Honeymoon Planning

I was in Reykjavik back in October of 2019 - it was one of the best times I've ever had! The flight was pretty good (we flew London to Reykjavik to Paris for about $200 total each, but its always more expensive doing multi city than just regular round trip), stayed in a great AirBnB that was walking distance to downtown (like 10-15 minutes and a very pretty walk along the water) and a 3 minute walk to the major bus terminal where the airport shuttle stopped/picked up, all the tours picked up from etc. We had the whole 1 bedroom apartment to ourselves and I think it was under 300$ for the 3 nights.

I booked a bunch of great tours via Viator.com - We did a Game of Thrones themed tour (since so much was shot there) where we got to see a lot of the island while being a bit on the geeky side (which fits us!!), a Northern Lights excursion (we sadly got rained out/clouded out the entire time we were there but it was fully refunded so no foul) and a half a day at the Blue Lagoon (HIGHLY recommend! It was so cool, so relaxing, and the food at the upscale restaurant was truly to die for - it was our big splurge in Iceland).

I found Iceland to be, over all, pretty reasonably priced. We were there for 3 days and didn't spend a ton. I wouldn't recommend going too much into the deep winter unless you can handle the temperatures (I'm from Boston and even I was chilly in October!) but it was really fantastic. There were so many things I wish we had done but just didn't have time to do. Definitely keep that in your mix and look at viator.com - I've done tours all over the world (UK, France, Iceland, US) all from that site. I've never been disappointed!

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Hello Orianna,

Thanks a lot for your in-depth reply and for the website, I did not know it.. Iceland is high on my list and I am a huge fan of Games of Thrones.

Does Reykjavik have the "honeymoon" vibe?

Thanks again.

View Quoted Comment So I went with my Maid of Honor on a girl’s trip, so I wasn’t going for a romantic vibe, but I would still say Yes! There are so many types of tours you can find that have different themes and things you can do (the one I went on, a glacier one, the “gold circle” one) you can even find ones that include sunset views etc.


The Blue Lagoon definitely has romantic honeymoon vibes. It’s a natural hot spring spa and you can get different packages ranging from pretty basic to premium private massages in the waters. Definitely had a lot of couples there enjoying it. Strong recommend going to that first thing in the morning and having a fancy romantic (and so delicious) lunch at Lava. We got there at 830am and left around 2pm - wasn’t too crowded and we really were able to enjoy the whole place. As we were leaving massive tour groups were showing up.
I also think a Northern Lights tour would be very romantic. Just make sure you’re going during a time where you can see it (usually October through May).
For me, any place can be romantic if you find the right things to do and go. I didn’t even scratch the surface of all the awesome places - and I can’t wait to go back and take my fiancé.

I would personally pick from one of your summer options. The ones you have listed are known to be quite romantic- especially Venice, Rome, and Santorini