Lilja Tours

Name: Lilja Tours
Address: Hafnarfjörður, IS
Telephone: +3547643715

Private Day Tours in Iceland

26/06/2026

Here is a coincidence I still can't get over. Two couples, married on the exact same day of the same year, who didn't actually meet each other until years later. They've been celebrating the shared anniversary together ever since, and this year they came to Iceland for it.

Four days. I met them at Keflavík and dropped them back there at the end. In between: the volcanic Reykjanes Peninsula, a ferry over to the Westman Islands for the world's largest puffin colony and a climb up Eldfell, and a slow loop of the Golden Circle with an afternoon of horseback riding.

The weather behaved for four days straight, which it rarely does. We caught Seljalandsfoss with a rainbow in the evening spray on the way back from the ferry. And we may have sampled a brewery a day. That part was not in the plan.
This is the real story, names changed. Read it on our blog 👇

https://www.lilja-tours.com/blog/4-day-private-tour-june-2026/

09/06/2026

Late May might be the smartest time to drive the Iceland ring road.
The roads are open, the days run nearly around the clock, the puffins are back, and the summer crowds haven't landed yet. We just put together a full 11-day route from a private trip we ran at the end of May, mapped out day by day with every hotel and activity: the Blue Lagoon, the Golden Circle, the south coast and Vatnajökull, the eastern fjords, Lake Mývatn, whale watching up north, and the lava caves of the Silver Circle.
If you're planning a late-spring trip, this one's worth a read.
🔗https://www.lilja-tours.com/blog/11-day-ring-road-in-may/

04/05/2026

If you only have one full day for the Reykjanes Peninsula, this is the one we would recommend.

Our new Reykjanes & Fagradalsfjall Hike is a 10-hour private day tour that combines the peninsula's best geothermal and volcanic sites with a 3-hour guided hike to the 2021 eruption crater.

What's included:

- Kleifarvatn — one of Iceland's deepest lakes
- Seltún — UNESCO-recognised geothermal field
- Gunnuhver — the peninsula's most powerful hot springs
- Stampar — well-preserved volcanic crater row
- Fagradalsfjall hike — 7km, 300m elevation, to the 2021 crater viewpoint

And the tour can be customised to finish at the Sky Lagoon if you want a geothermal soak after the hike.

Private vehicle, private guide, year-round.
Details and booking:
https://www.lilja-tours.com/private-day-tours-iceland/reykjanes-fagradalsfjall-hike/

Visit Reykjanes

28/04/2026

Our new Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike is live again.

A 3-hour guided trek through the lava fields of the 2021 eruption — 7km round trip, 300m elevation gain, finishing at a viewpoint over the crater that made headlines around the world.

You walk next to rock that did not exist before March 2021. Your guide explains how the eruption unfolded over six months, what makes the Reykjanes volcanic system different from everywhere else in Iceland, and what the landscape has done since.

Year-round, weather permitting. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Full details and booking: https://www.lilja-tours.com/private-day-tours-iceland/fagradalsfjall-volcano-hike/

20/04/2026

Iceland beyond the Golden Circle.

Most first-time visitors do the same trip: fly in, Golden Circle, south coast to Jökulsárlón, fly home. The north stays on the to-do list for "next time" — and for many people, "next time" never comes.

That's a shame.

Because north Iceland is where the country genuinely opens up.Dettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Mývatn has some of the strangest geology on the island — lava pillars, geothermal fields, thermal caves, volcanic craters with blue-green water. Ásbyrgi is a horseshoe canyon that, according to Icelandic folklore, was formed by the hoofprint of Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir.

And Akureyri — the "capital of the north" — is a compact, walkable town with a better café and restaurant scene than most people expect, reachable from Reykjavík by a 45-minute flight.We just published a full practical guide — the Diamond Circle route, a two-night Mývatn base, the Askja Highlands add-on for summer, seasonal access notes, and honest recommendations on where things actually deserve your time.

Read the full guide 👇
https://www.lilja-tours.com/blog/north-iceland-guide/

14/04/2026

They're back 🐧

The first puffins of 2026 were spotted this week at Grímsey island and Borgarfjörður Eystri — right on schedule. After eight months at sea, millions of Atlantic puffins are now returning to Iceland's coastal cliffs to breed and raise this year's pufflings.

Iceland is home to roughly 60% of the world's entire Atlantic puffin population. From the dedicated viewing platforms at Borgarfjörður Eystri to the massive colony on the Westman Islands and the accessible cliffs at Dyrhólaey on the South Coast — there's no shortage of places to see them up close.

We just published a full guide covering the best spots, when to time your visit, and 10 facts about puffins that most visitors find genuinely surprising.
Read the full guide 👇

https://www.lilja-tours.com/blog/puffins-have-returned/

08/04/2026

It's 11 PM and the sky looks like this.

The midnight sun in Iceland is one of those things that sounds simple on paper and then completely rearranges your sense of reality. From late May through mid-August, the sun barely sets — and in June, it doesn't set at all.

What does that mean in practice? It means hiking at 10 PM in golden light with empty trails. It means the Highlands opening up with no pressure to reach your destination before dark. It means soaking in a hot river at midnight while the sky turns pink and gold over the valley.

We just published a full guide covering when the midnight sun happens, what it does to the landscape, and the experiences that are only possible because of it.

📖 Read the full guide: https://www.lilja-tours.com/blog/midnight-sun/

07/04/2026

Planning Iceland with the whole family?

Here's what most guides won't tell you.
Iceland is one of the safest, most family-friendly countries you can visit — but the way you experience it matters more than what you see. A family trying to navigate rental car logistics, weather changes, and age-appropriate activities on the fly will have a very different trip than one that steps into a vehicle each morning with someone who knows the terrain.

We put together a complete guide covering everything families need to know — from the best activities by age group, to age minimums for glacier hikes and snorkeling, to honest advice on what's overrated for kids.

Plus two ready-made sample itineraries: a 5-day family classic and a 7-day three-generation trip.

📖 Read the full guide:
https://www.lilja-tours.com/blog/private-tours-for-families/

31/03/2026

Not every tour starts the way you plan it.

Greg and his three companions landed in Iceland ready for eight days of private touring. What they got within the first hour was a delayed flight, two missing suitcases, and an unplanned visit to a clothing rental shop in Reykjavík.
It set the tone perfectly — because the best moments of a private tour are rarely the ones written on the itinerary.

This is the real story of Greg's 8-day tour with Philippe, Lilja Tours' co-owner and lead guide. From Snæfellsnes to the Highlands, through glacier lagoons and volcanic river crossings on the F208 — with a running joke about roof boxes that somehow lasted the entire trip.

Read the full story on our blog 👇
https://www.lilja-tours.com/blog/2-couples-summer-tour/

24/03/2026

Ever wonder why some travelers seem to have a completely different experience in Iceland?

Better hotels. Better timing. Fewer crowds. Routes that actually flow instead of backtracking across the country.

Part of the answer is surprisingly simple — they didn't plan the trip themselves.

Behind many of the best private tours we operate is a travel advisor who knows their client's preferences inside out, working with us as their local partner on the ground. They handle the big picture. We handle Iceland.

This advisor-plus-DMC model is how the best trips in the world actually get made — and most people don't even know it exists.

We wrote a full guide explaining how it works, why it produces better results, and what it means whether you have an advisor or you're planning on your own.

📖 Read the full article:
https://www.lilja-tours.com/blog/best-travel-advisors/

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