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Private Reykjanes & Blue Lagoon Tour: Reykjavik / Keflavik
- Guide works in English
- Duration per the operator: 7 hours
A private loop around the Reykjanes peninsula
This tour takes you out of Reykjavik or Keflavik for a full day, seven hours, circling the Reykjanes peninsula and ending at the Blue Lagoon. The departure point listed is Reykjanesbaer, the town at the peninsula's southern edge, which puts you close to the eruption sites and the coastal cliffs before the lagoon. The route also reaches Vík í Mýrdal, the village far to the southeast, which makes this a longer sweep than a simple peninsula loop. You travel with a guide who speaks English, Spanish, Italian, or German, and the tour is private, so the pace and stops are yours to adjust. The price starts at 431 USD per person. With no rating yet attached to it, this is a tour you book on the strength of its itinerary and the operator's promises rather than on other travelers' reports.





Photographs from Nordur Travel's listing. They show the tour, not necessarily your day.
- Operator
- Nordur Travel
- Duration
- 7 hours
- Departure point
- Reykjanesbaer
- Group form
- group
- Guiding
- guide
- In English
- yes
- Pickup from your hotel
- not stated
- Price
- from $431
- Rating
- no ratings yet
What is included, what is not, and what the operator does not say
The catalogue distinguishes three states, and the third matters most: not stated does not mean excluded, it means unresolved.
| Service | Status | What that means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Admission to the site | not stated | admission not stated |
| Pickup from your hotel | not stated | The catalogue does not say. Check the booking page before you pay. |
| Food on the tour | not included | Not included. |
- Status
- not stated
- What that means for you
- admission not stated
- Status
- not stated
- What that means for you
- The catalogue does not say. Check the booking page before you pay.
- Status
- not included
- What that means for you
- Not included.
What the price covers and what you pay on the day
The 431 USD entry price buys you the private guide and the vehicle for the full seven hours. Food is not part of the deal, so you will want to plan for meals along the way or carry something with you. The Blue Lagoon is on the itinerary, but its entry is not folded into the tour price. You choose your package at the lagoon and pay there. The Comfort package runs 11,990 ISK, the Premium package 14,990 ISK, and the Signature package 18,490 ISK. Children aged 11 and younger enter for 2,000 ISK. If you drive to the eruption-site trailheads on the Reykjanes peninsula, the parking fee at P1 and P2 is 1,000 ISK. Free cancellation is offered, though the operator does not give a deadline for it. No other fees apply to the places on this route.
The price in context
The starting price of this tour against the 4 best-evidenced listings in the same category that publish one. The highlighted bar is this tour.
Prices are the lowest bookable option, not the one that will necessarily suit you.
The figures behind this chart, as a table
| Row | Private Reykjanes & Blue Lagoon Tour: … | Reykjavik: Golden Circle, Kerid Crater… | Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minibus Tour … | Reykjavik/Keflavik: Blue Lagoon Privat… | Reykjavik: Golden Circle, Crater & Blu… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | 431 USD | 257 USD | 133 USD | 63 USD | 265 USD |
This tour against 4 comparable ones
All 5 come from the category “Blue Lagoon tickets and transfers”. The column for this tour is highlighted; the others are the best-evidenced in the category.
| Private Reykjanes & Blue Lagoon Tour: Reykjavik / … | Reykjavik: Golden Circle, Kerid Crater, & Blue … | Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minibus Tour & Blue Lagoon … | Reykjavik/Keflavik: Blue Lagoon Private Transfer | Reykjavik: Golden Circle, Crater & Blue Lagoon … | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | Nordur Travel | Nicetravel | BusTravel Iceland | Airport Taxi Iceland | BusTravel Iceland |
| Price | from 431 $ | from 257 $ | from 133 $ | from 63 $ | from 265 $ |
| Duration | 7 hours | 11 hours | 11 hours | 45 minutes | 11 hours |
| Group type | group | group | small group | private | group |
| In English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Admission | not stated | included | included | no | included |
| Pickup | not stated | yes | not stated | yes | yes |
| Rating (reviews) | none | 4.9 (5,889) | 4.9 (570) | 4.9 (314) | 4.8 (1,861) |
| Free cancellation until | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated |
- Provider
- Nordur Travel
- Price
- from 431 $
- Duration
- 7 hours
- Group type
- group
- In English
- yes
- Admission
- not stated
- Pickup
- not stated
- Rating (reviews)
- none
- Free cancellation until
- not stated
- Provider
- Nicetravel
- Price
- from 257 $
- Duration
- 11 hours
- Group type
- group
- In English
- yes
- Admission
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.9 (5,889)
- Free cancellation until
- not stated
- Provider
- BusTravel Iceland
- Price
- from 133 $
- Duration
- 11 hours
- Group type
- small group
- In English
- yes
- Admission
- included
- Pickup
- not stated
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.9 (570)
- Free cancellation until
- not stated
- Provider
- Airport Taxi Iceland
- Price
- from 63 $
- Duration
- 45 minutes
- Group type
- private
- In English
- yes
- Admission
- no
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.9 (314)
- Free cancellation until
- not stated
- Provider
- BusTravel Iceland
- Price
- from 265 $
- Duration
- 11 hours
- Group type
- group
- In English
- yes
- Admission
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.8 (1,861)
- Free cancellation until
- not stated
The order follows the weight of evidence and not the commission. Every value comes from the same catalogue fields, so that the columns compare.
