Iceland Break 17th of February 2011
The Iceland break trip was wonderful, we had such a great time with Haukur and Hadda and a very nice small group. Everything was perfect, the sites, the weather, the food,.. I will definetly come back to Iceland soon..
Best wishes from Zürich,
Susanne
Susanne Schneider, Zurich, February 2011
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Camden School For Girls trip 2010
Dear Hildur
I just wanted to thank you for making all the arrangements which worked so smoothly on our recent trip to Iceland. The children (and staff) all had a fantastic time and a great range of new and exciting experiences. A little video was made of the trip which is now at http://mail.camdengirls.camden.sch.uk/
Our guide Þorgerður had a wonderful knowledge of tectonic matters and looked after us very well.
Here's to next time!
Best wishes
Martin Evans, UK, July 2010
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Great trip.........
Hi Hildur,
We are already a week at home now, after again a great time with Haukur and Freyr in beautiful Iceland.
Thanks again for your well done organisation and the flexibility, humor and good guidance of Haukur and Freyr!
Haukur already made us 'warm' with two more Iceland trips to do: one wintertrip and a highlands trip....
Best regards from some very happy clients from Holland, Mirjam and Geurt
GeMi Tekst & Beeld, Phototour, Holland, June 2010, www.GeMi.nu
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Awe-inspiring..
My first trip to Iceland was awe-inspiring. What a majestic landscape and wonderful people. Helgi Gudmunsson was perfect for our small group and helped make the trip so memorable.
Tom Parkinson, Volcano Discovery, July 2008
Amazing week in Iceland...
Dear Halla,
It is very hard to be back in a office in London after such a amazing week in Iceland.
A guide that is not only knowledgeable, enthusiastic, flexible, organised, dedicated, caring, patience, perceptive but also a musician and a teacher. He is an excellent driver, who made us feel confident and relaxed throughout the trip. It was wonderful to see Iceland through Hinrik's eyes!
Debora Zanichelli, UK, Skola Travel, July 2008
Interesting experience.. Eventur Fishing, July 2008
Dear Jon,
yesterday we came back hapilly to Warsaw. Once more I would like to thank you for a nice stay that we had in Iceland. It was a very interesting experience for us and we do appreciate your kindness, professionalism and hospitality. THANK YOU.
Maciej Rogowiecki, Poland
A fabulous guide, full of facts, figures, myths and sagas.. Doug Ellenor, June 2008
Henry,
Just a line to say thank you for a wonderful and most memorable Iceland experience. The trip was everything we expected, and more! Bragi was a fabulous guide, full of facts, figures, myths and sagas! It was a delight to travel with him. I have no hesitation in recommending Isafold to my friends. In fact, I've already done so. I hope to go back one day, this time with my geological friends in tow. The great pictures that my son and I took, should entice them.
Thanks again, Doug Ellenor
Doug Ellenor, Australia
Hope to return someday.. Powell Group, March 2008
Dear Henry,
I just wanted to thank you for designing a wonderful tour on March 16 & 17th for the Powell Group. We had an excellent time and Peter was the best Tour Guide. His knowledge, professionalism and great sense of humour really made our tour memorable. The 11 of us are still recalling our wonderful adventure in Iceland and hope to return someday. Thank you for your assistance and patience with our planning.
Sincerely,
Trisha Powell
Trisha Powell, Boston, US
We would have all stayed forever.. Kara Nelson, November 2007
Dear Jón, Henry and Throstur (the world's best bus driver !) I just wanted to thank you all (and everyone else from Isafold Travel who had a hand in organising our tour) on behalf of 11 crazy Australian's and 2 silly New Zealander's. We had an absolutely incredible weekend in Iceland. Your country is absolutely amazing and has so much to offer visitors of all ages, but what makes it so special are the people who live there (and the food !) A very special thank you goes to Throstur, who really did go over and beyond during our stay, lending one of the girls a pair of crutches after she injured herself out clubbing. He even carried her from the bus so that she could see the Gulfoss waterfalls and the Kerid crater. He also gave us the BEST hot chocolate ever to help ease the pain after the Northern Lights decided to keep a low profile. We can't thank Throstur enough for his kindness, it was he who made our experience so special. We had an amazing break this weekend and loved every minute of our tour. Not one person wanted to fly back to London yesterday, we would have all stayed forever only Throstur said there wasn't enough room at his house for all of us. ;) Thank you again for everything. I can't tell you how much fun we had this weekend but you can be sure that we will all be returning to Iceland some day soon and we all have Isafold Travel's contact details. I will be recommending your company to anyone I know of who is planning on visiting Iceland in the future.
