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We offer a Golden Circle Essentials tour, which brings you to the main highlights of the area. This tour also includes some farm visits. Including one where we’ll stop for lunch.
In the dairy farm, we will enjoy the best ice cream in Iceland. And later on, we will have lunch in the tomato farm, (because, yes, we do grow tomatoes in Iceland)
Description of the tour
Visits of the day:
The National Park: Thingvellir
Your guide will walk you through the national park of Thingvellir. With a very rich history that started in the 10th century, and which is very important in the heart of any Icelander, Thingvellir also displays some natural features that can be seen nowhere else in the world.
Run by the same family for almost 300 years, this dairy farm has been opened to tourism only a few years ago. It has now become one of the main highlights of the Golden Circle, and we seriously think that they offer the best ice cream in the country!
The English word geyser originates from the Icelandic geyser named Geysir. So this is basically the geyser that named all the geysers in the world.
But, as it turns out, this geyser no longer erupts and is considered dormant. Although, there is another geyser next to it. That one is named Strokkur and erupts every 5 to 10 minutes.
Gullfoss is not a very high waterfall. Originating in the glacier of Langjökull, it is only 30m high, divided into two drops of respectively 10m and 20m.
But a waterfall does not need to be high to be beautiful, and a waterfall also does not need to be high to be powerful. And Gullfoss is definitely beautiful and extremely powerful.
As the Icelandic climate prevents us to grow almost anything outside, earth granted us a magic gift on this tiny island: Geothermia.
Thanks to this power, we can accomplish the miracle of growing indoors tomatoes and other vegetables and fruits even in the dark cold months of winter.
In the tomato farm of Friðheimar, they are harvesting about 2 tons of tomatoes per day, all year long. And with a restaurant inside the greenhouse, this is where we will have lunch.
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Our very first stop: The National Park of Thingvellir
Thingvellir is a location that presents both a historical interest and a natural interest.
About History:
It is where the very first parliament of Europe was founded, in 930. This is where Icelandic laws were debated and voted, until the 18th century.
About Nature:
The tectonic fissure that runs through Iceland, and separates the North American plate from the Eurasian plate is visible in Thingvellir. This is the only place in the world where the North Atlantic ridge is visible above sea level.
On this tour, we will also walk to the waterfall of Öxarárfoss.
Today, we will shake things up a bit and start with dessert.
We will visit the farm of Efstidalur. The business has been run by successive generations of the same family since 1750!
But it is only since 2013 that they are making their own dairy products, especially, what we consider to be the best ice cream in the whole country!
We will get a taste of it while observing the cows who did most of the hard work.
On the site of Geysir, we can find two geysers:
The first one, called Geysir, is currently clogged and no longer erupts. It does not mean that it never will, but it is at the moment considered dormant.
This is the one after which all geysers in the world have been named. The word "geyser" comes straight from Iceland.
The other geyser is called Strokkur, and this one is not dormant at all!
You will see it erupting every 5-10 minutes, sometimes higher than others
Gullfoss is an impressive waterfall, coming from a glacial river from the glacier of Langjökull.
The name Gullfoss translates to "Golden Waterfall", some say that it is because of the color that the waterfall takes when the sun is setting, some say that it is related to the story of a grumpy farmer who threw his gold in the waterfall. Ask your guide about the story and what he thinks!
One would think that the dark and cold months of winter do not make Iceland the ideal place to grow tomatoes. But we actually do!
In the most famous tomato farm in the country: Friðheimar, your guide will tell you how actually the incredible nature of Iceland (together with modern technology) is actually making it possible.
This farm also has a restaurant, where we will have lunch, all their main dishes are tomato-based, their delicious bread is homemade, and the bloody mary is bloody good.
Having lunch at the farm requires booking in advance, and is therefore limited to their availability.
This tour does not represent any difficulties, you will not have any strenuous walks, hard terrain, or anything really that would qualify as "physical activity". It is a peaceful sightseeing day, that will only wear your camera. In terms of walking, this is what to expect:
Depending on weather and road conditions, the itinerary might be modified, or the tour even canceled.
Kayak River Ride. Meet on location at Drumbó to ride in an inflatable kayak down Hvítá River. Brave down a glacier river in a small inflatable kayak. Then enjoy a sauna to warm up!
3 hours
Super Jeep Northern Lights Tour. The Northern Lights are a must see during your winter stay in Iceland. From September to April it is the most spectacular sight you can find in the whole country.
4 hours
Food and Drinks Tour. A local food tour tour with drinks at all the stops!
3 hours 30 minutes
Northern Lights hunt, how does it work?
If you come to Iceland in the wintertime, for sure, you will like to witness the Northern Lights. Maybe, with a volcanic eruption, the most beautiful thing that can be seen in nature. In Iceland, if you are lucky enough, you can do both!
6 hours
Private Exploration of The Snæfellsnes Peninsula.
The peninsula of Snæfellsnes is usually called “Iceland in miniature”. It is a small piece of land in the western part of Iceland, and still offers all the different types of landscapes one can find in Iceland: Waterfalls, volcanic craters, glacier, lava fields, lakes, and more …
11 hours
Private Full-Day Discovery of the Icelandic South Coast.
The South Coast of Iceland is a land of contrasts. First of all, with volcanoes hidden under glaciers, and traces of their past activity visible everywhere, you will understand why Iceland is nicknamed “The land of Fire and Ice”.
11 hours
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