Small Group: Golden Circle Tour from Reykjavik Cruise Terminals

Excellent Tour and Great Value for the money.

This is an EXCELLENT tour. We departed from the cruise port (slight confusion as there were several vendors in the same area and our tour had 3 buses). Our driver/tour guide (Trond - sorry if I misspelled his name) was so good. The itinerary starts out with Thingvellir National Park, followed by a short walk (by Iceland standards) to Öxarárfoss, then onto Geysir, and finally a visit to Gullfoss falls. If you follow this order as most excursions will do then everyone ends up at the same places with massive crowds. However, we had the best driver (he will get the reference) as Trond asked us if we minded if he changed the order to start with Geysir, then Gullfoss Falls to miss the crowds. We agreed with that plan and he did not disappoint us. We were on of 3 buses at each area with only a handful of cars in the parking lots. No need to fight people for great pictures or to watch the Geysirs erupt. I hate crowds so this was heaven to me. When we worked our way back to the National Park we say the huge crowds. We were never rushed at any stop (plenty of time built in). Along the way we learned more about Iceland and Icelanders. While the weather was slightly overcast and occasional showers it did not dampen the excursion (no pun intended). Trond even arranged to meet us at the end of a path rather than making us backtrack to the beginning of each stop which I thought was genius. Anyone who could not hike or walk long distances was able to ride to the other end of the paths/trails so they were able to enjoy much more of the sights than they would have otherwise seen. Great value for our money and the 6 hours went by fast. And for those wondering, there were restrooms at every stop (free at all). Very clean and well maintained. If you bring a water bottle (I highly recommend) you can fill them at many water stations at almost every stop (no charge). Thank you, Nordur Travel for a great ending to our 17 days in Iceland. We will be back. A beautiful country, clean and well maintained.

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Not good

We did not have a tour guide It was basically the driver, reading a script trying to talk on microphone and drive all at the same time. There were times we felt un safe. One of our fellow passengers decided to sit up front to help out so he could focus on driving. Not good And no commentary the whole trip back

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Small Group was a Good Size

We were able to see the highlights during our cruise port allotted time. Our guide was very passionate and local. We probably wouldn’t have been able to see these amazing areas any other way.

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Enjoyable small group tour

Driver and guide did a very good job of keeping us on track. However, the van’s microphone system was not functioning properly so we missed out on much of what was said. The company needs to leave vans with issues in the garage until fixed. That said, enjoyed all the stops. Great job by our tour guide and driver.

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Good, but could be better

Come prepared for cold and wet weather and bring an umbrella if possible. I had rain gear, but not enough. It was cold and wet. The guide we had needed to be clearer on instructions about when and where to meet and more informative of the sites ... especially the Tectonic plates site. I had no idea what we were there to see until I went into the visitor center to ask.

Response from the operator: Thank you for your review! We’re sorry the weather and clarity of instruction didn't meet your expectations. Your feedback is very valuable, and we’ll use it to improve future tours. We hope to welcome you again.

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