Iceland Whale Watching & Golden Circle Tour
Iceland Whale Watching & Golden Circle Tour
This Iceland tour takes you on a whale-watching excursion right outside of Reykjavik in Faxaflói Bay and to attractions in the Golden Circle
10 hours
- Mobile & printed vouchers accepted
- Free Cancellation
Highlights
- Seeing whales and dolphins in their natural habitat
- Rich bird life of Faxaflói Bay
- Nature and history of Þingvellir National Park
- Standing next to the powerful Gullfoss Waterfall
- Erupting hot spring at Geysir geothermal area
Added Safety Measures in Place
Includes
- Round trip transportation
- Professional tour guide
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Whale Watching Tour from Reykjavik
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.
Rich Bird life of 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.
Whales of Iceland Exhibition
After whale watching, you can visit the "Whales of Iceland Exhibition" which is the largest of its kind in Europe and features around twenty-five life-size specimen of whales that live in the waters around Iceland.
Second leg of the tour is the Golden Circle trip.
You can either walk the short distance from Reykjavik Old harbor to our Office in Reykjavik City Centre (5 to 10 min) where your bus is waiting to take to the Golden Circle trip, or opt for pickup at the harbor in the afternoon.
Þingvellir National Park
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
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.
Geysir Hot Spring Area
At Geysir gothermal area, one of the highlights is the hot spring Strokkur as is erupts with scalding water every 5 minutes.
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.
Rich Bird life of 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.
Whales of Iceland Exhibition
After whale watching, you can visit the "Whales of Iceland Exhibition" which is the largest of its kind in Europe and features around twenty-five life-size specimen of whales that live in the waters around Iceland.
Second leg of the tour is the Golden Circle trip.
You can either walk the short distance from Reykjavik Old harbor to our Office in Reykjavik City Centre (5 to 10 min) where your bus is waiting to take to the Golden Circle trip, or opt for pickup at the harbor in the afternoon.
Þingvellir National Park
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
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.
Geysir Hot Spring Area
At Geysir gothermal area, one of the highlights is the hot spring Strokkur as is erupts with scalding water every 5 minutes.
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4.5 / 5 overall customer review rating
Nov 06 2021
Whale watching was phenomenal! Elding Tours were fantastic and we saw three humpback whales close to the boat. Great sites at the golden circle tour too.
Nov 16 2017
Brilliant tour saw Minke and humpback whales and dolphins !!
Apr 22 2017
Grazie mille per la vostra disponibilità a ogni ora della giornata.
Feb 17 2017
The whole day was amazing! We got picked up at the hotel at the correct time as stated on the ticket, we then got to the boat at the pier, on the boat we were advised to wear big red waterproof suits which helped with the cold a lot, we didn't actually see any whales but lots of dolphins,the tour guide was very good! When whale watching was done was got back to the peir and had to wait about 20 minutes on the bus that then took us to another bus terminal where we stared our journey to the golden circle, unfortunately we didn't get to go to the whale watching exibition as stated on the website,no one mentioned it on the trip which we found strange but anyway the Golden circle tour was amazing! We stoped off in many of places and where give a time to come back which was perfect for us, as we had time they took us on a surprise stop which was really nice of them, over all the tours where amazing! Had good weather,got a lot of pictures, the tour guide and driver was very nice,bus had good wifi Aswell! We toook a packed lunch so not sure about the cost of food at the stops off so can't say Much about that but my advice would be to wrap up for the waterfall and whale watching.
Oct 27 2016
Some confusion with the trip being cancelled hen it wasn't, good transport links and communication but sadly no whales! Long day but we'll worth it.
Jun 06 2016
Whale watching excellent - perhaps just lucky to see a large humpback but we had a good 15 minutes of entertainment as the whale swam near and around the boat. Golden circle very good, although the size of the bus meant that the majority were kept waiting by a small few on more than one occasion which did unfortunately eat in to time at later attractions.
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It sounds like you had a whale of a time! We are glad the tour was fun and hope to see you again, soon.
- The Gray Line Team