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Golden Circle Tour & Northern Lights Experience: Explore Iceland's Renowned Landscapes & Phenomena
4.7
16 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
(16 Ratings)
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Gloria_m
Oct 13, 2024
Great - Excellent service, they do their best for you to see the northern lights!! The hot chocolate is soo good
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Nicole_j
Sep 25, 2024
Light - I wish I could remember our northern Lights tour guide he was great. He was patient and went the extra mile driving several locations and extending the tour a little long so we could find some Lights. Awesome experience. Thank you
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Kelly_w
Sep 21, 2024
A full day of Iceland - This is a great tour to see a lot in a day! There was a little chaos with the weather and boarding the bus but I was impresssd that I received a phone call to ensure that we made it onto the bus. The tour guide offers generalized knowledge of the sites and there is plenty time to explore each sight. Unfortunately, we were unable to see the northeast lights due to weather but received an email offering to reschedule- which we were unable to do but we appreciated the offer regardless. It was a long day of exploration but perfect for us who only had a day to explore.
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Linda_m
Sep 8, 2024
Amazing combo - The geyser and waterfall were amazing. If you can, go to the bottom of the crater lake and the waterfall. Views are great if you don’t, but a very different experience when you do!! National park was very cool geologically. We returned there at night for the first attempt of seeing northern lights. The weather gods finally smiled on us, as it had been terrible weather the past few days with rain, wind, and clouds, and at our last attempt to find a place were the low clouds were gone, we lucked out. The clouds moved and the lights appeared. So lucky. Great guides with Vickie during the day and Jeff at night.
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Melissa_r
Sep 7, 2024
Best of Iceland - What a marvelous day with all the amazing wonder of Iceland. Thank you Victoria for your story telling and enthusiasm. She was a fun guide and made a memorable day. We were spoiled with sunshine and at night the skies danced. We laughed and feel very lucky to have had such a great guide. We can’t believe we were able to do so much. Walking the tectonic plates viewing the crater, seeing beautiful waterfalls in the national park meeting some of the wildlife gorgeous scenery and then we got a little break to grab a bite to eat before we set off for the northern lights which were spectacular. Thank you !
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Michaelcp5311tn
Aug 28, 2024
Excellent scenery combined with competent guides - We did both the Golden Circle and the Northern Lights. The tour guides on both excursions were exceptional.
Golden Circle - The tour guides kept up his discussion of Iceland throughout the tour. As a result, we learned much more about Iceland than just the five stops on the tour. I highly recommend this tour for everyone.
Northern Lights - Victoria was a superb tour guide. She discussed the science behind the Lights as well as the lore about their origination and meaning. Victoria also presented numerous very interesting stories about Iceland and the traditions of the inhabitants. If the rating allowed higher than Excellent, I would give her a Superb rating.
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Rob_m
Mar 21, 2024
Amazing Tour - Our tour guide Matt was great, so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. All the sights were amazing, in particular the waterfall and we loved the Geyser. We were given a good amount of time at each location, considering we had to travel anything from 30 to 60 minutes between each one. We also embarked on a Northern Lights tour in the evening, the weather prevented us seeing anything but we are able to do it again when able to, however we still had fun on the trip and stopped to watch an active volcano in the distance which was amazing.
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Ceri_e
Feb 29, 2024
Highly recommended tour - This is a must when visiting Iceland such a great tour seeing some pretty iconic sights.
My favourite was the breathtaking waterfalls plus seeing where The Game of Thrones was filmed.
The buses are modern, helpful friendly driver and the tour guide was funny, knowledgeable with great English and understanding of banter.
Personally I’d hold back booking the Northern Lights part during winter months as it hardly goes ahead and you still pay for it as this is not refunded except your given the chance to use the ticket within three years which is no good to me as I’ll not be returning!
Gripe - I left a bag of gifts on the bus I realised as soon as I got off and e-mailed/rang but nobody got back to me until the next day and it was missing, not helpful at all in this matter!
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Ceri
Feb 29, 2024
Highly recommended tour… - This trip is a must when visiting Iceland, you get to see so much in one tour. The bus is modern, the tour guide was funny, knowledgeable and spoke excellent english.
Seeing the planes where The Lord of the Rings was actually filmed was incredible also brought a new understanding of the extremes they worked in.
The waterfalls for me were the highlight, breathtaking.
Personally I’d take food to avoid the extortionate prices at each stop/sight cafe. I don’t mind paying over but the prices were unacceptable.
Again highly recommend this tour but TIP avoid during winter months adding the Northern Lights part as it hardly goes ahead and your not given a refund just a chance to use it again within three years!
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Colin_k
Oct 4, 2024
Golden circle and northern lights - The day trip was great we visited a lot of locations and learnt a lot! The guide was great and it was well organised. The northern lights tour was good as we got to see the lights, however organisation wasn’t great as two extra people got added on to our bus half way through which meant seating was thrown off and myself and my husband couldn’t sit together. It would be helpful if the guides could advise people not to use their flashlights and to dim their phone screens as it ruins your eyesight and photos when viewing the lights. It was really irritating however not the fault of the tour operator it just comes with large groups of people.
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