Myvatn Nature Baths & Goðafoss Waterfall Akureyri Shore Excursion
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Akureyri, Iceland
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Maximize your time in Iceland with a 6-hour shore excursion by coach. Let someone take care of the planning and driving as you experience the best of north Iceland, including bathing in the geothermal waters at Mývatn Nature Baths and witnessing Góðafoss waterfall. A picnic lunch and round-transportation from your ship are included.
- Perfect for cruise travelers wanting to make the most of their time
- Check out Iceland’s highlights including Lake Mývatn
- Enjoy a pickup and drop-off from the cruise port, with no delays
- No need to worry: start times are tailored to suit your ship's docking times
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- WiFi on board
- LunchPacked lunch containing chicken/vegan sandwich, and water bottle
- Entrance ticket to Mývatn Nature Baths
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Gránufélagsgata 50, 600 Akureyri, Iceland
Our guide will be waiting to greet you at the bus parking lot by the cruise port if you dock by Tangarbryggja Pier. Our buses are located at the big parking lot at Gránufélagsgata 50.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Godafoss
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Lake Myvatn
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Earth Lagoon Myvatn (Jardbodin vid Myvatn)
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- The tour duration includes driving time of appox. 2 hours in total
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Tonya_D
The waterfall is amazing! Don’t miss it. Wear your net hat though. You will have to pay to use the toilet in the souvenir shop.
The nature baths: you have to experience this! Your skin will feel so smooth. Our tour guide Ivy was amazing. She went the extra mile to call and get an answer from her grandfather for a question someone had.
Reviews
4.4
based on 76 reviews
Terry_R, Sep 2025
This was an awesome experience! Highly recommend. Our tour guide Nico was extremely knowledgable and shared her own personal experiences that led her to becoming a tour guide. The driver, Lucash was amazing and kept us on time and safe.
Linda_W, Aug 2025
Nicole was a great guide, very knowledgeable and fun. Loved the Godafoss Waterfall. Myvatn Nature Baths were interesting and the only reason I gave 4 stars was because they were a little disappointing. Lots of construction around the pool so you didn’t get the feeling I expected.
Martha_R, Aug 2025
The Falls and the Hot Springs were fabulous! Our guide Nika a woman from Spain did a fabulous job also and our driver was very skilled.The chicken sandwich I did not enjoy!
Shannon_T, Aug 2025
Great tour! Needed another 45 min at Godafoss Waterfall but plenty of time at the Myvatn Baths. Niko was excellent and the chicken sandwich was delicious. Fun day.
Mark_D, Aug 2025
The baths were amazing. The bus driver and tour guide were also very helpful and great at providing info on the area. All in all a great experience! Thank you!
Patricia_G, Aug 2025
The Nature Bath was beautiful but the place where you change well I am not one to take my clothes off in front of alot of people and walk around naked but there are no stalls to change so if your not comfortable with this do not take this tour
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Dear Patricia_G,
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us.
We are delighted to hear that you found the lagoon itself beautiful and enjoyable.
Regarding the changing facilities, we are truly sorry if this part of the experience felt uncomfortable. Please rest assured that each changing room does include two private showers, and we apologize if this may not have been clear or easily noticed during your visit.
We sincerely hope that, despite this, the experience left you with lasting memories of the beauty of North Iceland.
If you would like to share more about your visit, we would be glad to hear from you at info@bustravel.is.
Kind regards,
Andreea
Kim_S, Aug 2025
Petra our guide was outstanding. The canyon was not impressive. The baths were a good experience. Heavy on the sulphur side.
Timothy_C, Aug 2025
Fantastic experience seen some amazing sites. The baths were a great experience as well. Tour guides was so nice and gave some great information. She even played some Fantastic music on our way back. Would recommend to anyone coming to akureyri.
Alan_S, Aug 2025
Overall a good excursion. Lunch stop was rushed. More time to shop at waterfall would be better. Nicole was a very excited guide!
Robert_L, Aug 2025
Tour is just ok. The guide was good and informative but the experience is too expensive for what you get.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Dear Robert_L,
Thank you for your feedback!
We are really glad to hear that you enjoyed the experience overall and that the guide made a positive impression with their knowledge and insights.
Regarding the price, both the cost and the detailed itinerary are available at the time of booking, and we trust that each guest is best placed to decide whether a tour fits their personal expectations and travel priorities.
We do understand, however, that value can feel different for everyone depending on individual expectations, travel style, and budget.
We would also like to mention that, as a tour operator based in Reykjavík, our prices remain competitive when compared to other local providers offering similar experiences.
We hope the memories made during the tour still added something special to your time in Iceland!
Kind regards,
Andreea
Gerard_S, Aug 2025
The tour guide was excellent. We would appreciate about 15 more minutes at the falls. The bath choice was good, we enjoyed it immensely. We were delayed because a mother/daughter did not get back to the bus promptly.
