Iceland's Golden Circle is the country's defining day route. This tour covers all three of its landmark sites privately, in a dedicated vehicle for your group alone, and builds in something that makes the day genuinely different: a sit-down lunch at Fridheimar, one of the most distinctive dining experiences in Iceland.
Fridheimar is a fourth-generation family farm with a greenhouse operation that has run year-round for decades, producing tomatoes and cucumbers under glass in the heart of the Icelandic countryside. Lunch is served inside the greenhouse, among the vines, with the warm air and the scent of ripening produce filling the space. The meal - tomato soup, freshly baked bread, and a non-alcoholic drink - is made from the farm's own harvest and is included in the tour price. It is a meal that belongs only to Iceland.
The route begins at Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the setting of the Alþing, Iceland's parliament since 930 AD and widely considered the world's first democratic assembly. After lunch at Fridheimar, the day continues to the Geysir Geothermal Area, where Strokkur erupts to heights of up to 30 metres at intervals of just five to eight minutes. The tour closes at Gullfoss, a powerful two-tiered waterfall descending into a canyon of the Hvítá River.
The vehicle is private throughout: no shared passengers, no fixed pace. A sedan is provided for groups of one to three; a minivan for four to eight. Your English-speaking guide is with you from pickup to drop-off, door to door from your Reykjavík accommodation.
