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Full day Lake Myvatn Classic tour

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Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Our guides are fully qualified and have extensive knowledge of the Lake Myvatn area. Not only will you learn about the history, landscape and present day life, on this tour you will also hear about Icelandic folktales, humor and culture.

This is a total 6-7 hour tour trough some of the most picturesque landscape in North Iceland. All travel time is included in that length. After about 35 minute drive from Akureyri we come the beautiful waterfall Goðafoss. We stop here for a good time for you to enjoy the scenery before we continue our drive to Lake Myvatn. After around 30 minute drive from the waterfall we come to Lake Myvatn itself and our first stop is at Skutustadir, Psuedo Craters. We then stay in the area for around 3 hours with many different stops during the day like at Dimmuborgir lava field, Grjotagja cave and Namaskard fumerols. At the end of the day we drive for an hour and 15 minutes back to Akureyri.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

free wifi

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

1

Godafoss

After around 35 min drive from Akureyri we come to Godafoss, one of Iceland´s most beautiful and uniquely shaped waterfalls. Here we tell you why the falls are important in Icelandic history and give you enough time to explore the area close up.

40 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
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Skutustaoagigar

Skútustaðagígar are definatly one of the Icelandic gems. One of the landmarks in Lake Myvatn area are these unique and beautifully formed crater. They are called pseudo craters as they are not caused by the actual explosion of volcanos, but our guide will tell you all about them.

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Full day Lake Myvatn Classic tour

Pickup included

Reviews

4.79

48 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Lake Myvatn

    668viktoriam,

    Nov 26, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    I can definitely recommend this tour company - the guide was knowledgeable and friendly, an excellent driver, and gave us plenty of information to keep us awake on the long drive. There were only three of us (plus the guide) on this tour but it never felt awkward. I would recommend this tour especially if you want to experience more of the Icelandic highlands. This was genuinely one of the best tours I've ever been on. We saw some amazing scenery and our guide, Lilja, kept us entertained with stories about growing up in Iceland and what it's like living there, as well as about trolls and other Icelandic myths. She was happy to answer all of our questions. We left the tour with a new-found appreciation of the island and its beauty.

  • Top day out.

    Venture58992,

    Nov 21, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Excellent tour. Brilliant places visited. Fantastic guide who was very knowledgeable, helpful and polite. He could not do enough for you.

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  • Fantastic trip with the most amazing scenery

    Lindsay M,

    Nov 18, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    We were given the option when booking of 9am or 10am, so chose the 10am as we were on a late night Northern Lights tour the night before. At 9am on the day of the trip we had a call to ask where we were, to be told there was no 10am option! Luckily we were ready and our guide actually came to our apartment to pick us up! During the trip we heard a mention of thermal baths, but this wasnt on the trip we had booked, and we hadnt brought swimming gear! We purposely chose this trip for that reason as we had a trip booked for the Forest Lagoon the following day, so didn't want to do 2 'spa' trips. Our guide from 'The Travelling Viking' was very understanding and took photos of our booking and itinerary to feed back to Viator, as this was not the fault of her company. Due to this, we did find ourselves with 2 hours to fill at the Thermal Baths, so ended up buying coffee and a sandwich and spending the time in the cafe, along with a short walk around the area outside. Aside from this, we dont want to take anything away from 'The Travelling Viking' as the day was amazing, our guide was fantastic, giving us lots of information and stories along the way. We went to the most amazing places and saw the most beautiful scenery we could ever imagine. A full day out and a magical experience. 10/10 for the travelling viking, the guide and the trip, 5/10 for viator. Viator need to make sure the time and the itinerary is updated, as we could easily have missed the trip if it wasnt for the guide, and we would have been extremely disappointed to have missed an amazing day out.

  • An insightful and amazing experience

    Pauline P,

    Oct 28, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    It was an amazing tour, Iceland as you would expect it! Our guide was fantastic, she talked about many things, also the life in Iceland, and stopped for example when we saw sheepherding and explained how they get the sheep together. I learned a lot about many different things!

  • Lovely Tour, Unfortunate Circumstances (Mostly) Out of Guide's Control

    Breezy D,

    Oct 15, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    3.00

    For the most part, this was a nice tour. Unfortunately, I chose this particular tour to see two specific locations, and our guide skipped the location that I wanted to see the most. In their defense, I would imagine the reason for this was the extremely inconsiderate person in our group who went missing for 20 minutes and threw us off schedule for the rest of the day. So, that was outside of the tour guide's control. That said, though... the stop we were supposed to make (Grjótagjá cave) was allotted only 20 minutes on the itinerary, and our guide made two extra stops (about 15 min each) that weren't on the itinerary at all. We also arrived back at our dropoff location a bit early. I appreciate that he showed us the extra stops, in an attempt to make up for the skipped location- that was very thoughtful of him. But with the extra time we apparently had, I really would have preferred to go to the location that was promised/advertised. Or, at the very least, I wish he had *informed* us that we would be skipping the cave. If he had, we would have had the option to not get back on the bus and find our own way to the cave. Instead, it did not become apparent to us that the cave was removed from the itinerary until we were already stuck on the bus leaving the area. Another thing worth mentioning, is that there was a minor issue with the bus at one of the stops- and I was very impressed at the efficiency with which the guide/company fixed the issue. While we were exploring one of our stops, they contacted the company and we had a new bus already delivered and waiting for us by the time we made it back to the lot. The guide was pleasant, and I appreciated his commentary. We were given a lot of time to explore at each location, though I would have been okay being rushed if it meant we were able to go to all the stops on the itinerary. So, thank you for the nice tour. I really did see some incredible sights, and I recognize that that is still a "win", at the end of the day. I am just really disappointed that I didn't get to see the place that I wanted to see most, and was not given a chance to rectify it before it was too late. I won't be able to afford to come back for a very long time, so it will just have to continue to remain on my bucket list for another several years.

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  • It was amazing! The tour...

    drubio101810,

    Oct 14, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    It was amazing! The tour guide Ingimundur was so knowledgeable and took his time on the tour. He was also a great photographer!

  • The best trip of all! - Wow!

    190jingl,

    Oct 12, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    This day trip to Lake Mi was great and the best trip to Iceland! ingi took us very well to play! Listened to a lot of stories and saw a lot of different landscapes! It's very nice. I hope to find another chance to play with ingi!

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  • Lovely mini bus road trip to Lake Myvatn

    Satty A,

    Oct 12, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Surprisingly only my friends and I (4 of us) on the mini bus which gave us a bit more flexibility with the schedule. Lilian was a great guide and driver, very informative and knowledgeable. Enjoyed the Beautiful and dramatic landscapes in the autumn colours and the drive back via the mountain pass. Had a lovely lamb soup at our choice of restaurant (rather than busy scheduled stop). Lilian very accommodating with what we wanted and was lovely - sorry we couldn’t give her a tip as we had no cash

  • Iceland full day tour

    Jenny M,

    Oct 4, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    This trip was a great way to see a lot of Iceland beautiful scenery in one day. Our driver, became guide and driver after the guide fell ill and did a great job. We had a great day. The only thing I would mention is for the company to upgrade their description on Viator. They advertise as a small group tour and they are not.

  • Nice Akuyeri Shore Excursion

    Heidi E,

    Sep 29, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    The tour guide was fun an informative. We did this as a cruise excursion (not through expensive cruise ship). It was a fantastic way to the area. We saw lots of major sites and learned about Iceland from a local.

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