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 6 min in total: roughly 4 h 46 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.

Iceland / Private journeys

Silver Circle

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

Route from Google Illustrated route · not for navigation

Your Silver Circle

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8 h 6 mindoor to door
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Departing Reykjavík

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The day, stop by stop

What you actually do

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.
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 192 reviews
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 2,965 reviews
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 691 reviews
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 2,887 reviews
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 207 reviews
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