Golden Circle – Private luxury transfer

TOUR DETAILS

The Golden Circle tour is probably Iceland’s most known adventure route.

This tour will take you to the highlights of Icelandic nature experiencing waterfalls, historic landmarks and hot Geysers.

This route takes in three of the most visited attractions in Iceland: Thingvellir National Park, Geysir the world famous hot spring and to Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall).

We’ll drive to Thingvellir which is a place of fascinating natural beauty, one of the most geologically spectacular, set on a vast plain flanked by large fissures, right on Iceland’s largest lake, Thingvallavatn. Thingvellir lies in a rift valley, where the Great Atlantic rift is clearly visible; a rift that is slowly pulling Iceland apart along tectonic plates and you can literally walk between the American and Eurasian continental plates.

At Thingvellir you can find the famous Silfra Canyon, with its clear cold waters you can see the whole way down to the bottom.

Peningjagjá or “Money Fault” is a rift filled with water where it was customary to throw in coins for good luck. This custom dates to 1907 when the Danish King threw a small coin there when visiting Thingvellir. Since then, Icelanders and visitors alike have continued to do so until authorities banned it to preserve nature. Peningagjá does not figure in any folk tale, but one can see the coins in the deathly cold water as a symbol of the great natural resource that the water in fact is.

After enjoying your scenic walk in Thingvellir national park, we head to Haukadalur. Where you can watch Strokkur, the little brother of Geysir bursts up in the air every 5-10 minutes. It’s quite magnificent.

We continue with the Golden Circle tour, where there is only a short drive to our next stop, one of Iceland‘s most iconic waterfalls, Gullfoss, created where the Hvita river, which is fed by Iceland’s second largest glacier, Langjokull glacier, plunges into 32 meters (105 feet) deep crevice, where you can see walls up to 70 meters (225 feet). At Gullfoss waterfall you will get to enjoy beautiful raw and untouched nature.

We recommend having lunch at the restaurant located at Gullfoss, Gullfoss cafe.

After enjoying your day your driver will return you to your hotel/accommodation in Reykjavik capital area.