Private Golden Circle tour from Cruise Ship Port Reykjavik

The first stop of the day is Þingvellir National Park, where you will have a chance to see Thingvellir lake, the second biggest in Iceland, and walk in a rift where North American and Euro-Asian tectonic plates meet.

It is also known as the site of Althing, the first parliament in the world that was established year 930 AD. That’s actually where the name of the park Þingvellir (e. Fields of the parliament) originates from. If you are not in any rush our guide will walk with you over to the Öxarárfoss Waterfall which falls into the rift and merges with Thingvellir lake.

This is a quick but interesting stop to explore how traditional, geothermal steamed bread is made. A tasting activity is not included in the tour price. But can be arranged on request.

The next stop is Efstidalur farm where we will see Icelandic cattle and locally made yummy ice cream. This farm has been run by the same family since 1750. If you like ice cream, it is on us. Choose whatever flavor you want

We will arrive in the Haukdalur/Geysir geothermal area in ten minutes by car. We shall now investigate some of Iceland’s most geothermally active regions. The park is home to “Strokkur,” Iceland’s most active geyser, which sprays hot water up to 20–30 meters (65–98 feet) at intervals of roughly 5–10 minutes. Next, there is Litli Geysir, sometimes known as “the small one,” which resembles a boiling pot, and about twenty additional dormant geysers that could suddenly erupt. Be cautious not to approach it too closely as its water temperature is approximately 100°C (212°F).

Now we will start driving south to visit Fridheimar tomato cultivation farm, where you get a chance to taste various meals and desserts made with tomato as the main ingredient. Some people say that this place offers the best Bloody Mary cocktail in the world. We will only make a short stop there to see the interior of the greenhouse (yes, you can see how things are grown there), and perhaps fancy yourself with a drink or soup from the bar. Please inform us if you’d like to have a proper lunch stop there, we might need to adjust the itinerary a bit to fit it into your schedule.

We continue with of journey to Gullfoss waterfall, the second-largest waterfall in Iceland. It is only 5min. walking from the parking lot to the viewpoint of the waterfall.

In the summertime, for those who are fine with hiking, we can walk with you all the way to the side of the waterfall where you will have an opportunity to feel the vibration and the fresh breeze from the waterfall cascades.

At this point, we have covered all three main attractions of the famous Golden Circle route. But it is not over yet, we like to show you more.

And last but not least, we stop at Kerid to see a beautiful view of this beautiful crater, which is approx. 5000 years old.

To your knowledge, our private Golden Circle tour is very flexible. Our driver is able to change the itinerary and make sure that you will see all the sights and take a lunch break at your requested time and place.