Description
Summary
Description
Visit Iceland's best-known natural attractions in an electric Mercedes on this full-day private Golden Circle tour from Reykjavik.
Your day begins with pickup in Reykjavik in an electric Mercedes. The tour focuses on sustainability, with an electric vehicle and one tree planted for every tour.
Your driver takes you to your first stop, a geothermal exhibition just outside the city.
There, you learn how Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant, one of the largest geothermal power plants in the world, produces sustainable energy. Interactive displays show how it produces electricity for the national grid and hot water for the capital region.
You listen to an audio guide and can also step into a multi-sensory exhibit about the natural world. The exhibition center also has a gift shop.
Next, you visit the Skalholt Historic Site, an important religious center in Iceland from 1056 to 1785, where you see Skalholt Cathedral and a traditional turf church.
Your driver then takes you to Kerid Crater, a volcanic crater about 6,500 years old. Kerid Crater lies in the heart of the Golden Circle route but is often skipped on regular Golden Circle tours.
You take a short walk to the rim and look down into the turquoise lake inside the crater. When the weather allows, you can walk around the rim and down to the water.
Next, you have a tomato-based or mushroom-based lunch at a local farm, where you learn about sustainable farming in Iceland. The tour includes a table reservation, and the meal is at your own expense.
After lunch, you visit the Geysir Geothermal Area, the first of the three main Golden Circle attractions, where Strokkur Geyser erupts every 4 to 16 minutes. You can see boiling mud pits and take photos of Strokkur Geyser erupting.
Gullfoss Waterfall, one of the best-known waterfalls in Iceland, is the next Golden Circle stop.
You then visit Laugarvatn Village, a small community on the shores of a shallow lake of the same name. Here, you can taste local rye bread and see where it is baked in the geothermal sand.
Your final stop is Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thingvellir is the original site of Iceland's parliament, and here you can walk between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.
At the end of the day, your driver takes you back to Reykjavik.
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