BusTravel Iceland · Reykjavík, 23 pickup points
BusTravel Iceland packs a whole winter day into one ticket: the Golden Circle and Kerið crater by daylight, a soak in the Blue Lagoon, free time in Reykjavík, then a northern lights hunt from 21:30. Pick it if you only have a day or two and want the three big things in one go.
This is a 15-hour day in three parts. By daylight it's the Golden Circle: Þingvellir National Park, the Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss waterfall and Kerið crater (entry ticket included). Then the Blue Lagoon with a Comfort ticket, which includes a towel, a silica mask and one drink at the in-lagoon bar. Then free time in Reykjavík for dinner, at your own cost, before the evening pickup at 21:30 for a northern lights hunt with hot chocolate.
The value is in the logistics. One booking covers transport, an English-speaking guide, Wi-Fi, the lagoon entry and the Kerið ticket, and the operator's page runs the aurora part as a small-group minibus tour. If the night hunt doesn't produce the lights, you can join BusTravel's northern lights tour again on another night for free. BusTravel decides around 4 p.m. whether the night tour runs, and its rules page gives a three-year window for rescheduling.
The cost is your energy. Fifteen hours is long, the aurora part starts after a full day of sightseeing and a hot soak, and you get back late. Nobody under 14 can join. Bring swimwear (rental costs extra). If you have three or more days, splitting this into a day tour and a separate night hunt such as the 4x4 tour is less tiring and gives you more nights to try.
Pickup from one of 23 points in Reykjavík, then Þingvellir National Park, the Geysir geothermal area and Gullfoss waterfall.
A stop at the red volcanic crater of Kerið; the entry ticket is included.
Swim with a Comfort ticket: towel, silica mask and one drink at the in-lagoon bar. Bring your own swimwear.
Dinner on your own in town. BusTravel decides around 4 p.m. whether the night tour runs.
Pickup starts at 21:30 (allow up to 30 minutes) for the aurora hunt by minibus, with hot chocolate and a sweet treat.
★★★★★A great tour, Petra was an excellent guide, giving us plenty of time at each part of the tour
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About 15 hours. The day covers the Golden Circle and Kerið, the Blue Lagoon, free time in Reykjavík, and a northern lights hunt with pickup from 21:30.
Yes, the Comfort ticket: entry, a towel, a silica mask and one drink at the in-lagoon bar. Swimsuit rental is extra.
You can join BusTravel Iceland's northern lights tour again on another night for free.
No one under 14 can join.
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