"Best Way to see Iceland" This company goes above and beyond to make sure you have the best possible experience, they answered all our questions, took the time to ensure we understood our route and were very friendly. We loved the self drive experience as we could choose how long we spent at sites, what time we wanted to go back to our hotels, and yet we had the security of knowing we had back up plan and people to call if anything went wrong (luckily we didnt expeiernce this). We took an 18 day tour around Iceland and walked away feeling that we had seen everything we wanted to see and really got to know the culture and history of the country.

Found this agent in TripAdvisor forum- above average reviews. Fully agreed. Everything was concluded online. Andri who was the agent that handled my booking was professional and helpful; all response/answers to queries were prompt though not immediate ( about 2 days, could be the time zone difference). Our 9 days trip was seamless :1st day was meet & greet by private chauffeur; pre & post tour hotels were central convenient and comfortable, the 6 days ring road tour he arranged with another operator was comprehensive ( includes a glacier walk and a whale watching cruise) and with a small group of 16. A loan of a local mobile phone from Iceland unlimited for contingency was reassuring.

We did a 9 day ring road self-drive tour with Iceland Unlimited. The tour company and the tour were great!

Juliane took great care of us - helping us to plan out everything. We were in a rush, so she picked all of the hotels for us (rare for me as I usually scour TripAdvisor for everything). We loved all but 1 hotel (Icelandair Hotel) and they were all unique, quaint and in great locations. I am not good at leaving everything up to someone else, but it really worked out.

When we arrived, we went to the office and they walked us through everything we could do and see and reviewed the paper maps. It was a great way to kick off the tour.

Key highlights:

• The paper map was awesome! Even though we had a GPS most of time (a few dark places still!), it would have been painful to use it alone. The map allowed us to see how far the next town or area was, the best way to get from place to place (Iceland Unlimited highlighted the best routes to take) and when mistakes were made, easily see how you could get back on the right path.
• The GPS/hotspot device we got with the car was priceless - couldn't have made the trip without it! It allowed us to relax and just enjoy the scenery without fear of getting lost
• All of the hotels were great. Key stand-outs were the Ranga and the Alda (Icelandair was the only one we wouldn't go back to).

• We enjoyed the glacier hike and snorkeling and both tour companies were good.

• Everything was taken care of – not a single hotel or tour questioned that we were booked there or had problems with any of our arrangements. Flawless!

A few minor issues:
• Our phone never worked and the people at the office couldn't get a replacement to us. With the GPS device in the car, we didn't really miss it much.
I suggest looking at what is happening in the areas you are traveling in case there are any festivals or events you want to incorporate. For example, we missed the Gay Pride parade by a matter of hours but were excited to be able to run a 10K in the Reykjavik marathon. But we spent half the day before trying to get clothes and stuff we needed for it because we didn't know it was happening.