How many people have judged it?
The number of ratings per listing, the score in brackets. A score without the population behind it tells you nothing.
Below about ten ratings a score says more about chance than about the tour.
The figures behind this chart, as a table
| Row | Private Reykjanes & Blue Lagoo… (unrated) | Reykjavik: Golden Circle, Keri… (4.9) | Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minib… (4.9) | Reykjavik/Keflavik: Blue Lagoo… (4.9) | Reykjavik: Golden Circle, Crat… (4.8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 0 | 5,889 | 570 | 314 | 1,861 |
A tour without a track record yet
This listing carries no rating at all, and it sits at 42 of 44 in its category when ordered by the strength of evidence behind each tour. That rank is not a judgment on quality. It reflects that there are no traveler scores here to weigh against the thousands behind other Blue Lagoon tours. The comparable listings in the same category have between 2,072 and 6,056 ratings each, with scores from 4.4 to 4.9. Against those, this tour is unevidenced, not bad. You are booking on the operator's description and the private-guide format rather than on a crowd's verdict. If a score matters to you before you commit, the other tours in this group give you far more to read.
The day, stop by stop
The order follows the usual run of the day. Each stop names what is there and the figures behind it; everything else is in the data sheet.
Meeting point
The catalogue names no meeting point and does not say whether pickup is included. Check the booking page before you pay.
Reykjavik
- Population of Reykjavik (city proper)139,804Statistics Iceland
- Daylight on the June solstice21.2 hGaisma (sun-path almanac)
- Daylight on the December solstice4.1 hGaisma (sun-path almanac)
Blue Lagoon
- Entry, Comfort package11,990 ISKBlue Lagoon Iceland
- Booking requiredYes, pre-booking essentialBlue Lagoon Iceland
- Water temperature37-40 °CBlue Lagoon Iceland
Reykjanes peninsula
- Current volcanic statusNo active eruption; magma still accumulating beneath SvartsengiIcelandic Meteorological Office
- Parking fee at the eruption-site trailheads (P1/P2)1,000 ISKVisit Reykjanes
- Volcanic gas pollution warningGas pollution near eruption sites can still exceed safe thresholds even without active eruption; visitors should check the air-quality/gas forecast before hikingIcelandic Meteorological Office
A place on this list is a stop, not a promise about how long you spend there.
The full data sheet
Everything below comes from the operator's own catalogue entry or from the sources named in the last column. Where a field is blank, the operator did not fill it in, and that is recorded as unstated rather than guessed.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The listing27 | ||
| Operator's own title | Private Reykjanes & Blue Lagoon Tour: Reykjavik / Keflavik | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Operator | Nordur Travel | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Product number | 976760 | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Departure point | Reykjanesbaer | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Duration | 7 hours | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Multi-day | no | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Starting price | $431 | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Starting price in local currency | about 51,984 ISK | Rate 120.61 ISK to the USD |
| Rating | none | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Number of ratings | 0 | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Rank within its category | 42 of 44 in “Blue Lagoon tickets and transfers” | Own analysis, score weighted by the number of ratings |
| Admission to the site | not stated | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Food on the tour | not included | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Pickup from your hotel | not stated | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Kind of guiding | guide | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Guiding languages | English, Spanish, Italian, German | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Guide works in English | yes | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Bookable privately | no | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Small group | no | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Group form per the operator | not stated | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Priority entry | no | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Suitable for wheelchair users | not stated | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Free cancellation | yes | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Cancellation deadline | not stated | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Basis in the catalogue | not stated | Own check of the catalogue fields |
