83 km83 km52 mi from Reykjavík · ~1h 15m· Updated
Live images from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin). Click to enlarge.
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-20:00 daily (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-20:00 daily (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-20:00 daily (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-22:00 weekdays, 08:00-20:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
No winter service
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-22:00 weekdays, 08:00-22:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-20:00 daily (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Live conditions for the full circuit, not just the road into Laugarvatn.
Geothermally heated tomato greenhouse in Reykholt. Famous tomato soup and bread buffet. See how Icelandic tomatoes are grown year-round.
Iceland's oldest swimming pool (1891) turned natural geothermal hot spring. Located in Flúðir near the Golden Circle.
UNESCO World Heritage site where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. Site of Iceland's ancient parliament, Alþingi.
Vivid turquoise volcanic crater lake on the Golden Circle route. 55m deep, 270m wide. One of the few crater lakes with visible red volcanic rock.
Village in South Iceland near the Golden Circle. Home to Iceland's oldest natural hot spring pool, Secret Lagoon (1891).
The original geyser that gave its name to all others. Strokkur erupts every 5-10 minutes. Part of the Golden Circle route.