This comprehensive tour covers all the major attractions of southwest Iceland with a visit to the Secret Lagoon natural hot springs.
Posted By : marisolm579
Our Guide Luke was outstanding, with the best disposition and we saw amazing places! I highly recommend this company and this tour!!
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Posted On : 2023-01-08 14:28:14 
Posted By : John K
We had rented a car but wanted the experience of a local guide for our Golden Circle tour.
Jon arrived on time and helped us aboard in his comfortable van. His family was among the original settlers, and his cultural and educational background made the perfect fit for us.
He selected beautiful and scenic routes, explaining geography, geology, history, and cultural aspects along the journey.
Jon provided the experience and level of depth and nuance answering our questions with expertise and humor.
He was attentive to ensure we spent the allotted time maximizing our interests, so the pace and timing was always perfect, including lunch and snacks at a local farmer's dairy and mushroom farm.
We saw geysers, soaked in the Secret Lagoon hot springs, and traversed from the North American tectonic plates onto no-mans land, the European plate and back, crystal clear gacial water falls and lakes, and the historic Parlament governmental site.
On returning he offered Restaurant suggestion based on our interests, and the food there was fantastic.
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Posted On : 2022-07-19 02:19:34
Posted By : nuke_ontheroad
This was my first trip to Iceland and the first tour experience here and the day we spent with John, our guide, exceeded my expectations. He was welcoming, knowledgeable and well prepared to guide us.
I felt comfortable with him from the moment we met. I said that I was interested in Icelandic language and he gave me a brief overview, answering the questions I had with obvious enthusiasm for his native tongue and country.
Throughout the day John was accommodating, with a low keyed humor and eagerness to provide us with the best experience possible. His knowledge of the area is outstanding and at each site we visited John provided us with an excellent overview.
Finally, I’d like to thank John for going beyond the agreed to limits of the tour. He brought us to another gorgeous waterfall at the end of the day and then offered to drive us to dinner.
I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to this stunning country.
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Posted On : 2022-07-18 07:15:12
Posted By : josiem149
OMG. Trip was wonderful and our guide John was fantastic. He knew about a wonderful mushroom restaurant that was not overrun with tour buses. We highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2022-07-18 05:16:35
Posted By : Erin A
This tour was perfect! The six of us were all very comfortable and being picked up from our Air BnB was a treat. Jon was our tour guide and he was very knowledgeable and a pleasant fellow to spend the day with. We were extra surprised by the delightful lunch stop at the tomato greenhouse. Overall, this tour was one of our best days in Iceland!
Posted By : erichard
There are tons of tours of the Golden Circle as it is one of the most popular destinations for tourists. Of course this tour goes to all of the standard sites.
But there were a couple of things that set this tour apart.
First, as a private tour, rather than a group tour, we got to adapt the tour and what we learned about to our interests. Spend a little more time at one destination, skip through another. And we got to learn a ton about Iceland as we talked with our guide and asked about local towns, growing up in Iceland, and the history of Iceland.
Second, as a private tour, they are able to pick you up at your hotel or apartment. Having taken multiple group tours where you stand outside in the freezing cold at a bus stop waiting for 30-45 minutes for your bus to show up, boy was it nice to be able to just walk out our door and hop in the van.
Finally, this tour included the Secret Lagoon, a natural hot springs fed pool. I haven't been to the Blue Lagoon the more popular of the heated pools but the Secret Lagoon was very low key, not over populated with tourists, and all natural. It is surrounded by hot springs with their runoff flowing directly into the pool and keeping it warm.
Fridjon was a wonderful guide. He was knowledgable and friendly and enjoyable to be around.
The one suggestion I might have is if you are considering any Golden Circle tour, consider how the weather will impact it. Iceland was pretty cold when we were there between Christmas and New Years and it meant that at many of the stops, we ran out, took some pictures and ran back into the car. We weren't really able to hang out and enjoy the stops as it was too cold.
