Why a self-drive tour is the best way to explore Iceland?
When you are about to visit Iceland, you want to have the best experience and see as much as you can in one trip. Iceland is not as tiny as it might appear, so you can not explore it all at once. The good part is that you can explore many places if you know how.
A self-drive tour is the best option to explore Iceland, especially during summer and shoulder seasons. The winter season is not so friendly to self-drive tours, and we have a blog that explains the reasons behind this statement.
Check it out: Private tour vs Self-drive tour during winter.
Let’s talk about what a self-drive tour entails so you can understand why it is the best way to explore Iceland.
A self-drive tour is a complete package that includes car rental (with insurance, usually premium insurance, but this may vary), hotel booking and a detailed travel itinerary. This means you will make just one booking for everything mentioned instead of searching for them individually.
Another thing that makes a self-drive tour the best option is that behind this self-drive tour is an entirely versed team planning your trip to the last detail. They know Iceland well and plan your journey to avoid wasting your time.
There is no time to waste when you visit such a beautiful country like Iceland, right?
Booking a self-drive tour is cheaper than planning everything by yourself because a travel agency has its rates negotiated with the service provider (car rental or hotels).
A self-drive tour guarantees a rented car and accommodation, while if you are planning by yourself, you might face problems like a hotel or even car unavailability.
Also, on a self-drive tour, your accommodation will be booked according to your itinerary, so you will not have to turn your way back or drive to a place that is far from your itinerary to stay overnight in a spot, then spend time driving around and continue your itinerary from where you stopped last evening. This means more time saved.
Another thing about the self-drive tours is that they have more flexibility. In case of cancellation or delay for different reasons (weather, accidents), the travel agency can deal with all these problems and give you the best option to continue your trip.
The travel agency can provide on-the-ground support if you get stuck in a place due to bad weather or an accident. Time and money saved!
To be specific about the support you get, our team at Marina Travel is monitoring your trip and will give you advice according to the weather or driving conditions—book with us to convince yourself.
The itinerary for your self-drive tour will be planned following the time you have and the things you want to see or do in Iceland.
The travel agency knows better the distances and the time you need to get from one point to another and will help you spend the time wisely.
A self-drive tour gives you more flexibility to explore Iceland; you can stay longer if you like or skip some of them if you want to see something else.
A self-drive tour can be customized as well. If you don’t like the itineraries on the website, you can ask for personalization and create your dream trip with a travel specialist.
You will also get details about secret locations or places not advertised on a tour package. And that’s a great bonus! At Marina Travel, we have experience tailoring tours for our guests, who were always happy with our itineraries and tips for their trip.
A helpful tip I can get you from my experience is to book directly from the website. If you have any questions, you can talk now with the travel agency that can help you and not with the operators from the search platforms that do not know the products.
Also, on the official website of the travel agency, you will find more products than on a search platform.
Marina Travel has ten different packages of self-drive tours and the option to create your ideal tour with our travel designer.
So, if you want to have a relaxing and exciting trip in Iceland, I recommend choosing a self-drive tour. You will have an entire team to prepare and coordinate your trip, and all you need to do is relax and enjoy the Land of Fire and Ice. And you will save some money too! 😉
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