ICELAND EXPERIENCE
Private Full-Day Golden Circle Tour
LOCAL CONDITIONS
Weather for this experience
Forecast near Thingvellir National Park · Þingvellir forecast
11°
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Today · Wind 2 m/s
Today
11° 6°
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Tomorrow
11° 6°
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Tue
10° 6°
Light rain
Wed
9° 5°
Rain
Thu
8° 4°
Rain
Fri
11° 1°
Cloudy
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9° 5°
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Data: Icelandic Met Office
Forecast shown for the nearest supported Icelandic Met Office station. Conditions can vary along tour routes and at higher elevations.
DRIVING CONDITIONS
Road signals for South Iceland
Official road alerts from Vegagerðin that IceWay can confidently match to this travel region.
Snæfellsleið: Snæfell - VatnajökullMountain vehicles
For guided tours, the operator makes the final operational decision. If you are self-driving, always check the official road map before departure.
About this experience
Comprehensive tour that covers all the major attractions of southwest Iceland, beginning with a drive to the national park and former parliament site at Thingvellir and continuing to lake Laugarvatn. Next stop is Geysir, the world’s most famous hot spring, and Strokkur, its smaller neighbour, which erupts in a spectacular of blue water every few minutes. The trip then continues to Gullfoss, the Queen of Icelandic waterfalls, returning to Reykjavík the garden village of Hveragerði.
The car is a 2019 Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer 4x4, up to 7 passenger's with luggage, wifi, USB charcing points, all seats reclining, A/C, 4 wheel drive, doors on both sides.
What's included
Included
- ✓WiFi on board
- ✓Air-conditioned vehicle
Itinerary
- Tour stop
The historical and geological wonder that is Þingvellir national park is home to the site of where the North-American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart. Þingvellir is also home to the site of the world’s oldest parliament Alþingi which was founded in the year 930 AD. Þingvellir has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list ever since.
- Tour stop
Geo-thermal area, explore the area and see Strokkur a hot spring, shooting vast jets of boiling water from 20m (65 feet) up to 40m (130 feet) high every 7-10 min.
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Gullfoss waterfall tumbles and plunges into a crevice some 32 meter (105 ft.) deep. The waterfall derives from the river Hvítá and offers exceptional scenery and views showing the true beauty of Iceland’s nature. The average amount of water running down the waterfall is 141 cubic metres (5,000 cu ft) per second in the summer and 80 cubic metres (2,800 cu ft) per second in the winter.
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Faxi is a wide, serene waterfall in South Iceland
- Tour stop
Kerið is a volcanic crater lake in the Grímsnes area of South Iceland.
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Hveragerði is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland, 45 km east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1. The river Varmá runs through the town.
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Know before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Ticket informationMobile or paper ticket accepted
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
This activity may be cancelled due to bad weather.