Golden Circle Afternoon Tour

Itinerary

Our fantastic afternoon day tour to the Golden Circle begins with our fast and efficient pick up service. You simply need to wait at your hotel or at one of the designated pick up points and let us take care of you. Once all of our guests are accounted for then we will begin our adventure into Icelandic nature and history.

Our first stop will be at the magnificent Gullfoss waterfall. Gullfoss, translated as the Golden waterfall, is a large waterfall that drops a staggering 32 meters over two stages. It is fed from the white river which originates from Iceland’s 2nd biggest glacier. The unique mineral composition of the river bed  causes a shimmering effect as the water cascades which is how the waterfall got its name. You will often be greeted with the sight of a rainbow shimmering over the water as the sunlight strikes it creating a very beautiful scene.

After the waterfall we will make our way to the Geothermal area of Geysir. This hot spring filled area is named after the “Great Geysir” a large geyser in the area that  gave us the English word ‘Geyser’. The Great Geysir itself no longer erupts without assistance but luckily Geysirs sister hot spring Strokkur still erupts frequently meaning you will still have a chance to catch a glimpse of the display. There is also a large visitors centre here and a great spot for you to buy some lunch.

The last stop on our tour is Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park. This is the site where the world's first parliament was formed when the old Viking group leaders decided to join together on a yearly basis to discuss the events and laws of the land. You can still see the seats they sat on carved into the rock. This area is also notable as being the location where the Eurasian and American tectonic plates are separating from each other creating the Silfra fissure, a popular diving spot.

At this point our day tour will sadly be over, but there will still be some lovely sights to witness from the bus as we get you back to Reykjavik.

The duration of the tour is 7 hours

There is no food included on this tour but there will be stops where you are able to purchase food.

For those who want to start their tour a little earlier in the day why not consider the "Grand Golden Circle" tour that does all of the stops but takes a bit more time doing them giving you more time at each location. Or for those looking to add a stop to a geothermal lagoon to their trip, look no further than the "Golden Circle & Secret lagoon" option. Don't forget your bathing suit!

We even have a small group option that will take you along the Golden Circle route whilst also making additional stops via our "Iceland Intro: Golden Circle" Premium minibus tour.