{"id":8,"date":"2026-10-31T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:50:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us \u2014 Reykjavik Day Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"main\">\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group page-hero is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The local team behind your Icelandic days<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph lead\">\n            We&#8217;re a Reykjavik company of fifteen: guides, mechanics and one very patient\n            dispatcher. We believe the best days out are small, honest and home before bedtime.\n          <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container split is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group split-body is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Started in 2013 with one minibus and a kettle<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph lead\">\n              \u00c1sd\u00eds and Magn\u00fas met guiding student groups across the South Coast and decided the\n              job deserved better: fewer buses, more storytelling, and time to actually stand at\n              the waterfall instead of counting heads.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n              Thirteen years later we still run the same way: every route designed by our own\n              guides, every departure capped at sixteen guests, and every vehicle signed off by\n              our own workshop. No sub-contracted coaches, no surprise add-ons, and a firm belief\n              that a hot drink at the right moment beats a gift shop every time.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list check-list check-cols\">\n\n<li>Certified, first-aid trained guides on every departure<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Max 16 guests \u2014 we&#8217;ve never run a bigger group and never will<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Our own fleet, serviced in our own garage on Grandi<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Carbon offset on every kilometre we drive<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Weather calls made for safety first, photos second<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image split-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/27595878\/pexels-photo-27595878.jpeg?auto=compress&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;h=650&#038;w=940\" alt=\"A small group hiking together through the Landmannalaugar highlands in Iceland\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section section-tint is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container split reverse is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image split-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/20165201\/pexels-photo-20165201.jpeg?auto=compress&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;h=650&#038;w=940\" alt=\"Reykjav\u00edk's skyline with Hallgr\u00edmskirkja church and the harbour beyond\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group split-body is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Based on Laugavegur, gone by eight<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph lead\">\n              Our office and depot sit on Reykjavik&#8217;s main shopping street, two blocks from most\n              pickup points. It&#8217;s where the coffee is, where the fleet sleeps, and where you&#8217;re\n              welcome to drop in and plan your days with a human.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n              We keep pickup routes short, thirty to forty-five minutes from any Reykjavik\n              hotel or guesthouse, so your day is spent in the landscape instead of circling\n              the city. And we bring you home in time for dinner, because the best tour ends\n              with guests who feel they had Iceland to themselves.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph hero-actions sog-inline\">\n              <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/contact\/\">Say hello<\/a>\n              <a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/tours\/\">Browse the routes<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section-head center is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A few of the faces you&#8217;ll meet<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whoever picks you up, you&#8217;re in the hands of a guide who designed the day themselves.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"team-grid\">\n            <li class=\"guide-card reveal\">\n              <span class=\"guide-avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00c1H<\/span>\n              <div>\n                <h3>\u00c1sd\u00eds Halld\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir<\/h3>\n                <span class=\"guide-role\">Founder &amp; Lead Guide<\/span>\n                <p>Third-generation Reykjaviker who can talk from \u00deingvellir to Gullfoss without repeating a story. Writes most of our routes and checks every weather call at 06:00.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"guide-card reveal\">\n              <span class=\"guide-avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">MS<\/span>\n              <div>\n                <h3>Magn\u00fas Sk\u00falason<\/h3>\n                <span class=\"guide-role\">Glacier &amp; Ice Guide<\/span>\n                <p>Certified glacier and mountain guide who winters on S\u00f3lheimaj\u00f6kull and summers on Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull. Leads every crampon day personally and still gets excited about fresh ice.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"guide-card reveal\">\n              <span class=\"guide-avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\">EJ<\/span>\n              <div>\n                <h3>El\u00edn J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir<\/h3>\n                <span class=\"guide-role\">Aurora &amp; Winter Specialist<\/span>\n                <p>Part-time meteorology student, full-time aurora obsessive. Reads the forecast like a morning paper and knows the quiet back roads where the sky actually opens up.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group cta-band cta-band-aurora is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Come say hi before you come say wow<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drop into the office on Laugavegur 24, call us, or send a note \u2014 we&#8217;ll help you pick the right day before you spend a kr\u00f3na.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph cta-actions sog-inline\">\n            <a class=\"btn btn-light\" href=\"\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a>\n            <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/tours\/\">See the tours<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The local team behind your Icelandic days We&#8217;re a Reykjavik company of fifteen: guides, mechanics and one very patient dispatcher. We believe the best days out are small, honest and home before bedtime. Started in 2013 with one minibus and a kettle \u00c1sd\u00eds and Magn\u00fas met guiding student groups across the South Coast and decided [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siteonthego.com\/demo\/reykjavik-day-tours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}