Northern Lights · Iceland
A bespoke Iceland Northern Lights itinerary
Eight nights circling the island under the aurora
The journey
A bespoke Iceland Northern Lights itinerary balances dark-sky evenings with the landscapes you want to see by day. For India-based travellers, our Ring Road journey is a starting point: the final route depends on your dates, available daylight and road conditions, with room to adapt rather than chase a rigid schedule.
The full Ring Road with a private guide-driver — glacier lagoons, ice caves inside Vatnajökull, the east fjords where almost nobody goes, and Deplar Farm on the Troll peninsula. Seven dark-sky nights with aurora wake-up calls, and a guide whose job each evening is to find the clear gap in the cloud.
In summer the same route runs under the midnight sun with highland super-jeep access.
Explore the Iceland destination guide, compare Northern Lights journeys, and review visa guidance before finalising your travel plans.
Highlights
What is built in
- Private guide-driver for the entire circuit, no self-drive risk
- Ice cave inside Vatnajökull with a certified glacier guide
- Seven dark-sky nights with aurora wake-up calls
- Two nights at Deplar Farm on the Troll peninsula
- Silfra fissure snorkel between tectonic plates
- The Retreat at Blue Lagoon on arrival and departure
Day by day
The route
- 1
Arrive Keflavík
Private transfer to The Retreat. Blue Lagoon at dusk.
Stay: The Retreat
- 2
Golden Circle
Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss with a geologist. Silfra snorkel.
Stay: Hotel Rangá
- 3
South coast
Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss, Reynisfjara black sands, Dyrhólaey.
Stay: Hotel Rangá
- 4
Glacier country
Ice cave inside Vatnajökull, Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach at golden hour.
Stay: Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon
- 5
East fjords
Empty roads, reindeer, Seyðisfjörður's blue church, aurora watch.
Stay: Fosshotel Eastfjords
- 6
North
Dettifoss, Mývatn geothermal fields, Forest Lagoon at Akureyri.
Stay: Deplar Farm
- 7
Troll peninsula
Heli-skiing, sea angling or horses, then the floating geothermal pool.
Stay: Deplar Farm
- 8
Depart
Fly Akureyri to Keflavík and connect home.
Where you stay
The properties
Grindavík · Geothermal spa hotel
The Retreat at Blue Lagoon
A subterranean spa built into an 800-year-old lava flow.
Troll Peninsula · Eleven Experience lodge
Deplar Farm
A converted sheep farm with a floating geothermal pool.
South Iceland · Aurora lodge
Hotel Rangá
Observatory, wake-up calls and outdoor hot tubs under dark sky.
The detail
Inclusions and exclusions
Included
- Seven nights with breakfast
- Private guide-driver and 4x4 throughout
- Ice cave and glacier guiding
- Silfra snorkel with drysuit
- Aurora chasing every clear evening
- Domestic flight Akureyri–Keflavík
Not included
- International flights
- Schengen visa
- Lunches and dinners except at Deplar Farm
- Heli-skiing supplement
- Travel insurance and gratuities
Gallery
In pictures
Questions
Frequently asked
Guest stories
Travellers on this journey
Aurora on four of seven nights because our guide kept relocating us. The ice cave was the most beautiful place I have stood in.
Nandini & Arjun Rao
Hyderabad · Iceland Ring Road, 8 nights
