Upcoming Trip to Iceland - Questions

[Anonymous]

1. We've booked a number of tours but don't quite understand how food/snacks/drinks work. Many of the tours are 10+ hours - are we allowed to bring alcoholic beverages and snacks? Or is this generally frowned upon?

2. If you've traveled recently, was it easy to find a COVID testing location for your return to the US?

3. If you've been to the Michelin-rated restaurant, Dill, was it worth it? We were waitlisted and are not sure what our odds are of actually getting in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. We've booked a number of tours but don't quite understand how food/snacks/drinks work. Many of the tours are 10+ hours - are we allowed to bring alcoholic beverages and snacks? Or is this generally frowned upon?

2. If you've traveled recently, was it easy to find a COVID testing location for your return to the US?

3. If you've been to the Michelin-rated restaurant, Dill, was it worth it? We were waitlisted and are not sure what our odds are of actually getting in.

A lot of areas tours go through have food trucks/stands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. We've booked a number of tours but don't quite understand how food/snacks/drinks work. Many of the tours are 10+ hours - are we allowed to bring alcoholic beverages and snacks? Or is this generally frowned upon?

2. If you've traveled recently, was it easy to find a COVID testing location for your return to the US?

3. If you've been to the Michelin-rated restaurant, Dill, was it worth it? We were waitlisted and are not sure what our odds are of actually getting in.

A lot of areas tours go through have food trucks/stands.

Oh yes, travel to Europe for the food trucks. Said no one ever. The food in Iceland is lame and gross. Do better OP.

[Anonymous]

People brought snacks for the van rides, but no one on any of the tours I was on brought alcohol, unless they were extremely discrete.

[Anonymous]

I am also going to Iceland soon but our trips sound veeeerrrrryyyyy different. No 10-hour tours or Michelin restaurants for us and our children. whomp whomp.

As for testing.... look at emed. We used it last week to return from portugal and it worked seamlessly. https://www.emed.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People brought snacks for the van rides, but no one on any of the tours I was on brought alcohol, unless they were extremely discrete.

Same. And they would stop at restaurants or gas stations where you could get food. I didn’t find the food to be very good.

[Anonymous]

PP here. I was going to add that you might want to book your transport from the airport because people who didn’t waited hours to get on a bus into town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People brought snacks for the van rides, but no one on any of the tours I was on brought alcohol, unless they were extremely discrete.

Same. And they would stop at restaurants or gas stations where you could get food. I didn’t find the food to be very good.

The food in Iceland is bland, extremely expensive and disgusting unless you're in Reykjavik. We did the ring road and packed tons of snacks, PB &J, and were very happy with that decision. If you're just going to do a few tours and stay in Reykjavik, you might not have to fill your suitcase with Snickers bars like we did, but I don't think anyone on the tour would frown upon you for having your own snacks. We had kids with us so didn't stop by Dill. We did have the lamb hotdogs and they were delicious!

[Anonymous]

I agree the food is OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive for being mediocre. 2 burgers and 2 beers in a dive bar are like $60 total. We also Brough yogurt (Icelandic Skyr) and PBJs on our tours.

[Anonymous]

We did 10 days in Iceland last summer.

We did a couple full day tours and brought our own food and snacks. We did not think to bring alcoholic beverages so I can’t speak to this.

For our return to US COVID test we literally drove by a place that advertised PCR tests so we went there. It had public opening hours (something like 7a-12p daily). Sorry, that isn’t super helpful but that’s just how we encountered a testing site. Our other plan was the head back to Reykjavik a day early and test there but this way we were able to stay out on the road an extra day.

We did not try that restaurant, and yes, food is very expensive. We tried to make the most of it by ordering local specialties. We found the lamb on the menu would always be excellent. Even there most mediocre place would have a lamb dish that would be considered excellent stateside. There isn’t a lot ti spend money on so even with expensive food we really didn’t end up spending much compared to a European vacation in a major city.

[Anonymous]

Iceland isn't known for food. It sucked unless it was a really nice restaurant. We went to a lot of places that served pizza and beer. Grocery stores were great to get snacks and keeps the costs down. No one was drinking on the tours - I am not sure I would want to do some of them after a few drinks. Thinking glaciers, hiking. Just wasn't a thing there.

[Anonymous]

Alcohol on a tour? Haven't seen that anywhere really, unless it was being provided by the operator.

Plan to bring cash, small bills.

I rec the Emed.com covid tests or like home tests for your return tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alcohol on a tour? Haven't seen that anywhere really, unless it was being provided by the operator.

Plan to bring cash, small bills.

I rec the Emed.com covid tests or like home tests for your return tests.

You don't need cash in Iceland, except for tips. EVERYTHING has contactless payment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alcohol on a tour? Haven't seen that anywhere really, unless it was being provided by the operator.

Plan to bring cash, small bills.

I rec the Emed.com covid tests or like home tests for your return tests.

You don't need cash in Iceland, except for tips. EVERYTHING has contactless payment.

My tour guide was happy to take tips in US dollars. I needed no Icelandic cash.

[Anonymous]

1. Food is so expensive there it’s not typically included with tours like in most countries. Alcohol is fairly regulated there so I’d hesitate to bring my open container. But you could ask tour company.

2. I had the return test done last year in the city easily enough but no need for that now with Emed. I’ve never had anyone go farther up my nose than with the then-entry and exit swabs in Iceland.