With the very best of regards,
Kara Nelson & the rest of the gang! ; New Zealand & Australia
We were particularly impressed.. Ian Davies, October 2007
Henry,
Just a few words of thanks following our Tour Iceland Break. We are three couples whose combined years of married life add up to 100Years. We wanted to do something special to celebrate the occasion and you gave us just that. The tour ran smoothly with no buts other than one of our party loosing a suitcase on the way to Iceland. We saw a huge variety of sites and landscapes and all our accommodation and meals were very good. Our guide Petur Gauti was professional, knowledgable, pleasant and helpful, doing his best to find out any information of the lost suitcase. We were particularly impressed when on our last day, in poor weather on the south side of the Snaefellsnes penninsular he took us to the north side where we found good weather, picniced on the beach and then within the hour had a snowball fight on a mountain, what a contrast
Again many thanks, and we will be pleased to recommend you to anyone coming to your beautiful country.
Mr & Mrs Davis, Gadd & Bubb
We are still aglow.. Group Hart, July 2007:
Dear Halla,
A note to thank you for arranging our spectacular trip trought the western part of the country with Helgi. We are still aglow over our experience and even think we should return next year to see the other half! As the person who made all the arrangements, we thank you. Iceland is indeed a very special place which we will remember for many years to come. We feel especially fortunate to have had Helgi as our guide/driver. He is an exceptional person, as you know, with a winning personality and a wealth of information.
Andrew and Margaret Hart, USA
Excellent tour.. Marlin Rogers Photo Tour, July 2007
It was an excellent tour! We experienced a great deal of Iceland's offering during this trip, and learned much toward planning a return at some point in the future. Your organization receives very high marks and will be highly recommended to all that we relate this trip to. A special thanks to Halla for all her arrangements and to Haukur, who never once pressed us to move on when we got hung up on a photo opp. An excellent (tireless) guide and pleasant trip companion, he hung in there with us, and in fact, took us to places that I suspect few have the good fortune to experience. Our best to you all, and good luck in your continued endeavors.
We will be back, and be in touch.
Regards...Your Texas friends
Marlin Rogers, Texas, US
Pure delight.. Ben-Naftali & Sela, July 2007
Dear Henry,
We returned a few days ago from our trip to Iceland and I wish to express to you our thanks for your excellent organization and carrying out of this voyage. It has been a great pleasure to see your beautiful and unique country. Our joy was much enhanced thanks to the wonderful guidance we had from Mr. Asgeire (Gerry) Eiriksson. His knowledge, gentleness and personality created for us an atmosphere of pure delight. We will certainly recommend your firm to friends who wish to tour Iceland.
On behalf of Professor Michael and Mrs. Sela, my wife Dina and myself,
Yours very sincerely, Avram
Abraham Ben-Naftali, Israel
Can't stop talking about our adventures.. Kymme and family, April 2007
Good afternoon Halla & Jon,
Thank you both so much. We all had such a fantastic time in Iceland that we can't stop talking about our adventures. We would like to thank Jon for being such a wonderful guide. He really did make our trip very special!! We will be back very soon to see those northern lights.
Best wishes,
Kymme, Simon, Rachel, Sam, Harry, Amy & Tommy
The best field trip ever.. Hartlepool School, March 2007
Hi Jon, We had a wonderful time with you and the general feeling from the students ....'the best field trip ever' Many thanks to you and your team ... have added a couple of pictures for you ... we must have thousands!!
