Reykjavik: German-Speaking Golden Circle Shore Excursion Small Group Tour｜Iceland

This full-day tour with a German-speaking tour guide in a small group of a maximum of 19 participants is the ideal shore excursion for cruise ship passengers. It takes you from Reykjavík along the so-called Golden Circle via the Hellisheiði plateau to Hveragerði, where we make a stop at an earthquake fissure in a shopping center, the Kerið crater, the impressive Gullfoss waterfall, and the Haukadalur geothermal area with the active Strokkur geyser. Along the way, there will be a stop at a farm that makes very good ice cream from the milk of its own cows. Here, in addition to ice cream, you can also purchase waffles and hot drinks or simply take a look into the cowshed and the nursery with the calves.

After a short stop at the warm lake Laugarvatn, on the shores of which there are hot springs used for baking bread, we will reach Þingvellir National Park, where you will experience Icelandic history and plate tectonics.
You will visit the beautiful Öxarárfoss waterfall and the Almannagjá, where the Alþing parliament, founded in 930, used to meet.


On the way back, if the ship's departure time allows, there will be a short detour through downtown Reykjavík with a photo stop at Hallgrímskirkja.

The departure time and tour duration are suitable for most cruise ships in the harbor of Reykjavik, such as the ships of Aida, Mein Schiff, MSC, and Costa.
The duration of the tour is usually 8-9 hours, but depends on the weather conditions and the ship's layover time and can therefore also be a little shorter.