Nature Explorer Tours
Nature Explorer Tours
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Nature Explorer offers tours in Iceland in Super Jeeps or Super-Trucks, which are modified 4x4s, which enable us to safely drive on glaciers and across unbridged rivers and reach otherwise inaccessible terrains, so that you can explore more of Iceland. We are a small, family run Icelandic tour operator, with a team of expert driverguides with background in Mt. Search & Rescue, 4x4 instructors and professional guides. We have a passion for Iceland and take pride sharing it in a personalized service on a variety of day and multi day tours. On our day tours out of Reykjavik we have the smallest group size in the industry, only 5 passengers per Super Jeep, but we can also cater to larger groups, and we offer private tours. We hope we can share your Iceland adventure.
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J L
11 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
We used explorer tours for our entire trip from coordinating rides from the airport to our hotel to super jeep day tours around the island and even northern light tours and a stop by the blue Lagoon on our way back to the airport. They were very professional, great attention to all details and, our family trip for nine of us was more amazing than we could’ve imagined. Our tour guide was flexible, knowledgeable, funny, and made our experience exceptional. We felt safe with him the whole time, and he managed to share with us and show us some special stories and hidden gems along the way. We got to see up close glaciers and black sand, beaches and waterfalls. The experience, memories and photos will last a lifetime. I highly recommend working with Iceland private tours!
Written 31 July 2024
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David W
London, UK43 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
An excellent 5 days private superjeep experience. Hawk was very patient as we went through a number of options and in the end decided on a 4 night highlands excursion staying in 2 hotels. Everything was customised to our requirements and we highly recommend Hawk and this company.
Written 6 August 2024
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napabema
maine146 contributions
Feb 2025 • Couples
I cannot say enough about how amazing our experience was with this tour company. Our guide both showed us parts of Iceland that were far from the crowded tourist spots but also shared much information about his country, local customs, and on and on. The super trucks were very comfortable and able to go where typical vans and vehicles could not travel. Iceland is beautiful but there are a lot of tourists. Make your trip unforgettable and really see it up close and private by using a guide like Nature Explorer. You will not regret it!
Written 14 February 2025
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Arran G
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Family
An amazing place with astonishing views, rich history and lovely people. The big truck was something to behold, it felt brilliant breezing past all the struggling cars and going to places that you normally would only see in movies. Definitely the best way to see Iceland
Written 31 July 2024
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csenora48
Manalapan, NJ85 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
We had a wonderful South Shore Iceland tour out of Reykjavik with BJ. He picked us up promptly at our hotel and so began an informative and entertaining trip along the Soith coast . We went to all the major sites as well as some “extra” stops to really get a feeling of the unbelievable geography that makes up Iceland. We had an excellent lunch on the way . All in all a terrific day in Iceland. I would highly recommend this tour company to anyone who wants an excellent private tour.
Written 12 August 2024
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Bill F
Rutherford, NJ29 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Iceland in the winter is definitely a bucket list vacation. Deciding to take a private tour with Nature Explorer tours and stay most nights in the countryside was the best decision. Every aspect of our trip went very smoothly. Hawk and Gudrun were both a pleasure to plan with and were very responsive and flexible with our itinerary. Gylfi was our tour guide for the four days we spent outside of Reykjavík . I couldn’t recommend him more highly. He was a good conversationalist, extremely knowledgeable about the history and geology of Iceland ( and other places). He brought us to places that weren’t on the itinerary or well known by tourists but also made sure we had time at all of the high profile stops. He also made sure our schedule was different than tour busses so the stops were never very crowded. The truck was comfortable and Gylfie is a very experienced outdoor man who took us off road to see sites we would not normally be able to get to. We went to the blue lagoon early in the morning after landing and then spent the day touring Reykjavík . The next day we headed out with Gylfi and did the golden circle,southern coast and Jokusarlon tours staying in different hotels each night.
Written 1 March 2020
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Ellen B.
Central Islip, NY2 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
Working with Hawk he helped me plan a trip for 7 friends, all with different ideas of what they wanted to do, he created an amazing, first rate, personalized experience. We had the XL-Super Truck which was awesome. Our guide Einar was extremely knowledgeable, professional, patience and flexible! We hope to go back to Iceland in the future and we will look no further than hiring Nature Explorer again.
Written 21 April 2023
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Urnerin
Canton of Uri, Switzerland6 contributions
Sept 2021
18 days before arrival in Iceland my grown-up daughter and I decided to go there, so I googled private tours in Iceland to get somebody to arrange our holidays for 13 days in September. I felt very well with the correspondence with Hawk, he took care of all bookings, also hotels on days without guidance as well as transfer to and from airport, so we decided to book a 7-day tour with a private guide and a one-day tour 4 days later.
