Golden circle & Glacier Snowmobile Tour

by Diamond tours Iceland ehf · Snowmobiling · Airport transfers · Golden Circle

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Golden circle & Glacier Snowmobile Tour — Diamond tours Iceland ehf

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  • Duration

    11 hours

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Season

    All year

  • Starts in

    Reykjavík

  • Meeting

    Hotel pickup available

  • Languages

    EN

  • Start time

    Flexible start, any time that day

  • Cancellation

    Free until 24h before

About this experience

Take a day trip that brings you close to some of Iceland's most beautiful natural sites. You'll begin with a visit to the National Park Þingvellir.
After that, you will head to the geothermal area Geysir. After Geysir, you will continue to the colossal waterfall Gullfoss, which many consider the most beautiful waterfall in Iceland. Formed by the river Hvítá, the waterfall is 32 meters (105 feet) high across two cascading tiers.
At Gullfoss bistro you can have a lunch break before you go on a modified glacier vehicle. Here, you will race across snowfields on snowmobiles, taking in the breathtaking mountain peaks while surrounded by this icy wilderness.
On the way back to Reykjavik, you will visit a volcanic crater lake called Kerið. The crater was formed about 6,500 years ago and lies at the northern end of a row of craters known as Tjarnarhólar.

Description from the operator, Diamond tours Iceland ehf. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Included

Local taxes
Bottled water
Hotel pickup
Transport by private vehicle
Hotel drop-off
Snowmobile tour

Not included

Food and drinks, unless specified

Good to know

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • A minimum of 1 person per booking is required
  • A maximum of 5 people per booking
  • The duration of the tour is approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • A valid driver’s license is required
  • Two persons share the same snowmobile, An additional cost applies for a single rider per vehicle.
  • The minimum age is 6 years, and children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • The snowmobile tour may be delayed or canceled due to weather and road conditions

Cancellation for this tour

Free cancellation until 24 hours before departure; no refund after that. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

If the weather cancels this tour

Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is a whiteout or too little snow on the approach track — decided the evening before or on the morning. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

  1. 1Diamond tours Iceland ehf decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
  2. 2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
  3. 3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.

What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until 1 day before departure, the operator's policy after that.

Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →

Why this one and not the cheaper one?

The nearest cheaper South Coast & Solheimajokull Glacier Hike From Reykjavik from Gravel Travel is €190 — €2611 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.

Diamond tours Iceland ehf · €2801Gravel Travel · €190
How long it runs11 hours10 hours
Getting therePicks you upYou make your own way
How hard it isEasyModerate

The €2611 buys you 1 more hour out and hotel pickup. Whether that is worth it is your call — but that is what the difference is.

Sold out on your date?

Seats come back — a cancellation, or the operator adding a vehicle. Tell us the date and we will check once a day and email you if one opens. One email, then we delete the address; nothing else is ever sent to it.

Who this is not for

  • Not a good fit if you want a relaxed day: 11 hours is a long time on the road, most of it spent getting there and back.
  • Not for late risers on your first morning — the earliest departure is 00:30, and Reykjavík pickups start before that.

Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.

Why we list it

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What travellers say about Diamond tours Iceland ehf

Read all 4 reviews on Google →

Operator rating 4.0/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.

  • viktoria kristin

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    Great private tour. just four of us and our great guide. four hours was just the right amount of time and way saw a lot of great sites. Highly recommend.

  • Koko Kolev

    ★★★★★ · 2 months ago

    Best service in Iceland, very polite and informative. Highly recommend.

  • Tahir SEO expert

    ★★★★★ · a year ago

    Good service

Reviews from Google · updated 13 Sept 2026

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Snowmobiling — questions people ask

Can you go snowmobiling in Iceland in summer?

Yes. Snowmobile tours run on Langjökull glacier all year because there is always snow on top. Tours leave from the Geysir area near Gullfoss (/experience/9999/), from Húsafell in the west, or from Reykjavík with transport (/experience/2874/). In June to August the snow is softer and the light is long; in winter the surface is firmer and the views are whiter. Both are fine. Weather cancels tours at any time of year.

Do I need a driving licence to drive a snowmobile?

Yes, a full valid driving licence to drive. Passengers do not need one and ride behind the driver. Standard pricing is two people per snowmobile; if you want to drive alone, most tours sell a single-rider supplement, and the tour page lists it. Minimum ages apply for passengers as well as drivers. Bring your physical licence card; a photo on your phone is sometimes refused.

What is included on a snowmobile tour?

The snowmobile, fuel, a helmet, balaclava, insulated overalls, gloves and boots, plus a guide leading the group across the glacier for roughly an hour of riding. Transport up the glacier from base camp in a modified truck is included; transport from Reykjavík is only included on the versions that say so. Bring your own warm base layers, sunglasses and a camera. Lunch is not included unless the page says it is.

Is snowmobiling worth combining with the Golden Circle?

If you have one spare day and want both, yes. The combined tour (/experience/17762/) does Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss then drives you up Langjökull for an hour on the snowmobiles, about ten hours in total. The downside is pace: the Golden Circle stops are shorter than on a plain sightseeing day. If you have two days, do the Golden Circle properly and snowmobile from Geysir on the second.

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