The Golden Circle is a popular destination for good reasons, it showcases Iceland’s main attractions, the saga, geothermal wonders, and powerful nature. We visit historical locations such as Þingvellir National Park and Skálholt Church in addition to beautiful sites such as Gullfoss Waterfall and Geysir Hot Spring. Our local guides will share their knowledge and insights on the history and geology of the area, enhancing your experience and understanding of the area.
This small group guarantee Golden Circle Small Group Tour combines fragile nature, saga, powerful geothermal wonders. The tour is simply for everyone, whether you are young or elderly, active or easy going, nature or history lover. On the trip you experience some of the highlights in Iceland when we drive along glacial rivers and beautiful landscapes. Your trip to Iceland won’t be completed without a visit to those sites. But we also take our time to observe the lesser mention but still beautiful places and nature and cultural treasures. Conditions allowing it, we’ll try to stop on the way to admire some of the famously friendly Icelandic horses.
The tour guides are local experts that know the area like the back of their hands and are storytellers at heart. Being a small group guarantee tour we can assure you that the tour guide has time for all the questions from each participant.
At Þingvellir we’ll encounter the birthplace of the Icelandic nation, as well as the foundation site of the first Viking Parliament or Alþingi in the year of 930. It is still the oldest existing parliament in the world. Þingvellir is one of the spots where we can appreciate more clearly the forces shaping our planet as the tectonic plates spread apart creating new crust. We visit the visual Rift Between the Eurasian and American Continents
We come to Gullfoss Waterfall one of Iceland most beautiful sight. Not a coincidence that its name translates as the Golden Waterfall.
Geysir hot spring reputation precedes it as the gusher that gave the international name to the phenomenon “Hot Spring” doesn’t need much introduction. His neighbor, Strokkur, will blow steam high in the air few times per hour for our delight.
No, we require all tours to be paid upon booking.
← Frequently Asked QuestionsThe tours from port are customized around cruise time frame so if your cruise docks late your guide will wait for you and the guide will also make sure to bring you back to the cruise in time.
← Frequently Asked QuestionsThe guide will be waiting for you at the port with a Saga Travel GeoIceland sign.
← Frequently Asked QuestionsIf you booked a tour from port, your tour is customized only for cruise ship passengers so your guide will wait for you.
← Frequently Asked QuestionsYou will receive a full refund if your cruise cannot dock.
← Frequently Asked QuestionsIf we cancel the tour, you will receive an email and offered to reschedule. If rescheduling does not work out, we refund the booking.
← Frequently Asked QuestionsYes, please bring your ticket, you can either have it on your phone/tablet or print it out. Make sure the QR barcode is visible and readable.
← Frequently Asked QuestionsNo worries! Our tours that depart from the harbor are scheduled for cruise ship passengers only and customized to the according time frame given. We guarantee that the tour arrives back before the ship departure from dock. See our specially organized Cruise Ship tours here.
← Frequently Asked QuestionsMeeting point: At Reykjavik Port