Touring Reykjavik on Day One (Again)
We're trying the Iceland Cruise again (I got Covid the day before we were scheduled to leave last time) and are trying to nail down what we want to see in Reykjavik the day before the official day one "tour."
I see the published Tauck itinerary says that after lunch we visit Old Town and the Perlan Museum. From another thread hear I understand that the "visit" of Old Town is more like a narrated bus tour, so we may want to spend time there. I gather the time at the Perlan is adequate, so we don't need to spend time there the day before. Hallgrímskirkja is not mentioned in the itinerary, but in a prior thread it seems like it's actually included. If that's correct and there is enough time there we'll skip that also the day before.
Any thoughts are welcome.
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We went a day or so early. You can see what we did at https://www.mikeandjudytravel.com/2016Iceland-01.htm
We saw Hallgrimskirkja both before the tour and during the tour. One of the visits was spent going up to the top of the tower and seeing the sights. The other visit was spent on the main floor.
We found time walking around the town visiting the shops, bakeries, etc to be worthwhile. We also enjoyed walking along the seashore, visiting the Sun Voyager.
We went in two days early last year. We did a walking food tour on our first afternoon, and then the next day we did a Viator tour of the South Coast. We went to places not included on our tour, and it was wonderful.
I always google things to see and do or read online guide books for more ideas. People vary so much in what appeals to them and also it depends on their physical abilities.