Golden Circle - shore excursion from Reykjavík in English

Golden Circle – shore excursion from Reykjavík in English

This day tour with an English-speaking local tour guide in a small group with a maximum of 19 participants is the ideal shore excursion for cruise ship passengers and takes you from Reykjavík along the so-called Golden Circle to well-known sights.

You will experience the earthquake fissure in a shopping center in Hveragerði, the volcanic crater Kerið, the impressive Gullfoss waterfall. Hot springs and the Strokkur geyser await you in Haukadalur.

You can experience delicious Icelandic ice cream at the Efsti Salur farm

On the shores of the warm Lake Laugarvatn there are hot springs that the locals use to bake bread.

In Þingvellir National Park you can experience plate tectonics. On the way back we will take a short detour through downtown Reykjavík.

The departure time and tour duration is suitable for the cruise ships in the port of Reykjavík. For example, if the ship arrives an hour late, the bus will wait.

Air-conditioned vehicle

English speaking local tour guide

Not wheelchair accessible
Not suitable for pets
Infants must not sit on laps
If you need a wheelchair but can walk a few meters and get on the bus, please let us know in advance. If you would like to take a trolley with you for a child, please inform us in advance.
Please note that a large portion of the time on the bus will be spent traveling time.
Our buses have a sign with "Golden Circle – SPS Travel" in the windshield

A 100% charge applies if canceled within 1 days of the start time.
Free cancellation up to 1000 days before the start time.

Hveragerði – earthquake fissure

After driving across the Hellisheiðir plateau, we reach the small town of Hveragerði, where there are numerous geothermally heated greenhouses. There we make a short stop at a shopping center where we visit an earthquake fissure.
Keri crater
The 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 270×170 meters. The water depth varies between 7-14 meters.
Gullfoss

Next stop is at the impressive Gullfoss waterfall. The Hvitá River falls here in two stages into a narrow gorge. Gullfoss is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country, if not the most beautiful.
geyser

The next stop is at the Haukadalur geothermal area, where the famous geyser is located. The namesake of the springs is rarely active anymore, but you can experience the up to 25 m high eruptions of the Strokkur geyser about every 5 to 10 minutes. The stay is long enough so that you can check out the numerous hot springs and several eruptions of the Strokkurs.
Efsti-Dalur II – Ice Cream manufactory farm

Short stop at the Efsti-Dalur II farm, where there is an ice cream factory where ice cream is made from the milk of the farm's own cows. Icelanders love ice cream at any time of the day and you have the opportunity to find out why Icelandic ice cream is so popular. (Ice cream is not included in the fare)
Laugarvatn

Laugarvatn is a lake in and on whose shores there are numerous hot springs. The hot springs on the shore are used to bake bread using geothermal energy. From Laugarvatn we head west across the Lyngdalsheiði plateau to Þingvellir. On the way you have a beautiful view of Lake Þingvallavatn and pass numerous tectonic fissures.
Thingvellir National Park

The last stop is Þingvellir National Park, where the Icelandic parliament Alþing was founded in 930. The Öxarárfoss waterfall is visited on foot and the Almannagjá gorge is explored, which was created by continental drift and where the Icelandic parliament Alþing was founded in 930.
reykjavik

Short city tour of Reykjavík and return to the port.