Troll.is

What Troll.is is and where it operates

Troll.is is the website of Tröll Expeditions, an Icelandic adventure tour company based at Fiskislóð 45-H in Reykjavík. The homepage describes it as "one of Iceland's leading adventure companies, with expert guides, small group tours, and bases all across the country", with departures from Reykjavík among them, and it sums up its pitch as "Small Groups, Expert Guides, and 24-hour Customer Service". The tours reach the Golden Circle, the South Coast, Vík and the Katla ice cave, Skaftafell and Jökulsárlón in the southeast, the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in the west, the Highlands at Landmannalaugar, and on the longer trips the East Fjords and Akureyri in the north. Prices show in US dollars by default, with CAD, CNY, EUR, GBP and ISK in the currency switcher. A headline on the homepage reads "Not the Biggest Travel Company in Iceland", followed by the line that this is why it goes "the extra mile".

The homepage shows a Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice badge described as "Best of the best in Iceland: 2024, 2025, 2026", a 4.8 rating and a figure of 40,000+ reviews across platforms, and calls the company "Iceland's Top-rated Experience Provider". These are the company's own figures.

Multi-day minibus tours

The multi-day tours are guided minibus trips with pickup and drop-off included. In winter, the 8 Days Around Iceland Ring Road Minibus Tour goes from Reykjavík around the Golden Circle, the South Coast and the East Fjords to Akureyri, with 7 nights and breakfast, from $2,691.5 per traveler. The 6-day winter Ring Road tour covers the same main regions with 5 nights and breakfast from $2,287.5. The 3-Day South Coast, Golden Circle and Northern Lights Minibus Tour includes 2 nights and breakfast from $1,020.5, and the page says it is "the only 3 day minibus tour in Iceland" with both a glacier hike and an ice cave visit. The 2-day South Coast tour adds a glacier hike, an ice cave (October to March), Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach, with 1 night and breakfast, from $658.5. A 4-Day Snæfellsnes and South Coast tour (3 nights, from $1,292.5) and a 5-Day South Coast and Snæfellsnes tour (4 nights, all year, from $1,753.5) round out the list.

The summer versions include a 2-Day South Coast Summer Tour with a glacier hike and boat tour at $639 and a 3 Day South Coast Summer Adventure at $1,049, which the page says "covers over 800 kilometers" and includes a Jökulsárlón boat tour and 2 nights in countryside hotels.

Day tours and self-drive activities

The day tours from Reykjavík include the Northern Lights Hunt and Hot Chocolate Minibus Tour with free photos (4 hours, $105), which the page says uses "real-time aurora and weather forecasts"; a Golden Circle, Bruarfoss and Kerid small-group tour (8 hours, $106); a Snæfellsnes Peninsula small-group tour (12 hours, $140); a South Coast and Glacier Hike minibus tour ($179); a South Coast and Katla Ice Cave tour (12 hours, $299); a Golden Circle and Silfra snorkeling day (10 hours, $289); and a Landmannalaugar Super Jeep tour (13 hours, $350). The tour descriptions are specific about stops. The Snæfellsnes day lists a seal colony at Ytri-Tunga Beach, the black church at Búðakirkja, the cliffs at Arnarstapi, the Lóndrangar basalt pinnacles and Kirkjufell mountain, and the summer menu adds a Landmannalaugar day billed as a chance to step into a scene from Stranger Things.

The self-drive activities start at meeting points around the country. Silfra snorkeling, "between Continents" with free underwater photos, meets on location at Thingvellir National Park, which the page puts "around 50 minutes away from Reykjavik", runs 3 hours and costs $146; the page offers a version with transfer for those without a car. In the southeast, the Crystal Blue Ice Cave Super Jeep Tour leaves from Jökulsárlón (2 to 3 hours, rated easy, $178.5), the Skaftafell glacier hikes run 3 hours ($114.5, easy to moderate) or 5 hours on Falljökull ($165.5, medium), the new Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon Kayak Tour is a 1.5-hour summer paddle ($147.3) in "beginner-friendly SIT-ON-TOP kayaks", and the Heinaberg glacier lagoon kayak tour takes 3.5 hours ($166.41). From Vík, the Katla Ice Cave Super Jeep Tour takes 3 hours and costs $240; its page describes an ice cave under the Mýrdalsjökull glacier with layers of volcanic ash, a drive past Mt. Hafursey, which it names as a Rogue One filming location, and a search for "Dragon-Glass". The Skaftafell hike page adds that guides may point out "glacier mice", small moss balls found on the ice. At Sólheimajökull, a 4-hour glacier hike with ice climbing ($250) is rated medium, with boots, harness, crampons and ice axes supplied.

How it works on the day

Minibus tours include pickup and drop-off, and the site has a "Find Your Bus Stop" page for Reykjavík pickups. Self-drive activities meet at the site, so guests need a car or the transfer option. Many tour cards give a difficulty label (easy, easy to moderate, medium, moderate), and the ice climbing page says gear is "provided by certified guides". The site runs a separate section of tours guided in Chinese (中文团), alongside its English tours, and offers private tours, combo deals and promo codes. Support is by phone on +354 519 5544 or email, and the homepage promises 24-hour customer support.

What the site leaves open, and who it suits

The homepage does not give cancellation windows or refund rules; the footer links Terms and Conditions and an FAQ. Group sizes are described only as "small group", without a stated maximum, and the site does not name the certifications behind its "Certifications" heading or the body that certifies its guides. Some day tours show a price and duration while others show only one of the two, and the multi-day cards do not list which meals beyond breakfast are included.

Troll.is suits travelers who want a small-group minibus trip around Iceland with the glacier hike and ice cave built in, or who are already driving and want to add Silfra, a Skaftafell glacier hike or a lagoon kayak at the meeting point. Its winter and summer ranges are clearly separated, so the season of travel largely decides the menu.