland Trekking Tour awaits.
Iceland Traverse Coast-to-Coast Tour
Months Tour Operates
The 32-day Iceland Traverse Coast-to-Coast Tour is an opportunity like no other. When you embark on this journey, prepare for a life-changing experience. You’ll cross through a range of landscapes from barren black sand deserts to high mountain passes and quite literally everything in between. With your expert guide leading the way, all you have to do is pack your bags and set out for an adventure of a lifetime. Don’t bring your comfort zone, though—you won’t need it on this journey.