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Golden Circle Route

Reykjavik, Iceland
Ranked #3 of 45 attractions in Reykjavik
4.5 of 5 stars 642 Reviews
Type: Scenic Drives
Activities: Driving, Group tours/bus tour, City walk sightseeing
Traveller Description: Ideal for short-stay visitors, this scenic driving route through southwestern Iceland features excellent scenery and major sights. The Geysirs... more »
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London
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117 reviews 117 reviews
Reviews in 62 cities Reviews in 62 cities
83 helpful votes 83 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

We skipped the tour bus and were glad - it was cheaper and more fun to have our car (and a relatively easy drive). This allowed us to walk around a lot at the Alpinghi (parliament area), leave the geyser quickly (when we wanted to) and still visit the falls. I think it was about 6 hours roundtrip, in a... More

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Mississauga, Canada
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

What a magical place. The tour we went on was full of interesting information and the views were beautiful. More

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Lisbon, Portugal
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

If you have only a few hours free and you if you want see as much as you can, this is the tour! Wonderful landscape, natural colours and the magic of a country. Definetelly a must. Very well organized and it worths all you spent on it! More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Breathtaking scenery, natural geysers and handmade rock garden. More

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Chennai, India
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

This trip takes about 6 hours. Its very scenic. You get to see the natural Geysir which is a lifetime oportunity, then the Gulfoss, thingvellir national park and many natural wonders that you can only experience in Iceland. But however I prefer the Southern Iceland tour more. But if you have the time you should see both. More

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Seattle, Washington
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW
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Very interesting tour made even better by a great tour guide and a beautiful sunny day. Highly recommend Gateway to Iceland, rather than the larger company Reyfjavik Expeditions which we tried the next day on a different tour. More

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Shrewsbury
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

We used Iceland Horizon after many good reviews on Tripadvisor and we were not diasppointed..they were always punctual and gave us a great tour with customer friendly service and local information that enhanced the enjoyment of our trips we travelled to many places including of course Gulfoss and the Golden Circle tour, they were very relaxed about how long we... More

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North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

The Golden Circle tour, guided by the owner David, was amazing. I had spent a few other days on the big box Reykjavik Excursion tours, which were fine, although kind of like being on a Disney excursion. However, David made the day so personal. He gave us a ton of background information on the culture, scenery, history etc. I learned... More

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switzerland
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50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

I did this with a cheaper company than the two big ones, and was very pleased to have done so. the prices the other 2 companies ask are extremely overdone, and you end up on a coach. I was very pleased with the Bustour (netbus) .....we had a mini bus and were 13people, the excellent driver didn't stop giving information... More

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New York City, New York
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4 reviews 4 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

I loved the variety in landscape, the culture and history of the original parliament, and really enjoyed the views. More

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