Volcanic crater · Golden Circle

Kerið

Also written Kerid — we keep the Icelandic spelling.

A collapsed volcanic crater with a lake in the bottom, on private land. Admission is charged separately from most tours.

prices and departures checked 13 Sept 2026

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The short version

  • 61 tours in our catalogue stop at Kerið — 59 of them day tours from a single base, 2 as part of a longer package.
  • A seat on a day tour here typically costs €147, from €79 at the cheapest. Private tours are priced per vehicle and sit outside that figure.
  • 27 different operators run here, so a cancellation rarely means the day is lost.
  • Departures in our next 360 days fall in September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August.
  • Seasonal here: Midnight sun (May–July), Lupine in bloom (June–July).

The facts

Type
Volcanic crater
Region
Golden Circle
Tours that stop here
6159 day tours · 2 multi-day
Day tour, cheapest
€79
Day tour, typical
€147median of 28 per-person fares
Operators
27
From Reykjavík
52 km (33 mi)straight line — the road is longer
Coordinates
64.0400, -20.8900

Daylight through the year

Iceland's daylight swings further than almost anywhere people holiday, and it decides what a tour can actually show you. Times are for the 15th of each month at this spot.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
January10:5216:135 h 21 min
March07:4619:2011 h 34 min
June02:5623:5120 h 55 min
September06:4319:5413 h 11 min
December11:0915:284 h 19 min

What is seasonal here

None of these have fixed dates, so each one says what its real dates depend on.

Midnight sun

May–July

True midnight sun only above the Arctic Circle — Grímsey. The mainland gets civil twilight all night, which looks much the same.

Lupine in bloom

June–July

Introduced, controversial and impossible to miss when it flowers. Peaks a fortnight later in the north than the south.

What people do here

Getting here without a car

The 59 tours we sell that stop at Kerið leave from Reykjavík, Selfoss and Flúðir · Secret Lagoon, with a handful from one other town. Most of them start in Reykjavík, so for anyone based in the capital there is nothing to arrange beforehand.

56 of the 59 collect you from your accommodation or a designated stop, so the tour is the transport — there is nothing else to arrange and no timetable to read.

A seat on a day tour here starts at €79 and typically runs €136, per person, private charters excluded because those are priced per vehicle and would flatter the figure. There is no scheduled bus we can sell you to Kerið, so a guided day is the practical way in without a car.

The days themselves run from about 1 h to 13 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 26 different operators run here, which matters more without a car than with one: if the weather cancels your day, there is usually another departure rather than a lost trip.

Being driven is the easy answer here: enough operators run it that a cancellation rarely loses you the day, and you get to look out of the window instead of at the road.

Cheapest way in without a car: a guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €79 per person.

We have done the sums on this properly: what a rental car actually costs against guided tours.

Tours that stop at Kerið

Taken from each operator's own itinerary, not from marketing copy — these are tours whose agenda names Kerið as a stop.

Golden Circle & Secret Lagoon Tour10 hours

BusTravel Iceland

Golden Circle & Secret Lagoon Tour

4.8· 40 Bókun reviews of this tour

Leaves from Reykjavík

  • Hotel pickup
  • Wi-fi on board
  • Family friendly

Geysir and Hot-springs on this award winning tour, voted one of Northern Europe´s Top 20 by Viator

from

€115 per person

43% below the €200 typical

or book on its own →
Golden Circle Afternoon Small Group Tour6 hours

Arctic Adventures

Golden Circle Afternoon Small Group Tour

4.60· 5,129 Google reviews of the operator

Leaves from Reykjavík

  • Hotel pickup
  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h

We will visit the classic sites on the Golden Circle: Thingvellir National park, Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir geothermal area. Afternoon minibus tour.

from

€100 per person

28% below the €140 typical

or book on its own →
Golden Circle & Meet the Icelandic Horses | English Guide + Selected German Departures8 hours

Magic Iceland Travel

Golden Circle & Meet the Icelandic Horses | English Guide + Selected German Departures

4.80· 177 Google reviews of the operator

Leaves from Reykjavík

  • Hotel pickup
  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h

Explore Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle on a 8-hour guided tour with an English-speaking guide. Visit Þingvellir National Park, Geysir, and Gullfoss, and enjoy a small local Icelandic touch included along the way.

from

€86 per person

52% below the €179 typical

or book on its own →
Golden Circle in Spanish with Kerid Crater & Local Farm Visit in Small Group9 hours

Nordur Travel Services ehf

Golden Circle in Spanish with Kerid Crater & Local Farm Visit in Small Group

4.80· 134 Google reviews of the operator

Leaves from Reykjavík

  • Hotel pickup
  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h

Discover Golden Circle in a small, friendly group. This tour is conducted entirely in Spanish. Explore Thingvellir, Gullfoss, Geysir Geothermal Area and other destinations. Starting from Reykjavik.

from

€111 per person

44% below the €200 typical

or book on its own →

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Who runs them

27 operators, all of whom we hold a contract with. We do not list every company in Iceland, on purpose.

Absorb Iceland · Andy Iceland Guide · Arctic Adventures · Arctic Mike · BusTravel Iceland · Cool Holidays Travel ehf · IceTransfer.is · Iceland Adventures · Iceland Adventures ehf · Iceland Direct Tours · Iceland Panorama Tours · Iceland Taxi Reykjavik

Kerið: questions people ask

How many tours go to Kerið?

We list 61 — 59 day tours and 2 multi-day packages, from 27 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.

How much does it cost to visit Kerið?

The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €79, with a typical price of €147. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.

When can you visit Kerið?

Looking at the next 360 days of live availability, departures fall in September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August. That is a rolling window rather than the full year, so a month missing here is not necessarily a month with nothing running.

How much daylight is there at Kerið?

January: 5 h 21 min · March: 11 h 34 min · June: 20 h 55 min · September: 13 h 11 min · December: 4 h 19 min. Iceland stays on UTC all year, so there is no clock change to allow for.

Do you need a tour, or can you drive to Kerið yourself?

Both work. Driving gives you the stops you want and the time you want them; a tour removes the winter road decisions and lets everyone look out of the window. We sell the tours and say so — if self-driving suits you better, it suits you better.

Can you get to Kerið without a car?

Yes — 59 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here. 56 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.

What is the cheapest way to get to Kerið?

A guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €79 per person, with €136 the more typical fare. Private tours cost more because they are priced per vehicle rather than per seat.

Put it in a day

Kerið is rarely a whole day on its own. The planner knows how long each tour takes and how far apart the start points are, so it can build the rest of the day around it.

Plan a day around Kerið