Jill_O, Aug 2025
Vic is great, I learned a lot about Iceland from the local perspective and I loved her personality and youth. Our bus was like new and very high end with large windows, plenty of overhead space, bathroom, etc. I liked the schedule (not too long): see the waterfall, two hours at the bath then a quick stop at Lake Myvatn. There were 3 ships at Akureyri on the day we visited, so you never break away from all the people, but we still loved the experience. They give you the sandwich and bottle of water after the bath and before Lake Myvatn, if you read previous reviews and wondered. Also, there is a cute cafe at the baths if you finish early and want something more, but we spent the entire two hours soaking.
Michael_M, Aug 2025
Very comfortable bus, very affable tour guide, great sights throughout the entire trip, including an unforgettable experience at the nature baths. If I had anything to criticize it would be the sandwich they provided for lunch (where was the chicken?), but even that wasn't bad. Would definitely do this tour again.
MJ_D, Jul 2025
It’s a full day tour. The vistas were all beautiful and provide a good sampling of this areas geography. Lunch arrives after the swim.
Donna_G, Jul 2025
Never got the opportunity to join the tour. Got off the NCL Star on 7/27. Read the pick-up directions multiple times. Waited in the NCL bus parking lot from 12:30- 1pm. Was then informed there was a second bus lot down the street/one block over where the other cruise ship was parked. Walked as fast as possible to see the bus with company logo driving by. I waved, but the driver did not stop. I then contacted the company/tour operator to be told they tried to call me with no response. At 1:15pm, they called the driver who reportedly said they were to far as they needed to stick to a schedule. I could still see the bus at the next traffic light a block away. Tour company says, it’s my own fault for missing the tour as others getting off the same ship were able to figure it out, so therefore - not refund of $269.00.
Request of tour operators - PLEASE be very specific in your port pick-up directions. Maybe if you could add that participants need to walk over to the second larger lot where the brown wooden huts are would help or have a person with a sign from your company in front of NCL parking gates telling folks where to go!!!!
Interestedly enough, I just hung around the port and the same exact tour was advertised for $125.00.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Dear Donna_G,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.
We are genuinely sorry that your experience with us wasn’t as smooth as you had hoped.
We completely understand how disappointing it must have felt to miss the tour. However, the departure was scheduled for 13:00, at which time our team made several attempts to reach you.
While we always try to wait when possible, unfortunately we cannot always make exceptions, especially since this tour involves a third-party product booked for a specific timeslot that must be respected.
We also need to ensure the tour stays on schedule out of fairness to fellow travelers, many of whom may have other plans arranged later in the day.
Regarding the meeting point, we would like to note that the information is provided both on the website and on the electronic voucher, including a written description as well as a Google Maps link.
Reviewing these details in advance is the best way to ensure a timely and smooth start to the tour.
We truly hope that, despite this situation, your time in Iceland brought you enjoyable moments.
If you’d like to discuss this further, we would warmly welcome you to reach out to us at info@bustravel.is.
Kind regards,
Andreea
Leslie_R, Jul 2025
Bring your bathing suit and your own towel or you will have to rent a suit. The landscape was beautiful and the tour guide Niko and driver Paco were very informative and accommodating. We enjoyed this tour very much.
Marco_M, Jul 2025
The tour was fantastic. Very scenic drive to Goðafass and Mývatn. The the waterfall was impressive. The hot bath was very relaxing and enjoyable.
Alan_C, Jul 2025
The overall tour did what it was supposed to do but I think it was poor value, even for Iceland. There was a reasonably length stop at Godafoss but the baths stop could have been a bit longer. The bath stop length was slightly shorter than detailed (baths were more like 1 hour and 53 minutes and not two hours). Perhaps you can put that down to rounding…
The main organisational failure was for lunch. Lunch was a basic sandwich and a bottle of water. We were given these just before going into the baths which was terrible timing. I had planned to eat after the baths but the staff at the baths were furious about the fact we all had a sandwich - they want you to buy food there, you see - and wouldn’t even let us take them in our bags to lock away for later after we had left. We then went outside to eat them, understandably management of the baths didn’t want us eating them inside their premises. However, eating outside on a pavement in the car park out of everyone’s way was not enough for them. The staff chased us out into the road to eat! Luckily that wasn’t representative of the rest of Icelandic hospitality we saw.
This reflects badly on a pricey bathing venue but the tour organiser must know this is a problem and put everyone in that position which wasted time at the baths and was quite unpleasant.
Poor value overall given the significant price.
Laurel_E, Jul 2025
Great scenery on the drives. Our guide Victoria, was fantastic as was our driver.
The baths do smell of sulfur but you stop noticing after about 5 minutes
Barbara_B, Jul 2025
Bring a towel
Meet at the bus not by the huts
It was a great excursion. Saw the waterfall, Lake Mvatan and went to the baths! 2 hours was the perfect amount of time for the baths.
