Golden Circle – shore excursion from Reykjavík in English

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Short city tour of Reykjavík and return to the port.