• Hotel pick up service
• Mt. Hafrafell, Þingvellir National Park, Gullfoss waterfall, Hvítárgljúfur Canyon
Complimentary pick-up and drop-off at hotels, guesthouses and bus stops starts 30 minutes before the departure of the tour. Please note that for hotels in the city center, you might have to go to a nearby bus stop for the pick-up due to traffic restrictions.
Please inform us your hotel address when booking. Thank you!
Day 1: ATV & Golden Circle Classic
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 360,390 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík, with Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country being home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude almost entirely outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate.
Reykjavik
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state.With a population of around 128,793 (and 228,231 in the Capital Region), it is the center of Iceland's cultural,economic and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination.
Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Landnámabók, was established by Ingólfr Arnarson in AD 874. Until the 19th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was founded in 1785 as an official trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world.
Þingvellir National Park
Þingvellir is a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. To its south lies Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland.
Gullfoss waterfall
Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
This tour gives you the opportunity to experience the rush of driving an ATV (Quad bike) through fashinating landscape and up to Mt. Hafrafell that provides spectacular panorama views over the city surrounding areas. Then you go on a bus tour of the Golden Circle, where you will explore some of Iceland's greatest natural and historical landmarks.
After an informative safety talk, you'll mount your ATV, either solo or with a companion, and begin your journey out from the outskirts of Reykjavik and up to Mt. Hafrafell. Along the way, stops are made for your guide to explain the road ahead, for you to take photos or just stretch your legs. On the Golden Circle tour, the first stop is at Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site where the textonic plates of North America and Eurasia are pulling apart - slowly but surely. You'll see one of Iceland's largest natural lakes and learn the remarkable story of how Icelandic parliament Alþingi was established in the year 930 AD. From Þingvellir, the tour continues through an area of beautiful scenery towards two of Iceland's greatest natural attractions at Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir hot spring area. At Gullfoss waterfall you can take a short walk down a pathway and get right up close to this powerful waterfall and feel the mist of glacial water on your face as it cascades down into the narrow Hvítárgljúfur Canyon. Returning from Gullfoss, next stop is the Geysir hot spring area where you'll get to walk amidst hissing steam vents, sulfurous mud pots and get up close to an erupting geyser. Home of "The Great Geysir" hot spring, which all geysers are named after, this area is an impressive collage of bubbling mud pools, hissing steam vents, and colourful algae deposits. It also features one of the world's most reliable fountain geyser, Strokkur hot spring, that every 4 to 8 minutes blasts out a column of super heated water up to 20 metres into the air. From Geysir hot spring area, the return journey takes you past lakes Laugarvatn and Apavatn on the way back to Reykjavik.
Duration: 9,5 hours
Please note:
* Bring hiking boots, warm clothes, gloves and a cap that fits under a helmet.
* A valid drivers licence is required to operate the ATV. Price is based on two persons sharing each ATV.
* Extra charge applies for solo riders.
Adult price is for 13+
Child price is for 6-12
No child under 5
Transport by coach, professional tour guide
ATV (quad bike) tour and necessary gear
Meals
All personal expenses
Please infrom us your hotel address when booking.
Pick up and drop off services:
* Pick up starts 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
* Please be infront of your hotel at the designated pick up time and visible from the street.Drivers are not always able to go into the hotel lobby.
* Pick up locations may change due to road works, street closures and other events out of our control. Under those circumstances we will try to infrom you or your hotel about the alternate pick up location.
* Passengers missing their pick up must arrive at the GLI bus terminal in good time to check in for their tour or transfer.
* If you miss your pick up or do not show on that day, no refund will be made.
Baggage:
* Baggage allowance for shared transfers is restricted to 2 suitecases per person and each suitcase can not weigh more than 30 kg (66lbs) each.
* Baggage allowance for private transfers is restricted to 1 suitcase and i item of carry-on baggage per person.
* Baggage allowance for tours and activities can not be guaranteed in advance.
* We welcome foldable wheelchaiers free of charge.
* We reserve the right to alter routes, intineraries or timetables should the necessity arise, including irregularities due to adverse weather or road conditions. No responsibility is taken for losses or expenses due to delay or changes of flights, injury, damages, negligence, weather, war or other unforeseeable causes.
* The estimated duration of tours and transfers as indicated in tour descriptions are standard times and can vary according to road or weather conditions.
Day tours and transfers are non-refundable if cancelled less than 72 hours prior to tour depature.
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