Golden Circle
The Golden Circle is a tourist route in southern Iceland, covering about 300 kilometers looping from Reykjavík into the southern uplands of Iceland and back. It is the area that contains most tours and travel-related activities in Iceland. Wikipedia
The Golden Circle bus tour takes you on a day trip to see the world-famous Geysir geothermal area and Gullfoss, the queen of Icelandic waterfalls, as well as Thingvellir National Park.
Why is Gullfoss Falls famous?
Gullfoss - Iceland's most spectacular and powerful waterfall
Gullfoss is not only Iceland's best-known waterfall, but also one of the most striking and impressive thanks to its double tiered waterfall plunging a total of 105 feet (31 metres). Located to the east of the Golden Circle, Gullfoss has come to be recognised as Iceland's most famous waterfall.
About the Geysir, sometimes known as The Great Geysir, is a geyser in southwestern Iceland. It was the first geyser described in a printed source and the first known to modern Europeans. The English word geyser derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa.
Is Geysir in Iceland active?
After being dormant for years, Geysir was revived by an earthquake in 2000 and erupted for a couple of times a day for several years. Today, Geysir is mostly dormant, though the other hot springs in the Geysir geothermal area remain quite active.
Is Kerid volcano active?
It is now believed that Kerið was a cone volcano which erupted and emptied its magma reserve. Once the magma was depleted, the weight of the cone collapsed into the empty magma chamber. The current pool of water at the bottom of the crater is at the same level as the water table and is not caused by rainfall.
