Iceland with children

MattyNeth

Any tips on what to do with children - aged 4 and 2?

I really want to do the Golden Circle tour, but would they be too bored?

michica

me and my family are going to iceland in feb.
are you going on your own?

i am thinking of renting a car and do our golden tour ourselvies with the map... any thoughts on that?

MattyNeth

Hi - myself, wife and the 2 children are going in April. I guess car hire could be cheaper than 4 tickets for the Golden Circle tour - hadn't considered that to be honest. Think the tour operators charge £50-60 each so car hire for 1 day in theory should be less than £100 though it is expensive over there!!

Going to try to visit the Lazy Town studio that is in Reykjavik as my 4 year old loves it!!! Also going to do Blue Lagoon, but not sure what else?

MattyNeth

just checked a couple of things. Hertz offer 1 day rental for £70, which is reasonable so I'll definitely be doing that :-)

Also bear in mind the sunrise/sunset times. In February, sunrises at 9.45am so prob best to leave in daylight, though doesn't set til 6pm. In Dec, the sun only rises for 3hrs a day!

michica

i have quoted for car hire before
it was around 200 pounds for 5 days
mind u i can be wrong
there are 5 of us (all adults), so i suppose it will be much cheaper if we rent a car instead...

where did u book your holiday? i got mine from lastminute.com... i want to see the northern light but dont think if i can do that on our own, not knowing where we can see them.

gazhawkins

Definitely check out the hot pools at the swimming baths - it's about the cheapest thing to do in Iceland.

There's a good one next door to the Youth Hostel in Reykjavik. The blue lagoon would also be fun for the kids.

Cinemas generally have films in English with Icelandic subtitles - another option.

jamtart6

if you need any advice on where you visit, send me a pm and i will post some ideas for you. We did a field trip out there, and so veered off many of the touristy routes....

(ps - i will only offer advice if you PROMISE to put me in your suitcase!!! *jealous*)

TBeckett100

if you go to the discount section of the site and find an Avis code, I got a prebooked car in Iceland for £60 for 4 days or 3 days 23hrs and 59 secs:beer:

TBeckett100

https://www.avis.co.uk put D086533 in the AWB box.

TBeckett100

https://www.avis.co.uk put D086533 in the AWd box.

TBeckett100

just a bit more to add to the moneysaving in iceland

The Plaza hotel in Reykjavik is 182 pounds for 2 nights on the easyjethotels website. they do a double the difference price promise. https://www.find-rooms.com offer the same 2 nights for 146 pounds.

therefore book the easyjet option, click on contact us page and complete the details. they will send a double refund after 30 days of returning so it would cost 55 overall 110 quid for 2 nights. bargain.