Private Icelandic Bar Crawl Experience
by Reykjavik Wayfinder · Reykjavík
- Adults only
from €310.71 per person
Next departure: Thu 22 Oct
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Duration
3 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Season
All year
Starts in
Reykjavík
Pickup
Meet at the start point
Starts at
Ingólfstorg, Austurstræti, Reykjavík, Iceland, Reykjavík
Guide
Guided in English, Icelandic
Departs
20:00
Minimum age
20
Cancellation
Free until 24 hours before
About this experience
A hand‑picked night out with a local who knows where the fun hides — and when it comes out.
Reykjavík doesn’t really do quiet nights. It does cozy chaos, excellent drinks, strange conversations, and a citywide agreement that tomorrow is someone else’s problem. This private nightlife experience drops you right into the middle of it — no schedules, no herds, no awkward “tour group” energy.
Your local guide designs the night around you. Think snug craft‑beer caves where everyone knows everyone, cocktail bars shaking Icelandic spirits with confidence (and zero chill), and late‑night joints where the music’s loud, the laughter’s louder, and the line between locals and visitors completely disappears.
These are not “Top 10 Bars You Googled.” These are places with personalities — where musicians unwind after gigs, artists argue about nothing and everything, and there’s always at least one gloriously odd Reykjavík character holding court at the bar.
The vibe? Flexible. Want to linger over a dangerously good drink? Do it. Ready to chase the buzz somewhere rowdier? Your guide already knows where to go. Along the way you’ll get stories, secrets, and just enough cultural context to understand why Reykjavík nights feel the way they do.
It’s not a bar crawl. It’s not a history lesson. It’s a private night out where the city lets its hair down — and invites you to do the same.
What to Expect
- A private, no‑rules (okay, some rules) night out
- Bars with character, not clichés
- Great drinks, great stories, questionable decisions (the good kind)
- Reykjavík nightlife, fully unfiltered
Description from the operator, Reykjavik Wayfinder. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.
Where you go
- Lemmy
- Aegir Brugghús
- Ölstofa Kormáks & Skjaldar
Included
There are drinks included and some bar snacks aswell.
Not included
Tips are always appreciated, never expected. If you wish to tip your servers or the guide then feel free to do so.
Good to know
There is a short walking distance between the bars so dress accordingly with the weather conditions in mind.
This a private tour and we can customize the tour for your needs, just let us know.
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.
- 1Reykjavik Wayfinder 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.
- 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.
- 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 →
Sold out on your date?
Seats come back — a cancellation, or the operator adding a vehicle. Tell us the date and we will check once a day and email you if one opens. One email, then we delete the address; nothing else is ever sent to it.
Who this is not for
- Not for families with children under 20 — the operator will not take them, even with a parent.
Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.
Why we list it
Reykjavik Wayfinder 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 →
Read before you book
- Reykjavík bar crawl or food and beer walk?Book the food and beer walk, from €99: four craft beers, nine dishes, small group. The €230 bar crawl suits solo travellers who want a guided night out.
- Blue Lagoon transfer: private car, shuttle or taxi?A private Blue Lagoon transfer costs €107 to €232 per car. Under three people the bus is cheaper; with luggage or a late flight the car wins.
- Keflavík Airport transfer: shared shuttle or private?Every Iceland trip starts at Keflavík. Shared shuttle or private transfer? The right answer depends on group size and landing time more than budget.
Reviews from our travellers
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Reviews arrive the day after each trip — none yet for this one. After your tour we send one email asking how it was, and what you write goes here, unedited.
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Where to stay for this tour
From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Reykjavík, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
from 16.181 kr.Lowest price
Guesthouse · Reykjavík
Old Town Reykjavík
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 41.790 kr.Mid-range
Hotel · Reykjavík
Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 60.840 kr.Top end
Hotel · Reykjavik
Hótel Holt
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
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