We did not get lunch but we didn’t mind, we have been sating too much on the ship
Eric_D, Jul 2025
Always on time, the tour was good as far as what we saw… the only issue was with the lunch provided, which included just one option, and we were not able to eat the sandwiches at the thermal baths, we were told that we needed to eat at the parking lot…. I suggest in the future to provide a voucher from the cafeteria at the baths, this way we would be allowed to eat our lunch inside
Michael_P, Jul 2025
This tour was a mess. We were held 15 minutes past the start time to fill the bus, cutting our time at the waterfall to under 40 minutes. The guide parked far from the falls, with no access to river level. The bus driver didn’t know how to turn on the A/C, and when we complained, we got an excuse about Icelanders not being used to heat—though it eventually came on. At the baths, we found out the company had booked the wrong time, and we’d have to wait an hour, which would’ve made us late for our ship’s 3:30 all-aboard. The tour director argued and told us to stay from 1:30 to 3, despite the travel time. We skipped the baths—the main reason we booked the tour. This was advertised as a six-hour excursion, but the highlight was missed. I don’t think I should have to pay for this.
Karla_M, Jul 2025
This was a disaster.
We were promised we would be back in time for our ship leaving. We were guaranteed that 3 times.
We then left 20min late because the company decided to combine two tours (still promising our return in time). When we dropped them off he said we wouldn’t pick them back up until 14:30, which puts us dangerously close to our 15:30 all aboard. When we arrived at the baths, that is when we were again assured even with him then telling us we wouldn’t leave the baths until 14:30, 15 minutes away from where we dropped the others off.
We then found out of the tour company booked us for 13:30 for the baths instead of 12-12:30 entry. To which then the Norwegian Prima people were getting nervous and frustrated. We inquired about returning and it was met with a bit of confusion/false reassurance that then turned to the realization of what we were saying to our bus driver (as the guide was conducting the OTHER tour at the other stop and wasn’t present). When he called the tour operator we then had a 20min back and forth about when our boarding time for the boat was where he told us that the ship was “wrong” and we had until 17:30 which is completely false.
Then we were told we needed to find our own way back (by the tour operator) and this felt confirmed when the new bath departure time was 15:00 for the other guests.
After more discussion by multiple guests it was then decided that we would get back on the bus (the 13 of us from the Norwegian Prima).
Given we made additional stops that weren’t planned, there was so much stress that kids were literally crying thinking we would miss the boat (we are going to Norway so a bus wouldn’t have helped us to the next port), and we were told we were wrong and everything was fine when for sure we would have not made it back and missed the boat (by the company)- I definitely feel skeptical recommending this to anyone.
I am still waiting to hear about a refund but my friend is already struggling to get anything back more than the cost of the bath tickets.
Maureen_W, Jul 2025
Everyone was so helpful and the stories and history were so interesting. What a beautiful place. I loved it.
JoAnn_S, Jul 2025
Be prepared for annoying bugs. Hope for a windy day. The guide left the bus with 5 people and we were left with the bus driver to take us to the baths . The wrong time was booked. We were told 12:30- 2:30. When we arrived we found out our time was 1:30 cutting our stay to one hour . We were finally able to go in at 1:00. The driver told us to meet him at 3:00. A number of guests were on a ship with an all aboard time of 3:30 so they had to be taken back to their ship. Which left us without a bus . Which we heard had a problem and they sent a bus from another company. Luckily most of us were ready for a 2:30 departure because that was the original plan and we were afraid to trust the 3:00 time . The new driver was ready at 2:30 not 3:00.
Tonya_D, Jul 2025
The waterfall is amazing! Don’t miss it. Wear your net hat though. You will have to pay to use the toilet in the souvenir shop.
The nature baths: you have to experience this! Your skin will feel so smooth. Our tour guide Ivy was amazing. She went the extra mile to call and get an answer from her grandfather for a question someone had.
Shannon_A, Jun 2025
This was an amazing tour. Petra our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Godafoss was beautiful. The natural bath was relaxing and nice! Remember to bring your own towel! I would recommend this tour to others.
Emily_J, Jun 2025
If you're on a cruise and want to go on a tour, this is the tour for you. You go to many different locations to see scenic views of the inlands. The water falls, hot springs, lakes, and geysers are enjoyable and gorgeous to view. I was a little concerned about not getting back to our cruise ship on time due to the tight timeframe, but our guide, Ritchie, assured us he'd get us back on schedule. He held onto that promise, and we got back
Alan_D, Jun 2025
It was a great tour. Our guide was very informative and friendly. You could tell she loved her country and her job. The Baths were beautiful and we had plenty of time to enjoy them and relax. I highly recommend this tour. Also our bus driver was great too.
Michael_M, Jun 2025
It is a solid excursion. There are many photo ops throughout the journey. Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and did his best to keep the group on schedule. If the Myvatin Nature Baths are your main interest on this trip, you will only be able to be in the water about an hour, so keep your expectations tempered with that.
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