Bonfire and Fireworks on New Year's Eve

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Bonfire and Fireworks

New Year's Eve

Celebrate New Years Eve with us, Icelandic style! Visit bonfires with the locals, and watch the incredible amount of fireworks go off at midnight.

On this tour you get the chance to experience genuine Icelandic culture and age old customs surrounding the New Year’s celebrations in Iceland which by many is considered one of the world’s most breathtaking New Year’s celebration.

Thousands of people attend community bonfires scattered throughout the different neighborhoods of Reykjavik and we will visit one of them and celebrate with the locals. At precisely midnight the celebration’s atmosphere becomes pretty wild with incredible amount of fireworks that people light all over the city, covering the sky with lights and colors.

We select the best viewpoint to watch the fireworks while raising a glass of sparkling wine under one of the world’s most spectacular fireworks displays.

Complimentary pick-up and drop-off to major hotels and guest houses in Reykjavik
Roundtrip transport
Professional tour guide
Coffee at a restaurant
Glass of sparkling wine at midnight
Free WiFi on board

The Icelandic New Year’s Eve is by many considered the most breathtaking New Year’s celebration in the world. We offer a special tour where you will experience this celebration first-hand. You will be taken to enjoy the immersive celebration atmosphere.

Thousands of people attend community bonfires scattered throughout the different neighbourhoods in Reykjavík.

At midnight the atmosphere becomes highly intense due to the hundreds, even up to a thousand, tons of fireworks that are lit up and fired away. We will than stop at a desirable viewpoint to watch the fireworks and toast with a glass of sparkling wine while thousands of people all over the city are shooting up tons of fireworks, resulting in one of the world’s most spectacular sights one can imagine.
Between the Bonfire and the Firework show we stop for a light refreshment.

Warm and weather-appropriate clothing

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If you will not be making use of the complimentary pick-up service, please check in at the Gray Line Bus Terminal in Klettagarðar 4 at least 15 minutes prior to departure.