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 Betty-Ann Wittenberg 
 
 
 
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Emanuela did an amazing job in planning our trip to Iceland. she gave us an initial itinerary, which we tweaked to fit exactly what we wanted. She was easy to work with and very attentive to all our needs. She was in contact with us while we were in Iceland, to make sure everything was going well. We did have to rearrange one event and she took care of that for us! Her responses were always very quick! I would highly recommend Emanuela and her company!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Louis Krupnick 
 
 
 
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My son and I just returned from a nine day trip to Iceland which Emanuela and the Kim Kim team arranged. I am very impressed. She and I exchanged emails and had a zoom meeting during the planning phase….she then generated a 55 page itinerary with clear directions and suggestions as well as reservations, all of which were excellent. We couldn’t be more pleased with our trip and her services.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Celeste Hamilton 
 
 
 
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We had such an incredible week in Iceland! I traveled with my 10-year-old son, and Emanuela did a wonderful job helping us plan a trip that had the perfect balance of adventure, sightseeing, driving, and downtime.

From the beginning, Emanuela gave really thoughtful recommendations, including when to travel given that I would be self-driving with my son and the weather can be unpredictable. The itinerary was so well planned, with great hotels, manageable driving days, and a mix of experiences that we both loved.

My son unfortunately got sick right when we arrived, so we weren’t able to follow our itinerary the first day. The team was incredibly easy to reach and helped rearrange our Blue Lagoon visit for another day. It all worked out seamlessly, and we still got to experience everything we had hoped to.

And Iceland itself was absolutely spectacular. We were there right on the cusp of the season and were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights, along with the Golden Circle, glaciers, hot springs, rainbows, waterfalls, and more cute sheep than we could count. My son kept saying, “This is unreal. This is magic.” That pretty much sums up the trip.

I really appreciated Emanuela’s thoughtful planning, great recommendations, and the support when we needed it. It was such a special trip for my son and me, and one we’ll remember for a very long time!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Digvijay Singh 
 
 
 
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It was pleasure getting our travel arrangements for Iceland through Arctic Travel Designer. Emanuel Grieco Was very detailed and informative. She made arrangements in exceptional hotels and tours of multiple sites and excursions which we really appreciated. Highly recommend their services because of their in depth knowledge of Iceland and away from busy tourist places
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Patricia Oppenheim 
 
 
 
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Emanuela created an excellent itinerary for our 6 days in Iceland. We had an amazing private guide who drove us to all of the sights in Iceland.  We felt that we had a great deal of flexibility with our schedule. I would highly recommend Emanuela!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Susan Young 
 
 
 
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Highly recommend Kim Kim. Our trip to Iceland was great. Emanuela our travel advisor was only a message away at anytime and we felt very supported throughout the trip.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 BreeAnna Bergman 
 
 
 
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We had a great time in Iceland. Emanuela built a schedule that fit our needs and it didn't disappoint. I would recommend working with her and visiting Iceland.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Bobby Philips 
 
 
 
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My wife and I went on a 7-day trip across Iceland, organized by Emanuela Greico of Arctic Travel Designer. It was absolutely fabulous and we enjoyed every minute of it.

I think we saw almost everything that Iceland has to offer in this one week: numerous waterfalls, lava caves, volcanic craters, glaciers, hot springs, geysers, greenhouse farms, Icelandic horses, quaint old churches, river canyons, etc. Iceland has everything that a nature lover would want on his holiday.

The capital Reykjavik is so compact that everything in the city can be seen and enjoyed on a walking tour. Towering over the city is Hallgrímskirkja, the Lutheran parish church of Reykjavík. From here, just about every part of the capital is easily walkable and we spent almost an entire day visiting the churches and museums, including the Icelandic Phallological Museum. And the visit to one of the lagoons was an incredibly relaxing experience. Eating out however proved to be extremely expensive, though -- typically over ISK 25,000 for a dinner for two.

The whole itinerary was meticulously organized by Emanuela with attention to the smallest detail, from the cozy hotel in Old Reykjavik to the precise planning of every trip. Everything went like clockwork. The group tours turned out to be superb with enough time to do everything. The buses always arrived exactly on schedule, and the airport transfers proved far easier and more comfortable than we anticipated. Thanks very much, Emanuela, for a job done extremely well. It was a trip that we'll remember for a very long time.

Update on July 4, 2026

In June my wife and I spent several days travelling in Greenland. The trip was again organised by Emanuela Grieco, of Arctic Travel Designer.

The journey was fabulous. Greenland is unlike any other country. In summer there is bright sunlight for 24 hours. However it can also become very cold --- on one of the days it snowed relentlessly for eight hours.

We watched a large number of whales, saw gigantic ice fjords, and several glaciers. The Greenland National Museum in Nuuk is really worth a visit. The capital Nuuk is so small that it can be explored from one end to the other on foot. Other cities are smaller. The hikes around Eqi Lodge was also great.

In the beginning the pre-planned journey almost collapsed. The Air Greenland flight from Copenhagen arrived above Nuuk, but could not land owing to stormy weather and returned to Copenhagen after a 12-hour flight! We were then told that the next available flight to Ilulissat (which was our original destination) was four days away, but they could instead fly us to Nuuk the next day. When informed about this, Emanuela rose to the occasion and rearranged the entire itinerary with the first four days in Nuuk and the rest centred around Ilulissat. She created this revised program virtually overnight. In retrospect this turned out to be a better experience that gave more places to see.

Emanuela is exceptional in getting things organised. Very happy with her skills. I would be more than happy to recommend her to organise any kind of trip in Iceland, Greenland or in Nordic countries. We have now been to two trips she organised and both have been immensely enjoyable.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Alan Silverleib 
 
 
 
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My extended family took a 7-day trip to Iceland in June 2026 that was organized by Emanuela Grieco at Arctic Travel Designer. We had a fantastic time. I can't speak highly enough about Emanuela and her incredible work putting together our itinerary. She is awesome!

We were a group of 10 people ranging from ages 13 to 80, so it wasn't easy finding the right mix of things to do and the right pace to do them at. But Emanuela handled it all while answering our endless questions with incredible patience and great insight. Among other things, we had a fantastic food tour in Reykjavik, a wonderful trip through the Golden Circle sights along the south coast, and an incredible trip to Sky Lagoon. We especially loved snowmobiling on a glacier and going on a Zodiac boat tour at Glacier Lagoon.

If you are thinking about traveling to Iceland, get in touch with Emanuela. She is a total gem and will not steer you wrong. (She hooked us up with Iceland Everywhere Tours to take our family around via luxury bus for the week. I'd highly recommend him as well.)

Alan S.
Washington, D.C.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Gill Palmer 
 
 
 
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It is great to have the opportunity to share a bit of our holiday experience with Arctic Travel Designer. We had a wonderful holiday the highlights I guess being that we saw a blue whale feeding and we spent a day and a night over looking a 200ft high calving glacier.
We had 15 days to visit Iceland and Greenland. Emanuela arranged it all for us and everyday was full of different things to see and do. The whole itinerary worked out perfectly . All the hotels we stayed in were different but all welcoming and immaculately clean. She gave us lots of information about what to see and do each day and  possible places to eat. We could always contact Emanuela if we had any queries I would thoroughly recommend using Arctic travel designer.