Whale Watching and Golden Circle Afternoon

• Guided bus tour
• Pick up from Hotels and guesthouses in Reykjavik
• Drop off at hotels and guesthouses in Reykjavik
• For hotels located in the city center, pick up and drop off is at special bus stops near the hotels.
• A guided Whale Watching tour
• Admission to Whales of Iceland Exhibition

• Lunch and refreshments.

Your trip starts with a whale watching tour from Reykjavik, where you’ll get a chance to see whales and dolphins in their natural environment on just out from Reykjavik on Faxaflói bay. The bird life of Faxaflói bay is rich and diverse all year round. Largest flocks are seen in late winter, when Capelin migrates to the area, drawing in thousands of birds and whales to gorge on this life-giving nourishment.

After whale watching, you can visit the "Whales of Iceland Exhibition" which is the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe, featuring around twenty-five life-size specimen of whales that live in the waters around Iceland.

Following whale watching you'll head out on the Golden circle tour that covers Iceland's biggest natural attractions, including Þingvellir National Park, Gullfoss waterfall, and Geysir geothermal area.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Þingvellir National Park, is one of most significant place in Iceland in terms of nature and history. It is the birthplace of the Icelandic Viking age Parliament Alþingi (930 AD), where laws were made and medieval justice carried out.

Þingvellir is home to lake Þingvallavatn, Iceland's largest natural lake, and is the place where the tectonic plates of America and Eurasia meet and drift apart.

Gullfoss waterfall is one of the most popular natural attractions of the Golden Circle trip. Standing next to the double cascade waterfall as it thunders down into the narrow Hvítárgljufur canyon is an unforgettable experience.

At Geysir gothermal area, one of the highlights is the hot spring Strokkur that erupts with scalding water every 5 minutes.

Highlights:
Whale watching
Whales of Iceland Exhibition
Þingvellir National Park
Gullfoss waterfall
Geysir hot spring area

Pick up:
Starts 45 minutes prior to the tour departure from most hotels and guesthouses in Reykjavik.

Guidance:
All departures are guided in English.

Where to eat: There are stops made along the rout where meals and other refreshments can be purchased.

Similar day tours:
DT44 – Whale watching from Reykjavík