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Reykjavik: Blue Lagoon & Northern Lights with Pickup

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Duration8h

GroupUp to 100

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Warm water and dark skies: Iceland's two halves in a single day

You soak in geothermal water with a mud mask and towel included, have a few hours free in Reykjavik for dinner, then hunt the Northern Lights with a local guide on a separate evening departure. Hotel pickup is optional both times, and you return around midnight. The tour is carbon neutral and includes WiFi on both transfers.

Step-by-step itinerary

12:30 Hotel or bus stop pick up
13:00 Depart from BSI Bus Terminal
14:00 Enter Blue Lagoon with Comfort Package
16:15 Depart Blue Lagoon to Reykjavik
17:00 Free time for dinner and preparation
20:30 Hotel or bus stop pick up
21:00 Northern Lights Hunt departs from BSÍ
00:00 Return to Reykjavik

The Experience

The Blue Lagoon sits in the middle of a lava field, steaming against black rock and pale sky — and then hours later you're standing in actual darkness, waiting for green light to move across it. That's the shape of this Reykjavik combo: afternoon heat, evening dinner break, then the Northern Lights hunt that starts at 21:00 from the BSÍ Bus Terminal. Hotel pickup happens at 12:30 if you need it, and the whole thing lands you back in town around midnight.

The Blue Lagoon part is straightforward. You get the Comfort Package, which means entry, a silica mud mask (you apply it in the water — it's warm and strange), a towel, and a drink of your choice while you soak. The water temperature hovers around 37–39°C even in winter, so the contrast between the lagoon and the freezing air outside it is real. Transfer from BSI takes about 45 minutes each way, so you're in the water from 14:00 to around 16:15. That's enough time to float, mask, drink something hot, and not feel rushed. Then you head back to Reykjavik with time to eat dinner and change before the evening pickup.

The Northern Lights tour is the gamble. You leave at 21:00 with a local expert guide who drives away from the city's light pollution — how far depends on cloud cover and where the aurora is active that night. There's no guarantee you'll see them; winter weather in Iceland is unpredictable, and the lights themselves follow the sun's mood, not a schedule. But if conditions align, you're standing in near-total darkness watching green or purple bands move overhead, which is the kind of thing that stays with you. The tour is carbon neutral through Vaxa Technologies, and WiFi is on the bus both ways, so you can message home if the lights show up.

One practical thing: children under 5 aren't allowed on this tour, and the schedule is tight enough that you need to be ready for both pickups. If you're staying outside central Reykjavik, confirm your pickup location when you book — the optional hotel collection works from most central hotels, but timing matters when you've got a lagoon slot at 14:00 and a bus departure at 13:00.

What’s included

Hotel or bus stop pickup at 12:30 (optional).
Blue Lagoon Comfort admission with silica mud mask, towel, and drink.
return transfer from the lagoon to Reykjavik.
free time for dinner.
evening hotel or bus stop pickup at 20:30 (optional).
Northern Lights hunt with local expert guide.
WiFi on all transfers.
carbon-neutral tour operation.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Reykjavik Excursions

Is this one for you?Book this if you want both Iceland's most famous thermal bath and a genuine shot at the Northern Lights without arranging two separate bookings and transport — the fixed schedule and included pickups mean you show up and the day unfolds on its own timeline.