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City Sightseeing by Minibus and Golden Circle Tour from Reykjavik
4.5

City Sightseeing by Minibus and Golden Circle Tour from Reykjavik

By Gray Line Iceland
Recommended by 92% of travelers
This number is based on the percentage of all Tripadvisor reviews for this product that have a bubble rating of 4 or higher
About

Ages 0-99, max of 50 per group
Duration: 10h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
English


  • Professional guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • National Park fees
  • Admission to Perlan 360° observation platform
  • WiFi on board
  • Entry/Admission - Thingvellir National Park
  • Entry/Admission - Golden Circle Route
What's not included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Entry/Admission - Hallgrimskirkja


Departure details
  • Traveler pickup is offered.
  • Pick-up from all hotels, bus stops and other meeting points starts 30 minutes before the tour departure time. You must contact the local operator after booking to confirm your pick-up location or meeting point.
  • Bus Stop #13 Rauðarárstígur, Laugavegur 120, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Centrum Hotel Reykjavik Black Pearl Reykjavik Kvosin Downtown Hotel Hotel Hilda CenterHotel Plaza City Center Hotel
  • Bus Stop #2 Tjörnin The Pond, 43W6+7JR, Lækjargata, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Baldursbrá Guesthouse
  • Bus Stop #3 Lækjargata, Lækjargata 4, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: 1919 Radisson Blu Konsulat Hotel Apotek Hotel Borg Hotel Loft Hostel CenterHotel Thingholt
  • Bus stop #4 Miðbakki, 5325+4PG, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Exeter Hotel
  • Bus stop #5 Harpa, Sculpture & Shore Walk 101, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Ion City Hotel The Reykjavik Edition
  • Bus Stop #6 - Safnahúsið The Culture House, Ingólfsstræti 1, 101, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: 101 Hotel Canopy by Hilton CenterHotel Arnarhvoll CenterHotel Klöpp CenterHotel Skjaldbreid Frón Hotel Room with a View
  • Gray Line Iceland bus stop in city center - pick-up and drop off for tours and transfers, Hverfisgata 4, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Pick-up at Bus Stop 6 - Safnahúsið / Culture House
  • Bus stop #11 Austurbær, Snorrabraut 37, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Eric the Red Guesthouse Aurora Leifur Eiriksson Loki Guesthouse Sunna Guesthouse Holt Hotel
  • Bus Stop #9 Snorrabraut, Snorrabraut 24, 101, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Skuggi Hotel CenterHotel Laugavegur Von Guldsmeden
  • Bus stop #11 Austurbær, Snorrabraut 37, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Reykjavik Hostel Village Snorri Guesthouse
  • Bus Stop #12 Höfðatorg, Þórunnartún 6, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Fosshotel Reykjavik Storm Hotel
  • Bus Stop #13 Rauðarárstígur, Laugavegur 120, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: CenterHotel Midgardur Fosshotel Lind
  • Bus Stop #14 - Skúlagata, Klapparstígur 5, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Reykjavik Residence Hotel Swan House Sand Hotel
  • Bus Stop#15 - Vesturbugt, Mýrargata 101, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Recommended for following hotels: Reykjavík Marina - Berjaya Iceland Hotels Grandi by Center Hotels
  • Reykjavik Terminal, Skógarhlíð 10, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland Main Terminal Reykjavik Terminal / Bus Hostel, Skógarhlíð 10, 105 Reykjavik
  • Ports:
  • Skarfabakki Harbour, 544P+F35, 104 Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2970AH23

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • A small amount of walking is involved, comfortable shoes are recommended
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Meals are not included, but stops will be made at local restaurants where meals and snacks can be purchased.
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2970AH23

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Itinerary
  • You’ll have 15 starting options
    Or, you can also get picked up
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  • 1
    Hofdi House
    Stop: 5 minutes
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  • 2
    Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre
    Stop: 15 minutes
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  • 3
    Bessastadir
    Stop: 5 minutes
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    Pass by
    Reykjavik City Hall
    Parliament House (Althingishus)
  • 4
    Geysir
    Stop: 45 minutes
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  • 5
    Hallgrimskirkja
    Stop: 15 minutes - Admission excluded
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  • 6
    Thingvellir National Park
    Stop: 30 minutes - Admission included
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  • 7
    Golden Circle Route
    Stop: 6 hours - Admission included
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  • 8
    Gullfoss Waterfall
    Stop: 60 minutes
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  • You'll return to the starting point
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About the operator
Gray Line Iceland
8,241
Reykjavik, Iceland
Joined in July 2011

