Grand Golden Circle Tour
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Experience Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle in one seamless, cruise-friendly day — featuring geysers, waterfalls, volcanic craters, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
8.5 hours (approx.)
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Overview
Your guide welcomes you at your cruise port, ready to introduce you to The Golden Circle!
The Golden Circle is a day tour in the south of Iceland which covers around 300km, looping from the capital, Reykjavík, into central Iceland and back. You'll travel from Reykjavík to Thingvellir National Park, a location of historical significance and a national park due to its unique geology and natural features.
The first stop of the day is to Kerið Volcanic Crater, remnants of an eruption 3000 years ago. This impressive crater features a wide walking path along the crater top, as well as a pathway down to the crater bottom, which is now a crater lake.
The geothermal active valley of Haukadalur is your next destination - here, you can have lunch (not included) and watch a geyser erupt. Unfortunately, the geyser has been somewhat shy in recent decades. When the geyser does perform, once or twice a year, it spews a jet of steaming water 200 feet skyward. Far more reliable, though less spectacular, is nearby Strokkur, which spouts a 60-100 foot jet about once every five minutes. The geyser area is also full of walking paths that lead past steaming vents, colorful and mineral-rich mud formations.
We make our way to the Gullfoss waterfall. The wide Hvita river rushes southwards and about a kilometer above the fall it turns sharply to the left and flows down into a wide curved three-step 'staircase' before abruptly plunging into two stages (11m and 21m), forming a crevice 32m deep. As you first approach the fall, the crevice is obscured from view, and it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth.
At Thingvellir, Althing - one of the oldest extant parliamentary institutions in the world - was established in around 930 and continued to convene there until 1798. So often the stage for major events in the history of Iceland, Thingvellir is now a national park with a protected area that will always be the property of the Icelandic nation, under the preservation of the Althing. Thingvellir was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.
At the end of your tour you will return to your cruise port.
What's Included
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Cruise port pick up
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Air-Conditioned Transportation
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Professional English Speaking Guide
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Entrance fee to Kerið Volcanic Crater
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Visit to Thingvellir National Park
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Visit to Gullfoss Waterfall
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Tips/Gratuities
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Food & Beverage
Considerations
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This tour is not suitable for guests with walking difficulties or those in wheelchairs.
Special Instructions
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Local Currency is the Icelandic Kroner (ISK), Foreign currencies are also accepted during transactions at shops and restaurants such as Euro, American Dollar, Great British Pound, VISA, and Mastercard.
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Dress in warm, waterproof and windproof clothing and wear a hat and sensible walking/hiking shoes/footwear.
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Accessible transport not available
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All tours confirmed in local time
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup and Dropoff at the Cruise Port Included.
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