Golden Circle Self-drive
Tour Itinerary
Geothermal Lagoon – Flower Village – Geothermal Greenhouses
Pick up the car at the airport and start your Iceland experience.
From Keflavik International Airport, we recommend driving the southern coast of the Reykjanes peninsula towards your first overnight stay in the charming village of Hveragerdi. This village is one of the few sites in the world located directly on top of a geothermal area and, because of its many greenhouses heated by hot water from nearby springs, it is often called the “flower village.”
Depending on your arrival time in Iceland, it may be ideal to stop and visit the renowned Blue Lagoon where you can relax in its geothermal waters.
Important: admission to the Blue Lagoon needs to be booked in advance.
Overnight stay in Hveragerdi area.
Highlights: Hveragerdi |The Blue Lagoon |Reykjanes
Options: Blue Lagoon Entrance and Extras
Overnight stay in Hveragerdi area
62 mi
Thundering Waterfalls - Cliffs & Stone Arches - Black Sand Beaches of the South Shore
Visit the majestic Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss waterfalls, the infamous Eyjafjallajokull glacier and the surrounding area affected by the volcanic eruption of 2010.
Dyrholaey is a rocky headland characterised by a black lava arch. Every year thousands of sea birds and puffins nest here during the summer.
Important: Please note that Dyrholaey is closed during nesting season, from about the middle of May until late June.
Overnight in the Vik area.
Highlights: Seljalandsfoss |Skogafoss |Dyrhólaey |Eyjafjallajokull
Breakfast- Overnight in the Vik area
- 118 mi
Colorful Valley - Hekla Volcano - The Famous Golden Falls - Exploding Geysers
Explore Thjorsardalur valley and its contrasting landscapes of birch woods, sandy lava fields, rivers and waterfalls. The impressive Hekla volcano towers over the region. This valley is also where you can visit the excavated site of a Viking age farm that had been destroyed one of Hekla´s eruptions.
Continue to the amazing sites of Gullfoss waterfall and the Geysir hot spring area.
Highlights: Thjorsardalur |Hekla |Geysir |Gullfoss
- Breakfast
- 186 mi
National Park with Geological Wonders (UNESCO) - Picturesque Fjords - Waterfalls
Visit Thingvellir National Park, site of the ancient Icelandic parliament and a jewel of nature. Here you can see the rift between the continents.
Then via either Hvalfjordur fjord or the Kaldidalur highland track (Open June-August, 4WD needed), your journey continues to the beautiful Borgarfjordur region and Reykholt, home of the 13th-century scholar Saga author Snorri Sturluson.
Return to Reykjavik in the afternoon for your last night in Iceland.
Highlights: Barnafoss |Deildartunguhver
- Breakfast
- Overnight stay in Reykjavik
- 186 mi
Drive back to Keflavik International Airport and even stop at Blue Lagoon as it is on your way to the airport, if you did not have time to do it on your arrival day. *
*Please note that the package price is based on 4 x 24-hour rental days starting at the time of rental. If your flight arrives early on day 1 and departs late on day 5 an additional supplement will be necessary unless you choose to return the car in Reykjavik when the 4 day rental is up and use FLYBUS transfer
- Breakfast
- 32 mi
Customer reviews
Ron
