The Golden Circle and Northern Lights tour by bus from Reykjavík

Activity: Walking Tours, Northern Lights

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Swedish

Duration: 9 hrs

Difficulty: Easy

Meeting point:

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Highlights

Geysir geothermal area
Gullfoss waterfall
Þingvellir National Park
Northern Lights

All about the trip

On the Golden Circle tour, you will visit three of Iceland´s most famous sites: Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Þingvellir National Park.

Geysir is the place, from which all other geysers in the world got their name. The famous Geysir does not erupt anymore, but the smaller impressive, Strokkur, erupts every 4-8 minutes and shoots a column of water up to 40 metres up in the air.

Gullfoss waterfall is a part of the glacial river Hvítá, which gets its water from Langjökull glacier, the second largest glacier in Iceland. The step-waterfall is quite the sight, and from many viewpoints, it looks like the waterfall falls straight into an abyss, but in reality, it falls into a crevice which is 32 metres deep.

The last stop of the day is at Þingvellir National Park, where you can see the North-American and Eurasian tectonic plates above ground.

You will arrive back within Reykjavík city limits approximately at 16:30. You will have a few hours to spend before you join our Northern Lights tour either at 21:00 (16 Oct – 14 March) or at 22:00 (25 August – 15 October & 15 March – 15 April).

The Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, are caused by the interaction of particles from the sun with the upper atmosphere near the North Pole.

We will take you out of the city for the best possible view of the Aurora Borealis. The locations visited during the Northern Lights tour vary from day to day - depending on weather conditions.

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What is included in the price

Bus fare
Guided tour on both tours
Free Wi-Fi

What is not included in the price

Insurance
Beverages and meals during the trip
Hotel transfers (at extra fee)

Instructions

This tour depends on weather and sightings are not guaranteed.

What to take with you?

We recommend wearing warm clothes and good hiking shoes, a hat and gloves.

Where do we meet and where will the trip end?

Meeting place:

Reykjavik Excursions, BSÍ Bus Terminal, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland

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Final destination:

Same as the meeting point

Cancellation Policy - Benevolent

Cancellation more than 4 days prior to the starting date. Clients are automatically refunded the full booking price.
Cancellation within 48 to 96 hours prior to the starting date. Clients are entitled to a 50% refund of the booking price.
Cancellation less than 48 hours prior to the starting date. No refunds.

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