Field guide · Nº 07

Winter 26/27

Iceland, the long way round.

Iceland, the long way round.

Small-group trips with Icelandic guides, to the valleys, ice caves and fjords that the tour buses drive past.

A person in a dark jacket on a rocky cliff overlooking a braided river valley

Fig. 01 · Sólheimajökull

Next departure

14 Feb

Aurora Circuit · 6 days

3 seats left

“We stopped where the coaches don’t. That was the whole point.”

Ana M. · July 2026

Group size

8

guests at most, with two local guides on every trip.

Daylight in Reykjavík

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21 h of light in June, 4 h in December. We plan every day around it.

3 routes · tap one

Map of Iceland showing the Aurora Circuit route

Reykjavík · Þingvellir · Vík · Snæfellsnes

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Why Hidden Trails

Why Hidden Trails

We’re four Icelandic guides running small trips to the places most people drive past. No coaches, no forty-person viewpoints, no rush.

12

years guiding in Iceland

12

years guiding in Iceland

600+

guests since 2014

600+

guests since 2014

4.9

average rating, out of 5

4.9

average rating, out of 5

How it works

Three steps, no small print

How it works

Three steps, no small print

01

Pick a route

Six routes across two seasons. Every one is walked, driven and re-tested by us each spring.

01

Pick a route

Six routes across two seasons. Every one is walked, driven and re-tested by us each spring.

02

Talk to your guide

A 20-minute call with the person who will actually lead your trip. Ask anything — fitness, food, photography.

02

Talk to your guide

A 20-minute call with the person who will actually lead your trip. Ask anything — fitness, food, photography.

03

Pack and go

We send a packing list, lend the thermal layers and meet you at arrivals in Keflavík.

03

Pack and go

We send a packing list, lend the thermal layers and meet you at arrivals in Keflavík.

Guests

From the people who came along

Guests

From the people who came along

The guides knew every farmer on the road. We ate soup in a kitchen I’ll never find again.

Tom & Lise

Aurora Circuit, Feb 2026

The guides knew every farmer on the road. We ate soup in a kitchen I’ll never find again.

Tom & Lise

Aurora Circuit, Feb 2026

Eight people, two guides and a glacier to ourselves at 7 am. I didn’t know Iceland could be this quiet.

Mariko S.

Ice & Fire, Jan 2026

Eight people, two guides and a glacier to ourselves at 7 am. I didn’t know Iceland could be this quiet.

Mariko S.

Ice & Fire, Jan 2026

Honest about the weather, flexible with the plan and very good at finding the gaps in the clouds.

Daniel K.

South Coast & Highlands, Jul 2026

Honest about the weather, flexible with the plan and very good at finding the gaps in the clouds.

Daniel K.

South Coast & Highlands, Jul 2026

Northern lights over a lake and mountains

2027 dates are open

Tell us when you’d like to come. We’ll tell you what the island will be doing.

Northern lights over a lake and mountains

2027 dates are open

Tell us when you’d like to come. We’ll tell you what the island will be doing.

Northern lights over a lake and mountains

2027 dates are open

Tell us when you’d like to come. We’ll tell you what the island will be doing.

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