Silver Circle Super Jeep Tour

Hraunfossar and Barnafossar Waterfall in Iceland

Top Attractions:

Hvalfjordur Fjord

The Ultimate Guide to the Deildartunguhver Hot Spring

Thingvellir National Park

Langjokull Glacier

Husafell in Iceland

Overview

The astounding Silver Circle Route is a rising star in Iceland’s sightseeing scene.

Tour Snapshot

Duration

10 hours

Level

Easy

Availability

january - june, november - december

Starting point

Reykjavik

End point

Reykjavik

Languages

English

Trip style

One-day tours

Minimum age

6 years

What to expect

On tour

Expert super jeep driver
Informative guide
Picnic lunch
Silver Circle Route
* Sights can vary according to the conditions.

Transportation

Pick up & drop-off in Reykjavik
Meet on location

Accommodation & Meals

Accommodation
Meals
We recommend you bring your own snacks or lunch.

Route map

Check the itinerary to find out the details of your adventure.

10 hours

Itinerary Overview

The coolest way to explore the natural beauty is to go on a super jeep tour. We will pick you up in Reykjavik before we drive through Hvalfjordur fjord on our way to the splendid Borgarfjordur. You will visit Europe’s most powerful hot spring Deildartunguhver, a myriad of cascading streams at Hraunfossar waterfall, Barnafossar waterfall that’s rich in folklore, and the well-preserved woodlands of Husafell. On the super jeep tour, you will roam through the untouched Icelandic wilderness in a powerful vehicle that will take you to experience the unique combination of attractions and adventures.

Starting point

Reykjavik

End point

Reykjavik

Detailed information

We will start the trip by picking you up at your accommodation in Reykjavik. Stepping inside our modified super jeep is completely amazing as the modified vehicle is comfortable and secure. Then we will head out to Hvalfjordur, the Whale Fjord, on your way to Borgarfjordur.

The first stop is Deildartunguhver, Europe’s most powerful hot spring. You will learn the amazing facts about the hot spring: from it is the hot water at 100°C constantly running through the pipe at a rate of 180 liters per second, heating the neighboring towns. The steam rises up making the location quite a spectacle.

Then we will drive further inland to see two neighboring waterfalls, Hraunfossar and Barnafossar. Hraunfossar, aka Lava Waterfalls, is a beautiful cluster of streams coming out of lava fields and subarctic vegetation. It’s absolutely amazing to see. Barnafoss is named Children’s Waterfall due to its close ties to local folklore. One of the sagas said that there were two children living in the nearby house who have fallen into the steam, drowned and taken away by the river. Their mother had the stone bridge destroyed so other children will be safe, and that’s how Barnafoss waterfalls got the name.

Next up, we will travel through the woodlands of Husafell, where you will find waterfalls, glaciers, lava fields, and vegetation. We will also stop here for lunch.

After a nice lunch break, we will drive off the main road and get on the highland trail to Iceland’s second largest ice cap Langjokull Glacier. Our capable super jeep will demonstrate its power by traverse the challenging road condition while we sit inside and enjoy the excursion. The massive Langjokull glacier feeds to the beautiful Hvítá river that runs south before it plunges to the gorge at Gullfoss waterfall.

Then we will hit the road back to Reykjavik. If weather allows, we will drive towards the highest mountain road in Iceland that has a cool name of “cold valley” - Kaldidalur. The road will lead us to Thingvellir National Park, one of the most renowned areas in Iceland.

It’s also optional to add an entry to the amazing glacier tunnel to go into the glacier ice at Langjokull. The unimaginable beautiful icescapes you will see is mindblowing.

Very soon, we will head back to the capital. The Silver Circle of Iceland day tour is perfect for those who want to see Iceland off-the-beaten-road. It’s not as popular as the Golden Circle Route, but it’s equally beautiful and outstandingly unique. And the best thing about a super jeep tour in Iceland is that it’s comfortable, safe, and filled with joy and adventures.

*Please note that during winter months, we are operating with very limited daylight hours. This may result in some of the sites being visited in dusk or darkness, or skipped altogether. We will do our best to avoid this, but ask for your understanding should this happen. This tour can change depending on weather conditions, so this tour needs to be flexible. We are concerned about your safety.

Departure from

Husafell in Iceland

Packing list

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

What to bring (Required)

Warm clothes
Loose change for toilet fees
Sturdy shoes

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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