Golden Circle Private Tour

About this experience

There is a reason why the Golden Circle is the most popular tour in Iceland. Visit in a private tour the highlights of Iceland that include Þórufoss waterfall, Þingvellir National Park, Geysir geothermal area, and Gullfoss waterfall.

What's included

Itinerary

1. Tour stop

   18m/60ft high and 30m/100ft wide waterfall. Beautiful waterfall, where a part of the TV series Game of Thrones, Children of the Forest was filmed. One of many parts filmed in Iceland.

2. Tour stop

   Where one of the oldest Commonwealth parliament was founded in the year 930 by the settlers of Iceland, also known as Vikings, although they were mostly farmer but also excellent craftsmen and shipbuilders Þingvellir National Park was founded in 1930, marking the 1000th anniversary of the Althing. The Park was later expanded to protect the Þingvellir National Park.diverse and natural phenomena in the surrounding area and was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2004. Þingvellir became a national park as a result of legislation passed in 1928 to protect the remains of the parliament site, thus creating the first national park in Iceland. The Park was decreed „a protected national shrine for all Icelanders, the perpetual property of the Icelandic nation under the preservation of parliament, never to be sold or mortgaged. “

3. Tour stop

   A beautiful 32m/105ft high waterfall, cascading in two steps, down into a 20m/66ft wide and 2,5km/1,6mi long canyon carved by the wind and the water. Sometimes called the golden waterfall. During the first half of the 20th century and some years into the late 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors' attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland and is now protected.

4. Tour stop

   Geothermal area, where you can visit one of the most famous geysers in the world, the one that gives its name to the phenomena of spouting hot springs. Eruptions at Geysir can hurl boiling water up to 70 meters (230 ft) in the air. However, eruptions may be infrequent, and have in the past stopped altogether for years at a time Research shows that Geysir has been active for approximately 10,000 years. The oldest accounts of hot springs at Haukadalur date back to 1294, when earthquakes in the area caused significant changes in local neighboring landscape creating several new hot springs. Changes in the activity of Geysir and the surrounding geysers are strongly related to earthquake activity The nearby geyser Strokkur erupts much more frequently than Geysir, erupting to heights of up to 30 metres (98 ft) every few minutes. Strokkur's activity has also been affected by earthquakes, although to a lesser extent than the Great Geysir.

Know before you go

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels