Short Break Holidays

2 lovely walks of 5. Disappointing accommodation. Only one was to the expected standard that is described. When I complained by email they did upgrade me to a better room that was empty but I wonder why I wasn’t given that room in the first place. As a solo woman traveller I did not feel comfortable in 2 of my 3 accommodations. Self guided hiking app was good. The town the walk started from was very rough!

Lisa Hennebery Jewels of the Jurassic Coast Walk

A whistle stop tour through the extremes of Iceland’s landscape and weather! The itinerary is essentially waterfalls on day one, glaciers on day two and the ‘golden circle’ on day three. We had atrocious weather (lashing rain and 100mph winds) on day one so perhaps visiting three waterfalls wasn’t the best idea. They were very crowded and the weather made it impossible to really appreciate them. The glacier walk on the second day had to be abandoned due to high winds but not until after about an hour in the weather putting all the kit on and probably another hour attempting to get up the path. The northern lights are elusive and I found them disappointing – you can’t really see them with the naked eye, only through a camera lens set to the right exposure. We saw them on a separate bus tour on our last night in Reykjavik, not on the tour itself. Thankfully we had sunshine and calm for the last day. The landscape is beautiful and the food was delicious, if not all that varied. The long drives were broken up well with rest stops and road side sights.

Laura Waters Iceland Northern Lights

Great tour guide, nice small and friendly group, great locations to explore and lucky enough to see the lights.

Adam Fouracre Iceland Northern Lights