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Iceland / Private journeys

Silver Circle

West Iceland: a quiet fjord, boiling ground and falls out of the lava.

  • Sedan €680 Couples, small families up to 4 people
  • SUV €780 Extra space & comfort up to 4 people
  • Van €885 Larger families, small groups up to 8 people

Price is for the whole vehicle, not per person.

Reykjavík Hvalfjörður Deildartunguhver Hraunfossar Barnafoss Grábrók Borgarnes

Route from Google

Your Silver Circle

  • 310 kmdriving
  • 8 h 8 mindoor to door
  • 7stops

Departing Reykjavík

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The day, stop by stop

What you actually do

  1. 01

    Reykjavík

    Where the day begins

    We collect you from your hotel, guesthouse or apartment in the capital area, at a time that suits your day rather than a fixed departure.

      Reykjavík, Iceland

    • Drive 50 mins · 51.9 km

      02

      Hvalfjörður

      The whale fjord

      A long fjord the tunnel now bypasses, which is why the road around it is quiet and the views are not.

      • About 30 min here
      • 4.6 on Google from 193 reviews
      Hvalfjörður, Iceland

    • Drive 1 hour 11 mins · 72.8 km

      03

      Deildartunguhver

      Europe’s hottest spring

      The most powerful hot spring in Europe: 180 litres of boiling water every second, and the steam to prove it.

      • About 30 min here
      • 4.4 on Google from 2,997 reviews
      Deildartunguhver, Iceland

    • Drive 21 mins · 24.1 km

      04

      Hraunfossar

      Falls out of the lava

      Water that has run underground for kilometres emerges straight out of the lava field, in hundreds of small falls along the river.

      • About 40 min here
      • 4.8 on Google from 703 reviews
      Hraunfossar, Iceland

    • Drive 1 min · 90 m

      05

      Barnafoss

      The children’s falls

      A violent stretch of rapids beside Hraunfossar, with a story behind the name that your driver will tell you.

      • About 20 min here
      • 4.8 on Google from 2,910 reviews
      Barnafoss, Iceland

    • Drive 44 mins · 53.7 km

      06

      Grábrók

      A crater you can climb

      A volcanic crater with a staircase to the rim, and a view over the lava field it created three thousand years ago.

      • About 40 min here
      • 4.5 on Google from 211 reviews
      Grábrók, Iceland

    • Drive 29 mins · 33.1 km

      07

      Borgarnes

      Saga country

      A town on a narrow spit of land, at the heart of the country the Icelandic sagas were written about.

      • About 40 min here
      Borgarnes, Iceland

    Quick answers

    Before you book

    What do you see on the Silver Circle?
    The tour stops at 7 places: Reykjavík, Hvalfjörður, Deildartunguhver, Hraunfossar, Barnafoss, Grábrók and Borgarnes. It is a private tour, so the order and the time at each stop can be changed to suit you.
    How long does the Silver Circle take?
    About 8 h 8 min in total: roughly 4 h 48 min of driving, plus around 3 h 20 min at the stops. Being a private tour, it can be shortened or stretched to fit your day.
    How far is the Silver Circle?
    The full route is about 310 km of driving, starting and finishing in Reykjavík. You are driven the whole way in a private vehicle, so there is no self-driving and no bus to catch.
    How long is the drive from Reykjavík to Hvalfjörður?
    About 50 mins, covering 51.9 km.
    From €680 per vehicle Book now