Travelers— We are traveling to Iceland next month. We plan to start our Reykjavik stay with a City Walk walking tour as our intro to the city.
I’ve read postings and RS’ Iceland book, but I still am wondering:
— Aside from price, what’s the difference between Your Friend in Reykjavik and City Walk’s food tour
— Did I read somewhere they are even run by the same people?
—Does the intro walking tour overlap with the food tours?
Thanks for your insights. Susan
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Posted by
Salem, Oregon, USA
4409 posts
I don't know the difference between the food tours, but I did the Your Friend in Reykjavik version and enjoyed it. It did include a bit of touring the historic area because that is where the restaurants were located. The food was good, the guide was fantastic, and I was stuffed to the gills.
I also did the free City Walk tour and there was overlap with the food tour but it was fine and the guides offered different perspectives which was interesting to me. It's a good idea to do City Walk early in your stay.
Posted by
🌲 Minnesota🌲
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I didn't go on any food tours when I was in Reykjavik, but here is one thread from a few months ago that discusses the two you mentioned as well as another one.
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/iceland/reykjavic-food-tours
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
4248 posts
We have done the walking tours as well as food tour several times each. For the walking tour we used the Citywalk "free" walking tour where you tip at the end. The food tour we have used Wake Up Reykjavik. They are the same company as The Reykjavik Food Walk. The Citywalk Food tour is a totally different company as is Your Friend In Reykjavik.
The tours that we have done do not overlap with each other.
For the Citywalk "free" walking tour, it is free but of course you tip at the end. You do need to sign up in advance though and it books out quickly. They typically only open the bookings about a week in advance, so make that on your calendar and then book it when it opens up.
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OP
New York
194 posts
Thanks for your insights. Appreciate it.
Posted by
Walnut Creek, CA
953 posts
We did both the City Walk free walking tour and the wakeup Reykjavik food tour.
Both were excellent and there was no overlap except at the famous hot dog place, but only the food tour included eating a hot dog.
The walking tour walked by it and mentioned it.
Our city walk tour stayed in old town area, which is flat. Our food tour walked in a different area of old town and then headed up the hill towards the church, so we saw different areas on both tours. I felt the tours did NOT overlap.
as for the difference in food tours, you can be assured that on both tours they will offer to let you try the fermented shark and sip the "Black Death" alcohol drink. I'm quite confident that both tours will stop at the famous hot dog stand and you will get to eat a hot dog.