Included:

• • An experienced, local hiking guide and driver with extensive knowledge of the area
  • 9-day Ring Road tour for women
  • Accommodation for 8 nights at hotels (double occupancy, private bathroom)
  • Transportation during the tour with a minivan (excellent sound system, USB charging ports)
  • All breakfasts at hotels (8)
  • Greenhouse visit with lunch
  • Welcome and goodbye dinner
  • All necessary safety equipment
  • Activities & entrance fees — lagoon entries, glacier hike, whale watching
  • Ice cave visit (only with the winter itinerary)
  • Glacier lagoon boat tour (only with the summer itinerary)
  • Airport drop-off

Add-ons (pricing shown at checkout):

• • Single occupancy room

Not included:

• • Flights to Iceland
  • Airport pick-up
  • Lunches and almost all dinners
  • Ice cave visit if joining the summer itinerary & glacier lagoon boat tour if joining the winter itinerary
  • Anything not mentioned in the “Included” section above
  • Insurance — recommended, available to add at checkout
  • Guide gratuities — optional

This Ring Road tour for women is beginner-friendly! No special skills are required, just a basic level of fitness, as you’ll be leisurely walking and sightseeing for the majority of the tour. You’ll only do two hikes lasting around 3 hours, but other than that, you’ll be exploring Iceland at a relaxed pace!

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Both versions run the same 9-day route and hit the same regions, but the seasonal extras differ.

• • Winter departures (October–April) include an off-road jeep trip to 700-year-old ice caves beneath Breiðamerkurjökull glacier and nightly Northern Lights hunts
  • Summer departures (June–July) swap the ice cave for a glacier lagoon boat tour among floating icebergs, plus near-24-hour daylight and puffin sightings at Borgarfjörður Eystri.

Here’s a list of clothing & footwear you need to bring:

• • Waterproof hiking boots (with padded ankle and good arch support, well broken in, suitable for rocky terrain and snow)
  • Casual clothing for the evenings
  • Down jacket
  • Winter pants
  • Underwear
  • Synthetic or wool thermals
  • Long-sleeved synthetic or wool shirt
  • Towel & swimsuit
  • Synthetic or wool fleece
  • Sun & rain hat
  • Wool hat
  • Gloves (wool or pile)
  • Waterproof membrane gloves
  • Wool socks
  • GoreTex rain/wind jacket
  • GoreTex rain/wind pants
  • Buff or face covering

Here’s a list of personal items & equipment you need to bring:

• • Daypack (large enough to fit all items you might need throughout the day)
  • Main luggage (which will be transported to the hotels)
  • Waterproof cover for your daypack
  • Sunglasses
  • Water bottle or water bladder
  • Sunscreen
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Hiking poles (optional)
  • Camera (optional)
  • Medicine
  • Hygiene and beauty products
  • Towel
  • Cash or a debit/credit card

Your main luggage for this Ring Road tour for women will be transported by transport vehicle, and you will not have access to it until you reach your accommodation in the afternoon. Everything needed for the day’s trek must be in your daypack.

You can take one piece of luggage on the tour. Your guide advises you not to bring a massive one—there are luggage lockers at four centrally located places in Reykjavik where you can store your extra luggage.

For your own well-being and safety, we strongly suggest following the advice of this equipment list. This includes having good quality rain gear, tops, and bottoms. Cotton clothing is not appropriate for any strenuous outdoor activity—nor are jeans and cotton t-shirts. Modern outdoor clothing is by far more comfortable and will greatly improve your experience.

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A women-only tour is designed to create a supportive, respectful, and empowering space for women to travel together. These departures are open to women, including transgender women, and are intentionally hosted without men. The focus is on a women-centred group dynamic, where everyone is expected to show consideration and respect for one another. This approach reflects our values and the way these trips are thoughtfully designed and guided.

Winter is really your best shot—nightly Northern Lights hunts run on every winter departure (October–April), and summer trips don’t chase aurora at all. Most nights on the route work in your favor too: stops in Hella, Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Höfn, Egilsstaðir, and Bifröst are all small towns or rural areas well clear of major light pollution, which improves your odds on a clear, active night. The exceptions are Reykjavík (your first and last nights) and Akureyri (one night mid-trip), where city lights work against visibility. Even so, no guide or tour operator can guarantee a sighting—it comes down to solar activity and clear skies, both outside anyone’s control, so treat it as a real possibility rather than a certainty.

Group sizes and prices:

• • For this Ring Road tour for women, the max client-to-guide ratio is 14:1.
  • It takes a minimum of 6 people for this tour to operate. The maximum group size is set at 14 participants.

Ring Road tours for women can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

Min. age requirements:

• • If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.

The price for this all-women Ring Road tour is based on twin-share rooms, but a single occupancy room can be arranged at an additional fee. You can add it to your booking at checkout.

Solo travelers are welcomed and encouraged to sign up—you can either opt for a single supplement or you can choose to share a room with one of your fellow travelers! Note that a single supplement will never be enforced—in case there’s an odd number of travellers, solo travellers will take turns staying in single rooms.

To get to Iceland to your Ring Road tour for women, most people fly into Keflavík International Airport (KEF), located 45 minutes from downtown Reykjavik. From there, the best and the cheapest way is to take one of the public busses like Airport Direct or Flybus. Buses leave 35-40 minutes after the arrival of each flight, 24/7.

Make your way to the beautiful hotel room that your guides will have reserved for you. If you arrive before check-in, you can store your luggage at the hotel and explore the city at your own pace. In the evening, meet your guide and fellow travelers at 5:45 pm for a welcome gathering on Day 1, followed by dinner in the city.

We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with insurance. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, you’ll be offered to simply insure your trip with Redpoint at checkout.

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