Thanks again Look forward to seing you in 2009
Fiona, Hartlepool School
Enjoyed our first trip to Iceland.. Wale und Delphine, Colibri Reisen, Summer 2006
To the management of Isafold Travel, we have the feeling, we should let you know, how much we enjoyed our FIRST visit to Iceland. Your excellent guide -Mr. Sigurgeir Þorbjörnsson- added a lot to our satisfaction. We are quite sure that we'll come back for another holiday.
Hans + Christel Tilly, Germany
Amazing in every aspect.. Heritage Tour Mary Sheehan, summer 2005
.....Our trip was simply amazing in every respect! From lava fields to waterfalls, from volcanic craters to glaciers, from minke whales to Iclandic eagles, from smoked puffin to skyr, from Myvatn to Manaskal, from Cod Liver Oil to Icelandic Cowboy, our trip could not have been more wonderful! And we have you to thank for all of it!! You taught us so much with your explanations of Iceland's history, geology, customs, environment, wildlife, sagas, poetry, language, traditions and character. You took us to places we never could have found on our own, the beauty of which we could never have imagined. You were endlessly patient with our many questions and our difficulty in getting going on time. You were an invaluable help in finding out information about my grandfather, finding Manaskal, and meeting 22 relatives we never knew existed.....
Mary Sheehan, Virginia, USA
Sagenhaftes Island.. Fotostudienreise September 2005
Männer träumen anders als Frauen, das hat die Wissenschaft bewiesen. Der Traum, den wir auf unserer Reise erleben durften, blieb von dieser These jedoch unberührt, denn beide Geschlechter haben das Land gleichermaßen als unvergleichbar beeindruckend erlebt. Es hat uns empfangen wie einen höchst willkommenen Gast und sich mit einer Fülle an Schönheiten präsentiert, als ob es sich speziell fur uns herausgeputzt hatte. Dieses Rendevouz der besonderen Art hatten wir Jon Baldur zu verdanken, dem es glänzend gelungen ist, uns die sagenhafte Schönheit Islands auf einem Silbertablett zu präsentieren. Es war einfach traumhaft, Jon! Ein großes Dankeschön von Ulla
Ulla (Germany)
Many of us will be back.. Recite Incentive Tour, May – June 2003
Recite has had such a fantastic time in Iceland. Isafold has made sure that all of our dreams have been realized. You have opened our eyes to the beauty and magic of Iceland and we really understand what you have here in the ‘Ice and Fire' country. Thank you so much for making our Iceland adventure so memorable. Many of us will be back!!
Helena Wand, Recite Ltd., London
miteinander auskommen”.. Incentive Tour „Petri Heil“, October 2002
....Es waren wunderbare und atemberaubende Eindrücke, die wir alle mit nach Deutschland genommen haben. Auch die anderen Teilnehmer waren begeistert. Ich denke auch, dass das „miteinander auskommen“ einen großen Betrag dazu geleistet hat.
Ralf Altmeppen, Lingen, Deutschland
Even the teenager had a superb time.. MacLaren Family Tour, April 2002
Our family had a marvelous 10 days in Ísland! From the moment we stepped out of the terminal in Keflavik and you told us about the "hatching Concord" and the Rainbow sculptures until the moment you left us there 10 days later and recounted one last saga, we were steeped in the culture, geography, history and people of your incredible country. Even our teen-aged son admits to having had a superb time! Having both yourself and Niels as driver-guides was indeed a treat. It was obvious that you both have a great love for the land. You both had so many facts and figures at your fingertips as well as many stories and sagas which brought history to life. Your interest in and knowledge of many other topics always led to excellent conversations. When our trip was over and we had to say good bye to each of you, we felt we were saying good bye to family.
Susan MacLaren, McKinney, Texas
There was indeed a storm.. Northern Highlights, winter 2002
It was wonderful. I'd never done a tour before, so I didn't know what to expect. The Nicholsons (the couple from N. Carolina) were excellent touring companions, and our guides, Sigurgeir and Hlina from Isafold were great. There was indeed a storm the day I arrived, and we couldn't keep to our itinerary, but the alternative arrangements worked out very well. The weather the rest of our trip was abnormally excellent. I'm extremely pleased with the whole experience, and I want to go back. Many thanks
Josep Wilson (USA)
