Waterfall · Golden Circle
The Hvítá river drops in two stages into a canyon. There is an upper car park and a lower path; the lower one gets wet.
prices and departures checked 24 Oct 2026
Add us as a preferred source in GoogleIceland's daylight swings further than almost anywhere people holiday, and it decides what a tour can actually show you. Times are for the 15th of each month at this spot.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10:52 | 16:06 | 5 h 14 min |
| March | 07:43 | 19:17 | 11 h 34 min |
| June | 02:46 | 23:55 | 21 h 9 min |
| September | 06:40 | 19:52 | 13 h 12 min |
| December | 11:11 | 15:20 | 4 h 9 min |
None of these have fixed dates, so each one says what its real dates depend on.
Midnight sun
May–July
True midnight sun only above the Arctic Circle — Grímsey. The mainland gets civil twilight all night, which looks much the same.
Lupine in bloom
June–July
Introduced, controversial and impossible to miss when it flowers. Peaks a fortnight later in the north than the south.
Reliable glacier snow
November–May
Langjökull runs most of the year; the shoulder months depend on snow cover on the approach track.
The 138 tours we sell that stop at Gullfoss leave from Reykjavík, Þingvellir and Selfoss, with a handful from 4 smaller towns. Most of them start in Reykjavík, so for anyone based in the capital there is nothing to arrange beforehand.
131 of the 138 collect you from your accommodation or a designated stop, so the tour is the transport — there is nothing else to arrange and no timetable to read.
A seat on a day tour here starts at €81 and typically runs €191, per person, private charters excluded because those are priced per vehicle and would flatter the figure. There is no scheduled bus we can sell you to Gullfoss, so a guided day is the practical way in without a car.
The days themselves run from about 1 h to 16 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 46 different operators run here, which matters more without a car than with one: if the weather cancels your day, there is usually another departure rather than a lost trip.
Being driven is the easy answer here: enough operators run it that a cancellation rarely loses you the day, and you get to look out of the window instead of at the road.
Cheapest way in without a car: a guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €81 per person.
We have done the sums on this properly: what a rental car actually costs against guided tours.
BusTravel Iceland
43% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
pickup at extra cost · works in rain
10 h · from Reykjavík
SPS Travel
German-speaking cruise passengers who want the Golden…
8 h · from Reykjavík
Iceland Direct Tours
meet at the start point
1 h · from Selfoss
Absorb Iceland
pickup included
6 h · from Selfoss
Unreal Iceland
pickup included · evening
8 h · from Reykjavík
Unreal Iceland
from age 12 · pickup included
10 h · from Reykjavík
Taken from each operator's own itinerary, not from marketing copy — these are tours whose agenda names Gullfoss as a stop.
BusTravel Iceland
43% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
pickup at extra cost · works in rain
10 h · from Reykjavík
Geysir and Hot-springs on this award winning tour, voted one of Northern Europe´s Top 20 by Viator
SPS Travel
German-speaking cruise passengers who want the Golden…
8 h · from Reykjavík
This shore excursion with a German-speaking tour guide in a small group with a maximum of 19 participants takes you from Reykjavík on the so-called Golden Circle
BusTravel Iceland
32% below the €161 typical for northern lights tours
pickup included
10 h · from Reykjavík
Enjoy a day filled with Icelandic Natural Wonders, including Geysir, Ice cave and more
Arctic Adventures
28% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
from age 6 · pickup included
6 h · from Reykjavík
We will visit the classic sites on the Golden Circle: Thingvellir National park, Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir geothermal area. Afternoon minibus tour.
Arctic Adventures
23% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
from age 6 · pickup included
8 h · from Reykjavík
The Golden Circle small group tour has all the highlights of the famous Golden Circle route with a more personal touch.
Magic Iceland Travel
43% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
from age 6 · pickup at extra cost
9 h · from Reykjavík
Discover Iceland’s Golden Circle with a Chinese-speaking guide. Visit Kerið Crater, Geysir, Gullfoss, Brúarfoss, and Þingvellir National Park — all in one unforgettable day.
Magic Iceland Travel
49% below the €171 typical for horse riding tours
from age 6 · pickup at extra cost
8 h · from Reykjavík
Explore Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle on a 8-hour guided tour with an English-speaking guide. Visit Þingvellir National Park, Geysir, and Gullfoss, and enjoy a small local Icelandic touch included along the way.
Nordur Travel Services ehf
pickup included
9 h · from Reykjavík
Discover Iceland's iconic Golden Circle in the company of a small, friendly group. Explore historical Thingvellir, Gullfoss, Geysir, a tomato farm & Kerið Crater. Departure from Reykjavik.
Nordur Travel Services ehf
45% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
pickup included · works in rain
9 h · from Reykjavík
Discover Golden Circle in a small, friendly group. This tour is conducted entirely in Spanish. Explore Thingvellir, Gullfoss, Geysir Geothermal Area and other destinations. Starting from Reykjavik.
SLAWOMIR & DENIS TRAVEL ehf.
36% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
pickup at extra cost
9 h 30 · from Reykjavík
A relaxed Golden Circle journey featuring Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss, and scenic stops along the way — enjoyed at your own pace.
Glaciers and Waterfalls
37% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
from age 8 · pickup included
10 h · from Flúðir · Secret Lagoon
Golden Circle tour with waterfalls, geysers and Þingvellir, a unique lunch inside the Friðheimar tomato greenhouse, and a soak in Laugarás Lagoon.
BusTravel Iceland
20% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours
from age 12 · pickup at extra cost
10 h · from Reykjavík
Explore the Golden Circle for real and the rest of Iceland virtually
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48 operators, all of whom we hold a contract with. We do not list every company in Iceland, on purpose.
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We list 169 — 138 day tours and 31 multi-day packages, from 48 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.
The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €81, with a typical price of €232. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.
Looking at the next 360 days of live availability, departures fall in October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September. That is a rolling window rather than the full year, so a month missing here is not necessarily a month with nothing running.
January: 5 h 14 min · March: 11 h 34 min · June: 21 h 9 min · September: 13 h 12 min · December: 4 h 9 min. Iceland stays on UTC all year, so there is no clock change to allow for.
Both work. Driving gives you the stops you want and the time you want them; a tour removes the winter road decisions and lets everyone look out of the window. We sell the tours and say so — if self-driving suits you better, it suits you better.
Yes — 138 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here. 131 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.
A guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €81 per person, with €191 the more typical fare. Private tours cost more because they are priced per vehicle rather than per seat.
Hotels
From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Gullfoss, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
Gullfoss is rarely a whole day on its own. The planner knows how long each tour takes and how far apart the start points are, so it can build the rest of the day around it.
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