Cultural Holidays in Iceland

Cultural Trips to Iceland

Exodus offers a number of tours to Iceland, including walking and activity holidays. Iceland conjures up images of huge waterfalls, glaciers, spouting geysers and steaming hot pools. Reykjavik is a small but beautiful city and provides the start and end point for most of our Iceland tours. Outside the city lies a landscape begging to be explored; trekking here is fantastic.

Iceland is custom-made for adventure holidays, with visits to the impressive Gullfoss and Godafoss waterfalls, Lake Myvatn and the Jokulsarlon Lagoon keeping you busy. In winter there is the chance to try snowshoeing and glacier exploration. Iceland is also one of the best destinations for Northern Lights holidays, and no trip would be complete without immersing yourself in the steaming waters of the Blue Lagoon.

Our cultural tours to Iceland are like trips to an evolutionary theme park. Walk round one corner and look out over a landscape of volcanic craters and fissures. Turn the next and bubbling hot springs send sulphurous steam into the air against a backdrop of live volcanoes and black lava desert. Keep walking and you’ll hit the deep freeze – powerful waterfalls, deep fjords and mammoth ice caps. Arctic it may be, but when it comes to wildlife, wilderness and adventure holidays, Iceland is hot.

Iceland Culture Holidays

10 Days from £ 3699

£ 3329

Guided Group (Excl. Flights)

Discover Iceland's attractions and vast glaciers, fjords and coastline.

Culture

8 Days from £ 2619

Self-Guided Holidays (Excl. Flights)

Witness Iceland's most iconic landmarks on our 7 night, self drive Independent Tour. Visit the Blue Lagoon, Katla Ice Cave, Hvammsvik Hot Spring Baths and embark on a Northern Lights or Whale Watching by Boat Tour.

Culture

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Has always been on my bucket list! Did not disappoint.

Maureen Forbes Iceland Explorer

This tour was well paced and a great introduction to South Africa, especially for travelers who enjoy exploring the world and finding the unexpected. One of the biggest surprises was the food. The cuisine was so unique and, as our guide advised us, plentiful. Paired with excellent South African wine, you are completely spoiled. Don’t hesitate to try new things such as Bobotie or ostrich.

All of the areas we visited were beautiful. I particularly loved Hermanus with its charming vibe and a spectacular whale watch, and I will dream of Tsitsikamma for a long time. Gazing into tide pools and spotting a beautiful octopus was incredible. Of course, a big part of Africa is the wildlife and this tour gives you plenty of exposure to many of the animals you hope to see. The elephants at Addo felt like something out of a movie. Cape Town is also fascinating. I had no idea the Cape of Good Hope was so vast. The beauty cannot be surpassed. We were lucky enough to have a perfect view at the top of Table Mountain, as well. The people are incredibly kind and friendly wherever you go and it we enjoyed experiencing the mixture of cultures.

The accommodations on this tour vary, but we enjoyed them all. The guesthouse in De Rust was so special as the hosts cooked incredible meals for us each night and treated us like special friends.

All in all, the time in South Africa was something I will never forget. The people, the scenery, the animals, the food…all of it was so much more than what I expected.

Anne Edwards Cape Town & the Garden Route

Visiting the Azores was honestly unforgettable. The scenery was next-level — black volcanic ash, vibrant green forests, and bright hydrangeas everywhere in July. We saw so many whales and dolphins, all really close to shore because the sea gets so deep so quickly – it’s one of the best places in the world for year-round sightings. And hopping between the islands (they’re only about an hour apart by ferry!) felt like discovering hidden pockets of history — each one had its own personality. We even saw a pod of whales during one of the crossings!

Catryn Scantlebury Walking in the Azores

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