Worth a short stop on the Golden Circle: a red crater with a green lake and a path around the rim. There is a small entry fee, and twenty minutes is plenty.
The short version
Worth it, with conditions. Worth a short stop on the Golden Circle: a red crater with a green lake and a path around the rim. There is a small entry fee, and twenty minutes is plenty.
We hold 4 day tours here from 4 operators, median €126 a person, cheapest €109.
Cheaper alternative: The craters at Mývatn, if you are going north, are larger and free.
Worth it if
You are driving the Golden Circle.
Your tour includes it anyway.
Not worth it if
You would add a detour just for this.
You are short of time — Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss come first.
What you are actually paying for
A small landowner’s fee. Tours include it as one stop among several.
Across our own contracted catalogue, sightseeing day tours day tours run to a median of €126 a person, with the cheapest we hold at €109, from 4 operators. Private and per-vehicle products are excluded, because mixing them into a per-person figure makes it meaningless.
The cheaper thing to do instead
The craters at Mývatn, if you are going north, are larger and free.
If you decide it is worth it
What we actually hold, with live prices and departures. Nothing here is a placeholder listing — if it is on this page, it can be booked.
German-speaking cruise passengers who want the Golden…
8 h · from Reykjavík
Pickup included
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
from €103 per person★4.60· 5,195 Google reviews of the operator
28% below the €142 typical
from age 6 · pickup included
6 h · from Reykjavík
Family friendly
Free cancellation 24 h
Book same day
We will visit the classic sites on the Golden Circle: Thingvellir National park, Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir geothermal area. Afternoon minibus tour.
from €81 per person★4.80· 184 Google reviews of the operator
43% below the €142 typical
from age 6 · pickup at extra cost
9 h · from Reykjavík
Wi-fi on board
Family friendly
Free cancellation 24 h
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.
Worth a short stop on the Golden Circle: a red crater with a green lake and a path around the rim. There is a small entry fee, and twenty minutes is plenty.
Do you pay to see Kerið?+
Yes, a small entry fee collected by the landowners. Tours that stop there usually include it.
Why take our word for it
One checkout, any number of operators
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