Golden Circle & Wonders of Iceland One-day tour

Our partner: Reykjavik Excursions

Description

This combo deal begins with an 6-hour Golden Circle, where you will visit three of Iceland’s most famous sights. Then you can go and explore the Wonders of Iceland show at Perlan at your own leisure.

The Golden Circle Direct

The Gullfoss and Geysir bus tour takes you on a day trip to see the world-famous Geysir geothermal area and Gullfoss, the queen of Icelandic waterfalls, as well as Thingvellir National Park.

The Geysir geothermal area boasts spouting springs, including Strokkur, the most active geyser in Iceland. At Gullfoss you are given the opportunity to stand next to the amazing waterfall, watching enormous quantities of water tumble violently into a deep, meandering gorge.

Whether you take the morning or the afternoon tour, you will spend your time encountering a cross-section of Iceland's natural wonders and geological phenomena at Thingvellir National Park, an area of historical and geological significance.

Attention! Please take into account that this is an express version of The Golden Circle, which gives less time at each location.

Wonders of Iceland

At Perlan – Wonders of Iceland the latest science, and the best museum artists and technologists have joined forces to create a truly amazing exhibition. Visitors will feel the power of volcanoes and earthquakes.

They will see a realistically constructed bird cliff and experience oceanic wonders. Walk through a 100-metre-long real Ice Cave, the first of its kind in the world, and learn about Icelandic glaciers in an amazing interactive exhibition. Visitors can see, feel, and live Iceland’s many natural wonders all in one place.

When booking the tour you are booking the Golden Circle Direct tour at 10:30 AM and then you can go and explore the Wonders of Iceland at Perlan at your own leisure as the timing is flexible. You can contact us if you would like to amend the timing of the Golden Circle Direct tour to our 12:30 PM departure. 

Perlan is located at Varmahlíð 1, 105 Reykjavík. 

Perlan has a free shuttle bus from Harpa music hall, every 30 minutes from 10:00 AM – 07:30 PM. 

It takes 20-40 minutes to walk from downtown Reykjavík to Perlan. It takes 5-10 minutes to drive from downtown Reykjavík to Perlan. 

Perlan offers all visitors free parking. Strætó, the Icelandic public transport company operates numerous city buses in Reykjavík. Line 18 stops the closest to Perlan.

What´s Included

  • Professional local tour guide on the Golden Circle 
  • Admission to Wonders of Iceland at Perlan
  • WiFi
  • Bus fare

What to bring

  • Remember to dress warmly.

Additional information

Departures and languages:

• 10:30 English: Daily (all year)
• 12:30 English: Daily (all year) & Scandinavian (either Swedish, Norwegian, Danish on Thu & Sun) 

Pick up is available at extra cost, from 1.450 ISK for the Golden Circle part of the tour. Pick up is up to 30 minutes before departure. 

Map

Itinerary

Excursion
Thingvellir
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Thingvellir

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Geysir
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Geysir

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Gullfoss waterfall
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Gullfoss waterfall