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Golden Circle Tour: Geysir, Gulfoss, Þingvellir, Kerið
4.7
2,533 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.
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:
24 hours
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 -…
- 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
- Guidance by a professional tour guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- 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
- 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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(2533 Ratings)
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Stuart_n
Sep 29, 2025
Well worth the trip guide... - Well worth the trip guide was very good and very knowledgeable, plenty of chances to grab a bite to eat or a brew
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Sasha_m
Sep 28, 2025
A magic tour - The places that you visit are beautiful, but I think that the time they give you some of the places is to short, and if you want to see must of the place you practically have to run
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Patricia_m
Sep 28, 2025
Wow - Wonderful, exciting and beautiful. Tectonic division so amazing, geyser was so thrilling, the waterfall stunning and a volcano to gaze into!!!
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Bilquis_f
Sep 27, 2025
Dr Bilquis Fadel_Ahmed United Kingdom - It was amazing, the guide lady was very good
I enjoyed the trip ,the weather was good, mostly I liked the waterfalls
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Rudolfd267
Sep 27, 2025
Grand Golden Circle review - Everything was so perfect including weather, time, pace of travel. We highly recommend this type of trip and we are very happy for our guide 'Sunny' (Samantha) who knew everything about Iceland, especially Golden circle and told us everything what we needed. Thank you for this holiday!
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Karen_m
Sep 26, 2025
Terrible weather, fantastic trip regardless. - Despite a wet and incredibly windy day this was a fantastic day. Despite the conditions we still managed to view all of the sites and take some beautiful photos. Dennis our guide was a superstar, he was highly informative and kept up the narration for the majority of the tour. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Julie_t
Sep 27, 2025
There is so much to see... - There is so much to see in the Golden Circle. The tour was great, but be aware that if you choose the 6 hour tour in the afternoon you do not stop at the crater. We did however get at least 6 hours on the tour and maybe more, just without the crater. Our tour guide Anna was wonderful and knowledgeable and also sang an Icelandic Story with a beautiful voice. :)
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Tara_b
Sep 27, 2025
Great Way To See The Sites. - This was a great day. We saw so many sites and each one was incredible. The only thing we would change is to spend less time at the geyser and more time at the crater. We would love to have had enough time to walk down to the base. Otherwise it’s a perfect trip. Our driver was safe and our guide was funny. Great trip.
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Vicky_g
Sep 26, 2025
Golden Circle - We had a very nice day on the Golden circle excursion. Sunny was our guide and was excellent. She spoke very clearly where everyone could understand her. Scymon was the driver and did an excellent job. The golden waterfalls was the highlight of the excursion. The rest of the landscape is fairly monotonous but I'm glad we got to see it. I gave it four stars instead of five because it was a huge bus and a very large crowd. We had taken the South Coast excursion a couple of days before and enjoyed that much more. The scenery on the south coast is spectacular but we had a small shuttle with only 17 people. That made it much more enjoyable and easier getting on and off the bus.
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Rhonda_r
Sep 28, 2025
Good for a big group tour - This is a large group tour. It got off to a bit of a chaotic start. The information provided indicated the boarding would occur between 8:00 and 830. The bus arrived at about 815. By that time the bus load of people had been standing out in the chilly air for about half an hour. Everyone rushed the bus. So it was kind of a mess.
Once we got started, we went t to all the must see spots on the Golden Circle. We had time for a nice lunch at the geysers stop. The food options were plentiful and good.
The guide, Sunny, was very enthusiastic and kept us on schedule. She gave us good information.
At the end of the tour we stopped in Reykjavik city center. We had the option to stay there and make our way back to the ship ourselves. There was a shuttle that ran between the ship and the city center so it was perfect. Had plenty of time to walk around and get back to the ship in plenty of time. You definitely want to walk around the city if you can.
I generally try to avoid the large group tours. It takes so long to un board at each stop. But once we got going the tour was good.
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