Tag: Private Tours in Iceland

A trip to the magical country of Iceland will be incomplete if you don’t visit the Golden Circle. The locations that combine to form the Golden Circle are easily accessible from Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. Every tourism agency conducts Golden Circle trips. Unlike most of the places that are easy to reach and exceptionally popular, the Golden Circle is an absolute must-visit. No matter how much you hate crowded spots, you must see the locations that make up the Golden Circle, at least once. The Geysir and the Gullfoss Waterfall are indeed two of the most unique natural wonders that your eyes will ever see in one lifetime. 1. The Thingvellir National Park: Golden Circle Tours Iceland booked from Discover Iceland will take you to the Thingvellir National Park. Althingi in the Thingvellir National Park is the location where the world’s oldest parliament meetings used to take place. Back in AD 930, the Vikings used to hold meetings at this awe-inspiring and geologically significant site. There is a boardwalk that runs between enormous crevices on the surface of the earth. 2. The Althingi: Don’t forget to add an explicit visit to the Althingi site in your Iceland Private Tours. As already mentioned earlier, it’s at the Thingvellir National Park near the dramatic Almannagja fault fronted by a boardwalk called Logberg, or the Law Rock. It’s where the parliament meetings used to take place every year. The law speaker recited the existing laws to the assembled parliament. Once the nation converted to Christianity, they changed the site and acquired a location on the foot of the Almannagja cliffs. 3. The tectonic plates: Everyone goes to the Thingvellir for another reason, apart from its historical importance. As already mentioned earlier, the site is geologically vital to Iceland. The Thingvellir plain is on a