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Golden Circle Afternoon Tour: Iceland's Volcanic Wonders
4.8
337 Ratings
Reykjavík
Discover the extraordinary volcanic and polar landscapes of Iceland. This Golden Circle Afternoon journey is an alternate schedule of the Grand Golden Circle tour, providing a wonderful opportunity to escape the city in the afternoon or for those who prefer a late start to the day.
Discover the extraordinary volcanic and polar landscapes of Iceland. This Golden Circle Afternoon journey is an alternate schedule of the Grand Golden Circle tour, providing a wonderful opportunity to escape the city in the afternoon or for those who prefer a late start to the day.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Golden Circle Route - The Golden Circle route is the most popular tour destination from Reykjavik. It includes three Iceland’s iconic destinations: Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Thingvellir national park.
- Gullfoss Waterfall - Gullfoss is a waterfall of the White River Hvítá. It has two steps of 11 and 21 meters and there are…
- Golden Circle Route - The Golden Circle route is the most popular tour destination from Reykjavik. It includes three Iceland’s iconic destinations: Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Thingvellir national park.
- Gullfoss Waterfall - Gullfoss is a waterfall of the White River Hvítá. It has two steps of 11 and 21 meters and there are pulling more 100 m3 water through it at a second.
- Strokkur - Strokkur is the little brother or the famous Geysir which not active anymore. Strokkur though is still very active blowing water up into the air every 7 to 10 minutes.
At this stop can you also purchase food.
- Thingvellir National Park - The Thingvellir are both historically and geologically a important location. Here was the first icelandic parliament founded in the late 900s and this is also the a visible division between the eurasian and the north american continental plates.
- Kerid Crater - Kerið is an iconic volcanic crater of 55 meters depth. Kerið is only included in the 10:30 am departures, not later departures.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Cruise Port Pick up, please contact the local operator directly after…
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Cruise Port Pick up, please contact the local operator directly after booking in order to confirm your exact meeting point
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- Kerið crater is only included with the 10:30 tour. Later departures are only 7 hours in duration
Location
Þórunnartún 1
Þórunnartún
Tour Bus Stop 12, Höfðatorg, Þórunnartún 1 (64.144389,-21.910327)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(337 Ratings)
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Russ
Dec 2, 2024
Brilliant tour - A great tour with a fantastic guide Richie Rich and driver Kelli. This tour guide worked so hard to occupy and educate his group - incredible. He made a super tour even more magical and memorable. Kelli even played us a couple of songs on his guitar!! Not expensive, must be the best value tour, but brilliant in any case.
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Peteo27
Nov 25, 2024
Golden circle - Incredible, beautiful, awesome, stunning tour of some of the most beautiful natural sites you could imagine. From Rift valleys, to waterfalls, to geysir to volcanoes, just breathtaking...
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177libertyt
Nov 19, 2024
Amazing. Must do. - A beautiful tour. Really well ran and perfectly timed. Couldn’t be happier with the guides and pictures. An amazing experience.
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Jeanettesi6926cc
Nov 18, 2024
Best Day Ever!! - This tour was AMAZING! I highly recommend it! It was the highlight of our trip to Iceland. We had the best tour guide, Beggi! He was knowledgeable, funny, kind and gave us an even greater appreciation of your beautiful country! 10/10!!
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Joshua942017
Nov 1, 2024
Golden circle was amazing!!! - I'd firstly like to thank our guide Anna who had such a broad span of information and knowledge to give to us throughout the day she sure is a gem working for your company. The driver was great too! The tour itself was absolutely amazing we saw some awe inspiring things throughout the day and even got a bonus stop to see some Icelandic horses. The golden circle route is so fantastic and we loved everything we saw.
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Paula_i
Oct 31, 2024
Great experience! Would... - Great experience! Would recommend! We got to see, and learn about Iceland. The guide was super knowledgable, and lovely to be around.
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Samantha_d
Oct 16, 2024
An excellent tour! - With so many tours to choose from, it's difficult to know which tour is right for you to book? I highly recommend this tour. Pick-up was on time, coach was comfortable and had USB charging ports to keep phones charged to capture spectacular photos. The scenic views were breath-taking, surreal and spiritual. A vast amount of history to learn and we even had a quick stop to feed Icelandic horses! Beggi was fantastic tour guide. He spoke excellent English, was very clear and polite with instructions. His knowledge and stories of Iceland and all of the amazing sites we visited was marvellous. He had a great sense of humour and was very friendly and helpful.
Book this tour and have a fantastic day!
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Charlene_t
Nov 9, 2024
We had a great time. - The guide was very informative. The time at each location was good, except for the last stop. We would have liked more time at the last location. In all fairness it was getting dark by the time we arrived and they did tell us that because of the short days we would not have a lot of time there. Not sure if starting the tour earlier was an option. We chose the earliest option (10:30a). Overall my family ( 2 adults, a teen and pre-teen) really enjoyed the trip. This is a good tour and we highly recommend it.
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Tina_c
Oct 18, 2024
Some wonderful stops but felt rushed - There were some really amazing stops on this tour, the first one being the Kerid crater. We had around 20 mins for this stop but would have preferred 30 as we didn’t have enough time to walk round it at the bottom after circling it from the walk above. We also stopped at some amazing waterfalls along the way, however, we found the famous Geyser to be the most underwhelming sight of the whole trip as there wasn’t much to see - the whole thing took us 10 minutes but what made it more frustrating was that it was our lunch stop, so we were there for well over an hour and 15 minutes. It felt like a bit of a time waste and a slight ploy to spend money in the huge gift shop (which was actually 3-4 gift shops in one). The food was also ridiculously expensive - so please be warned. The last and best stop by far was Thingvellir National Park. It was absolutely stunning and we wished we could have had the time spent at the Geyser here instead. To have been able to do the full walk would have been amazing but everything was such a rush which was a shame.
I think doing the tour is worth it if you’re not hiring a car as it’s a great way to see some of the famous sights, however you really do end up rushing round some of them which can be quite frustrating. It is more of a taster than a full on experience. Our guide and driver were excellent throughout though and made it a fun and interesting experience.
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Bella016
Nov 1, 2024
Golden circle visit - My daughter booked this for 4 of us through get your guide. Picked up at bus stop 12 at 12pm for a 7 hour tour. Guide knowledgable about the places we were to visit. We were told prior that the National park visit couldn’t go ahead as the prime minister was attending a meeting there but we’d have a volcanic visit plus a surprise mystery visit. Neither of these visits happened apparently due to a miscommunication with the operations team and tour guide. We were offered a 20% refund for this. The weather wasn’t kind to us unfortunately and the tour wasn’t what was advertised. Disappointed!
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