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Daren and Sue Tobert on the Sólheimajökull glacial tongue after a three-hour hike.
After a two week vacation in Europe we did a six day stopover in Iceland on our way home. We worked with Mads in Denmark. Mads arranged a fantastic tour of Reykjavik, and the west and south areas of the island for us. We had a ton of fun exploring the waterfalls, beaches, caves and glaciers. The accommodations at the Black Pearl, Hotel Budir and Hotel Ranga were top notch. We had so many wonderfully surprising experiences as we immersed ourselves in the history, culture and landscape of the island we couldn’t help but fall in love with Iceland. It is on our list to return to soon.
Some highlights included a self-guided driving tour around Snaefellsnes Peninsula, exploring the rift valley at Thingvellir National Park, and sampling a variety of foods with our knowledgeable guide, Nori. Who knew Rye Bread ice cream was a real thing? Our WOW came while hiking on the glacial tongue at Sólheimajökull in the south. The three-hour hike included peeking over the edges of crevasses and glacial moulins where meltwater pours in making deep shafts. We remain humbled and in awe of the power of nature in Iceland!
Gail Fennell and her family cruised in a monster truck along the black beach.
Iceland March 4-9, 2025
I highly recommend my travel consultant Mads. He helped me plan a 5-day trip to Iceland for my family (my husband, myself, my 3 grown sons with their significant others, and my 5-month-old granddaughter). There was not one aspect of the trip that I would have changed. We climbed glaciers on foot and in a monster truck, went dog sledding (even the baby), soaked in the hot springs, drove down the black beach and relaxed in a fabulous villa in the country where we saw a spectular show of the Northern Lights. Every one of his recommendations worked with our family situation and one day was more exciting than the next. We will definitely be using Wendy Perrin’s WOW List again!
An ATV tour went to the Solheimasandur, the restricted area of a plane crash on the Icelandic beach.
Mads did a fantastic job planning our trip and was even able to adjust when we heard word of one of the ice caves collapsing and of the volcanic eruption surrounding the Blue Lagoon. In the first instance he quickly came up with an alternative tour and, in the second, he built out a fallback plan if the Blue Lagoon hadn’t reopened by the time we arrived. Also, he did his best to accommodate our request to book hotels with fitness facilities. He was successful in two of our three hotels.
His choice of Glumur as our guide/driver was perfect. Glumur knows the country and capitalized on our time in the van, sharing local and Icelandic history along the way. He too was able to adjust on the fly as 60 mph winds cancelled our glacier walk. He found a local museum and waterfall and kept us out of the cold. We would absolutely use Wendy’s experts in the future.
Mads planned a great trip on our recent visit to Iceland. Our first stop was the Blue Lagoon. It was very refreshing after our overnight flight. We were disappointed because it rained much of the time we were there, but that was not the fault of our trip planner. He did a great job on the itinerary. Our driver guide was Valdemar and he did a wonderful job. He was very friendly and informative.
The landscape was amazing. We had a guided tour of a lava cave and saw many waterfalls and rainbows. The tomato farm was a special experience. A farm to fork restaurant based inside a hydroponic greenhouse. We ate the best tomato soup and crusty bread. The highlight of our trip was Thingvellir National Park where you walk between the continental plates. My husband studied geology so this was a real treat for him. We went in September which is the rainiest month so we missed some other sites because of the weather. We should have added some extra days to rest and for a slower pace. Maybe we will be able to return at some point in the future.