| Operator's images | 5 photographs | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Data as of | 2026-08-04 | GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026 |
| Reykjavik124 | ||
| Population of Reykjavik (city proper) | 139,804 | Statistics Iceland |
| Population of the greater capital region | 253,230 | Statistics Iceland |
| Area of the city | 244 km2 | Wikipedia |
| City charter granted | 18 August 1786 | Wikipedia |
| Weather station for the climate figures below | Reykjavík station (station no. 1), Icelandic Meteorological Office | Icelandic Meteorological Office (Veðurstofa Íslands) |
| Average high in January | 3.2 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in February | 3.3 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in March | 4.2 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in April | 6.9 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in May | 10.1 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in June | 13 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in July | 14.9 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in August | 14.1 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in September | 11.4 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in October | 7.6 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in November | 4.7 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average high in December | 3.3 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in January | -1.7 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in February | -1.9 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in March | -1.3 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in April | 1 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in May | 4 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in June | 7.2 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in July | 9.1 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in August | 8.6 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in September | 6.2 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in October | 2.7 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in November | -0.1 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average low in December | -1.6 °C | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Average annual precipitation | 875.9 mm | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Daylight on the June solstice | 21.2 h | Gaisma (sun-path almanac) |
| Daylight on the December solstice | 4.1 h | Gaisma (sun-path almanac) |
| Main gateway airport | KEF | Isavia |
| Drive time from Keflavik Airport to downtown Reykjavik | 45 min | Flybus (Kynnisferðir) |
| Single city bus fare (Strætó) | 690 ISK | Strætó bs |
| One-way airport bus fare (Flybus, KEF to Reykjavik) | 3,999 ISK | Flybus (Kynnisferðir) |
| Taxi fare from Keflavik Airport to Reykjavik | 22,500 ISK | Hreyfill (taxi cooperative) |
| City swimming pools, adult single entry | 1,500 ISK · From the published fee schedule. | Reykjavik City Council |
| Hot dog, Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur | 880 ISK · Price reported 24 Mar 2026; mbl.is reported 920 on 25 Jul 2026 (page blocked, headline only). | DV (quoting the stand) |
| Burger, fries and soda, Tommi's (Tilboð Aldarinnar) | 2,190 ISK | Hamborgarabúllan Tómasar menu |
| Icelandic lamb soup, 101 Reykjavik Street Food | 2,890 ISK | 101 Reykjavik Street Food menu |
| Cinnamon bun (snúður), Bakarameistarinn | 549 ISK | Bakarameistarinn |
| Set lunch (fish of the day or burger with soda), Slippbarinn | 2,900 ISK | Slippbarinn |
| Fish and chips, Reykjavik Fish | 3,490 ISK | Reykjavik Fish |
| Icelandic plate, Café Loki | 5,550 ISK | Café Loki menu |
| Meat soup, Café Loki | 4,850 ISK | Café Loki menu |
| Arctic char pan, Messinn | 4,690 ISK · Read in the menu PDF linked from the live site (Plokkfiskur 4,190, Bleikja 4,690); the PDF file itself dates from Dec 2023. | Messinn menu (PDF) |
| Rye bread ice cream, Café Loki | 1,600 ISK | Café Loki menu |
| Tasting menu, Grillmarkaðurinn | 16,990 ISK per person | Grillmarkaðurinn |
| Latte, Kaffibarinn | 800 ISK | Kaffibarinn |
| Ísey skyr, Krónan | 305 ISK per 170 g | Krónan online shop |
| Ready sandwich, Krónan | 659 ISK | Krónan online shop |
| Half loaf, Krónan | 338 ISK per 385 g | Krónan online shop |
| Whole milk, Krónan | 239 ISK per litre | Krónan online shop |
| Óðals cheese, Krónan | 1,545 ISK per 460 g | Krónan online shop |
| Banana, Krónan | 66 ISK each | Krónan online shop |
| Draught beer (Gull), Kaffibarinn, regular price | 1,700 ISK per 500 ml | Kaffibarinn |
| Draught beer (Gull), Kaffibarinn, happy hour 15-20 | 1,050 ISK per 500 ml | Kaffibarinn |
| Egils Gull, Vínbúðin | 499 ISK per 500 ml can | Vínbúðin (state liquor store) product search |
| Gato Negro Cabernet Sauvignon, Vínbúðin | 1,799 ISK per 750 ml · Not confirmed on the store search page on 2026-09-11. Context only: the planner prices drinks from bar beer. | Vínbúðin (state liquor store) product search |
