What's included in the tour price?

The tour includes round-trip transportation from Reykjavík, guided visits to Deildartunguhver, Hraunfossar, Barnafoss, and access to the Borgarfjörður region. Entry to Krauma Natural Baths may be separate or included depending on your package; confirm at booking.

Can I swim at the hot springs?

Yes. Krauma Natural Baths explicitly welcomes swimming and combines geothermally heated water from Deildartunguhver with glacial melt for comfortable bathing. Bring a swimsuit and towel.

Is this tour better than the Golden Circle?

The Silver Circle targets the less-visited Borgarfjörður region, offering dramatic lava-field waterfalls, Europe's most powerful hot spring, and fewer crowds. It's ideal if you want off-the-beaten-path Icelandic geology and Viking history rather than the famous Þingvellir–Geysir–Gullfoss route.

How early is pickup, and can I choose my pickup location?

Pickup is early morning from your Reykjavík accommodation. The pickup process can take up to 30 minutes depending on hotel location and tour route. Confirm your specific pickup time and location at booking.

What's the difference between shared minivan and private car tours?

Shared minivan tours operate on fixed schedules with other travelers and typically cost less. Private car tours offer flexible timing and personalized routes for groups, priced per vehicle. Both follow the same Borgarfjörður itinerary.

Is the tour suitable for winter travel?

Winter visits are possible but roads can be challenging and daylight is severely limited (3–4 hours in December). Summer (May–September) is strongly recommended for safety, accessibility, and photography.

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About this activity

Explore Iceland's lesser-known volcanic landscape on a 7-hour guided tour through Borgarfjörður in West Iceland, featuring Europe's most powerful hot spring, cascading waterfalls emerging from lava fields, and geothermal bathing pools. This curated route combines dramatic geology with Viking history and is far less crowded than the famous Golden Circle.

The Silver Circle Tour

The Silver Circle area contains volcanic lava, waterfalls, glacial rivers, and hot springs rich in Viking history and legends. You can visit Hraunfossar, where water seems to burst through lava formations, and nearby are the brilliantly blue Barnafoss falls; Deildartunguhver is Europe’s most powerful hot spring and many more. These tours combine unique nature and Saga.

Recommended by the New York Times in 2017, Borgarfjörður in West Iceland is an up-and-coming place to visit.

Tour Highlights:

The Silver Circle
Borgarfjordur Fjord
Deildartunguhver Hot Spring
Krauma Hot Baths
Hraunfossar Waterfalls
Barnafoss Waterfall

We will pick you up early from your Reykjavik pickup location, so be sure to be well-rested. The pickup process might take up to 30 min, and it depends on your pickup location. The first destination on your tour is the fantastic Deildartunguhver, the most powerful hot spring in Europe.

Deildartunguhver

The hot spring will surely impress you with its power and rising steaming mist coming from the bubbling water. The towns nearby, Akranes and Borgarness, are provided with hot water from this fully functioning heating system. Thus, the hop spring is a natural and environmentally friendly way for human water consumption.

Krauma Natural Baths

The Natural baths use the heated water from Deildartunguhver and are mixed with actual glacial water from Iceland’s most miniature glacier. Combining those two sources of water gives the ideal temperature for you to bathe in. While letting the geothermal and nutrient-rich water rejuvenate you, you can relax in the beautiful place of the natural spa.

Hraunfossar Waterfalls

These waterfalls are genuinely majestic and are well known for their comprehensive and gentle falls. They are different in a way where a typical waterfall is a single body; this one is made up of many smaller streams that make a multitude of small white waterfalls. Hraunfossar Waterfalls then joins the Hvita river. You will enjoy a magnificent view of color with gleaming black rocks, green, red, and yellow plants, and of course, the deep blue river combined with the white-water streams.

Barnafoss Waterfalls

The second waterfall on this journey is the Barnafoss Waterfall or “the children’s falls” It received that name because two children fell into the falls and drowned. Even though the falls bear this horrifying tale, the Barnafoss Waterfall is breathtaking to look at.

Price per Vehicle:

1-3 Passengers: 117.200ISK

4-7 Passengers: 134.800ISK

CO2 OFFSETTING:
3 Trees planted

Carbon dioxide footprint

We are proud to support responsible travel in Iceland. With Kolviður fund, we neutralize the carbon dioxide footprint of all our tours and service without any extra costs for our customers. The carbon neutralization is done by planting trees in collaboration with The Kolviður Fund, founded by the Icelandic Forestry Association. The distance calculates all our tours and service traveled following the offset agreement to determine the number of trees we plant to offset the carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint.

Choosing Oak Travel will make many great memories and offset our visitors’ carbon footprint around Iceland.

Highlights

✓Deildartunguhver: Europe's most powerful hot spring with dramatic steaming geysers
✓Hraunfossar & Barnafoss: Waterfalls bursting dramatically through ancient lava formations
✓Krauma Natural Hot Baths: Soak in geothermally heated water blended with glacial melt
✓Borgarfjörður fjord region: Volcanic lava fields and Viking saga heritage sites
✓Small-group or private tour options with early morning pickup from Reykjavík

Insider tips

★Bring a swimsuit and towel if you plan to bathe at Krauma; the natural pools are the highlight for many visitors
★The early pickup (up to 30 minutes depending on location) means you'll avoid afternoon crowds at the waterfalls
★West Iceland's weather changes rapidly—bring waterproof layers even in summer
★Ask your guide about nearby Viking saga sites; local knowledge elevates the cultural context significantly

Good to know

•Early morning pickup from Reykjavík (pickup window up to 30 minutes depending on accommodation location)
•Deildartunguhver and Krauma baths are fully functioning facilities; bring swimwear if bathing
•7-hour total duration includes driving and multiple stops; wear comfortable walking shoes
•Private car tour option available for groups seeking more flexibility than shared minivan tours

Who it's for

Couples seeking romantic, off-the-beaten-path Icelandic experiencesNature photographers and geology enthusiastsTravelers interested in Viking history and Icelandic sagasGroups wanting private or semi-private alternatives to crowded Golden Circle tours

Best time to visit

Visit May through September for optimal weather and accessibility; mid-morning arrival at waterfalls (after pickup) minimizes tour groups. Winter visits possible but roads can be challenging and daylight limited.