School trips to Iceland

A school trip to Iceland with Halsbury Travel typically starts from around £849 per student for a 4-day, 3-night geography or science-focused itinerary (including return flights, accommodation, guided tours and most excursions), though prices can vary depending on the length of your trip, how many students are travelling and the activities you choose. On our website, you’ll see example costs like:

• Geography Trip to Iceland from £849 per person (standard 4 days/3 nights) – ideal for seeing volcanoes, waterfalls, geysers, glaciers and the Golden Circle in action.
• School Science Trip to Iceland from £849 per person – great for linking physics, chemistry and biology to real-world landscape and sustainability topics.
• Geography Trip to Northern Iceland from £1,999 per person – for more adventurous, extended explorations of less-visited landscapes.

These prices include return ATOL-protected flights from the UK, airport transfers, full-board accommodation, private transport and guided excursions – all designed to bring your curriculum to life. We’ll work closely with you to design your trip so it meets your learning outcomes and budget.

Because Iceland offers such rich geography and science learning (think tectonic plates at Thingvellir, volcanic systems, glaciers and geothermal fields), we build your itinerary around your syllabus so students see concepts from the classroom in action.

To get a precise cost for your group and preferred travel dates, just ask us for a tailored quote – we’ll work with you to fit your curriculum goals and financial plan.

Not at all. Most of our groups choose to base themselves in Reykjavik - as the capital, it offers a great choice of accommodation and is one of the key jumping-off points for many of the most popular tours. It's also pretty handy for the airport. 

But we also have groups that choose to head to other parts of the country, like the North or West. These are great options as they do tend to have fewer tourists and so are a little quieter, while still offering similar experiences to those you'd find around Reykjavik. 

We have really great relationships with suppliers all over Iceland, so we're sure we'll be able to take you wherever you want to go. Just get in touch and we'll see what we can do. 

It depends on what you'd like to see and do during your educational trip to Iceland. For example, most groups want to try and see the Northern Lights, and the best time for that is between November and April. Our dedicated Tour Advisers have visited Iceland many times and can suggest the best time of year based on your needs and budget.

This is one of the questions we get asked most by groups travelling to Iceland. With extreme weather conditions and varied terrain, it's important that you and your students are well-prepared. Essential items include walking boots, a warm waterproof jacket, gloves, a hat and a scarf. Check out our Iceland packing guide for more tips. 

We do. Travel insurance is an optional extra and you can find out more about it in our travel insurance resource (which includes the policy documents and FAQs). 

If you decide against arranging this insurance through us (which is absolutely fine, by the way), please just remember you must have suitable travel and medical insurance to cover your group. 

Every single trip we arrange is tailor-made, so yes, the itinerary can be adapted.

Our Tour Advisers and Itinerary Coordinators are all experienced school travel specialists. They'll work closely with you to make sure your itinerary supports your learning objectives. They'll be able to offer suggestions and advice to make sure you make the most of your time. 

So, when you're browsing through our school trips, just remember that the itineraries and activities you see are there for inspiration only - your own itinerary can look as similar or as different as you want. 

Equally, we've suggested trip durations based on what groups usually request - if you want to go for a shorter or longer duration, just let us know. 

As a general rule, we recommend that you start planning your trip 12-18 months before you want to travel. This gives you plenty of time to get it approved and launched to students and parents.

Planning early will mean you have a greater choice of accommodation and travel options - and it will make paying for the trip easier for families, as they'll be able to break it down into smaller, more manageable payments.

You can check out our trip-planning timeline for a better idea of the process and when you should expect to be doing things. 

If you are looking to travel sooner than this, it is possible. It will depend on availability and you may find prices are a bit higher, but get in touch and we can see what's possible. 

For such a small country, Iceland offers a great variety of accommodation. So, your Tour Adviser will chat to you about your dates, budget and accommodation requirements and will make suggestions of accommodation options they think would work best for you. 

If you have very specific ideas, just let them know - it's always easier for us if we know what you want (or what you don't want). 

We'll only offer accommodation that we believe is safe and suitable for school groups - and you can find out a bit more about how we decide that in our Safety Management System.