The time we spent in Iceland was fantastic and the colours even more (autumn), and Tryggvi was a funny and storytelling guide, and we were happy to have him all these days!
We’ve seen so much and so many fantastic places. The weather wasn’t really fantastic, but you made the best of it, and we felt safe with your guidance (as a hurricane came up we had to change our plans, but your suggested alternative was perfect for us).
But… there were two small downsides. At first, we would have liked to go more hiking. We spent a lot of time in the car going from one place to another (and yes, we’ve seen a lot of beautiful places!), but I mentioned this in my emails to Hawk before travelling and again to Tryggvi while driving around, and it was like “you can go, but we have to continue very soon”, so it was much time just sitting…
And the last day tour was quite disappointing. We were originally supposed to do the golden circle and Fagradalsfjall, which would have been a long day, but as the volcano was not recommended because of the weather and missing eruption we did the tour via Hvalfjördur and Thingvellir (we saw Gullfoss and the Geysir on the “hurricane day”); and after this we didn’t have time to see the Kerid crater AND do a (short) Reykjavik tour, would take too much time. So we chose the Reykjavik tour and arrived at our hotel at about 16:30 and to me this was kind of a short day (beginning at 9:30) for the whole price. We would have expected it to be a looong day with a real hike and then just spent most of the short day in the car.
The time we spent in Iceland was fantastic and the colours even more (autumn), and Tryggvi was a funny and storytelling guide, and we were happy to have him all these days!
We’ve seen so much and so many fantastic places. The weather wasn’t really fantastic, but you made the best of it, and we felt safe with your guidance (as a hurricane came up we had to change our plans, but your suggested alternative was perfect for us).
But… there were two small downsides. At first, we would have liked to go more hiking. We spent a lot of time in the car going from one place to another (and yes, we’ve seen a lot of beautiful places!), but I mentioned this in my emails to Hawk before travelling and again to Tryggvi while driving around, and it was like “you can go, but we have to continue very soon”, so it was much time just sitting…
And the last day tour was quite disappointing. We were originally supposed to do the golden circle and Fagradalsfjall, which would have been a long day, but as the volcano was not recommended because of the weather and missing eruption we did the tour via Hvalfjördur and Thingvellir (we saw Gullfoss and the Geysir on the “hurricane day”); and after this we didn’t have time to see the Kerid crater AND do a (short) Reykjavik tour, would take too much time. So we chose the Reykjavik tour and arrived at our hotel at about 16:30 and to me this was kind of a short day (beginning at 9:30) for the whole price. We would have expected it to be a looong day with a real hike and then just spent most of the short day in the car.
Written 11 October 2021
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Courtney H
Quebec, Canada42 contributions
Jun 2019
The reply to my review stated: "here is a mini-shop/café in Landmannalaugar which unfortunately didn‘t open until the next day. Otherwise there are no cafe‘s or bakery‘s in the highlands but we do stop in a shop to pick up sandwiches etc for lunch."
As I was on the tour I can say we did not stop anywhere for lunch, which for a tour that advertises for 9-11 hours is not appropriate. An email should've been sent out in advance to advise clients that there would be limited (to no food options) for the tours so they could plan accordingly.
The only place that had food was the bus at Landmannalauger but this shop in the bus only had chocolate bars and nothing more substantial that could be a "lunch" (e.g., sandwiches).
As I was on the tour I can say we did not stop anywhere for lunch, which for a tour that advertises for 9-11 hours is not appropriate. An email should've been sent out in advance to advise clients that there would be limited (to no food options) for the tours so they could plan accordingly.
The only place that had food was the bus at Landmannalauger but this shop in the bus only had chocolate bars and nothing more substantial that could be a "lunch" (e.g., sandwiches).
Written 27 April 2020
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Bushboy66
London, UK138 contributions
Oct 2021 • Friends
Booked via Hawk who was extremely helpful in helping me plan a fun day. Easy to pay and arrange. On the day Kate was our guide and so much fun!! We saw the amazing sights on the Golden Circle and the highlight was the glacier trip in the Super Jeep which is really worth the upgrade. The countryside is just awesome and Kate was so knowledgeable and easy natured which made it so much fun without the mass market tourist vibe that the other operators seem to run. Just book it and take the upgraded Super Truck, you won't regret it. Thanks Kate, we loved you!!!
Written 24 October 2021
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