The Golden Circle. This accessible day tour gives you the option to visit some of the best sites of Iceland.
Price from 1378 EUR
This tour can be customized for following traveler types:
Please contact us if you want to book this accessible day tour from Reykjavik with us. We offer a flexible schedule for example for cruise ship guests. We have long daylight in Iceland during summer and it would be also possible to start the tour in the afternoon. Pick-up from the International Airport in Keflavik would be also possible for a small extra fee. Please also contact us in case you want to book a tour with us less than 7 days in advance.
This accessible day tour gives you the option to visit some of the best sites in Iceland. In the morning, your private guide picks you up from your hotel or cruise ship in Reykjavik and you start your day by driving to Þingvellir National Park. Þingvellir, famous for its beauty and geological and historical value, was accepted as UNESCO’s heritage site in 2004. The paths in the park are very good and your private guide shows you the most beautiful places in the park.
Next up is the geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in the southwest part of the country. There you will find Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn") which is a fountain geyser. It is Iceland's most impressive and famous geyser, erupting about every 4–8 minutes, sometimes up to 40 meters high. A spectacle not to be missed! The geyser is easily reachable in a wheelchair. Next to the geyser is also an accessible restaurant where we recommend to stop for lunch (not included).
After enjoying lunch you drive to Gullfoss, the "Golden Waterfall". Wheelchair visitors can have a very good view of the waterfall from the parking place and there is also an accessible viewing platform available to view the waterfall from above. On the way back to Reykjavík you visit Kerið, one of the oldest volcano craters in the area. Tour duration: ~ 8 hours
Optional — book through your Travel Consultant
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The Geysir geothermal area in the Haukadalur valley of South Iceland is one of the three main stops on the Golden Circle and home to the hot spring that gave the English language the word geyser. The Great Geysir has been erupting intermittently for thousands of years and at its peak could blast water up to 70 meters into the air, but it is now largely dormant, erupting unpredictably and rarely. Its neighbor Strokkur, whose name means the Churn, erupts reliably every 5 to 10 minutes to heights of 15 to 40 meters and is the reason visitors gather here. The wider geothermal field contains dozens of hot springs, bubbling mud pools, fumaroles, and smaller geysers, making it worth exploring beyond just waiting for Strokkur. The site is free to visit year-round.
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Gullfoss, meaning Golden Falls, is one of Iceland's most powerful and visited waterfalls, dropping 32 meters in two dramatic tiers into the narrow Gullfossgjúfur canyon on the Golden Circle route. Fed by glacial meltwater from Langjökull glacier, it carries an average of 140 cubic meters of water per second in summer, producing a roar and a cloud of mist that can be heard and felt long before the falls come into view.
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Kerið is one of Iceland's most striking volcanic craters, a 6,500-year-old caldera filled with vivid aquamarine water and ringed by steep red and black volcanic rock. It sits right off Route 35 on the Golden Circle route, making it one of the easiest natural wonders in Iceland to add to a day trip.
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Þingvellir National Park is Iceland's first national park and its only UNESCO World Heritage Site, sitting 47 kilometers east of Reykjavik at the first stop on the Golden Circle. It is the site of the Alþingi, Iceland's parliament, which first convened here in 930 AD, making it the oldest continuously operating parliament in the world. The park also straddles the rift valley between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, one of the few places on earth where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge can be seen and walked above sea level.
Let your personal travel consultant know what other activities catch your eye and we’ll add them to your custom-made trip itinerary.
Prepare for your adventure with these essential tips and information for a smooth journey.
Iceland is part of the Schengen Area. EU/EEA, US, UK, and Canadian citizens can enter without a visa for short stays (up to 90 days). Other nationalities should check with the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration or their local embassy.
Iceland Unlimited’s office is open from: 9 AM to 5 PM local time, Monday to Friday from 1 Sept to 30 April. During the summer Iceland Unlimited is open Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM, Saturdays from 9 AM to 5 PM and Sundays 9 AM to 2 PM. In case of emergencies our customers can call our emergency phone number +354 774 0070 during closing hours. In case of severe emergencies during your travel in Iceland, such as car accidents or similar the official Icelandic toll free emergency number is 112 (equal to 911 in the USA)
All travel arrangements should be booked at least 48 hours in advance. For holiday packages and custom-made tours, we strongly recommend you book with a few weeks/months notice. For larger groups we recommend you book with a few months’ notice.
Absolutely. Iceland has some of the purest and cleanest drinking water in the world—straight from natural springs. No need to buy bottled water.
Iceland uses Type F electrical outlets (European standard) with a standard voltage of 230V and frequency of 50Hz. Bring a plug adapter if your devices use a different plug type.
