Golden Circle & Glacier Snowmobiling

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Top Attractions:

Golden Circle

Great Geysir & Strokkur

Thingvellir National Park

Gullfoss Waterfall

Langjokull Glacier

Overview

Get ready for a day packed with Iceland’s iconic sights and an epic snowmobile ride on Langjökull Glacier. Pick your style: go off-road in a super jeep for a rugged adventure, or keep it classic and comfortable in a minibus. Either way, unforgettable memories await!

Tour Snapshot

Duration

10 hours

Level

Easy

Availability

All year

Group

Small (19)

Starting point

Reykjavik

End point

Reykjavik

Languages

English

Minimum age

8 years

What to expect

On tour

Guided Minibus or Super Jeep Tour
English Speaking Licensed Snowmobile Guide
Stop at Gullfoss Café
Visit the highlights of the Golden Circle

Transportation

Pick & up drop-off in Reykjavik

Accommodation & Meals

Accommodation
Meals
We recommend you bring your own snacks

Route map

Use our interactive map to investigate the details of your adventure.

10 hours

Route Overview

Choose your ride for a day through Iceland’s legendary Golden Circle. Go off the beaten path in a super jeep, built for an adventurous, small-group experience with a fun edge on rugged terrain. Or, if you prefer a classic journey, join a small group in a minibus for an easygoing drive.

Along the way, you’ll get up close to Iceland’s big hitters—Gullfoss waterfall, erupting geysers, and the historic grounds of Thingvellir National Park. We finish with something unforgettable: a snowmobile ride across Langjökull Glacier. This is the kind of day that sticks with you.

Starting point

Reykjavik

End point

Langjokull Glacier

Thingvellir National Park

We start at Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site packed with Icelandic history and dramatic landscapes. This is where Iceland’s first parliament, the Althing, was founded in 930 AD—a site with roots as deep as the volcanic rock beneath it. Þingvellir is more than history, though. Picture mossy fields, waterfalls tumbling into clear pools, and a place where you can walk between tectonic plates. It’s one of the few spots on the planet where you can feel the Earth’s crust literally pulling apart beneath your feet.

Hot Springs At Geysir Geothermal Area

The adventure heats up as we reach the Geysir geothermal area, where the Earth practically breathes beneath your feet. Clouds of steam swirl and the ground simmers and hisses around you, creating an atmosphere that feels straight out of another world. Every few minutes, the ground rumbles, and then—boom!—a powerful jet of boiling water shoots high into the sky. Watching Strokkur’s eruption is a sight you won’t forget anytime soon.

Gullfoss Waterfall

Continuing on through the untamed roads of Iceland’s interior, we arrive at the majestic Gullfoss waterfall. This is the perfect place to stop for lunch at the Gullfoss Cafe. Enjoy a snack while taking in the sheer power of the waterfall, which crashes down over two separate tiers before plummeting into a deep canyon. If the sun is shining, you can capture brilliant photos of rainbows shimmering over the falls.

Langjökull Snowmobile Ride

Our last stop brings us to Langjökull, Iceland’s second-largest glacier, where the adventure shifts into high gear. After a scenic drive to the glacier camp, your guide suits you up and preps you for an unforgettable snowmobile ride. Out on the open ice, you’ll follow your guide across Langjökull’s expansive, frozen landscape, with its sweeping views and pure glacier air. The sheer size of the glacier and the thrill of speeding over its icy surface make for an experience like no other. As we wrap up the day with the journey back to Reykjavik, you’ll carry the unforgettable sights and energy of Langjökull with you—a perfect finale to an incredible day.

Please note

The tour price is based on two people sharing one snowmobile. If you are a solo traveler or prefer to drive alone, you can upgrade to a solo snowmobile for an additional 10.000 ISK per person. You will also need to choose a solo option for an odd number of bookings.
To operate a snowmobile in Iceland, drivers must have a valid driver’s license and be at least 17 years old.
If you wish to ride a solo snowmobile but do not have a valid driver's license, you can book an extra guide to operate your snowmobile for an additional 60.000 ISK. Please contact our sales desk for further information and booking.

Pickup information

Pickup starts at 8:30 a.m. and will take place at your selected location in Reykjavik. Please note that the process can take up to 30 minutes.

Available pick-up points in Reykjavik: Pick-up locations list.

Arctic Adventures

Arctic Adventures is a top Icelandic tour operator known for its small-group experiences. Since 1983, they’ve specialized in guiding travelers through Iceland’s wild terrains, from glaciers to volcanoes. Their tours are all about adventure and sustainability, led by expert guides who make sure every trip is safe, fun, and memorable. Arctic Adventures combines deep local knowledge with a strong commitment to nature, making them a trusted choice for anyone looking to explore Iceland up close and responsibly.

