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Golden Circle Tour & Northern Lights Experience: Explore Iceland's Renowned Landscapes & Phenomena
4.7
37 Ratings
Reykjavík
Experience Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle and witness the captivating Northern Lights in one incredible tour. Explore breathtaking landscapes and marvel at nature’s wonders.
Experience Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle and witness the captivating Northern Lights in one incredible tour. Explore breathtaking landscapes and marvel at nature’s wonders.
Duration:
12 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Golden Circle Route - Golden Circle is the ultimate day tour route from Reykjavik. It includes three Iceland’s iconic destinations: Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Thingvellir national park.
- Thingvellir National Park - A UNESCO World Heritage site, Thingvellir National Park holds great importance both as a natural wonder as…
- Golden Circle Route - Golden Circle is the ultimate day tour route from Reykjavik. It includes three Iceland’s iconic destinations: Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Thingvellir national park.
- Thingvellir National Park - A UNESCO World Heritage site, Thingvellir National Park holds great importance both as a natural wonder as well as an historical and cultural center.
- Geysir - Geysir is an iconic location that is a must-see for all visitors to our shores. Strokkur is the main attraction, the geyser which reliably erupts every 5-10 minutes with the water and steam reaching heights of 130ft.
- Gullfoss Waterfall - Gullfoss falls, or the Golden waterfall, is one of our most powerful and stunning waterfalls. Fed by a glacial river to the north, the torrent rages over several drops before reaching the canyon bottom.
- Kerid Crater - Kerið crater is the remnant of a massive volcanic eruption some 6500 years ago. At the bottom of the crater is a lake fed by groundwater. Take the steps to the water´s edge or walk along the top of the crater.
- Hveragerdi - Short refreshment break
- Reykjavik - We return to Reykjavík for a few hours between the sightseeing tour of the southern coastline and pickup for your northern lights hunting tour. You have time to freshen up and grab dinner.
- Reykjanes Peninsula - Our evening northern lights tours searches for the northern lights in the countryside within a 90 minute radius of Reykjavik. Our aurora guides study the Icelandic Met. offices aurora forecast as well as cloud cover charts to find clear skies and hopefully a spectacular and colorful aurora display.
What's Included
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- On-board restrooms
- Experienced local guide
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- On-board restrooms
- Experienced local guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
Experience two iconic Icelandic wonders in one comprehensive tour with our Golden Circle & Northern Lights Tour from Reykjavik.
Kick-start your day with our awesome journey through the renowned Golden Circle, Iceland´s foremost tourist trail. Main attractions include the serpentine route between the continental plates at Thingvellir National Park and…
Experience two iconic Icelandic wonders in one comprehensive tour with our Golden Circle & Northern Lights Tour from Reykjavik.
Kick-start your day with our awesome journey through the renowned Golden Circle, Iceland´s foremost tourist trail. Main attractions include the serpentine route between the continental plates at Thingvellir National Park and the globally famous Geysir, where Strokkur bursts every 5 to 10 minutes.
Following a day full of exploration and awe, we take a break in the city, allowing for rest and dinner.
Revitalized, embark on our evening quest for the northern lights. We pursue clear skies and patiently await nature´s grand spectacle, all while providing you with complimentary hot-chocolate and local treats.
- Tour duration includes driving time
Location
Bus Stop #12 Höfðatorg
Þórunnartún
Please allow up to 30 minutes after the tour start time for the bus to collect you from the meeting point.
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
4.7
(37 Ratings)
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Sneha_g
Feb 26, 2025
Great experience it’s looks like different planet and special Thanks to Victoria amazed with skills has a tour guide 10 - Great experience it’s looks like different planet and special Thanks to Victoria amazed with skills has a tour guide 10 out 10 for tour guide always made us entertained. And interesting stories on Iceland
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Sharnie_b
Jan 28, 2025
Sunny, is the Sun. - So, despite not having experienced the northern lights due to inactivity of the sky. Viator were accommodating in rebooking several times to attempt it. We are awaiting a refund for this particular segment of the tour but again, super impressed with their service regardless. Now, the Golden Circle tour. Wow, what an experience. Our guides were Sunny and Paco and what a duo they were. Paco keeping us safe in adverse weathers that changed every five minutes and Sunny, wow where to start… she puts the sun in Iceland without actually having seen any sun. She was informative, considerate, professional and a very intelligent humorous lady. From start to finish she was sensational. We laughed and learned from start to finish. Cannot recommend this tour enough it was brilliant. All sections of the tour were exceptional and the journey too and from was a pleasant experience in itself. Well done team.
