Itinerary
Tours depart from the Reykjavik Terminal located at Skógarhlíð 10. Please be sure to arrive 15 minutes prior to departure along with a printed or digital copy of your ticket/voucher.
If you have booked a hotel pickup with SmartBus™, please be at your chosen pickup location 30 minutes before the departure of the tour. Look for the Green SmartBus™ which will be outside your accommodation at within the 30 minutes of pickup.
You will see the world famous erupting geyser & hot springs, experience the magnificent Gullfoss Waterfall and follow in the footsteps of the Vikings of old as you walk down the lava canyon at Þingvellir. The day will end with horse-riding through meadow and lava fields.
Stop At:
• Thingvellir National Park, Thingvellir Iceland
• Geysir, Haukadalur Iceland
• Gullfoss Waterfall, Blaskogabyggd Iceland
• Hótel Eldhestar, 816 Sveitarfélagið Ölfus, Iceland
See Availability.
Reykjavik Terminal, Skógarhlíð 10, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
Traveler pickup is offered
Because of traffic limitations, customers staying in postcode 101 might have to make their way to the closest pick-up spot. Your hotel receptionist can help you find out which one that is. If you are staying in a private accommodation, please contact the local supplier to know
Please note: pickup is not available from Airbnb or private housing. Please contact the operator for information information on the nearest pick up location to your accommodation
Pick up is also available from the following hotels:
- Apartment K - Ingólfsstræti 1a
- AR Central Apartments
- Best Western Hotel Reykjavík
- Black Pearl Hotel
- Domus Guesthouse
- Flying Viking Guesthouse
- Grettisborg Apartments
- Guesthouse 101
- Guesthouse Aurora
- Guesthouse Summerday
- Laugavegur Apartments
- Reykjavik Domestic Airport
- Villa Guesthouse
- Black Tower
- Gray Tower
- Stay Apartments Einholt
- Stay Apartments Laugavegur
- Stay Brilliant
- Skarfabakki cruise terminal
- Reykjavík Terminal
- Elding Whale watching center
- Frakkastígur Apartments
- BSÍ Bus terminal
- Thomsen
- Brilliant apartments
- Apartment K - Lindargata 60
- Reykjavik 4you Apartments - Laugavegur 85
- Bergstaðarstræti Aparments
- Hotel Reykjavik Center
- Sandhotel
- Apartment K - Skólastræti 1
- Apartment K - Laugavegur 74
- Apartment K - Laugavegur 85-86
- Apartment K - Laugarvegur 46
- Apartment K - Hverfisgata 37
- Apartment K - Thingholtsstraeti 2-4
- Apartment K - Hverfisgata 14
- Phoenix Hotel
- 1912 Guesthouse
- Pávi Apartments
- B14 - Rooms and Apartments
- Konsulate Hotel by Hilton
08:00 AM
11 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Dress according to weather: In Iceland it is always wise to dress in warm, waterproof clothes. Weather changes can be sudden so expect the unexpected. Bring a waterproof jacket and pants, headwear and gloves. Good outdoor shoes are recommended
It is recommended that you bring your own headphones for the on board audio guide simply because they will fit you best. It is also great for the environment. If you don’t have your headphones or forgot to bring them, earphones are available to purchase on board (own expense)
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Because of traffic limitations, customers staying in postcode 101 might have to make their way to the closest pick-up spot. Your hotel receptionist can help you find out which one that is. If you are staying in a private accommodation, please contact the local supplier
Near public transportation
Please note: pickup is not available from Airbnb or private housing. Please contact the operator for information information on the nearest pick up location to your accommodation
Audio-guide languages available: English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Finnish
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Mihkel_L
Good service, professional guide with lot of knowledge and nice weather! I love Iceland! Looking foward to next trip!
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Posted On : 2024-03-30
Posted By : James_S
Amazing day day seeing Iceland. This was a perfect tour. The guides were very nice and the scenery was amazing.
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Posted On : 2023-09-20
Posted By : Mila_B
Great guide, amazing locations - enjoyed the Golden Circle and horse back ridding. Our guide, Roman, offered insight to life and history of Iceland. He made our tour very memorable.
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Posted On : 2023-07-25
Posted By : John_T
The sheer beauty of the landscape and our guide (Bo) was great! The weather has been ideal and pictures really do not do this place justice. You have to see it firsthand.
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Posted On : 2023-07-12
Posted By : DMadventures19
A truly incredible experience. Many thanks to Darren the tour guide who was fun, knowledgeable and interesting. Great stops at the National Park, Geysir and Gullfoss waterfall where sufficient time and freedom was given to explore. Long enough stop at the waterfall to grab lunch too which was a bonus. Finally dropped off at the horse farm and myself and my partner had an hour long horse riding experience which I would highly recommend! Transfers then provided back to our hotel in Rekjavik.
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Posted On : 2022-12-07
Posted By : Sheri_T
The tour neglected to confirm pick up so we drove to the meeting point. We were told the parking lot was full at the meeting point and if we left the car it would be towed so we would be stranded in a foreign country. We had to follow behind the tour bus in the car, on our own gas expense. We did not experience the guided tour part, or any part woth the tour. The tour neglected to inform me that the horseback riding location emailed them that they were full 2 months before my trip. So when I drove myself there, there was no tour, no riding. I was thoroughly disappointed and will be requesting a refund for a service not provided.
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Posted On : 2022-11-07
Posted By : Tara_D
The trip was organized well! The sights were amazing and the bus was comfortable. The guide was informative and great!
We decided not to do the Blue Lagoon and rode the Icelandic horses instead. The stables are beautiful and the horses were easy for a beginner but the gaiting was great for a seasoned rider as well. Highly recommend!!
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Posted On : 2022-10-17
Posted By : Charlotte_C
The golden circle is definitely a must see, but I would definitely not use this tour again. First of all, we went to the national park at 9am, when it was pitch black so we couldn’t see anything. We didn’t really understand the reasoning for this, the weather can’t be controlled but we know what time is sunrise- if the tour had been the full day as it was advertised then fair enough, the national park would’ve had to be squeezed in, but it wasn’t. We were back in Reykjavik by 4pm, and it was still light. The tour was advertised as 10-11 hours, but in fact it was 8 hours, which is quite a big difference. It also wasn’t really a tour, it was more of a drop off and it felt like a bit of a cop out using the tablets as the guide, because the actual guide didn’t really engage with us very much. I’ve been on some tours where the guide is amazing and tells us all these extra things about Iceland as a local that really make the day, but this was not one of them. The horse riding was definitely the highlight, the horses were lovely and our guide was amazing, really knowledgeable and really chatty. I would recommend trying to do the horse riding separate to the golden circle tour as it would work out an awful lot cheaper. We paid £120 each for this day and it was incredibly overpriced and not worth that much money
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Posted On : 2021-11-26
Posted By : Mankwong_Y
The highlight was certainly the horseback riding. They were very gentle and suitable suitable for riders of all types. The Golden Circle portion was pretty much self guided. Your driven to see the waterfall and geyser with a android device to give you information. The guide is with you for the first sight, Thingvellir National Park. The other two is more of a drop-off and you have plenty of time to see it on your own.
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Posted On : 2021-10-16
Posted By : Y3055FOoscars
Jojo and Farooq. Thank you. Great storytelling. Great driving as well. I liked the tour a bit short time
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Posted On : 2021-10-06
