Our review of the Reykjavik Golden Circle tour with Sky Lagoon admission: the day hour by hour, the two options, what guests say and a better-rated alternative.
The Reykjavik Golden Circle tour with Sky Lagoon admission is a 9.5–10-hour coach day: Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss with about an hour each, then two hours at Sky Lagoon. It costs from €249 per adult and is rated 4.3 from 335 reviews; the Kerid Crater and Sky Lagoon tour is €40 cheaper and rated 4.9.
You leave at 08:00 or 10:00 from BSÍ or your hotel, see Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss with about an hour at each, and drive back to Reykjavík for a half-hour break before two hours at Sky Lagoon. The whole day takes 9.5–10 hours, and the lagoon comes at the end, when you are tired and ready for it.
There are two options, and the only difference is where you get on the bus. From the BSÍ bus terminal the tour costs from €249 per adult; with pick-up from a hotel on the operator's list it is €271. Both include the Sky Lagoon Saman Pass with the seven-step ritual; you can upgrade at the lagoon itself.
The price covers the bus, an English-speaking guide, an audio guide in ten languages and the Sky Lagoon Saman Pass with the full seven-step Skjól ritual. Food and drinks are for sale on the way, not included. Towels are part of the Saman Pass at Sky Lagoon; bring your own swimwear.
Rated 4.3 from 335 reviews. Guests praise the lagoon at the end of the day and name their guides; the critical notes are about pick-up — one guest was collected by a different bus than the one named — and about the wait to get into the lagoon. Two recommend paying at the lagoon to upgrade to the Sér pass.
Our tour guide Karen was excellent. Very knowledgeable and good fun. The sights were amazing and we didn’t let the weather spoil it. The sky lagoon was something else. What a sauna. Would highly recommended as we had a fantastic day
Great excursion, the timing was perfect, a little wait to get to the Sky Lagoon but nothing dramatic. Thanks again to the guide and driver.
Sky lagoon was wonderful. Geysers were great and unexpected. Waterfall brilliant. Felt in good hands as lone traveller. Puck up was early but I was waiting. Was not bus I was told to look out for though. Felt lucky I asked when completely different bus turned up early and v my name was on list.
This tour suits you if you want the three classic stops and a long soak by the sea in one day, with nothing to organise. It is less good if you want Kerið too or a smaller group: the Kerid Crater and Sky Lagoon tour covers more in a minibus, is rated higher and costs less.
The nearest alternative visits the same lagoon in a minibus, adds the Kerið crater with entry included and starts at 09:00 with hotel pick-up. It costs €40 less and has a higher rating from twice as many reviews; this tour gives you more time at Geysir and Gullfoss and a choice of two start times.
Four practical points from the tour page and from guests: bring swimwear, have your pick-up point confirmed the evening before, expect a short queue at the lagoon in the evening, and budget for lunch at Geysir, which is not included in the price.
Pick a date to see live availability and the price for your group on GetYourGuide. Choose the meeting-point option to save money, or the hotel pick-up option if your hotel is on the operator's list.
Short answers first, details below. These are the questions people ask before booking this tour: how long it takes, when it starts, what the lagoon ticket covers, whether lunch and Kerið are part of the day, and how cancellation works, all from the tour's own page.
9.5–10 hours. About seven hours on the Golden Circle and two hours at Sky Lagoon, with a 30-minute break in Reykjavík in between.
08:00 or 10:00. Both start times are offered on most dates; the price is the same.
Yes, the Saman Pass. It includes the seven-step ritual; you can upgrade to Sér at the lagoon.
No. You can buy food at Geysir and on the way.
No. For Kerið and Sky Lagoon in one day, look at the Kerid Crater and Sky Lagoon tour.
Yes, free up to the day before. Free cancellation until 24 hours before the start.
Golden Circle and Sky Lagoon in one booking, from €249.