| Flybus hotel drop-off supplement | 1,300 ISK | Flybus |
| Airport fee on a Hreyfill airport taxi | 490 ISK · From the published tariff of 18 March 2026. | Hreyfill |
| Strætó Klapp daily cap (never more than 3 fares a day) | 3 fares per day · Not confirmed on the page text read on 2026-09-11 (the 690 fare is). The planner does not rely on the cap: two rides a day stay below it. | Strætó price list |
| Reykjavik City Card, 24 hours | 6,100 ISK | Visit Reykjavík |
| Reykjavik City Card, 48 hours | 8,500 ISK | Visit Reykjavík |
| Reykjavik City Card, 72 hours | 10,500 ISK | Visit Reykjavík |
| Central Reykjavik parking, zone P1 | 660 ISK per hour | Reykjavíkurborg |
| Kilometre tax on cars, 2026 | 6.95 ISK per km · Blue Car Rental and Lotus charge a flat 1,550 ISK per rental day instead. | Ísland.is |
| Kilometre tax as charged by Blue Car Rental and Lotus | 1,550 ISK per rental day | Blue Car Rental |
| Petrol 95, capital-area median of 75 stations | 261.3 ISK per litre · Changes daily; the build can refresh it from the same file. Recomputed by the main session from the same file: 75 capital-area stations, same median. | Gasvaktin (public data file) |
| Diesel, capital-area median of 75 stations | 293.2 ISK per litre · Recomputed by the main session from the same file: 75 capital-area stations, same median. | Gasvaktin (public data file) |
| Small 2WD (Toyota Aygo), 3-day hire, Nov 2026, Keflavík | 7,173 ISK per day · Quoted by the company booking engine for a 3-day hire, Nov 2026, Keflavik. | Blue Car Rental |
| Small 2WD (Toyota Aygo), 3-day hire, Jul 2027, Keflavík | 12,604 ISK per day · Quoted by the company booking engine for a 3-day hire, Jul 2027, Keflavik. | Blue Car Rental |
| 4x4 (Dacia Duster), 3-day hire, Nov 2026, Keflavík | 9,733 ISK per day · Quoted by the company booking engine for a 3-day hire, Nov 2026, Keflavik. | Blue Car Rental |
| 4x4 (Dacia Duster), 3-day hire, Jul 2027, Keflavík | 17,083 ISK per day · Quoted by the company booking engine for a 3-day hire, Jul 2027, Keflavik. | Blue Car Rental |
| Toyota Yaris, single-day hire, Nov 2026 (vs 8,140 a day over 3 days) | 20,040 ISK · Quoted by the company booking engine, single day against 8,140 ISK a day over three days, Nov 2026. | Lotus Car Rental |
| Sand and ash protection, small car, Hertz Iceland | 1,990 ISK per day | Hertz Iceland |
| Toyota Aygo 1.0 petrol, manual: fuel use as stated by the rental company | 4.1 L per 100 km · A test figure; real driving in wind and cold uses more. | Blue Car Rental |
| Dacia Duster 1.5 4WD, manual: fuel use as stated by the rental company | 4.7 L per 100 km · Fuel type not stated on the page; a 1.5 L manual 4WD Duster is the diesel, so the planner prices it at the diesel median. | Blue Car Rental |
| Toyota Aygo, 'price per day from', 2026 | 7,408 ISK per day | Blue Car Rental |
| Dacia Duster 4WD, 'price per day from', 2026 | 9,547 ISK per day | Blue Car Rental |
| Kex Hostel, bed in 8-bed dorm, low season | 5,094 ISK per bed per night · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Kex Hostel booking engine (Godo) |
| Kex Hostel, bed in 8-bed dorm, high season | 9,517 ISK per bed per night · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Kex Hostel booking engine (Godo) |
| HI Loft Hostel, bed in 8-bed mixed dorm, low season | 5,000 ISK per bed per night · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Loft HI Hostel booking engine (Godo) |
| HI Loft Hostel, bed in 8-bed mixed dorm, high season | 8,350 ISK per bed per night · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Loft HI Hostel booking engine (Godo) |
| Bus Hostel, bed in 10-bed dorm, low season | 8,550 ISK per bed per night · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Bus Hostel booking engine (Godo) |
| Bus Hostel, bed in 10-bed dorm, high season | 14,060 ISK per bed per night · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Bus Hostel booking engine (Godo) |
| Storm Hotel, standard double, low season | 23,800 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Storm Hotel, standard double, high season | 34,700 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Reykjavik Lights, standard double, low season | 21,900 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Reykjavik Lights, standard double, high season | 33,200 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Skuggi Hotel, double, low season | 26,700 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Skuggi Hotel, double, high season | 37,100 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Hotel Borg, standard double, low season | 42,600 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Hotel Borg, standard double, high season | 49,700 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Sand Hotel, standard double, low season | 39,700 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Sand Hotel, standard double, high season | 44,900 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Apotek Hotel, standard double, low season | 34,700 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Apotek Hotel, standard double, high season | 39,300 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Keahotels booking engine (Godo) |
