Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Capital Region
Pick-up in Reykjavík and guided transfer to first sightseeing stop
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Golden Circle Route, Iceland
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Strokkur, Selfoss 806 Iceland
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.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Gullfoss Waterfall, Blaskogabyggd 846 Iceland
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.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Thingvellir National Park, Thingvellir Iceland
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.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Kerid Crater, Selfoss Iceland
Kerið is an iconic volcanic crater of 55 meters depth.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Capital Region
Drive back to Reykjavík and drop-off
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
See Availability.
Þórunnartún 1, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
Traveler pickup is offered
Our pickup can take up to 30 minutes so please wait at your pickup location from the time written on your ticket.
More locations we do offer pickup service from:
- Subway at the former Oddsson Ho(s)tel, Hringbraut 119
- BSI Bus Terminal, Vatnsmyrarvegur 10 (front / taxi side)
Many accommodations in central Reykjavik are redirected to official "Tour Bus Stops" from which we also offer pickup:
- Tour Bus Stop 1, Ráðhúsið - City Hall, Vonarstraeti (64.146316,-21.941491)
- Tour Bus Stop 2, Tjörnin - The Pond, Maedragardur on Laekjargata (64.145763,-21.938547)
- Tour Bus Stop 3, Lækjargata, Laekjargata 4 (64.14678,-21.937296)
- Tour Bus Stop 5, Harpa, Austurbakki 2 (64.14678,-21.937296)
- Tour Bus Stop 6, Safnahúsið - The Culture House, Hverfisgata 15 by Arnarholl (64.147454,-21.932894)
- Tour Bus Stop 8, Hallgrímskirkja, by Eiriksgata (64.141548,-21.927973)
- Tour Bus Stop 9, Snorrabraut, Snorrabraut 24 (64.143497,-21.916289)
- Tour Bus Stop 11, Austurbær, Snorrabraut 37 (64.142364,-21.917228)
- Tour Bus Stop 13, Rauðarárstígur, Laugavegur 120 (64.142658,-21.913866)
- Tour Bus Stop 15, Mýrargata
Free pickup location:
- Tour Bus Stop 12, Höfðatorg, Þórunnartún 1 (64.144389,-21.910327)
Ports
8 hours 30 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
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
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 65 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Mary_S
Long all day tour. Coach was very full, not a lot of room.
Frequent stops though and at each there was a very long queue for amenities which was to be expected. Got to see 4 major attractions and the tour guide was very knowledgeable, although his English was a bit ‘dodgy’. Was extremely tired by the end of the day. All round, though, a good tour. I enjoyed it.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : Sarah_m
Great experience, Dennis our tour guide was chatty and explained things clearly. Out bus broken down not long after we set off, however within 15 mins another bus turned up and we were on our way-very impressive. You get just the right amount of time at each location. I would recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : Diana_W
This was a great overview of some of the “must sees” in Southern Iceland.
At first my husband and I were concerned by how large the group was. Especially since we had already done a tour with a much smaller group a couple of days prior. And then on the way out, there was an issue with the bus, so we had to wait for a new one haha. But after that little hiccup we were on our way.
Our guide, Dennis, was excellent. He was a great guide and somehow managed to keep such a large group together and on time. Must be his experience as a professor!
We really the beautiful places we saw and the things we learned. Definitely recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Chiara_G
It was a great experience, absolutely worth the cost and very well planned. We got to see a lot of amazing places and receive plenty of insights from our local guide, Vick!
The only downside to an amazing day was not being able to consume our own packed lunch within the restaurant where we had the stop. We hadn’t been told about this and it would’ve been nice to know. Thankfully, it wasn’t overly cold or raining so it didn’t become an issue.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Sofia_D
A nice day trip from Reykjavík. It gives you a little taste of Iceland. Includes a crater lake, waterfall, geysers, and mountainous landscapes. In addition to this day trip I would recommend to try a coastal trip too. South coast and the peninsula northwest of Reykjavík are nice.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Judith_G
Overall the trip was not that great. The sights were beautiful but the organization of the entire trip was a tourist trap. The guide took us to 2 different locations not listed on the itinerary and listed them as “surprises” but were just thinly veiled attempts at getting us to spend our money on local shops. Every location we visited had a restaurant and gift shop which was outrageous. The guide did not stop talking the entire 8.5 hours. He was terrible at providing information while we were driving. He would say “if you look here” but would never say if it was on the right, left, or in front of the bus so we were left looking every which way. You would have to be sitting in the front of the bus to even get what he was talking about. I would never do a big bus tour ever again. We also went to Thinglevirr park and were told we could either stay on the bus with just the driver or take a hike to the top of the cliff to see the waterfall. This was poorly explained because the guide had the group walk to the top of the waterfall which was only about 15 mins. As the group was walking back to the bus area, the bus left to meet everyone at the top of the hill which was another 45 minute walk. Personally I think the bus should have waited and if people wanted to walk up the hill they’d have the option or the bus could take them up. Overall, was not happy with the experience.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Sunil_M
It is a whistlestop tour with crater, waterfall, Geysir, National Park & bonus stop for the horses! Wish I had more time for each place to properly explore/hike so good job on PR for a longer visit to Iceland 😜
Our guide/"motivational speaker" "Beggy" & driver "Captain Cow Bell" - I didn't ask for the story behind that! - were superb, gave us the brief history of Iceland, some cultural notes + how tourism is now such a huge part of the economy!
We even appreciated the folk song Beggy sang which reminded me of Celtic sea chanties I've heard (melody) - we don't speak Icelandic so we assume it was real 🤭
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Achal_S
Guide Ms Kareen she had blue purple hair was good . The driver was great . We enjoyed the trip . Wish them best
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : Holly S
Fantastic tour. The tour was organised brilliantly with not issues at all. We had plenty of time at each stop in the Golden Circle. The tour guide was lovely.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : Nanami_F
Thanks to our Tour Guide Dave and his little assistant Jeff I had a nice day exploring the miracles on the Golden Circle. Dave told us a lot of interesting information about the icelandic history and culture during the bus ride, which I enjoyed very much. We fortunately also had excellent weather conditions which made the trip even better.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
