Step into the past with this private 1.5-hour walking tour that brings to life one of Iceland’s most surprising chapters: the British invasion of 1940 and the social transformation that followed.

Using period photos, archival video, and on-location storytelling, we retrace the footsteps of British and American troops through downtown Reykjavik, uncovering the lesser-known human side of wartime Iceland. The Second World War left its mark on everything — and it’s still visible if you know where to look.

Though the topic is serious, this tour is lighthearted, engaging, and filled with curious stories — ideal for travelers who love history with personality. As this is your private tour it is customizable and we can take it at your pace, both physically if you need lots of sit downs, or mentally – for instance if you have kids – we talk about subjects like concentration camps, and a private tour gives us time to explain some big concepts to small people. 

This is a walking tour around the centre of Reykjavik, the pace is slow but there are not benches at every stop in the tour, however if you need them we will seek out as many as we can 🙂 

We really recommend this private tour if you have kids who are at the age where they want to learn about WW2 (Maybe they are studying it in school) but we need to talk about it in a certain way because it is a huge and sad subject. 

• A 100% charge applies if canceled within 1 days of the start time.
• Free cancellation up to 1000 days before the start time.