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Philippa_p
Jan 27, 2025
Must do tour on a time limit - This tour was a fantastic way of seeing some of the main sights on a short trip. The guides were incredibly knowledgeable and did their upmost to ensure we all had a fantastic experience.
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Rmkerce
Jan 26, 2025
Highly Recommend This Tour! - My fiancée and I started our day at 8am after receiving a timely notice from the tour operator stating we would need to be picked up earlier than expected due to the number of people on the tour. We were picked up on time by Pakko and Heidi to drive to the meeting point with other tour members to begin the day. Although we had tour guides most sites we visited you were welcome to join them or go at your own pace. We drove in the dark to Thingvellir, and got to spend roughly half an hour there to enjoy the site. Every location we visited had bathrooms available which was nice considering the lengthy drive between some of the locations. We then drove to Gulfoss which was an incredible experience to see it covered in snow. From Gulfoss we drove to the Geysir which allowed us to pass by some Icelandic horses for a brief few minutes and feed them some horse candy! Although this felt a little rushed it was fine as there wasn't a lot to see other than pet the horses. We got to the Geysir after a few minutes where we had a brief opportunity to get some lunch at the food hall and see the eruptions which took place with surprising frequency! Finally, Kerid Crater was where the day ended and we were transported back to the city where we had a break for a few hours before resuming with Suny and Lukasz to see the Northern Lights.
We did not need to go far outside the city for the northern lights which was incredible. We got lucky as the clouds moved away from us and we had a stellar view once they intensified as the evening wore on. No need for complicated cameras if you don't want to lug them around - your phone will do a stellar job of capturing the moment!
Overall I would highly recommend this tour as all our guides were fantastic and we got everything we wanted out of this tour. Just bear in mind since you are with a large group you likely won't get to spend a huge amount of time at each location - all the more reason to return to Iceland.
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Gaurig
Jan 14, 2025
Highly reccomended - Wonderful company! The guide was sweet and funny and caring! Driver was professional and helpful! Much better experience than the next day with another company!
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Rach93fonzo
Jan 7, 2025
Lucky day! - I participated in two excursions with this agency, the first the Golden Circle and the tour of the northern aorta, I can say that we were very well received, punctuality in the morning, the guide was very nice and explained everything carefully about what we would see during the day. We found a beautiful sunny day, the gayser, the park, the crater was all beautiful.
Despite not seeing the Icelandic horses that could be found at the park, our guide was fantastic and allowed us to make an extra stop to pet them! Top of the top!
During the tour via a tablet you could ask as many questions as you wanted to the guide and he would answer you.
In the last stop of the crater we arrived that it was almost night and despite this our guide indicated that we could already see the aurora and then allowed us to make a longer stop to see it and take pictures! That was great!
After a 2 hour break in the hotel, around 21:30 we took a shuttle to our hotel where he accompanied us in the bus, full of people, to go see the dawn.
We arrived after about 40 minutes, and the show started! We saw the green aurora with red shades (not noticeable to the naked eye) they also offered us hot chocolate! The only thing I expected that lasted longer as a tour, it was really short stop to photograph and see the aurora, only 40 minutes! We got home around 01:00. But lucky to have seen two auroras with two different shades!
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Esther_p
Jan 4, 2025
Simply fantastic. - This was such an excellent start to our visit to Iceland. The trip was well organised, the places we visited were superb , particularly the waterfalls which was like a glacier.
The guide Heidi was brilliant, her knowledge was informative, interesting and amusing. The bus driver was also great, such a comfortable ride.
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Sheikh_i
Dec 31, 2024
Magical tour - Golden circle tour was informative, a full day activity, interesting, spectacularly beautiful and breathtaking.
The Northern Lights tour was fabulous. Our guide was very well infomed and sweet. Loved it
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Helen_h
Jan 27, 2025
Good - It’s a great trip and the guide was very informative. Make sure you take snow spikes for your foot wear when going in the snow/ice.
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Taylor_k
Jan 30, 2025
Had to leave early because other people were cold and tired - The golden circle tour was absolutely beautiful and loved our tour guide. Our northern lights tour got rescheduled for the next day with a different group due to weather conditions. On the northern lights tour we were told at both places we stopped to see the northern lights a set time to be back on the bus. At both locations, about 15 minutes before we had to be back on the bus the tour guide told us that people were cold and tired and that we were heading back early. We felt it was unfair to us that we had to head back early and got less time at these locations because other people were cold and tired when we paid just as much for this tour as anyone else. Very disappointed.
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