Private Iceland Golden Circle with Blue Lagoon

Reykjavik, Iceland

12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Traveling around the Golden Circle with a group tour often means crowds and waiting around for others. This private tour offers a personalized experience instead. In the company of just your chosen travel companions and a guide, journey around the classic Icelandic driving route to three of the country's greatest natural wonders: Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss waterfall, and the Geysir geothermal area.

Avoid crowds on a tour of Iceland's Golden Circle
Private tour, exclusively for your party: A personalized experience
Visit three of Iceland's greatest natural wonders in one day
Hassle-free pickup from your Reykjavik hotel

What's Included

Tour Guide

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Departs from Reykjavík at 9AM.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Golden Circle Route

12 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

3.0

based on 5 reviews

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Worst tour experience in Iceland

Kathy_C, Sep 2023

This was probably one of the worst tours we’ve ever had. While we enjoyed seeing the sights, we had some serious issues with our tour and the guide Sultan. This was our first time in Iceland and we don’t know when we’ll be able to come back again. We felt like we got shortchanged since our guide didn’t seem like he wanted to be there and was rushing us to get the tour done so he could take care of a personal matter. 1) He didn’t seem to know anything about the details of our trip. For example, he didn’t know which cruise ship to pick up from, he didn’t know Blue Lagoon tickets were prepaid, and he wasn’t aware what time the tour would end (he still thought it was 7pm when it was supposed to be 9pm since the start time got delayed by 2 hours). He rushed to drop us off by 7:30pm. 2) He was speeding, often driving 110-120km/h and taking over cars. I was concerned about our family’s safety because he would sometimes pass 3-4 cars at the same time. We have small children, and they also expressed feeling either car sick or scared of his driving. 3) It felt like Sultan was more of a driver rather than a tour guide. He gave us the basics about each site, but barely talked to us otherwise. He probably talked for 20 minutes in total during an 8 hour tour. We thought we’d get a lot more personalized service by having a private tour, but we didn’t get any of that. 4) The whole tour felt really rushed. He often told us to only spend 20-30 min at each site. We skipped the Keratid Crater because Sultan said we had no time. But, later he explained that he had a personal matter to take care of and wanted to get back by 7pm to see her. While we understand that personal matters come up, we would have preferred a different guide. We even complained to the tour operator immediately after the tour, and they agreed to give us a partial refund. It’s been almost 2 months and we still haven’t received anything.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We have spoken directly via email. It is common with this tour when adding the blue lagoon, to only have 20-30min per site to ensure you arrive for your Blue Lagoon reservation (which we have a duration of 2-3 hours for). It was discussed that our phone is not handled by one of the staff members who is authorized to allow refunds and it is likely that team member did not relay your message through the channels- and there was no email sent to us until recently. As for the claims of the reckless driving, this is not a typical complaint, so unless we receive video proof, we have to remain neutral.

Golden Circle & Blue Lagoon without a guide, just a driver.

Myron_B, Jul 2023

Golden Circle and the Blue Lagoon is a great day trip, but not with tour company we used. First we were switched from a proper size Minivan for our senior age group to an SUV which destroyed my wife's knee from sitting in the back by the hump. Also, even though the Driver/Guide was a fantastic young women, she was not a certified guide so her general knowledge of area and our trip was not sufficient. She tried her best, but we would have preferred a guide that really told us the story of the places we visited.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for writing a review. Our guides are certified with general knowledge but they are not geology experts, so they may not know every detail. As for the vehicle size, we have it noted it was a group of 4 and could fit up to 7 passengers. We were also informed you declined our guides offer of additional room, so it appears we have conflicting stories and if you wish to discuss further, please email us.