Reykjavik: Golden Circle and Northern Lights Small-Group Tour

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Reykjavik, Iceland

11 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Make the most of your time in Iceland on this guided tour from Reykjavik that combines three of the country's most spectacular sites with a northern lights tour. During the day, explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Thingvellir National Park, marvel at the teeming waterfall of Gullfoss, and watch Geysir spout steaming hot water into the air. After being dropped off back at your hotel, there is time to rest before you are picked back up to go hunting for the northern lights, weather permitting.

Combination tour: Explore the Golden Circle and go northern lights hunting
Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Reykjavik hotel
Get insight into each of the sites you visit from your guide
With experienced aurora hunters, go off the beaten path for better (but not guaranteed) chances of seeing the lights
Small-group tour for a more intimate experience

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels)
Professional guide
Transport minibus

Food & drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Please note that we only serve the pick-up locations specified in our pick-up list below. Due to traffic restrictions, we are not allowed to pick up from hotels in the city center nor from private Air BnBs. If your pick-up location is not on our pick-up list then we kindly ask you to find the closest pick-up point to your accommodation from our list: 22 Hill Hótel – Brautarholt 22-24. Arctic Comfort Hótel – Síðumúli 19. BSÍ Bus Terminal – Vatnsmýrarvegi 10. Bus Hostel Reykjavík – Skógarhlíð 10. Bus pick up/drop off nr.1 – City Hall, Vonarstræti Bus pick up/drop off nr.4 – Miðbakki Bus pick up/drop off nr.6 – Safnahúsið (The Culture House) Bus pick up/drop off nr.8 – Hallgrímskirkja Church Bus pick up/drop off nr.9 – Snorrabraut Bus pick up/drop off nr.12 – Höfðatorg Bus pick up/drop off nr.15 – Vesturbugt Cabin Hótel – Borgartún 32. Eyja Guldsmen Hotel – Brautarholt 10. Grand Hótel Reykjavík – Sigtún 38. Grayline – Main bus terminal - Klettagarðar 4. Hilton Reykjavík Nordica – Suðurlandsbraut 2. Hótel Ísland – Ármúla 9. Hotel Ørkin – Brautarholti 29. Icelandair Hotel Reykjavík Natura – við Hlíðarfót, Nauthólsvegur 52. Klettur Hótel – Mjölnisholt 12-14. N1 Gas Station – Ártúnshöfði Radisson Blu Hótel Saga – við Hagatorg. Reykjavík City Hostel – Sundlaugavegur 34. Reykjavík Lights Hotel – Suðurlandsbraut 12. Skarfabakki – Cruise Ship, Reykjavik Harbor, 105 Reykjavik

Operating hours
.12:00 pm

Itinerary

Reykjavik

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Thingvellir National Park

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gullfoss Falls

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Geysir

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Reykjavik

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Iceland

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Please note that this is a combo tour. After the Golden Circle tour we will drop you off at your original pickup point. You will have free time to get some dinner, and then we will pick you up again from your original pickup point for the Northern Lights adventure.
From 1st of October to 28th of February, the pickup for the Northern Lights portion is at 20:30 PM
From 1st of September to 30th of September, and from 1st of March to 15th of April, the pickup for the Northern Lights portion is at 21:30 PM

Minimum age requirement for this tour is 6 years old.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. Wear Warm layers, weatherproof top layer, headwear, gloves, scarves, and hiking or sturdy shoes. Spikes which fit on your boots are useful in icy conditions if you have them.
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 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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Reviews

4.3

based on 16 reviews

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The geyser and the views...

Dulce_L, Sep 2023

The geyser and the views were amazing, however the guide Temu was not very engaging. He seems annoyed the whole length of the trip. Additionally, since the trip started at noon the weather seems to be warm. We were boiling inside the coach and he seems not a bit concerned. We learned from another guest that the northern lights tour in the evening was cancelled but did not receive an email of cancellation. It is only when I asked the guide Temu if he is going to pick us up again, he said it was cancelled and advised us to just email the tour operator. The only good thing was that the refund for the cancelled trip was quick and hassle free

Great first experience

jnedelka, Oct 2019

Did a great job showing all the sights in less than a day. Didn't quite get to see the green and purple Northern Lights you see in photos, but we definitely saw something.

This tour was challenged by overall...

bjb806, Feb 2018

This tour was challenged by overall confusion about the pickup and drop-off locations. Our tour guide for the Golden Circle was informative, but I worried about his driving in the snowy conditions--he kept looking at his phone, and at one point was texting?! He also dropped us off at the wrong location, and told us misinformation about where we would be picked up for the later Northern lights tour. I sensed that he was asked at the last minute to do this tour, and not a professional guide? For the Northern lights part of the tour, when we were not picked up, we tried to call before 9PM to the Artic Adventures offices--but they never picked up the phone they close at 9PM. I finally found another phone number in your initial email, which worked--so I highly recommend that everyone booking a tour to make sure they have an after hours number to call I would also state NOT to wait 30 minutes before calling about a delayed pickup and there should be tour phones at the pickup bus stops there are new regs that tours have to pick up at the bus stops only. This proved to be the KEY anxious point re: every tour. The other issue is that we booked this tour BECAUSE it only had 18 people on the minibus. We ended up looking for the Northern Lights with all the huge GrayLine and Reykyavik Excursion buses, so it was not what we had bargained for. We were disappointed. I am not sure why we paid the extra price, when the minibus took over an hour to finally find us, took over an hour to go to the lighthouse where there was a mass scene at this one site where hundreds of people and about 20 buses gathered to try and see the lights, and it was overall stressful and not enjoyable. Our guide for this part of the tour was very nice, but there was no professional guide discussion of what the lights were, why we saw them only in the winter, etc. etc. I would not recommend paying extra for a smaller minibus tour when there was no extra value.