Iceland Health-Tech Adventure
On May 22 to 25 2025, we'll bring our VOYAGERS health-tech community to Iceland for a special three-night networking adventure. We're running this weekend at cost, with a mission to build close friendships among VOYAGERS working across a diverse range of health-related projects from many geographies – startup founders, investors, researchers, activists and many more. We asked participants on our last Iceland adventure: “Overall, how would you rate the adventure on a scale from 0 [worst] to 10 [best]?” Their average score was 9.2 out of 10.
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ABOUT THE GROUP
This will be a diverse international group of founders, board members, investors, regulators and more, all working in health-tech. We ran an Iceland health-tech adventure in 2019, with participants from the US, Israel, Taiwan, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Switzerland, the UK, Norway, Estonia and beyond — and we built on our knowledge and local networks to plan an unmissable agenda. We also brought a climate-tech group here in 2023.
Here are some testimonials from our 2019 VOYAGERS Iceland Health-Tech adventure (pictured above):
“A huge thank you. I just had the most wonderful time. The volcano, hikes, swims, floating, the food, wine. Everything was brilliant. The whole thing was organised so so well, it was seamless and just so easy for us all to gain the most out of both Iceland and the group. I’ve made amazing connections, learnt a great deal and thoroughly enjoyed myself.” — JD, UK
“Seamless organisation that flowed extremely well; a great deal of thoughtfulness about how to get the guests interacting and with the widest variety of different attendees. Many moments of feeling that I was connecting emotionally or intellectually with decent, interesting, curious people.” — DL, UK
“The incredible quality, depth and diversity of participants even within the same industry; very smooth organisation and support throughout; felt confident and like I could 100% trust all aspects of the trip. Unforgettable learnings.” — LC, Portugal
“The group you brought together was incredibly inspiring, thought-provoking and generous. I’ve made many good friends who I’ll be in touch with for years to come and hopefully one or two investors. You guys are incredible!” — SM, USA
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Thank you so much for these magical moments you created. It takes a lot to reach that level of perfection. The secure environment you managed to create, leading people to being vulnerable and share. The mix of people you brought together. All senses stimulated — views, music, food, wine, touch, making it a truly unique experience.
WHAT DID THE PROGRAMME LOOK LIKE?
This three-day adventure begins and ends in Reykjavik, for easy flight connections, but will mostly be spent in the rugged countryside in the south-east of Iceland.
Our official schedule starts on Thursday morning in central Reykjavik. After some local morning exploration, we’ll share a headphone hike through the city centre hearing fellow VOYAGERS’ stories as we walk. We’ll finish at the harbour, where we’ll enjoy a relaxed lunch before being picked up and taken to our base, the rural Grímsborgir Hotel. Amid beautiful surroundings, we’ll relax with a welcoming hot swim. Hotel Grímsborgir is located 70km east of Reykjavik in the heart of the Golden Circle, nestled on the bank of the River Sogid surrounded by stunning landscape. All hotel rooms come with balcony or terrace and access to some of the 29 geothermal hot tubs on site, both private and shared.
Later in the evening, we’ll gather for our official welcome dinner at the hotel, where we’ll get to know each other over some traditional Icelandic delicacies. As part of every VOYAGERS gathering, we’ll conclude the day with some storytelling and late-evening group games such as Werewolf (a VOYAGERS tradition).
Friday is a full day in nature, with a visit to local geothermal pools, and the opportunity to explore the nature around the pools. We’ve scheduled some well-deserved downtime where participants can unwind at our hotel’s Jacuzzi and pools. After dinner at the hotel, we’ll bond over an evening of games and good conversations.
Saturday will be an intense day of outdoor activities. We’ll go rafting in the Golden Circle (with relatively mild rapids, ideal for both beginners as well as those who have rafted before), exploring the beautiful glacial river Hvítá, the White River.
Instead of rafting, some participants can choose to explore inside an inactive volcano. This experience involves a memorable descent 120 meters to the bottom of the crater in an open cable lift, after which you are free to wander inside the dormant Þríhnúkagígur volcano, which last erupted over 4,000 years ago. The hike that leads to the crater offers amazing views.
Later on Saturday afternoon we’ll travel back to Reykjavik and check in to our city hotel. We’ll transport all your luggage, so that will be one less thing to worry about. We’ll meet for drinks in the city with local friends, followed by our farewell dinner at the Ocean Cluster House, with a view to the harbour.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
We’ll take care of you from the moment you arrived in central Reykjavik, on Thursday May 22 2025, until the morning of Sunday May 25 2025 We’ll provide:
- Three nights’ accommodation in two excellent hotels: two nights at Grímsborgir Hotel in the countryside, and one night in Reykjavik at a high-quality city hotel
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All meals: breakfasts, lunches and dinners from Thursday morning until the end of Saturday
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All drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, taken with the group
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The guided hikes, cycle tour, rafting and all other scheduled activities, including visits to local sites (we will pass on a supplement charged to us if you choose the Inside the Volcano activity)
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All transport for the duration of the scheduled adventure (you’ll will need to arrange your own travel to and from Iceland and airport transfers to and from our meeting points)
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Transportation of your luggage between our hotels
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The VOYAGERS gift pack (save some luggage space to take it home)
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The services of the VOYAGERS production team
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Advance curation by the VOYAGERS team, including extended site visits
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A few extra surprises we will announce nearer the event
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An amazing group of ambitious health-tech VOYAGERS to build new friendships with
FITNESS LEVEL
You will not need to be particularly fit to participate in this adventure. We’ll be hiking but at a moderate pace designed to be comfortable to the group. You won’t carry luggage or backpacks — we’ll transport these.
CANCELLATION POLICY
We will collect a €500 deposit to hold your place. You can cancel your place, for any reason with no questions asked, for a full refund until March 15 2025. Our refund policy is as follows:
UNTIL MARCH 15, 2025 (Midnight GMT): All fees paid are refundable in full, NO questions asked.
UNTIL APRIL 22, 2025 (Midnight GMT): You will receive a refund of all fees paid, excluding your booking deposit.
AFTER APRIL 22, 2025 (Midnight GMT): No refund will be payable to you; but before May 17 2025 you may connect us with someone you have found to take your place, subject to the VOYAGERS organisers’ approval.
Please note: We will curate the group to ensure a diverse mix of lovely people. We welcome partners who engage with the group as active participants.