Top 6 Dessert Tours in Iceland

1.Northern Lights Small-Group Tour with Hot Chocolate & Photos

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,068 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $172Our pick

Join an English-speaking guide in a minibus for up to 19 people and chase the aurora beyond Reykjavik. You may change locations as conditions shift, hear Icelandic folklore, warm up with cocoa and pastries, and receive guide-taken photos when conditions allow.

“Our guide was fabulous and although he has done about 2000 of these tours he was just as excited as we were to see the lights. Professional photos were included and he was so good with letting each group pose multiple times Best photos of the trip!”

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2.Northern Lights Bus Tour from Reykjavik with Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,782 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $76

Leave Reykjavik by bus with guides such as Darren, Simon, Eva, or Michael, then chase clear skies around Thingvellir and other countryside spots. Expect about four hours, hot chocolate, Icelandic folklore, round-trip pickup, and one free rebooking if the aurora stays hidden.

“Well worth it. Northern Lights are a wonder to behold. Just hope for a fairly cloudless evening and you'll be sorted.”

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3.Northern Lights Adventure Tour with Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 452 reviews · from $67Best value

Leave Reykjavik’s city lights behind on a 3.5-hour Aurora Borealis hunt with an English-speaking guide. Rachel and driver Clermont are among the team members praised for reading cloud and solar forecasts, helping with phone settings, and waiting for clearer skies. Hot chocolate and a free retry add value.

“She was confident that if we waited the location we stopped at because it was clear it would come out and it did”

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4.Northern Lights 4×4 Tour with Pastries and Cocoa from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 340 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $145Top rated

Leave Reykjavik’s city glow behind in a small 4x4 minibus and search for the aurora with a guide who tracks cloud cover and solar activity. You’ll get WiFi, hand warmers, hot chocolate, Icelandic pastries, and guide-taken photos. Guides such as Laura, Karol, Piotr, Edgar, and Lorenzo have earned special praise for their effort and camera help.

“The company was fine and on time and everything, but basically I paid $500 for three of us to go for a ride at midnight. I think the company should consider not offering the tour in summer months, or canceling and refunding when the weather is cloudy. I'm sure our driver had an idea we wouldn't see anything due to the clouds, but we still went. I understand the company has no control over northern lights appearing, but I wouldn't recommend this activity due to the unlikelihood of seeing something. I feel like it was a huge waste of money in an already expensive country.”

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5.Northern Lights Small-Group Tour with Free Photos & Hot Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 179 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $118

Leave Reykjavík after dark with an English-speaking guide who tracks cloud cover and searches for clear skies. This four-hour Troll Expeditions trip carries up to 18 people, serves hot chocolate and Hraun chocolate, and includes digital photos with the aurora. Guides such as Juliana, Nelu, Alex, and Jonas have earned special praise.

“A good small group tour. Sadly nature didn’t cooperate and provide the Northern Lights, but the lady driver/guide was very good and kept us engaged and took good care of everyone. It would have been perfect if we could have seen the lights but it’s never guaranteed.”

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6.Northern Lights in Mini Bus, Photos, Hot Cocoa and Pastries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $124

Leave Reykjavik’s city glow behind in a Mercedes Sprinter minibus and search for clear skies with an English-speaking guide. You’ll enjoy Icelandic pastries and hot cocoa under blankets, while the guide takes complimentary photos of you beneath the Aurora. Tomas may even explain the science behind the lights.

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