The Ultimate Iceland Guide

My name is Gunnar and I am a photographer from Iceland known as Icelandic Explorer. I've spent the past 9 years traveling all across Iceland, searching for the best photo locations, most beautiful landscape, the best food, coffee and unique places to stay. I have published a book about Iceland called "Stunning Iceland" and I am part of the "Best of Iceland" committee for The Reykjavik Grapevine. I am excited to share my knowledge and passion for travel in Iceland with you!

Guide by Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson
Made in English
515 things to do
Interactive Map
15 itineraries
Priority in chat
Offline usage in app
Itinerary Builder access

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5.0(44 reviews)

Carmen Trevino

September 2024

Gunnar’s guide has been so useful! We have taken his hotel, food and hiking recommendations all along the south coast and have been very pleased with all of them. We have wifi in our car, so it has been easy to consult the guide throughout the day. It is very handy that each item he recommends has a button to click through to google maps, making navigation/logistics really easy. Being able to filter our search for hot springs vs hikes vs waterfalls has been great too. And his photos are superb, of course!

Bora Garipcan

September 2024

Excellent guide, very friendly and helpful

Jeff Butterworth

September 2024

Gunnar’s Ultimate Guide to Iceland is an absolutely fantastic reference for all the best things to do, see, and eat/drink around the country, but I cannot possibly say enough great things about his tour! Gunnar seems to know anything and everything one would want to learn, and being able to chat with and learn from him as we drove around the country (to a wealth of amazing spots) was an experience like no other.

There are plenty of things to explore that you might see on social media or in travel guides, but the number of “unlisted” things we saw, thanks to Gunnar, was astounding. He made the trip feel much less like a typical tour, and much more of a fun day driving around with a new friend; what’s more, his general energy really can’t be beat!

My final point - I am never one to go for the “guided tour,” as I tend to enjoy an organic approach to discovering a country; and every single moment of the day with Gunnar was filled with things we would never have seen, and never learned, without his help, knowledge, and enthusiasm.

If this site allowed for extra stars above 5, I’d have given him 10!

Brad Kirch

September 2024

Gunnar’s guide helped us plan the perfect trip around the Ring Road! Would definitely recommend for anyone planning on exploring Iceland!

Patricia Gaines

September 2024

We are a family of 5 and we asked Gunnar to make a personalized itinerary for us because we were travelling with a baby of 1yo, and it was the better decision we could have ever made. All the information was there: sightseeing, restaurants, hotels, activities… and all of them were baby friendly. We literally followed it and it was amazing. Thanks Gunnar, you made our trip memorable!

Anashia Nieves

August 2024

Planning a trip to Iceland is not for the faint of heart. There is so much you want to do and see that you don’t know where to begin. But with Gunnar’s guide we were able to tackle all the planning and accommodate everything in an organized manner. Definitively recommend getting his guide!

Guide by Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson
Joined in October 2022

Gunnar is one of Icelands leading photographers, specialising in nature and adventure photography. He has over 10 years of experience with traveling all around Iceland.

Not only does he want to find the most beautiful places, but equally important to find best places to stay, have a great cup of coffee and meal.

Gunnar is an official Canon Nordic Ambassador and works with many leading brands from around the world as well as some of the best resorts in Iceland.

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