Guide Services

Rent an Iceland Tour Guide

Why Choose Your Friend in Reykjavik?

Local Iceland Connection

Our Iceland guides are not just experts; they are your friendly, local connection, ensuring an immersive and unforgettable experience.

Choose Your Own Iceland Adventure

It’s impossible to imagine a more flexible Iceland tour experience than this. Within reason, we can essentially offer an expert local tour guide for any trip or activity you’d like to do in Iceland.

Safety First

Your safety during your visit to Iceland is our top priority. We adhere to all safety regulations and ensure you’re in good hands throughout your time in Iceland.

Exceptional Service

We go above and beyond to make sure your trip is exceptional. From well-planned itineraries to thoughtful surprises, we’re dedicated to making your journey unforgettable.

Sustainable Travel

Our country, our people, and our wider world are all invaluable. We are committed to responsible and sustainable travel practices in Iceland, minimizing our impact on the environment while maximizing the enjoyment of your trip.

Hire an Iceland Guide by the Hour or the Day

You can hire one of Your Friend in Reykjavik’s local guides based on hourly or daily rates. Please feel free to contact us for more information on our flexible pricing options and to customize your ideal guided experience.

What are Guide Services?

If you’re planning a tourism-based experience in Iceland and need a professional local guide to assist, organize, or accompany your guests, Your Friend in Reykjavik is here to help.

We provide expert Icelandic guides for any trip, tour, or activity—in any language. Whether you’re a tour operator, travel agency, or just an individual needing a guide beyond our listed tours, our rent-a-guide service ensures a seamless and engaging experience for your clients.

If you need a local tour guide in Iceland for anything that is not mentioned in our Iceland Day Tours, Iceland Multi-day Tours, our Corporate & Custom Tours of Iceland, or anywhere else on the site, then this rent-a-guide service might be perfect for you!

Are you a local tour operator?

We provide expert local guides for tour operators and partners, offering customized experiences across Iceland. Available for short or multi-day tours, our guides enhance journeys with local knowledge, storytelling, and seamless logistics, including driving services and corporate activities

Icelanders are natural storytellers and our Guides are experts

Iceland is a land of stories, and stories need storytellers. Remarkably, Iceland boasts more authors per capita than any other country in the world. In fact, one in ten Icelanders will write and publish a book in their lifetime.

There are many reasons for this literary tradition, but it mainly comes down to the fact that Icelanders read extensively and have a deep-rooted history of storytelling. From ancient myths to legendary sagas, the culture of Iceland has always cherished and emphasized the power of stories.

What Our Customers Say

Ellie Friese

Great experience with this company. I am a travel advisor and have used them for both client travels and my personal ones! We recently did the private tour with a Viking and the pub crawl tour and our guide, Stefan, was fabulous. 100% recommend and will take more tours!

We have ran into Stefan several times being in the city and feel as if we have truly made a friend. Thank you SO much for your hospitality.

John McMahon

We had a fantastic time on our food tour in Reykjavik! We enjoyed a very well rounded assortment of food and drink: from classic Icelandic soup to deliciously prepared small plates of lamb. Our tour guide, Esther E., stole the show! She provided an enormous wealth of historical information as well as sharing many interesting insights from her personal experiences while growing up and then working in Iceland. This was one of the very best experiences of our entire trip to Iceland!

Julie Reis

Our guide Esther was the best! She not only introduced us to Iceland’s food, but also gave us an appreciation for its history and culture. Our walking food tour was a great introduction to Reykjavik. Esther’s anecdotes and stories gave us a special “insider’s” experience – a great accompaniment to the variety of tastes and textures of the different dishes we sampled.

It was an all around feel good experience – we highly recommend this tour!

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