One price for every traveller: €155 per adult.
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We visit the earthquake fissure in the Hvaragerði shopping center. There is also a relief map of South Iceland and information about the earthquakes in South Iceland
15 minThe next stop on the tour is at the 6,500 year old Kerið crater, the northernmost of the Tjarnarhólar crater series. The crater has a depth of 55 meters and a diameter of 270x170 meters. The water depth varies between 7-14 meters.
20 min · Admission includedFor many, Gullfoss waterfall is the most beautiful waterfall in Iceland. The bus first stops in the upper parking lot and then drives to the lower parking lot, where you get on again.
30 minHaukadalur has several hot springs and the active geyser Strokkur. The stop is long enough to witness multiple eruptions of Strokkur.
45 minThere you can buy ice cream and look at the dairy cows through a window
20 minShort stop at the warm lake Laugarvatn. The hot springs on the shore are used for baking bread.
10 minIn Þingvellir National Park you can experience history and geology up close. The Icelandic parliament Alþing was founded in 930 in the Almannagjá gorge created by continental drift. The Öxarárfoss waterfall can be visited. The bus first stops in the lower parking lot and then goes to the upper parking lot at the visitor center and viewing platform. Participants can walk through Almannagjá to the upper parking lot.
40 minShort tour through the city center of Reykjavík and if the parking situation allows it, there will be a photo stop at Hallgrimskirkja.
Pass by, no stopThis day tour with a German-speaking tour guide in a small group with a maximum of 19 participants is the ideal shore excursion for cruise ship passengers and leads from Reykjavík on the so-called Golden Circle over the Hellisheiði plateau to Hveragerði, where we stop at an earthquake fissure in a shopping center, the Haukadalur geothermal area with the active Strokkur geyser, and the impressive Gullfoss waterfall. On the way we stop at a farm that makes very good ice cream from the milk of its own cows. After a short stop at the warm lake Laugarvatn we reach Þingvellir National Park, where you can experience Icelandic history and plate tectonics.
On the way back we make a short detour through downtown Reykjavík.
The departure time and tour duration is suitable for most cruise ships in the port of Reykjavík, such as Aida, MSC.Mein Schiff and Costa.
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| Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This tour · #13 of 71 | €155 | 6h–8h | 4.95 (132) | shared, max 19 |
| Small-Group Golden Circle, Sky Lagoon with Ticket & Kerid Crater | €226 | 10h | 4.96 (719) | shared |
| Golden Circle Tales, Tomato Farm & Kerid – Small Group from RVK | €129 | 9h | 4.94 (1185) | shared |
| Private Golden Circle, Sky Lagoon and Friðheimar Greenhouse Lunch | €2914 per group | 9h 30m | 4.97 (389) | private |
Ranked #13 of 71 in Golden Circle Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €75 to €2520, median €171; typical length 8h 30m. 13 of 71 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market. Compare all 71 Golden Circle Tours