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8 Best Half-Day Tours In Iceland

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The 8 most popular half-day tours in Iceland right now, with what each one includes, who runs it and what you can expect to pay.

8 Best Half-Day Tours In Iceland

Silfra: Half-Day Snorkeling Day Trip with Underwater Photos

Silfra: Half-Day Snorkeling Day Trip with Underwater Photos - Drysuit or wetsuit: how cold comfort really works

1.Silfra: Half-Day Snorkeling Day Trip with Underwater Photos

Most Popular★ 4.8

Snorkel in Silfra’s UNESCO rift in Thingvellir—100m visibility, drysuit comfort, and guide-led American–Eurasian plate views.

“A once in a lifetime experience snorkelling between tectonic plates. Adventure Vikings were professional throughout and I couldn’t have asked for a better guide than Wilmar who was great and very knowledgeable and made the excursion more even enjoyable.”

1,155 reviews3 hoursFrom $140by Adventure Vikings

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Half-Day Vatnajokull Glacier Small Group Tour from Skaftafell

Half-Day Vatnajokull Glacier Small Group Tour from Skaftafell - Gear up: crampons and ice axe training that actually makes sense

2.Half-Day Vatnajokull Glacier Small Group Tour from Skaftafell

★ 5.0

Small-group Vatnajökull glacier hike from Skaftafell with crampon and ice-axe training and guided crevasse views near Falljökull.

“This tour was AMAZING -it was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Iceland! The glacier is an awe-inspiring place. Javi was our guide and he was fantastic. We had a much smaller group than anticipated, so he offered to let us try ice climbing and rappelling which was a nice surprise! Would…”

149 reviews4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $199.00by Melrakki Adventures

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Half-Day Combo Tour to Goðafoss, Laufas and The Christmas House

Half-Day Combo Tour to Goðafoss, Laufas and The Christmas House - Goðafoss waterfall: the easy-access viewpoint that feels huge

3.Half-Day Combo Tour to Goðafoss, Laufas and The Christmas House

★ 4.5

Half-day tour from Akureyri to Goðafoss, Laufás turf houses, and the Christmas House with easy transfers, included entry, and local stories.

“The scenery on the drive was beautiful. That is worth the price alone. Great historical information from our guide. The falls were beautiful but maybe a little more time could be spared to hike the other side of the falls and to get back in time to use the WC and browse the gift shop…”

146 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $127.03by The Traveling Viking

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Demanding Glacier Hike and Ice Cave Half-Day Tour from Skaftafell

Demanding Glacier Hike and Ice Cave Half-Day Tour from Skaftafell - The Real Workout: Glacier Walking With Crampons

4.Demanding Glacier Hike and Ice Cave Half-Day Tour from Skaftafell

★ 5.0

Demanding Falljökull glacier hike from Skaftafell, then a guided ice cave visit with all gear. Small groups.

“This is a very demanding tour. The guide was very upfront that he did not think me and my friend were up for this tour, so he directed us to a lesser demanding tour. He was very nice about it. I think he was correcr. We enjoyed the one we went on.”

84 reviewsFrom $225.00by Icelandic Mountain Guides

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Skaftafell: Half-Day Vatnajökull National Park Glacier Hike

Skaftafell: Half-Day Vatnajökull National Park Glacier Hike - Freysnes meeting point, then straight into glacier country by 4x4

From Grundarfjordur: Snaefellsnes Peninsula Half-Day Tour

From Grundarfjordur: Snaefellsnes Peninsula Half-Day Tour - Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellsfoss: Iceland’s Photo Pair

6.From Grundarfjordur: Snaefellsnes Peninsula Half-Day Tour

★ 4.2

Half-day Snæfellsnes tour from Grundarfjörður with Kirkjufell, black-sand Djúpalónssandur, Lóndrangar, Arnarstapi, and Búðir.

“No improvement required, scenery and such an informative guide made the trip spectacular. Loved the folk stories and history. The drive Magic Mike is absolutely the most professional and skilled driver ever, even with those very narrow roads and hairpin bends, his expert handling of the bus is phenomenal.”

49 reviewsFrom $205by BusTravel Iceland

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Whale Watching and Northern Lights Half-Day Combo Tour

Whale Watching and Northern Lights Half-Day Combo Tour - The break on shore: give yourself a reset before the aurora chase

7.Whale Watching and Northern Lights Half-Day Combo Tour

★ 4.5

Heated whale watching by day, northern lights by evening in Reykjavík, with overalls, onboard comfort, and rescheduling options included.

“I enjoyed the whale watching session, the boat was a little packed on deck so was sometimes difficult to find a space for clear viewing if the whales. The American tour guide was entertaining . It’s a pity we didn’t get to see the northern lights they didn’t want to appear”

43 reviews6 hours (approx.)From $176.00by Reykjavik Sailors

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Godafoss Waterfall & Turf House Half-Day Tour from Akureyri Port

Godafoss Waterfall & Turf House Half-Day Tour from Akureyri Port - Fnjoskadalur to Laufás: The Scenic Drive That Actually Helps

8.Godafoss Waterfall & Turf House Half-Day Tour from Akureyri Port

★ 4.5

Half-day coach tour from Akureyri port to Goðafoss and the Laufás turf farm museum, with scenic drives, included admission, and English guide.

“E didn't go on this tour. They cancelled this tour and upgraded us to a 6.5 hour tour to Godafooss, the pseudo craters, the Dark City, and the Námafjall Hverir. Kjartan, our tour guide, and Eugene; the bus driver, for our upgraded tour were wonderful. Kjartan was very informative and entertaining. Godafoss was an amazing…”

17 reviews3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $137.00by BusTravel Iceland

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