Private Reykjavik Literature Walking Tour

by Your Friend in Reykjavik · Reykjavík

4.90· 1,779 Google reviews of the operator
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from €277 for up to 2

Next departure: Thu 22 Oct

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Private Reykjavik Literature Walking Tour — Your Friend in Reykjavik
Guide speaking to a small group outdoors in an urban setting
Street view with people walking past cultural landmarks
Group standing together while listening to a guide
Private Reykjavik Literature Walking Tour, photo 5
Quiet city scene with pedestrians and historic surroundings

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  • Duration

    2 hours

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Season

    All year

  • Starts in

    Reykjavík

  • Pickup

    Hotel pickup included

  • Starts at

    Hlöllabátar

    Hlöllabátar, Ingólfstorgi 1, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland, Reykjavík

  • Guide

    Guided in English

  • Departs

    10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00 …

  • Cancellation

    Free until 24 hours before

About this experience

Step into the world of Icelandic stories on this immersive Reykjavik Literature Walking Tour. From Viking sagas and medieval folklore to Nobel Prize–winning authors and modern voices, this guided walk brings Iceland’s rich literary heritage to life through the streets where it was shaped.

Iceland has more writers per capita than any other country, and Reykjavik is at the heart of that tradition. As you explore the city on foot, your guide shares stories of poets, novelists, rebels, and dreamers, weaving literature together with history, mythology, and everyday Icelandic life.

Rather than a fixed script, this tour is story-driven and flexible. Your guide adapts the walk to the group, choosing tales, poems, and authors that best suit the moment. Expect a warm, engaging experience filled with hidden corners, well-known landmarks, and stories you won’t find in guidebooks.

Description from the operator, Your Friend in Reykjavik. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Where you go

  1. Ingólfstorg & Early Reykjavik
  2. Grjótaþorp & Aðalstræti
  3. Tjörnin & City Life
  4. Austurvöllur & Alþingi
  5. Reykjavik Harbour
  6. Bankastræti & Laugavegur
  7. Skólavörðustígur & Hallgrímskirkja

Included

  • Guided walking tour with a local expert
  • Stories, poems, folklore, and literary history
  • Personalized storytelling adapted to the group

Not included

  • Food or drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)

Good to know

  • Weather in Iceland is unpredictable, please dress accordingly :)
  • This is a walking tour; comfortable shoes are recommended
  • Operates in most weather conditions
  • Tour content may vary depending on group interests

Cancellation for this tour

Free cancellation until 24 hours before departure; no refund after that. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

If the weather cancels this tour

Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is a forecast the operator judges unsafe. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

  1. 1Your Friend in Reykjavik decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
  2. 2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
  3. 3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.

What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until 1 day before departure, the operator's policy after that.

Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →

Who this is not for

  • Priced per vehicle, so it is poor value for one or two people and good value for four or more sharing.

Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.

Why we list it

Your Friend in Reykjavik is one of 204 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →

What travellers say about Your Friend in Reykjavik

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Operator rating 4.9/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.

  • Sanket Das

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    Your Friend in Reykjavik is the best tour company in Reykjavik . I took Walk with a Viking Tour , Snaefellsnes Peninsula day tour and 6 days around Iceland Adventure tour . I spent 8 Nights in Iceland . I stayed 2 nights at Hotel Reykjavik Grand , 1 night at Hotel Geirland , 1 night at Hotel Hofn , 1 night at Wilderness Center , 1 night at Akureyri Berjaya Iceland Hotels , 1 night at Hotel Laugarbakki , 1 night at Hotel Keflavik . It was an amazing tour . My experience in Iceland was magical and heavenly . I also visited Blue Lagoon and it was a nice experience. I enjoyed my every second in Iceland . Iceland is one of the most beautiful country on our planet . I would keep visiting Iceland in the future . Thank you for making my Iceland journey special and memorable .

  • Wendy Uhlig

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    We had a great time on our Iceland Folklore tour. Our guide was Einar. He was a fantastic storyteller!! Hidden people/elves, trolls and ghost stories - and a lot of Icelandic history. Thank you Einar!!

  • Nanci Ritter

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    Petra was an incredible guide. We asked her to show us as much as she could before taking our crazy family of 10 to the airport for our flights to three different cities ! First stop was the beautiful church in downtown Reykjavik that had just opened with an organ recital. Next stop a lovely spot and observation sight overlooking the city by the Pearl. Cold and wet she found us a lovely coffee shop with the best pastries for a welcome mid morning rest next to the sea. Back in the van we drove for a bit before having the opportunity to explore a geothermal field on our way to the airport. A perfect day and ending to our time in Iceland. Petra shared alot of history and information from the perspective of a local which we all appreciated and enjoyed!

  • Vincent Damas

    ★★★★★ · 4 months ago

    Nice walking trip in Reykjavik city centre with our local guide Hrafn, very friendly and knowledgeable. A good introduction to Iceland on the very first day of our 2 weeks road-trip around the island 👍

Reviews from Google · updated 21 Oct 2026

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