Golden Circle Classic Tour from Reykjavik - This experience is not to be missed!
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The Golden Circle Classic Tour takes you from Reykjavik city to Thingvellir National Park, arguably the most important site in Iceland in terms of history, culture, and geology.
A UNESCO world heritage site, Thingvellir National Park is home to Iceland‘s largest natural lake and the place where the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia split and drift apart. Thingvellir is also the birth-place of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth and the Alþingi assembly, where Iceland’s most powerful leaders met to decide on legislation and carry out brutal Viking-age justice.
From Thingvellir, the tour continues through an area of beautiful scenery towards two of Iceland's greatest natural attractions at Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir hot spring area.
At Gullfoss waterfall you can take a short walk down a pathway and get right up close to this powerful waterfall and feel the mist of glacial water on your face as it cascades down into the narrow Hvítárgljúfur Canyon.
Lunch break is usually taken at Gullfoss Cafe or at the service center at the Geysir area.
The Geysir area home of "The Great Geysir" hot spring, which all geysers are named after, this area is an impressive collage of bubbling mud pools, hissing steam vents, and colourful algae deposits. It also features one of the world's most reliable fountain geyser, Strokkur hot spring, that every 4 to 8 minutes blasts out a column of super-heated water up to 20 metres into the air.
A UNESCO world heritage site, Thingvellir National Park is home to Iceland‘s largest natural lake and the place where the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia split and drift apart. Thingvellir is also the birth-place of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth and the Alþingi assembly, where Iceland’s most powerful leaders met to decide on legislation and carry out brutal Viking-age justice.
From Thingvellir, the tour continues through an area of beautiful scenery towards two of Iceland's greatest natural attractions at Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir hot spring area.
At Gullfoss waterfall you can take a short walk down a pathway and get right up close to this powerful waterfall and feel the mist of glacial water on your face as it cascades down into the narrow Hvítárgljúfur Canyon.
Lunch break is usually taken at Gullfoss Cafe or at the service center at the Geysir area.
The Geysir area home of "The Great Geysir" hot spring, which all geysers are named after, this area is an impressive collage of bubbling mud pools, hissing steam vents, and colourful algae deposits. It also features one of the world's most reliable fountain geyser, Strokkur hot spring, that every 4 to 8 minutes blasts out a column of super-heated water up to 20 metres into the air.
Highlights
- The raw power of Gullfoss Waterfall
- Natural beauty and rich history of Thingvellir National Park
- Expert tour guide sharing fascinating facts & history
- Getting up close to an erupting hot spring at Geysir geothermal area
Good to Know
Scheduling: Private Tour
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Printed or Mobile Voucher Accepted
Easy CancellationCancel up to 1 day in advance for a full refund
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Inclusions
- Complimentary pick up and drop off for hotels, guesthouses and bus stops
- Professional tour guide
- Round trip transportation
Know Before You Go
- Our tours are by default guided in English. More languages are available for the 8:30 departure as follows:
* German: Saturdays (All year)
* French: Mondays (All year)
* Scandinavian: Fridays (All year)
* Spanish: Wednesdays (All year)
* Mandarin: Tuesdays & Saturdays departures at 10:30 (All year)
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Reviewed by Sandy Rinaldi
US
July 27, 2023
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The rounded experience was great. Our guide was an excellent tour guide! Not only did she have the knowledge but made it fun to listen to through her humor and fun personality. She was very approachable and made the tour very enjoyable.
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Reviewed by Leah
ES
July 27, 2023
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I absolutely loved this tour. It was fascinating. I would highly recommend this tour!
Reviewed by Lorenzo
SI
July 27, 2023
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Our guide was very good ! She knows everything about the visit and tour. . I suggest in 100% this guide. Thanks a lot for the visit.
Reviewed by The Campbells
GB
July 26, 2023
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We had a great day and our guide's knowledge of the tour in particular was impressive and A service to be thoroughly recommended. Thank you.
Reviewed by Rigoberta
ES
July 26, 2023
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THANKS TO OUR GUIDE WE SAW ALL THE TOP PLACES TO VISIT AND MORE. BOOK WITH THEM AND YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.
Reviewed by josephine willows
US
July 25, 2023
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As a solo-traveler, this tour was a great way to get to have a nice tour.
Our guide was very knowledgeable about the region and the stops. He would stop along the way for good photo opportunities and was very friendly. Thank you very much.
Reviewed by Delia
LV
July 23, 2023
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Tour guide was fantastic! Her knowledge, humor and personality are prefect for this tour! I will always remember this wonderful tour experience❤️
Reviewed by Carla MacDonald
GB
July 22, 2023
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This short tour was exceptional and we would highly recommend this to anyone having this nice tour. It was perfect and our guide was one of the best guides I have ever had the pleasure to tour with. Thank you for this perfect tour and I would recommend it to anyone.
Reviewed by Christpher
US
July 19, 2023
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I had a great time on this tour. My mother and I went on this tour and had a wonderful experience. Our tour guide was absolutely wonderful! She was so knowledgeable throughout the entire tour and was able to answer any additional questions we had. She is energetic, able to project so everyone can hear, helps groups take pictures together and balances perfectly the time she spends talking with the time given for participants to freely explore. Would absolutely tour again!
Reviewed by Swanepoel21
ZA
July 18, 2023
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he guide was great. Flexible with the timetable, good on the roads, helpful with advice on the food, efficient with the narrative. Absolutely enjoyed our tour yesterday and we recommend this tour thanks.




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