Geothermal baths · West Iceland

Krauma

Baths at Deildartunguhver, fed directly by Europe’s highest-flow hot spring and cooled with glacier water rather than heated.

prices and departures checked 24 Oct 2026

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The short version

  • 5 tours in our catalogue stop at Krauma — 5 of them day tours from a single base, 0 as part of a longer package.
  • A seat on a day tour here typically costs €207, from €179 at the cheapest. Private tours are priced per vehicle and sit outside that figure.
  • 4 different operators run here, so a cancellation rarely means the day is lost.
  • Departures in our next 360 days fall in January, February, March.

The facts

Type
Geothermal baths
Region
West Iceland
Tours that stop here
55 day tours · 0 multi-day
Day tour, cheapest
€179
Day tour, typical
€207median of 2 per-person fares
Operators
4
From Reykjavík
63 km (39 mi)straight line — the road is longer
Coordinates
64.6645, -21.4112

Water temperature: 36–40°C. That is the figure Krauma publishes and holds, not a reading from today — these pools are heated to a target rather than left to the weather.

Daylight through the year

Iceland'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.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
January11:0216:075 h 5 min
March07:4919:2211 h 33 min
June02:4200:0921 h 28 min
September06:4419:5813 h 13 min
December11:2215:193 h 57 min

What people do here

Getting here without a car

The 5 tours we sell that stop at Krauma leave from Reykjavík and Borgarfjörður. Most of them start in Reykjavík, so for anyone based in the capital there is nothing to arrange beforehand.

All 5 of them 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 €179 and typically runs €207, 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 Krauma, so a guided day is the practical way in without a car.

The days themselves run from about 8 h to 12 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 4 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 €179 per person.

We have done the sums on this properly: what a rental car actually costs against guided tours.

Tours that stop at Krauma

Taken from each operator's own itinerary, not from marketing copy — these are tours whose agenda names Krauma as a stop.

Your Friend in Reykjavik

Private Silver Circle & Krauma Baths

from €1,783 per vehicle4.90· 1,779 Google reviews of the operator

pickup included · works in rain

10 h · from Reykjavík

  • Free cancellation 24 h
  • Private
  • 4 more languages

The Silver Circle route + 90 minutes bathing in geothermal pools fed by Europe's most powerful hot spring. Your guide shows you the source. Then you swim in it.

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Your Friend in Reykjavik

Private Silver Circle: Into the Glacier & Krauma — The Full Day

from €1,993 per vehicle4.90· 1,779 Google reviews of the operator

pickup included · works in rain

12 h · from Reykjavík

  • Gear included
  • Free cancellation 24 h
  • Private

Go inside Langjokull glacier in the morning and soak in geothermal pools in the afternoon. Iceland's best full day. 12-hour private tour with YFIR guide from Reykjavik.

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SPS Travel

Deutschsprachige Kleingruppen-Tagestour Westisland - Wasserfälle Hraunfossar, Heißwasserquelle Deildartunguhver & Baden im Krauma Spa

from €179 per person5.0· 7 Google reviews of the operator

13% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits

pickup included · works in rain

8 h · from Reykjavík

  • Admission included
  • Family friendly

Tagestour nach Westisland mit den Wasserfällen Hraunfossar, der größten Heißwasserquelle der nördlichen Hemisphäre & Baden im Krauma Spa

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Elysia Tours

Silver Circle

from €235 per person

65% above the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours

pickup included

9 h · from Reykjavík

  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h
  • Book the night before

Esplora il Silver Circle tra fattorie di cavalli, cascate, e SPA

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Who runs them

4 operators, all of whom we hold a contract with. We do not list every company in Iceland, on purpose.

Elysia Tours · Ride Iceland · SPS Travel · Your Friend in Reykjavik

Krauma: questions people ask

How many tours go to Krauma?

We list 5 — 5 day tours and 0 multi-day packages, from 4 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.

How much does it cost to visit Krauma?

The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €179, with a typical price of €207. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.

When can you visit Krauma?

Looking at the next 360 days of live availability, departures fall in January, February, March. That is a rolling window rather than the full year, so a month missing here is not necessarily a month with nothing running.

How much daylight is there at Krauma?

January: 5 h 5 min · March: 11 h 33 min · June: 21 h 28 min · September: 13 h 13 min · December: 3 h 57 min. Iceland stays on UTC all year, so there is no clock change to allow for.

Do you need a tour, or can you drive to Krauma yourself?

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.

Can you get to Krauma without a car?

Yes — 5 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here. 5 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.

What is the cheapest way to get to Krauma?

A guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €179 per person, with €207 the more typical fare. Private tours cost more because they are priced per vehicle rather than per seat.

Hotels

Where to stay near Krauma

Places to stay near Krauma, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site. Ourhotels is our sister company — the same people, a different business — so we list it first and say so.

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Put it in a day

Krauma 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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