Depart 9:30am Grand Golden Circle with Faxi

Thingvellur National Park

Thingvellir National Park is our first stop. Thingvellur National Park is not only a site of geological wonder, located on the intersection of the North American and Eurasioan tectonic plates, but also a place charged with history,Thingvellur site of the world’s first Parliament that met each year outdoors, beginning in 930 AD continuing until 1798. Thingvellir tells stories of geographical and political struggles, compromises and ongoing evolution. Thingvellir was accepted on the UNESCO World Heritage list for its cultural values in 2004.

The second stop on the Grand Golden Tour is at Geysir where you can see with your own eyes erupting geysers. The great Geysir stopped erupting in the early 2000’s but his “baby brother” Strokkur goes off every few minutes reaching an average of 15-20 meters into the air. At Geysir there is a small multimedia Geo-center exhibition teaching the science behind the geysers. There is also a nice coffee shop where you can get somethink to eat.

The third stop on the Grand Golden Tour is the beautiful waterfall Gullfoss (Golden falls) Europe’s second most powerful waterfall. The waterfall drops down in two stages 11m and 21m before falling into a crevice making it look as if it disappears into the earth. You can enjoy Gullfoss from different scenic points each giving you distinct view and photo opportunities of the waterfall.

The first extra stop will be Faxi waterfall is located in the river Tungufljót and plunges down over 7 meters, very impressive to see. Maybe not because of the height but the waterfall is almost 80 meters wide. The river Tungufljót finds it origin in lake Sandvatn and ends in the river Hvita, one of the major rivers in Iceland.The waterfall is full of salmon.

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