Private Golden Circle & Snowmobile Tour

A private Golden Circle tour with your own driver-guide and a snowmobile ride on Langjökull glacier. You are picked up at your Reykjavík accommodation at 9:00, see Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss at your own pace, and then spend 3 to 4 hours on the snowmobile experience.

• Your own professional driver-guide and private vehicle for the day
• Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss, the three classic Golden Circle stops
• Snowmobile ride on Langjökull glacier included, two people per snowmobile
• Extra stops tailored to you, such as Efstidalur farm or Friðheimar
• Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation in Reykjavík

Your day, stop by stop

2Þingvellir National ParkWhere the tectonic plates meet and Iceland's old parliament met.

Þingvellir is where Iceland's parliament, the Alþingi, first met in 930, and it lies in a rift valley where the North American and Eurasian plates are pulling apart. Chieftains gathered here every summer, laws were recited from the Lögberg (Law Rock), and the plain below still shows where the assembly booths stood. The lake beside it, Þingvallavatn, is the largest natural lake in Iceland. The park is free to enter and open all year.

Walking · easy pathsFacilities · visitor centre and toilets

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3Optional stops tailored to youIce cream at Efstidalur farm, the Friðheimar tomato greenhouse or other quieter stops, depending on your interests.

Your driver-guide can add extra stops depending on your interests, such as ice cream at Efstidalur farm or the Friðheimar tomato greenhouse. Food and drink at these stops is not included.

Cost · food and drink at these stops is not included

4Geysir and StrokkurHot springs, with Strokkur erupting every few minutes.

Geysir gave every geyser in the world its name. The original Great Geysir now erupts only rarely, sometimes after earthquakes, so the show is Strokkur, a short walk away. It throws boiling water 15 to 20 metres into the air every 5 to 10 minutes, and sometimes a good deal higher, so you will see several eruptions while you are here. Keep to the paths between the pools and stay behind the ropes, as the water is very hot.

Walking · short, flat pathsFacilities · visitor centre, café and toilets

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5Gullfoss waterfallThe great two-step waterfall in its canyon.

Gullfoss, the Golden Falls, drops about 32 metres in two steps into a narrow canyon roughly 70 metres deep and 2.5 kilometres long. The water comes from the Hvítá river, which is fed by the glacier Langjökull. Glacial water often turns golden-brown in sunlight, and rainbows hang in the spray on bright days. A path with stairs leads down to a lower level, closer to the water.

Walking · upper viewpoint is easy; lower path has stairsFacilities · café, shop and toilets

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6Snowmobiling on Langjökull glacierA 3 to 4 hour snowmobile experience on Iceland's second-largest glacier.

A 3 to 4 hour snowmobile experience on Iceland's second-largest glacier, two people to a machine. The driver needs a valid driving licence. If you want a snowmobile to yourself it costs extra, so ask us.

Included · shared snowmobile, two people per machineSingle snowmobile · extra cost, ask usDriver · valid driving licence needed

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About the private Golden Circle snowmobile tour

This private tour combines the Golden Circle with snowmobiling on Langjökull, with your own driver-guide and vehicle instead of a shared bus. Your guide picks you up at your accommodation in Reykjavík at 9:00, and the whole day takes about 10 hours.

You visit Þingvellir National Park, the Geysir area, where Strokkur erupts every few minutes, and Gullfoss waterfall. Because the tour is private, your guide can add stops that suit your group, such as ice cream at Efstidalur farm or the Friðheimar tomato greenhouse, and a few lesser-known stops along the way.

The day ends on Langjökull glacier, where the snowmobile experience takes 3 to 4 hours. The ride is included, with two people sharing one snowmobile. The driver needs a valid driving licence. Glacier and road conditions can change fast, so timings may be delayed and the snowmobile part can be cancelled because of the weather.

• Snorkelling in Silfra
• Snowmobile tour on a glacier
• Laugarvatn Fontana geothermal baths
• Raufarhólshellir lava tunnel tour

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