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Geological Golden-Circle Tour: Discover Iceland's Famous Day Trip in Small Group
4.5
17 Ratings
Reykjavík
Embark on Iceland’s most renowned Day Trip in an intimate group of no more than 6 individuals. Gain insights about the geological aspects of the sights from a certified geologist and take pleasure in a unique outdoor excursion free from the pressure of strict timing.
Embark on Iceland’s most renowned Day Trip in an intimate group of no more than 6 individuals. Gain insights about the geological aspects of the sights from a certified geologist and take pleasure in a unique outdoor excursion free from the pressure of strict timing.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Thingvellir National Park - The Thingvellir National park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest national park in Europe. There I will give you a detailed introduction to the geology as well as a little insight into the cultural significance of this place. Walk on the edge of the continental plates and learn about the amazing geology of…
- Thingvellir National Park - The Thingvellir National park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest national park in Europe. There I will give you a detailed introduction to the geology as well as a little insight into the cultural significance of this place. Walk on the edge of the continental plates and learn about the amazing geology of this place. We will take a walk in the National Park and see also Öxárárfoss, a small waterfall that you maybe know from ‘Game of Thrones’
- Geysir - Feel the heat and smell the sulfur of geothermal hot springs and get splashed by Iceland’s famous Geysir Strokkur.
A short lunch break is planned in the Geysir Restaurant, where we can strengthen ourselves for the rest of the day. (Price for lunch is not included).
- Gullfoss Waterfall - Iceland’s most powerful waterfall with an interesting background story is waiting for you. In Winter Gullfoss is one of the most beautiful Waterfalls ins Iceland, in Summer you can get even closer and feel the power of the water.
- Kerid Crater - Besides the beautiful colours of this place, we will also discover unique geology features of this place. A volcanic crater that erupted about 6500 years ago is a great place to enjoy the last stop of our tour.
What's Included
- anding and/or facility fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
- anding and/or facility fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Location
Grænaborg
Eiríksgata
The tour starts at Bus Stop #8 (Parking lot Halgrimskirkja)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(17 Ratings)
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Richb984
Oct 27, 2025
A great way to get a quick overview of Iceland - The tour was excellent. The golden circle tour is a great way to get a sampling of the natural beauty available in Iceland. And our tour guide was wonderful, providing incite into the geological aspects of the things we were seeing, along with historical context and a local perspective.
Based on the bookings that day, our group received a private tour. This allowed for the tour guide to customize the information provided, based on our questions/interests, etc. Provisions could have been made for physical limitations, although that was not necessary within our group.
Overall, it was a really good tour. I highly recommend it. And there are several other tours offered by the same company. I feel confident they would also be very well done.
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Margaret_b
Aug 29, 2025
Excellent Geology Expert Tour! - Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and well educated - both a degreed geologist and masters degreed volcanologist. She shared her knowledge to inform all that we observed to life over nearly 10-hours! I wholeheartedly recommend experiencing the unique geology of Iceland with an enthusiastic expert!
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Scrantz_l
May 19, 2025
Geology tour Iceland - This was an excellent tour, with guide Giuseppe who is a volcanologist! Of course for Iceland, land of volcanoes, this is the best kind of geologist to have with you. He explained all the different types of volcanoes we saw, and the types of lava. It didn't hurt that we had a Perfectly clear and sunny day and could see for miles!! Highly recommend.
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Mark_f
Aug 21, 2024
Must Do in Iceland - Giuseppe as a knowledgeable , friendly and accommodating guide. Geiser was the best part of the day and learned alot of history
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James_m
May 5, 2024
Highly recommend - I can’t recommend this tour enough. Giuseppe was a wonderful guide! Both my wife and I are my parents are frequent travelers and we collectively agreed this is one of the best tours any of us have taken, anywhere. It’s a long day so pack your snacks, but it’s totally worth it.
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Nik_k
Mar 5, 2024
Winter journey to remember - Exceptional experience, amazing guide. Highly recommended. 9 hours of the trip passed as a single moment.
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Brian
Jul 2, 2023
Incredible tour of Iceland - It was incredible. She showed us so many cool things in Iceland. She even made time for me to see Bobby Fischer’s grave. Which originally was not on the tour. Excellent!!
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A3443vsjonathans
Nov 26, 2023
Great way to see the Golden Circle - To the Thingvellir National Park to see Europe and America being pulled apart, the Geysir Strokkur which are amazing - even if they did not perform to their full height , the Gullfoss Waterfall with ice was astonishing, and the Kerid Crater very beautiful as the sun was setting. Our Geologist with us all the way.
The only thing that lets this down was the tour vehicle was just was not big enough for 6 adults ... having to unfold ourselves from the bench seats.
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Aanda
Jan 9, 2026
So Disappointed - Was really looking forward to this tour but they cancelled at 8pm the night before because they didn’t get enough bookings. If they had given any warning of this we might have been able to find others or switch to a different tour with them or even a private tour because we really wanted a geologist tour. They sent an email when they cancelled saying they would help us figure out other options but then didn’t respond to emails or texts asking for help, so we had to book from a different operator or risk having no tour on our single day in Iceland.
They seem to cancel last minute pretty regularly so maybe only book if you have multiple days in Iceland and can be flexible, not when you only have a short time there?
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Gabe_e
Jul 30, 2025
Cancelled last minute unfortunately - It cancelled at the very last minute leaving me very little time to book another trip for the day. So that was unfortunate
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