#95 of 324 Outdoor Activities in Reykjavik
  • Julie F
    Julie F
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    Great tour and tour guide
    Great tour. Great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and a good sense of humour; whichmade the tour interesting and informative.
  • rokia431
    rokia431
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    Amazing experience worthy of recognition
    Amazing country! Darren was an awesome tour guide partnered with a professional and courteous driver. We learned so much about beautiful Iceland from him in the very short period we were there. Worth the trip and worth revisiting.
  • 450terencep
    450terencep
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    Great experience.
    Excellent experience a nice walk across the lava. Then lowered down inside for a walk around. The a lovely hot soup at the base camp. Loved it.
  • Moonwolfhowl
    Moonwolfhowl
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    Fun!!!
    Darren our Tour Guide and Helgi our driver really made our tour special. He was fun and entertaining while still taking their job seriously. They made sure everyone had a spectacular time while keeping us on schedule in a friendly and professional manner.
  • Bubbly-001
    Bubbly-001
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    Enjoyable Tour
    Very informative tour, great stops and certainly would recommend. Pick up was simple enough and everything ran like clockwork.
  • Danielle Z
    Danielle Z
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    Good tour for the highlights of Iceland
    The tour itself was good. Enjoyable sights but the tour guide was only just ok. She honestly put us to sleep during the bus ride. There could’ve been way more information of value for what we were seeing. And when we got off the bus she’d say she was walking us somewhere and she would never even wait for you to get off the bus LOL. Regardless, glad we went and could see Iceland outside of the city.
  • Trip473983
    Trip473983
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    Amazing and awe-inspiring
    This is an amazing excursion! You and a small group are lowered into a dormant volcano, where you can climb among the boulders and take in the amazing colors the eruption left behind. It is awe-inspiring and a little scary, but so worth it! The hike to the volcano was cold and windy, but the gravel path made it fairly easy to navigate. All of the guides were friendly, enthusiastic, and engaging. We had a terrific, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Highly recommend!
  • jakeabm
    jakeabm
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    Book now!
    Darren and Helgi are the bees freaking knees. Great tour to get a bunch of cool sites in for a short time period.
  • Zech B
    Zech B
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    Organized Way to See the Golden Circle
    This was a great experience and organized way to see the Golden Circle in Iceland. If you are visiting over the winter like we were, driving yourself can be intimidating and I highly recommend this tour to see some of the most famous tourism sites in Iceland.
  • 740irvingb
    740irvingb
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    Reykjavík Golden Circle on Gray line
    The time spent at each was good. Amazing views and best of all a great tour guide and driver. Helgi our driver was professional and courteous. Smooth ride. Darren our guide gave us colorful details of each stop, the things we passed snd comments about Iceland and the people. Great job Helgi and Darren I would want the two of them to be available for others to enjoy
  • Poushali G
    Poushali G
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    Brilliant trip
    It was a great tour. The driver was superb and he explained the history of Iceland very nicely while in the bus. The waterfalls were majestic and beach was very beautiful
  • 371aayushs
    371aayushs
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    NO SERVICE PROVIDED EVEN AFTER REMINDER & FULL PAYMENT
    SIMPLY PATHETIC - THEY ARE NOT BOTHERED TO PROVIDE SERVICE AFTER RECEIVING THE PAYMENT. WE HAD OUR AIRPORT TRANSFER BOOKED FOR EARLY MORNING 5 AM AND NOBODY TURNED UP FOR THE SAME. THEIR EMERGENCY NO. IS USELESS TOO AS NOBODY PICKED UP TO ASSIST US
  • J6570NRmichaels
    J6570NRmichaels
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    A well organised and interesting tour
    Darren and Helgi provided us with a great trip. Darren was a fantastic guide, he had a good clear voice and provided a lot of interesting information along the way as well as some comical anecdotes. He was clear in his instructions which made the trip run very smoothly. Highly recommended tour
  • miffytastic
    miffytastic
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    Great tour, just what we wanted in the ‘standard’ golden circle day
    Darren and Helgi - guide and driver were great. Looked after us, informative chat and nice atmosphere on the bus. Timekeeping was good too which was important for our day. Saw all we wanted to. Thanks
