Description
Whale Watching and Golden Circle
Whale Watching and Golden Circle Tour is an action-packed adventure tour where you drive through some of the nation’s most wonderful landscapes and meet the beautiful giants of the sea – Whales.
Tour Highlights
- Whale & dolphin watching
- Bird watching at Faxaflói Bay
- Þingvellir National Park
- Gullfoss Waterfall
- Geysir geothermal area
This is a full day (10-hour) tour that includes complementary bus pick up and drop off for hotels in Reykjavik and a professional guide to have an insight into the tourist destinations.
The tour begins with a visit to the Golden Circle that is made up of three of Iceland´s most treasured natural wonders. Here you may visit the Þingvellir National Park (A UNESCO world heritage site) that boasts of the world’s first democratic parliament that was established in 930 AD. Near to the National park is the world’s most amazing and powerful Gullfoss Waterfall. Make sure to catch the experience in your camera as the waterfall thunders 32 meters down into a deep canyon with a thunderous roar.
Bird-watching at Faxaflói bay is another great experience available for the tourists and is available all year round. Here you may see the largest flocks in late winter as the Capelin migrates to the area. Whale watching at “Whales of Iceland Exhibition” largest of its kind in Europe. Here you can experience the twenty-five life-size specimen of whales.
The last stop of the tour is the Geysir geothermal area, and probably one of the best experiences you’d have during your stay in Iceland. In the neighborhood is the Strokkur, a hot spring that erupts with scalding water every 5 minutes.
Inclusions:
- Pick-up and drop off to your accommodation in Reykjavík
- Bus fare
- Guided tour
- Whale watching
- Bird watching
- Golden Circle tour
- Guided tourNote:
If no whales or dolphins are witnessed, you’ll get free ticket to join another tour.