Golden Circle Classic

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Haukadalsvegur, Iceland


The Golden Circle Classic Tour takes you from Reykjavik to Thingvellir National Park, arguably the most critical 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 where the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia split and drift apart. Thingvellir is also the birthplace of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth and the Althingi 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 beautiful scenery to two of Iceland's most incredible natural attractions: the Gullfoss waterfall and the Geysir hot spring area.

At Gullfoss waterfall, you can take a short walk down a pathway, get up close to this mighty waterfall, and feel the mist of glacial water on your face as it cascades into the narrow Hvitargljufur Canyon.

Leaving Gullfoss, lunch break is usually taken at Gullfoss Cafe or at the Information Centre in 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 geysers, Strokkur hot spring, which blasts out a column of superheated water up to 20 metres into the air every 4 to 8 minutes.

From Geysir hot spring area, the return journey takes you past lakes Laugarvatn and Apavatn.

This tour is guided in the following languages:

  • English - 08:30, 09:30 and 10:30, daily
  • Scandinavian - 08:30 on Fridays
  • Mandarin - 10:30 on Tuesdays and Saturdays
  • Japanese - 08:30 on Sundays
  • German - 08:30 on Saturdays
  • French - 08:30 on Mondays
  • Spanish - 08:30 on Wednesdays

Tour information:

  • Available May. - Oct.
  • Duration 6 hours
  • Activities Caving
  • Difficulty Moderate

Pickup information:

  • Pickup time : 07:30 08:30, 09:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30,

    Please be at your pickup location in time for your departure. Should your pickup location be at a bus stop and you need assistance finding it, seek guidance in your Hotel's reception or contact your tour provider directly.

Included:

  • Pick-up from and return to your accommodation in Reykjavik
  • All safety gear (helmets, harness, etc.)
  • Small refreshments (soup, coffee/tea and perhaps some sweets)
  • Experienced guides
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