Our outing begins with an exploration of Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site where the textonic plates of North America and Eurasia are pulling apart – slowly but surely. You'll see one of Iceland's largest natural lakes and learn the remarkable story of how Icelandic parliament Alþingi was established in the year 930 AD. Known as the ‘Assembly Fields’ or ‘Parliament Plains’, situated around 45 km east of the capital, they were the first home of what has become one of the oldest parliamentary institutions in the world.

From Þingvellir, the tour continues through an area of beautiful scenery towards two of Iceland's greatest natural attractions at Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir hot spring area.

At Gullfoss waterfall you can take a short walk down a pathway and get right up close to this powerful waterfall and feel the mist of glacial water on your face as it cascades down into the narrow Hvítárgljúfur Canyon.

Returning from Gullfoss, next stop is the Geysir hot spring area where you'll get to walk amidst hissing steam vents, sulfurous mud pots and get up close to an erupting geyser. Home of "The Great Geysir" hot spring, which all geysers are named after, this area is an impressive collage of bubbling mud pools, hissing steam vents, and colourful algae deposits. It also features one of the world's most reliable fountain geyser, Strokkur hot spring, that every 4 to 8 minutes blasts out a column of super heated water up to 20 metres into the air.

The tour is provided on a reserved basis prior to departure. Passengers must contact the local sightseeing company upon arrival to reconfirm their tour.

Duration:
Approximately 7 hours

Meeting point:
Due to a new regulation passed by the local authorities in Reykjavik, vehicles operated by travel companies can no longer access certain parts of the city. If your hotel falls within this zone, you will be required to walk to/from your hotel to the designated pick-up/drop-off point – this should be no further than a 5 to 10 minute walk. Please call the service supplier listed above for confirmation of the pick-up/drop-off point.

Ending point:
Same as pick up location or as close as possible

Departures:
10:00 AM daily, year round

Included:
Complimentary pick up and drop off for hotels, guesthouses and bus stops. Round trip transportation, and professional tour guide

Not Included:
Entrance to Geysir multimedia show, meals, beverages, gratuities

Additional Information:
Please be standing in front of your pick up location 30 minutes prior to tour start time to help ensure the quickest possible collection of tour participants.
A lunch break is usually taken at Gullfoss Cafe or at the Information Center at the geysir area (not included).
We recommend you wear appropriate clothes for the weather and study shoes.
Tour does not operate December 25.