Iceland review - 2016, Page 113

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From the moment you climb aboard your Discover Iceland
super jeep, right at the door of your Reykjavík hotel, your
experience of a lifetime begins and whether you have cho-
sen a private or a shared tour, the service is memorably per-
sonal.
GETTING ACQUAINTED
Discover Iceland uses a fleet of ten specially-customized super
jeeps on monster tires between 38 and a whopping 46 inch-
es (96-116 cms). Inside, the vehicles are comfortable, roomy
and quiet—which means you’ll soon spark up a conversation
with your companions and your knowledgeable, friendly guide.
Groups are usually four or five guests to a vehicle, and never
more than six, so if you don’t already know your companions at
the start of the day, prepare to make new friends! Private tours
for up to nine passangers are also available.
Why book with them? Because the small group sizes make
Discover Iceland tours more personal and mean you have un-
fettered access to your guide. Discover Iceland guides have
intimate knowledge of the Icelandic landscape, its stories and
secrets, and they know exactly where to go for the ultimate
‘wows.’
And because all Discover Iceland tours are longer and more
detailed than your average coach tour. Most of them include
one or more secret stops at special locations you’ll remember
for years but most other people will never get to see.
NO DIRT, NO FUN
Whether you choose a day tour or a longer trip, Discover Ice-
land guides take every opportunity they can to bring you off the
main Route 1, or Ring Road 1, as much as possible, and that of-
ten involves traversing rocky highland trails, fording rivers, and
even scaling glaciers.
Discover Iceland’s private multi-day tours range from two to
12 days and most include a stop at the company’s own private
luxury lodge near Geysir—naturally complete with its own hot
tub. Whether you want to see the West Fjords, the majesty of
Lake Mývatn, the Southern Highlands, or anything else, look no
further than Discover Iceland.
Private or shared day trips in Southwest Iceland include the
Golden Circle with the added pleasure of glacier snowmobiling,
Eyjafjallajökull glacier volcano, Landmannalaugar hot springs
and many more.
SPREADING REPUTATION
A young, family-run company, Discover Iceland started with the
boom in volcano tourism during the 2010 eruptions. Couple
Georg and Karen soon realized that the demand for their high-
end super jeep tours would long outlive the volcano hype, and
so Discover Iceland was born.
In the five or so years that followed, Discover Iceland has re-
ceived hundreds of reviews on TripAdvisor and has a five-star
rating from the website, making it the top-rated jeep tour com-
pany in the capital.
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SPECIAL PROMOTION
Once you’ve experienced a personal 4x4 tour with Discover Iceland,
you’ll understand why they’re TripAdvisor’s review favorite.
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