Private Golden Circle: Explore Iceland's Natural Wonders and Authentic Farm-life Experience

Embark on a private Golden Circle tour in Iceland, exploring natural wonders and enjoying an authentic farm-life experience. Discover hidden gems like Faxi waterfall and indulge in a magical visit to a tomato farm.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Thingvellir National Park - No other location captures the essence of Iceland’s history and its people quite like Þingvellir by the Öxará river.
    At Þingvellir, meaning “Assembly Plains,” the Alþing general assembly was founded around 930 and continued to meet there until 1798. Significant events in Iceland’s history have occurred at Þingvellir,…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

When in Iceland, this tour is a non-negotiable. It presents a plethora of natural marvels and pause points that will ensure the day stays etched in your memory. Tour agencies generally overlook the visit to the Efstidalur farm, but we highly recommend you not to skip it. Faxi waterfall, an undiscovered jewel, is something you might end up exploring…

Location
Reykjavík
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mary_t
Sep 7, 2025
Golden Circle with Walter - We had the best day! Walter met us early at the cruise pier and we beat the crowds to the amazing sights on the Golden Circle. Walter's van was comfortable and neat. He also brought us to a delightful lunch place where we had delicious bread and homemade tomato soup. It was a day we will never forget!
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Kencanrice
Sep 1, 2025
Best tour ever of Golden Circle and South Coast - We selected Walter based on his perfect reviews. He exceeded our extremely high expectations. He picked us up at our cruise ship and took us with our luggage on the Golden Circle tour. We went to: the amazing Gullfoss waterfall; the Geyser (smaller version of old faithful); Secret Lagoon for a relaxing dip in Iceland’s oldest geo thermal lagoon; the tomato farm for the best tomato soup ever. He then offered to take us to the South Coast which we quickly agreed to pay extra to see the two best Iceland tours in one day. He drove us to look for puffins from a picturesque overlook . We saw black sand beaches; a glacier; and the most amazing volcanic mountain range where moss covered mountains stretched for miles along the road and offered up numerous waterfalls along the way. He ended the day by taking us to our apartment and carrying our heavy luggage up the flight of stairs . His service, entertaining conversation, information about Iceland and the sites made this by far the best tour ever.
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Jeffrey_j
Aug 8, 2025
Great local tour guide! - Local tour guide taught us more about the area and country than expected and saw more sites than requested. Great time overall.
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Linda_m
Aug 2, 2025
Perfect way to enjoy the Golden Circle - Definitely the perfect way to experience the Golden Circle. Knowledgeable and friendly guide. Stopped at some secret spots also.
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Patriciach4745hd
Jul 20, 2025
Absolutely beautiful Reykjavik - We were three couples on a 12 night cruise to Halifax, Newfoundland, Greenland and Iceland. We took tours in every port. By far, Walter was the best tour guide we could have asked for. We were on a very tight time schedule and wanted to see as much as we could. Walter was very accommodating. From the time I booked the tour, he kept in contact with me. I told him a few sights we wanted to see and left the rest up to him. He designed the best tour for us. We saw so much. He was very informative and a lot of fun to be with. I would highly recommend a tour with Walter and Iceland Tours by Taxi to anyone going to Reykjavik.
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Marc-gaby
Jul 9, 2025
Great Golden Circle Tour with super driver - We have undertaken a really nice golden circle tour with the very likeable Walter Have received very good explanations and have been able to gain many nice impressions of island Highly recommended
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Joseph_p
Jul 2, 2025
This was a very nice... - This was a very nice tour. Walter treated us well and we were able to see everything on the itinerary with ample time for lunch.
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Cestdeb
Jun 24, 2025
Excellent private tour/airport transport service! - If you are considering a private tour in Iceland, you probably already know that they’re expensive. I did a lot of research, using books and internet sites. Somehow I came across Walter, and I’m so happy I did. For one thing, he was considerably less expensive than other private tours, where you get a guide who walks with you and talks and talks about everything. Walter, on the other hand, takes you to the beginning point, allows you to take as much time meandering through the area, and then meets you at the end point. There were plenty of signs along the way explaining the various sites, so we were fine with this. Our private Golden Circle tour cost $760, compared to the $1,300-1,500 price tag other companies charge. I was so impressed with him that I also used him to pick us up at the airport and take us to the airport, and the reverse on the way to the flight. When he dropped us off at the hotel, the street was under construction. He couldn’t help us with our bags so he called the front desk and they walked down to the street to lend a hand. I wouldn’t hesitate to use his services again!
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Catherine_f
Jul 24, 2025
Fun tour with Walter - Tour was very enjoyable enjoyable. Itinerary was perfect length, and the sights were amazing! Lunch at the Tomato Farm was wonderful--delicious food and interesting location. Our tour guide was very pleasant, if a bit reserved. Wish he would have offered some more information and stories about what we were seeing.
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Abbe_h
Sep 6, 2025
Golden Circle Tour - Our tour guide Walter yesterday was a super nice guy, was on time, recommended a great lunch and got us to where we needed to go within the specified time frames. However, he did not speak good enough English for us first time visitors and he really did not "tour" us, only taxied us. He would drop the six of us off at a site and tell us where to meet him, but did not give us any history or information about the site. We finally loaded a self guided GPS tour on his Bluetooth. Again Walter is a super nice guy and would be a satisfactory taxi driver, but we paid way too much money for that experience.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).