Snaefellsnes Peninsula & Kirkjufell Small Group Day Tour

Summer sunset over the famous Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfall

Panoramic view on Impressive Icelandic seascape. Majestic Stykkisholmur rocky fjords at sunset. Snaefellsnes peninsula. Amazing Iceland. Arnarstapi village popular travel and hiking destination place

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Snaefellsnes Peninsula

Snaefellsjokull National Park

Kirkjufell Mountain

Borgarnes

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Snaefellsnes Peninsula is a world of diversity, comprising many of Iceland's unique features on one peninsula. It is called "Iceland in a nutshell" for a reason. The magic and beauty of this legendary area are immortalized in Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

Tour Snapshot

Duration

11 hours

Level

Easy

Availability

All year

Group

Small (19)

Starting point

Reykjavik

End point

Reykjavik

Languages

English

Trip style

One-day tours

Minimum age

6 years

On Tour

Sightseeing of Snæfellsnes Peninsula
English Speaking Licensed Adventure Guide
Free WiFi on Board Your Bus

Transportation

Pick-up & drop off from Reykjavík
Meet on location

Accommodation & Meals

Meals
We recommend you bring your own snacks.
Accommodation

Route Map

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

11 hours

Route Overview

This full-day adventure takes you through the breathtaking Snæfellsnes Peninsula, where volcanic beaches, towering mountains, and charming fishing villages await. From the iconic Kirkjufell to dramatic sea cliffs and seal colonies, every stop is a highlight!

Berserkjahraun Lava Field

Your adventure begins with an 8:00 AM pick-up from your hotel in Reykjavik. As we leave the city behind, we head west into Iceland’s rural heartlands, where glacial landscapes, towering mountains, and volcanic peaks create a breathtaking backdrop.

Our first destination is Berserkjahraun, a vast lava field with a legendary Viking tale. According to folklore, two Swedish berserkers carved Iceland’s first road through this rugged terrain. The moss-covered lava formations and dramatic scenery make this an unforgettable stop.

Departure from

Reykjavik

The Famous Kirkjufell Mountain

Next, we visit Kirkjufell, one of the most photographed mountains in the world. Rising 463 meters (1,519 feet) above the surrounding landscape, this striking peak is a must-see. Your guide will take you to Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall, the perfect spot to admire the mountain’s background by the cascading water.

Djúpalónssandur Black Pebble Beach

Our next stop is Djúpalónssandur, a dramatic black pebble beach where the waves crash against rugged lava formations. Here, you can see the remains of a British trawler that ran aground in 1948, a reminder of the ocean’s power. The beach is also home to the famous lifting stones, once used to test the strength of fishermen.

Ingjaldscholskirkja Red Roof Church

A short drive takes us to Ingjaldshólskirkja, Iceland’s oldest concrete church, built in 1903. This picturesque church stands out against the open landscape, and fun fact—it’s even used as a vision test image in China!

Arnarstapi And Budakirkja Black Church

We then head to Arnarstapi, a scenic fishing village known for its dramatic coastal views and basalt cliffs. Nearby, we stop at Búðakirkja, a striking black wooden church dating back to the 19th century. Its remote location makes it one of the most unique churches in Iceland.

Ytri-Tunga Beach And Return To Reykjavik

Our final nature stop is Ytri-Tunga, a golden sand beach famous for its seal colony. Unlike most of Iceland’s black sand beaches, this area has lighter-colored sand, making it a great contrast to the rugged volcanic landscapes we’ve explored throughout the day.

After a journey filled with stunning scenery, we begin the drive back to Reykjavik. We make a short stop in Borgarnes town for a quick snack before continuing. You’ll be dropped off in Reykjavik in the evening with unforgettable memories of Iceland’s spectacular Snæfellsnes Peninsula.

Pick-Up Information

Pick-up starts at 8:00 am from authorized pick-up points in the Reykjavík area.
Pick-up time from Hotel Borgarnes is at 9:30 am.
Please note that this process can last up to thirty minutes – we thank you for your patience in advance.
Check out our list of available pick-up points here.

Practical Information

We recommend wearing warm clothing and sturdy hiking shoes for the tour. If you don’t own these items, you can rent them from us during the booking process (this service is not available on the tour day).
This tour takes place for most of the year – please ensure that you dress appropriately.
We will make regular stops for food; however, meals are not included, meaning we recommend bringing some snacks for the tour.

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

What To Bring (Required)

Warm outdoor clothing
Comfortable shoes

Reccommended

Camera

We're here to answer your questions

The pickup time is stated on your voucher and therefore we recommend you to review your voucher carefully. We ask all participants to be ready from the start of the pickup time indicated as you may well be the first pick up of the day. Please be at your assigned location at the right pick up time that you chose when booking the tour.

Wait for your guide at your assigned pick up location.

Have your email and phone number listed with us so we can contact you if we run into any trouble finding you.

View our pick-up locations in Reykjavík.

Alcohol is prohibited on all of our tours before and during activities. If we find the participant to be intoxicated, we will prohibit them from taking part in the activity.

After the activities of the day are finished then you are more than welcome to have a drink and relax.

Yes, we do have a tour into Langjökull Ice Cave that has no minimum age and it is a fantastic option for the whole family. As a Whale Watching with our partner company Special Tours, enjoyable tour for a family traveling with young children, these guys have an enormous success rate in seeing whales (upwards of 98% in the summertime).

If you want to explore parts of Icelandic Highlands than we have our magnificent Landmannalaugar Safari tour that also offers you to bathe in natural hot springs. Almost all of our jeep tours are suitable for children over the age of 6 years old. Then we also have a relaxing experience that we highly recommend, our Golden Circle & Secret Lagoon tour.

We reserve the rights to adjust the itinerary and/or take different routes depending on conditions. Your safety is our number one priority.

Please read more information in our terms and conditions in regards to this matter.

Yes, we have specially trained and certified guide on all of our tours, expect on our self-drive tours.

All of our tours are English guided.

No, for all your questions and concerns you would need to contact our customer service.

In Iceland, the standard is 230V and 50Hz and we use F-type power sockets and plugs. If you are visiting from the UK, USA, Canada or other countries using a different voltage, Hz or plugs, therefore, we highly recommend you to bring an adaptor.

We have four different categories that help participants to get a better understanding of what to expect from the tour. The categories are Easy, Moderate, Challenging and Demanding. All of our tours are rated to make it easier for you to find a tour that suits you.

For further information about the difficulty ratings and descriptions.

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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