  • 589liaj
    589liaj
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    Wonderful and Informative Golden Circle Tour
    Darren and Helgi were very nice and gave a lot of information. We had plenty of time at each stop! Felt like we got the “inside scoop” at each location!
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Steven J
Lutherville Timonium, MD67 contributions
Feb 2020
On our Reykjavik trip Gray Line provided several excursions. Pick up was always timely at hotel and drop off was back at the hotel. The initial sightseeing tour with host/driver Simon was fun and an excellent introduction to the city. Simon always had interesting stories about the many places we visited. We did not see the Northern Lights on our first try, but Gray Line allows for a second chance and we did see some lights our second night. Be prepared to spend some time outside in the cold to get a glimpse of the lights. We also took the Golden Circe tour with our guide filling in the history and a snow storm adding to the adventure. Geysers, the beautiful Gulfoss waterfall and the geology with the tectonic plates were amazing. And Gray Line got us back to the airport timely to get home.
Written February 15, 2020
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Tommiboyle
Leigh, UK13 contributions
Anna and mummi were fantastic had a laugh and gave detailed descriptions of iceland and the golden circle. Definitely recommend booking it if you have chance
Written March 15, 2020
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colette d
Birmingham, UK346 contributions
Mar 2019 • Friends
City sight seeing was on a minibus and felt quite personal.
Golden circle was great and guide (John) very chatty and comical at times. Our driver was also great fun. Very informative throughout.
Ample time at all stops.
Written March 18, 2019
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Katarzyna S
1 contribution
Jun 2023 • Couples
Great Tour with Bo and Bartek. Very professional guide and very good driver. Excellent places. Thank you very much.
Written June 26, 2023
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frogsaway
London, UK12 contributions
Excellent Golden Circle tour on a Grayline Coach. Our guide Cristina was very knowledgeable and easy to listen to and Hans, our driver extremely competent.
Definitely recommended
Written October 2, 2022
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Star 2019
2 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
Everyone except the first driver was very friendly, and our tour guides Christina- Northern Lights guide, Darren - Golden Circle guide and Easter was our second guide for the Northern Lights as we were unable to see the light the first time. All were lovely people and informative and made the tours we took interesting. All the guides are a credit to the company.
Written November 26, 2019
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Thank you Bournemouth26 for writing a review of your experience on so many tours with us. Glad you enjoyed your visit to Iceland and thank you for all the compliments for our guides, very much appreciated
Written November 28, 2019
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Ulla58
Düsseldorf, Germany78 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
We did the Reykjavik tour first and stopped at Harpa Concert Hall, Residence of the President, Höfdi House, Perlan, Hallgrimskirkja. We always had enought time to take pictures.
In the afternoon we did the Golden Circle with tour guide Darren and driver Ingo. We stopped at Thingvellir, Gulfoss, Geysir / Strokkur.
Darren gave us good information and had a few stories to tell.
On the way back we got into some snow and the road was really bad. I was impressed by Ingo who had this huge bus under control and stayed completely cool on this way back. Thank you for the safe trip back. Would definitely recommend Gray Line.
Written March 21, 2019
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4757bry
Cincinnati, OH26 contributions
Jun 2018
Wonderful your with Greyline tours. Pick up and drop off was just right in front of the hotel. Guide was very friendly and knowledgeable This was an evening your ,came back to hotel after 12am, still daylight.
Written July 1, 2018
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naval s
Thane, India27 contributions
May 2018 • Friends
Did love the service as it costed us much cheaper than other service providers and was very organized. Definitely worth travelling with Gray line
Written May 28, 2018
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cassie157
Dorset, UK136 contributions
Apr 2018
Fabulous day trip with Grayline
City by mini bus with Simon excellent guide and driver was a great morning, with local knowledge
Golden Circle express tour with guide Darren who was excellent and a very good driver I think his name was Salvar
Just about 40 min break at lunchtime, great bakery next to Grayline office
Written April 9, 2018
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City Sightseeing by Minibus and Golden Circle Tour from Reykjavik provided by Gray Line Iceland