Top Things to Enjoy In Iceland Golden Circle Tour

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Top Things to Enjoy In Iceland Golden Circle Tour
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Iceland is one of the most breathtaking places on
earth with beautiful landscapes gushing geysers
opaque lakes and Rolling Meadows. It truly is
nothing like youve ever seen before. Nowhere
else can you bathe in 40 degree c water and yet
see snow all around you. The landscape is not the
only amazing thing about Iceland its people are
known as some of the friendliest in the world.
You will want to make the most of your trip and
see as much as possible. Golden circle tour by
Discover Iceland is perfect to experience the
glory and magnificence of Iceland during a single
visit. It is considered to be one of the best
places to explore in the country. The entire
circle encompasses great heritage sights
hot-springs lagoons volcanic sights and geysers.
The golden circle has earned its place as a
favorite day excursion with tourists. Icelands
geological marvels are well-exhibited at Gullfoss
waterfall Strokkur geyser and the rift valley at
the site of the first Thingvellir.
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Strokkur Geyser
At strokkur geyser visitors can get a real sense
of the planets interior reaching to the surface
with the geyser erupting every 5 to 10 minutes
the smell of Sulphur the churning hot pools of
water and the mineral deposits left around them.
This is the original hot water spring based on
which others around the world have been named.
Jet water spurts from the ground and can go up
to80 meters at times. After a couple of years as
people began dumping things on the geysers it
almost stopped erupting but resumed after the
earthquakes hit Iceland. The other world famous
geyser strokkur is right next door and the water
there spurts up to 30 meters into the sky.
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The Grand Golden Circle
The grand golden circle day trips are never
complete without a visit to the national park of
Thingvellir. It is not just a site that is
considered a wonder geologically but has layers
of history. This falls is located on the
intersection point of Eurasian and North American
plates. The site of Thingvellir is an ancient one
where first parliament of the world was made and
the meeting held every year outdoors.
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Thingvellir National Park
Whole of it continued up till 1798 beginning from
930 A.D. This place tells stories of political
geographical struggles ongoing evolution and
compromises. At Thingvellir history on both a
human and geological scale come together and
visitors can stand on the site of the first
Icelandic parliament and walk into the rift
between the two tectonic plates that drive the
islands geological activity
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The Wonderful Gullfoss
The wonderful gullfoss or the golden waterfalls
as locals love to call it. This waterfall is
distinguished by the height from which the water
falls that exceeds 2.5 kilometers making it a
magnificent place to visit for travelers who tour
Iceland. The strong stream of water commands the
quietness of altogether making it a fun and
peaceful condition to spend recreation trips.
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