Private Lake Mývatn and Goðafoss Tour
by Sýsli - Ferðir og ökukennsla ehf · North Iceland
- Couples
- Suits older travellers
- Good with teenagers
- Can be tailored
from €1,314.01 per vehicle
Next departure: Fri 23 Oct
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Duration
6 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Season
All year
Starts in
Akureyri
Pickup
Hotel pickup included
Guide
Guided in English
Start time
Time agreed after booking
Cancellation
Cancelling costs 10% of the price within 999 days of departure, rising to 90% within 2 days.
Meeting point, in Sýsli - Ferðir og ökukennsla ehf's words: Our Meeting point for passengers not wishing pick-up is in front of the Hof cultural and conference center at Strandgata 12
About this experience
Discover the magical wonderland of Lake Myvatn and Godafoss Waterfall on a private tour with an experienced local tour guide. We set off from Akureryi or Lake Myvatn with a stunning drive along Eyjafjord to Godafoss waterfall and then onto the famous Lake Myvatn.
The tour includes all the top attractions of Lake Myvatn and the Myvatn Nature Baths. The private tour is flexible so you can edit the tour according to your requirements and interests.
This great value tour includes:
- Private tour with an experienced local tour guide and private transport
- Pick up from Akureyri or Lake Myvatn at your Hotel, Guesthouse, Airport or Port
- Flexible drop off, choose to be dropped off in Akureyri or Lake Myvatn
- Drive along the stunning Eyjafjordur, the longest fjord in Iceland on the way to Godafoss waterfall, the famous 'The Waterfall of the Gods'
Lake Myvatn Area including:
- Godafoss: We visit the stunning Godafoss waterfall, the 'Waterfall of the Gods' on our way from Akureyri to Lake Myvatn
- Lake Myvatn: A lake formed 2300 years ago by a basalt lava eruption
- Skútustaðagígar a pseudocrater area
- Hverir Mud Pools
- Hverarönd in Námaskarð natural steam vents
- Grjótagjá rift: Part of the rift between the Eurasian & American Continents
- Grjótagjá Cave an old bathing cave
- Mount Námafjall
- Dimmuborgir Lava fields and formations with lava pillars known as the Dark Castles
- Myvatn Nature Baths A wonderful geothermal lagoon in lava fields. Enjoy the bath or relax in the Kvika Restaurant (please note food, drink and entrance fee are not included in the price).
- Game of Thrones filming locations including Höfði where the North of the wall was filmed and Star Wars filming locations
Description from the operator, Sýsli - Ferðir og ökukennsla ehf. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.
Where you go
- Mývatn tour
- Goðafoss
- Skútustaðagígar
- Dimmuborgir
- Grjótagjá
- Hverarönd
Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private transportation
All Fees and Taxes
Not included
Lunch can be bought at restaurants or supermarkets along the route. You are not allowed to consume your own food at restaurants.
Good to know
Please bring clothes according to the weather.
Lunch can be bought at restaurants or supermarkets along the route. You are not allowed to consume your own food at restaurants.
- Wheelchair accessible, Please notify us if you are travelling by wheelchair in order for us to supply the correct vehicle.
- Please bring appropriate clothing according to the weather
- Tour can depart in connection with the morning flight arriving around 8:00 am in Akureyri. Please provide information in the booking.
- We pick up anywhere in or around Akureyri
Cancellation for this tour
Cancelling costs 10% of the price within 999 days of departure, rising to 90% within 2 days. 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 forecast the operator judges unsafe. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.
- 1Sýsli - Ferðir og ökukennsla 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.
- 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.
- 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 the cutoff shown above, the operator's policy after that.
Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →
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
- Priced per vehicle, so it is poor value for one or two people and good value for four or more sharing.
Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.
Why we list it
Sýsli - Ferðir og ökukennsla ehf is one of 204 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →
Read before you book
- Akureyri Airport transfer: bus, shuttle or privateAkureyri Airport is a few minutes from town. A seat on the flight bus costs about €11 to €18; a private car is from €240 and only makes sense for a group.
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Hotels
Where to stay for this tour
From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Akureyri, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
from 13.800 kr.Lowest price
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Torg Guest House
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
- Cottagefrom 27.108 kr.
Mid-range
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LL Properties | Charming Panorama Family Cabin
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
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Acco Luxury Apartments
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One checkout, any number of operators
Rankings are not for sale
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If it falls short, we fix it
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