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Reykjavik, Iceland

Where Reykjavik sits, what to see there, and what to book.

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Reykjavik sits in Iceland, and this guide is the shape of it: where it is, what it breaks down into, and what there is to do once you are there. The sights below are ordered by how many tours and tickets are sold for them, which is the closest thing there is to a ranking of what visitors actually go and see. There are 1,546 bookable experiences here in total, with prices, durations and cancellation terms on every card.

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What to see in Reykjavik

Ordered by how many tours and tickets are sold for each — the closest thing there is to a ranking of what visitors actually go and see.

Editor's plan4 Days in ReykjavikBest for first-time visitors and stopover travellers · $140–260 per person per day

Four days based in Reykjavik: one for the city and a geothermal pool, one for the Golden Circle, one for the south coast's waterfalls and black-sand beaches, and one for a glacier lagoon or the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Book the Blue Lagoon and any glacier or ice-cave tour ahead; the roads and the weather decide the rest.

  1. 1Reykjavik and a geothermal poolHallgrímskirkja and the old centre · The harbour, Harpa and the Sun Voyager · A hot dog, unironically · The Blue Lagoon, or a neighbourhood pool
  2. 2The Golden CircleÞingvellir National Park · Geysir and Strokkur · At the Geysir centre, or a packed lunch · Gullfoss
  3. 3The south coastSeljalandsfoss · Skógafoss · Sólheimajökull glacier · Reynisfjara black sand beach and Vík
  4. 4Jökulsárlón, or SnæfellsnesJökulsárlón glacier lagoon and Diamond Beach · Or: the Snæfellsnes peninsula · Last night in Reykjavik
Þingvellir's continental riftGullfoss and GeysirSeljalandsfoss from behindReynisfjara's black sand
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Sample itineraries for Reykjavik

Built from this guide: the sights in the order visitors book them, the areas with a catalogue of their own, and places within day-trip range. A starting shape, not a researched route — check opening hours before you go.

3 days in Reykjavik

Reykjavik's most-visited sights · More of Reykjavik's top sights · Day trip to Fludir

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    Reykjavik's most-visited sights

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    More of Reykjavik's top sights

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    Day trip to Fludir

    • Early startHead to FludirAbout 76 km from Reykjavik — its own guide has what to see there.
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Near Reykjavik

Other destinations we publish within a few hours of here, closest first.

Fludir76 kmStykkisholmur111 kmHeimaey Island113 kmVik163 kmIsafjordur223 kmSkaftafell239 km

What travellers book in Reykjavik

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Sky Lagoon Entrance Ticket Including 7-Step Ritual

4.7 (2,644)2h 30m

Sky Lagoon, a scenic geothermal lagoon that opened in 2021, is a relaxing passage through Icelandic bathing culture. There you are surrounded by reefs, lava cliffs, and the open ocean and you get a chance to unplug,…

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Iceland South Coast Full Day Small-Group Tour from Reykjavik

4.8 (6,572)10h

Visit the natural wonders of Iceland on this 10-hour tour from Reykjavik. Travel in a minibus to the black sand beaches of Reynisfjara, Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls, Sólheimajökul glacier and the…

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Golden Circle, Volcano Crater and Blue Lagoon Small-Group Tour

4.8 (2,738)11h

Experience the best of Iceland's natural wonders on this one day mini bus tour. Join us for this magnificent combination of of Iceland, we will take you to the Golden Circle pearls and enoy the soothing waters of the…

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Reykjavik Food Walk - Local Foodie Adventure in Iceland

5.0 (20,926)3h

Local food, city & history tour of Reykjavik. In the tastiest sight seeing tour in Iceland, we explore down town Reykjavik through delicious local cuisines that you would never come across in your typical “to-do in…

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Golden Circle Classic Day Tour from Reykjavik

4.5 (5,732)6h 30m

Discover some of the best sites in Iceland on the the Golden Circle Tour, in the company of a professional guide who will tell you all you need to know about the area's history, culture and nature. Leave the city behind…

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The Original Classic Whale Watching from Reykjavik

4.6 (2,928)3h

Encounter whales, dolphins, porpoises and birds on this cruise from Reykjavik and see the wildlife in their natural habitat off the capital’s coast. Whales and dolphins are seen on more than 90% of tours in both summer…

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