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Packing list

Get ready for your trip, here are some items, you should not forget.

What to bring (Required)

Warm outdoor clothing
Hiking boots
Rent with us, +29 USD per person
Thermal underwear
Headwear
Gloves
A valid driver’s license to drive the snowmobile

We're here to answer your questions

You do not need a previous snowmobile driving experience. Your guide will provide you with operating instructions that you can easily follow.

However, you must have a valid driving license if you intend to drive the snowmobile.

Yes, Iceland is a cold country so our glaciers are here all year around and we can go snowmobiling in every season.

We do not have weight restriction but participants need to be able to fit in our winter overalls. The largest size we have is 5XL. Same goes for the physical level, the tour is listed as a moderate level and therefore anyone in average physical condition should be able to complete the tour without trouble.

Yes, we have toilet facilities at the base camp on Langjokull glacier, where the tour starts. However, bathroom breaks are not optional during the tour itself, therefore, we recommend you to use the bathroom before and/or after the tour.

We will provide you with an overall, a balaclava, goggles, gloves and a helmet.

First and foremost warm clothing.

Upper body: Thermal shirt and a fleece or a thick sweater over.

Lower body: Warm pants.
If you get easily cold, also thermals.

Shoes: It’s best to wear boots as it’s pretty cold on the glacier and they can get wet.

NOTE: You need to bring a lunch or some snacks. Lunch is not included in the tour.

Yes, if traveling solo you will need to purchase the single ride extra fee.

The age limit is 8 years old, of course in company with a guardian.

We do not recommend women who are pregnant to participate in our snowmobile tours. If you are traveling in a group, you are welcome to travel with them and stay at our basecamp while the group goes on the snowmobile part of the tour.

No, full drivers license is required to ride a snowmobile.

You can book almost all of our trips here on our website. You will find a booking window on each tour page and the best and safest way is to book and pay is directly through our website.

1. You can pay directly through our website. That is the easiest, safest and fastest way to reserve and pay for your adventure. If you choose this way then you will receive a voucher as a confirmation via email. Which you will need to bring with you on your trip.

2. You can pay via phone, our phone number is +354 562 7000. Please be noted, however you pay, you will always get a voucher. It is important to have your voucher ready for your tour so please remember to print it out or make sure that you can show it through your electronic device.

You will receive a confirmation email after you have made the booking. If you think that you have made a booking and haven’t received an email confirmation then you may please contact us via email with an inquiry through our contact form, and we will figure it out together.

All charges are made in the tour operators currency: For tours in Iceland it's Icelandic krona, ISK, but for tours in Canada/Greenland it's either USD or CAD.

On Adventures.com you can view an estimate of prices in EUR and other currencies. This is only to help you understand the approximate price.

Your credit card will always be charged in the operators currency.

Keep in mind that your card issuer may charge you a foreign transaction fee.

We do not require minimum participants on most of our tours but there is a minimum of 2 people for a few of our trips. If you are traveling solo and interested in a tour that requires more than 2 participants than we can take down your information and contact you if more people book the tour.

We can arrange private departures as per customer request. Almost all of the tours that we offer can be arranged as a private tour. If you prefer to have a private tour arranged than you may feel free to contact us through email info@adventures.com

Unfortunately, we don’t have any waiting list for our tours. Availability is found on our website in the availability sheet where all updates will automatically be made to the sheet listed in each tour description. We have a variety of different adventure tours around Iceland so there is a big chance that you find a similar version of the tour that you were originally looking for.

If your tour that you have booked is canceled on our behalf than you will receive a 100% refund. The refund process is different depending on the way you booked the tour.

If you booked the tour through our website then we will start the refund process as soon as we know if you will not be rescheduling and you will receive a separate email with a confirmation about that your refund has been processed.

If you booked the tour via booking agent than you will need to contact them directly to receive the refund. We will confirm with them about your canceled tour and then the refund process will start on their end. Extreme Iceland only receives the payment when the tour has finished, that means that your payment still remains with the booking agent and therefore, the refund can only be processed directly from their end.

The minimum age requirement is decided by our operational managers and is dependent on each activity and its difficulty ratings and can, therefore, vary between tours We put great value towards safety for our customers and the minimum age policy falls under this. Therefore we can not accommodate a person that has not reached the age limit on the tour.
We ask you to try to understand that this is based on safety procedures and we can therefore unfortunately not make any exceptions on this rule.

We can unfortunately not accommodate you and your group if the number of your group extends the number of available seats left on the tour. Our website shows the correct number of available seats left. It is impossible to squeeze additional participants onto sold out departures as we have really strict policy measures as to how many participants are assigned to each guide on our tour departures. Therefore we hope that you understand as this is of course done with our customer's safety in mind.

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