See the best of southwest Iceland on The Golden Circle Iceland tour from Reykjavik.
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Kerið Crater lake.
Marvel at the volcanic crater at Lake Kerið, and pass through the Icelandic farms of the south on your drive around the Golden Circle Iceland.
Geysir geothermal area.
Travel to the geothermal area of Geysir. Marvel as the active hot spring of Strokkur spouts steaming water 30 meters into the air every 8 minutes.
Gullfoss waterfall.
Continue to one of Iceland’s most iconic features at the Gullfoss Waterfall (“Golden Falls“). Feel the spray of the waters of the glacial river Hvítá as it plummets down into a 32-meter deep crevice.
Þingvellir national park.
Next, enter Þingvellir National Park, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart at a rate of a few centimeters per year. Þingvellir was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural value in 2004 and is the site of the rift valley and the Rock of Law, the first Viking parliament.
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Driving the Golden Circle from Reykjavik takes approximately 7-8 hours.
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