Golden Circle Afternoon Tour: Iceland's Volcanic Wonders

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…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • 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…
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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Katie_m
Jul 10, 2025
Good tour, recommend Bustravel Iceland! - Stopped at Thingvellir National Park, Geysir, Gullfoss, Kerid crater, and we even got a bonus 5 minute stop to feed some horses (so cool!). Our driver was great, smooth and safe ride. Our tour guide was down to earth and very informative and accommodating. We got picked up at BSI because we were concerned we wouldn’t get seats together at later pick up locations. We needn’t have worried. Plenty of seats for all. Had no trouble hearing our guide on the bus. Temperature on the bus was fine. Stopped at Geysir for lunch and had lamb stew. Didn’t do much shopping at the stops. Wanted to save souvenir shopping for our last day in Reykjavik so we could get some items made in Iceland. I recommend BusTravel Iceland. We booked through Viator and got plenty of confirmation and instructions for pick up. We arrived at 1:40pm for a 2:00pm departure. The people working inside the bus terminal only had information for the fly bus to and from the airport in Keflavik or for Reykjavík Expeditions so they didn’t know much about where to pick up the Bustravel Iceland bus. So I called Bustravel Iceland and they gave me clear instructions on where to meet the bus (out front) and the number of the bus. Sure enough, the bus arrived around 1:50pm and the tour guide checked that we were on the list. At the end of the tour, we decided to get off a little closer to our hotel near Harpa concert hall instead of back at BSI. Driver and guide were very accommodating.
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Mathmala
Jul 9, 2025
Unforgettable..! - The tour was unreal..!! So beautiful..! And our guide Ritchie… best guide you could ever meet..! Thanks again for everything…!
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Ian_b
Jul 4, 2025
Fantastic trip - well organised and great guide. - Wonderful trip, fantastic guide, comfortable journey. Lots of good opportunities to see features of the south and east of Iceland. Really well-organised and good timing - enough time at each stop so that you could enjoy what you were seeing.
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Kristiina_a
Jul 3, 2025
This is the most... - This is the most traditional what we know about Iceland: geysers, waterfall, Kerid crater, and we also saw a lot of lupine on our way. Our guide Jennifer was very friendly and told a lot of about Iceland. We had also plenty of time four lunch. It is a very nice tour.
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Susan_c
Jul 2, 2025
1) Trip wonderful. Lots... - 1) Trip wonderful. Lots of beautiful sites and excellent commentary by Dennis. 2) There are two areas of uphill walking, but the rewards at the top were worth it! Dennis excellent guide.
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Henry_j
Jun 28, 2025
Super Cool - Excellent from start to finish. Comfortable transport. Amazing experiences. Guide was super informative and nice. Highly recommend.
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Daydream99201
Jun 23, 2025
Golden circle - Awesome trip, would definitely recommend. There was 4 main locations we visited and saw a lot of beautiful nature and great experiences.
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Yeounan_s
Jun 12, 2025
All the places covered on... - All the places covered on this trip were amazingly breathtaking. Would highly recommend this tour to all.
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Bernadine
Jun 12, 2025
"David" and driver were... - "David" and driver were excellent. David very knowledgeable and friendly. Amazing sights in one day.
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Gianluigi_c
Jun 16, 2025
Inconvenient bus considering the long duration of the excursion and the time spent on board - Bus used extremely uncomfortable, complete with passengers with inadequate air conditioning and very noisy.
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From $85
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).