Nordic Photo Contest 2013 –“People’s Choice” Finalists
It’s time to announce our 10 ”People’s Choice” finalists for this year’s photo contest! First, we sincerely thank all of our travellers that submitted photos or videos from their Nordic Visitor tours...
View ArticleWinners of the 2013 Nordic Photo Contest
The voting and judging for our 2013 Nordic Photo Contest officially ended as of midnight (GMT) on November 20th, and we now have the winners to announce! Out of the hundreds of entries we received, we...
View ArticleSmorgasbord of new tours
Some people consider winter to be a time of hibernation. But not at Nordic Visitor! We’ve been adding fun new tours to our website faster than a speeding snowmobile. Bring on the snowflakes and...
View ArticleThe Nordic Countries in a Nutshell: a travel story
“There’s way more to do than you think…way more pictures than you think you’re going to take, way more sights to see, way more food to try and experience.“ In the words of William and Blair, who...
View ArticleChristmas greeting & 2013 holiday opening hours
From all of us here at Nordic Visitor, we wish you a wonderful holiday season and a new year filled with peace, happiness and prosperity. We thank everyone who travelled with us this past year, and we...
View ArticleThe Best in Nordic Travel for 2014
It’s that time again for New Year’s resolutions and annual “best destinations” lists by the world’s leading travel publications. Need some inspiration for your 2014 bucket list? Let’s take a look at...
View ArticleA journey of new experiences in South Iceland [video review]
“We did things that we’ve never done before, like going behind a waterfall…you just drive a little bit further and there’s always something to see.” Denise and Michael from Canada certainly enjoyed the...
View ArticleCelebrating our local culture & traditions, Nordic Visitor style
When you work in the travel industry, every day is about promoting the culture of your destination(s). So naturally, all of us at our Reykjavik head office enthusiastically took part in the Icelandic...
View ArticleNordic Visitor receives education award in Iceland
We are very proud to announce that Nordic Visitor has earned the 2014 Education Award (Menntasproti ársins) from the Confederation of Icelandic Employers, SA (Samtök atvinnulífsins) at a large...
View ArticleA “do your own thing” road trip in South Iceland [video review]
“I’m especially glad that we had our own car and got to do our own thing, at our own pace…We got to do what we wanted to do and stop where we wanted to stop.” Our traveller Kimberly had great …...
View ArticleWhy the mustaches?
At the Nordic Visitor office we’re suckers for anything involving costumes or silly props. Especially when it’s for a good cause! On Monday 31 March we donned our best mustaches (some real, some fake)...
View ArticleGo “Beyond the Wall” in Iceland
Who’s excited for the return of Game of Thrones? WE ARE! So much, in fact, that we created a self-drive tour in Iceland specially tailored around the filming locations. Our newest adventure, Journey of...
View ArticleNew! Deluxe 4×4 Adventures in Iceland
Want to explore beyond the beaten path in Iceland? You’ll need a good set of wheels… Introducing our newest tours, offering an exclusive experience with Icelandic nature: Private 4×4 Ring around...
View ArticleNordic Photo of the Month Contest: Will You Be a Winner?
Summer is back, meaning it’s time to start our new photo contest! This year we’ve made some exciting changes—the biggest, most notable difference from our past years’ contests is that we’re now...
View ArticleMy Iceland: Hafdís and her Ring Road faves
The following post is part of our “My Destination” series, in which we ask our staff to tell us about their favourite highlights in Iceland and our other Nordic destinations. Today’s staff blogger,...
View ArticleNordic Photo of the Month – May winner
Congratulations to Vincent Schenk, the May 2014 winner of our Nordic Photo of the Month Contest! Vincent traveled on our South Iceland at Leisure-Winter tour, and as you can see, the road traffic is...
View ArticleMy Helsinki: a design paradise
The following post is part of our “My Destination” series, in which we ask our staff to tell us about their favourite places and highlights in our Nordic destinations. Today’s staff blogger is Jessica...
View ArticleMy Greenland: Alexandra’s adventures in Ilulissat
The following post is part of our “My Destination” series, in which we ask our staff to tell us about their favourite highlights in our Nordic destinations. Today’s staff blogger and experienced travel...
View ArticleNordic Photo of the Month – June winner
Congrats to Ivan Glaser, our June 2014 winner of our Nordic Photo of the Month Contest! Ivan and his daughter travelled from Australia on our Majestic Highlights of Norway self-drive tour, and this...
View ArticleAdding optional activities to your Iceland self-drive tour
The beauty of a road trip is having the whole day at your disposal, to enjoy your freedom and take things as they come. Waterfall by the side of the road? Pull over and check it out. Pretty beach? Park...
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