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AH11 The Golden Circle Afternoon

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Highlights:

Þingvellir National Park
Gullfoss waterfall
Geysir hot spring area

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Tour Description:

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In one afternoon, this popular excursion enables travelers to visit some of Iceland’s most famous sites.

We visit Þingvellir National Park (English: Thingvellir), where the Icelandic parliament Alþingi was established in the year 930 AD.

In 2004 Thingvellir National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List and is now one of eight hundred places in the world that have been honoured by UNESCO.

From there we continue to Gullfoss waterfall and the spouting hot spring area around Geysir and Strokkur.

Although this trip is an express tour, you will be visiting some of the very best known historical sites and natural phenomena in the country.

Itinerary Details:

Closeout Dates:
This tour is not operated on:
24 December 2012 - public holiday

Online Booking:

Up to 90 minutes prior to tour departure with 5% online discount.

TIP Are you wondering about the places we visit on this tour such as Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss Waterfall and Þingvellir National Park? You´ll find more information here at "Destinations in Iceland".

Guidance as shown under Guidance below.

Guidance:

English
Every day, all year round

Included In:

This tour is also available as a combination tour:

Please note that this is a shortened version of our AH12 The Golden Circle Classic tour where we stop at almost the same places but for a longer period of time.

If you would like to enjoy the Golden Circle in the evening, please check out our AH13 Golden Circle Evening tour, which is also included in tours

Would you like to experience the Golden Circle in a Super Jeep? Have a look at our AH140 The Golden Circle Super Jeep tour.

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Departure: 13:00

Pick-up: 12:30

Duration: 6 hours

Complimentary hotel pick-up service.

Children fares:

Child (0 - 11): FREE

Youth (12 - 17): 50% off

Price: 9.000 ISK

Book online and receive a 5% online discount

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Sharp wrote:
Our guide was very knowledgeable and very entertaining. There was a lot of driving involved, but the time passed quickly and usefully, hearing lots of information about the surroundings and Iceland in general. We probably could have done with a little longer at each stop, but I think that was mainly due to slower than normal travel in the snowy conditions.

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Biondi wrote:
The guide was great, clear and interesting, the landscapes were stunning and I really loved everything. Im so sad Im not in Iceland anymore!!!

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Sharp wrote:
Our guide was very knowledgeable and very entertaining. There was a lot of driving involved, but the time passed quickly and usefully, hearing lots of information about the surroundings and Iceland in general. We probably could have done with a little longer at each stop, but I think that was mainly due to slower than normal travel in the snowy conditions.

Biondi wrote:
The guide was great, clear and interesting, the landscapes were stunning and I really loved everything. I'm so sad I'm not in Iceland anymore!!!

Csabai wrote:
Wonderful, talkative, friendly guide (John), who knows about everything. We had a lot of drawbacks (the weather was severe, our bus broke down, it was dark when we got to the geysers), but still, the whole tour was excellent, in a good atmosphere. We got a replacement bus very soon. The spots were stunning: a sleeping volcano, two waterfalls, a geyser field. In fact we should repeat this tour...

Lopez wrote:
Despite a snowy day and treacherous road conditions, the tour was fun and informative. The only disadvantage of doing an afternoon tour during the winter is that you don't really have much time to stop and look around at each site, but you do get enough time to see the main attraction.Note: Geysir itself is no longer active, but its little brother next door, Strokkur, is still active.

Bradley wrote:
This was a brilliant mini tour of some of the highlights of Icelandic scenery. We were worried that it would be cancelled due to bad weather but an enormous truck appeared that looked like it could weather anything. The tourguide was exceptionally knowledgeable and gave us lots of information about the places we went and the history and culture of Iceland. The bus stopped for about 20 minutes at each stop. Ideally this could have been longer but it was enough time to take a few photos and enjoy the views. Because of delays from the bad weather, the guide changed the tour itinery so that we could see the geysir hot springs in the most daylight- a great decision as they were quite beautiful. We then caught the waterfall in the closing minutes of daylight. All in all I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see as much of Iceland as they can in a short space of time.

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