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Golden Circle Tour: Geysir, Gulfoss, Þingvellir, Kerið
4.7
2,040 Ratings
Reykjavík
This exemplary Golden Circle journey transports you to the most sought-after locations where you can discover the top three attractions of Iceland’s South West: Geysir, Gulfoss Waterfall, and Þingvellir National Park. In addition, you will have the opportunity to explore the volcanic crater lake Kerið.
Duration:
8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Reykjavik - Pick-up in Reykjavík and guided transfer to first sightseeing stop
- Golden Circle Route - Golden Circle is the most popular day tour route from Reykjavik. It traverses spectacular landscapes and includes three Iceland’s iconic destinations: Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Thingvellir national park.
- 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.
We’ll usually stop for lunch at Geysir for about 40 min
At this stop can you also purchase food.
- 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.
- 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.
- Reykjavik - Drive back to Reykjavík and drop-off
What's Included
- Guidance by a professional tour guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
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.
- Travel time is already included in the total duration
- Kerið is not included in tours at 12:00 or later. Those 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.
Customer Ratings
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Kelti_g
Sep 30, 2024
Karaoke cruise - While all the sites were great, saw the geyser erupt 3 times in a row!, the most memorable part of the trip was the bus driver Bjorn who was singing/humming the entire trip...even when Jeff, the tour guide was talking! It was always the same song, too, but never the one on the radio...a different one in his own head, perhaps. I also got to hear about his domestic situation with his daughter in law during a phone call he made at one of the breaks...hope everything goes okay with them. At first I was a bit annoyed, than realized it was part of the entertainment during the long bus drive. Anyway, I hope his saxophone playing is better than his singing because apparently he does that as a side gig. Not to leave out Jeff, who was a great tour guide. He provided interesting details the whole trip to the background of Bjorn's singing and drumming. Maybe you should start your own band! Great time had by all.
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Renato_s
Sep 30, 2024
Great Trip! - We had a wonderful trip seeing some of Iceland’s stunning beauty! The guide was knowledgeable and did a good job managing the group. The driver was competent and very helpful.
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Lionelbruce_a
Sep 29, 2024
100% Satisfied - Even though the weather was not favorable we loved the tour and thought it was great value for money. Gave us some great insights to Iceland's culture, history and wonders. All communications and pick up worked like clockwork. Driver and guide were tops. Big Thankyou.
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Jay_m
Sep 29, 2024
Great recovery after late start - Tour started quite late due to cruise ship not docking on time (weather related). The tour guide did an excellent job in rescheduling the sites to accommodate passengers with later night tours. High marks to him for that and his superb monologue.
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Paris_b
Sep 29, 2024
Amazing tour, highly recommend. - We had an amazing day on the Golden Circle tour. We were picked up at bus stop 5, had a few more pick ups and then were on our way. We stopped at Thingvellir National Park, Geysir, Icelandic horse feeding stop, Gullfoss Falls, and Kerid Crater. Matt really made the experience us. He was so informative and full of fun facts that we wouldn't have known, had we explored these stops on our own. Just some useful information for others: there were not any chargers on our bus, this wasn’t an issue for us but it’s worth taking a portable charger if your phone battery isn’t the best, there are plenty of toilet stops and a toilet (for emergencies) on the bus, you can bring snacks with you and there is also a lunch stop at the Geysir with different food options, and the maximum drive in between a stop was 1 hour, although this flew by as Matt was great at pointing out different sights that we were driving by. Highly recommend this tour, it was excellent value for money and a great introduction to Iceland.
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Yiwu_h
Sep 28, 2024
Amazing tour guide, great experience - Viator service is excellent, our tour guide Daniel is amazing. Our tour was scheduled to start at 9am. Due to the strong wind, port was closed for few hours. We eventually docked at 11am. Viator sent new buses and guides to pick us up. He did an excellent job for this tour. Thanks.
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Abigail_b
Sep 28, 2024
Great Tour - This tour was perfect. We were in Iceland for two full days and were trying to see as much as possible during that time. We didn’t spend too long or too little time at any of the stops. I think the pacing as well as the order of stops was well planned and I never felt like I was spending too long on the bus. Our tour guide and driver were fantastic!
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Myrna_m
Sep 26, 2024
Great trip!!! - Very well planned out and very informative. Excellent guide. Highly recommended. Well worth the cost.
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Q1349oocarlosg
Sep 26, 2024
Top sights all in obe day - Each stop was amazing. The falls are superb! Guide Alexander and driver Elke(?) did a great job. He repaired a mechanical issue on the bus that wold have interrupted the trip by a couple hours at least otw.
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Margaret_b
Sep 25, 2024
Great - even in the rain! - At one stage it was pouring rain but the guide still got out of the bus and gave us information. Would recommend this tour and the company operating.
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