| Kex, Double Room with Shared Bathroom, low season | 14,628 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Kex booking engine (Godo) |
| Kex, Double Room with Shared Bathroom, high season | 22,911 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Kex booking engine (Godo) |
| Kex, Compact Double Room, low season | 22,235 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Kex booking engine (Godo) |
| Kex, Compact Double Room, high season | 34,824 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Kex booking engine (Godo) |
| HI Loft, Double Room – Private Bath, low season | 18,550 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | HI Loft booking engine (Godo) |
| HI Loft, Double Room – Private Bath, high season | 31,500 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | HI Loft booking engine (Godo) |
| Bus Hostel, Twin Room, low season | 20,400 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Bus Hostel booking engine (Godo) |
| Bus Hostel, Twin Room, high season | 25,415 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · One night, Tue 3 Nov 2026 (low) and Tue 13 Jul 2027 (high), read from the property booking engine on 2026-09-11. | Bus Hostel booking engine (Godo) |
| Planner default: hostel bed, low season (median of the examples) | 5,094 ISK per bed per night · Median of [5094, 5000, 8550]; derived, not a published price. Median of the three hostels' own booking-engine prices for the night priced. | Kex Hostel, Loft HI Hostel, Bus Hostel |
| Planner default: hostel bed, high season (median of the examples) | 9,517 ISK per bed per night · Median of [9517, 8350, 14060]; derived, not a published price. Median of the three hostels' own booking-engine prices for the night priced. | Kex Hostel, Loft HI Hostel, Bus Hostel |
| Planner default: mid double, low season (median of the examples) | 23,800 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · Median of [23800, 21900, 26700]; derived, not a published price. Median of the three standard doubles priced. | Storm Hotel, Reykjavik Lights, Skuggi Hotel |
| Planner default: mid double, high season (median of the examples) | 34,700 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · Median of [34700, 33200, 37100]; derived, not a published price. Median of the three standard doubles priced. | Storm Hotel, Reykjavik Lights, Skuggi Hotel |
| Planner default: upper double, low season (median of the examples) | 39,700 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · Median of [42600, 39700, 34700]; derived, not a published price. Median of the three standard doubles priced. | Hotel Borg, Sand Hotel, Apotek Hotel |
| Planner default: upper double, high season (median of the examples) | 44,900 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · Median of [49700, 44900, 39300]; derived, not a published price. Median of the three standard doubles priced. | Hotel Borg, Sand Hotel, Apotek Hotel |
| Planner default: budget double, low season (median of the examples) | 19,475 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · Median of [14628, 22235, 18550, 20400]; derived, not a published price. Median of the four private double rooms priced in those hostels. | Kex Hostel, Loft HI Hostel, Bus Hostel |
| Planner default: budget double, high season (median of the examples) | 28,458 ISK per room per night, 2 adults · Median of [22911, 34824, 31500, 25415]; derived, not a published price. Median of the four private double rooms priced in those hostels. | Kex Hostel, Loft HI Hostel, Bus Hostel |
| Accommodation tax (gistináttaskattur), hotels and guesthouses | 800 ISK per room per night · Also in the current law text: https://www.althingi.is/lagas/nuna/2011087.html. 400 ISK for campsites. Some quotes exclude it (HI Loft says so); the planner adds it unless a price includes it. | Skatturinn (Iceland Revenue and Customs); Law 87/2011 |
| Capital-region hotel room occupancy, January 2026 | 56.1 percent · Context for the low season: January is the least-occupied month, so January rates may sit below the November prices used here. | Statistics Iceland |
| Adult admission at the National Museum of Iceland | 3,300 ISK · Under-18s and visitors with disabilities enter free; students and seniors pay 1,600 ISK. | National Museum of Iceland |
| Adult admission at the Reykjavik Art Museum | 2,550 ISK · One ticket is valid for 24 hours at all three houses, Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir and Ásmundarsafn. Under-18s enter free. The museum states that the Reykjavík City Card gives free admission. | Reykjavík Art Museum |
| Return ferry fare to Viðey, adult | 2,500 ISK · Children 7 to 17 pay 1,250 ISK and children under 7 travel free, up to three per adult. Students, seniors and disabled visitors pay 2,250 ISK. | Elding Adventure at Sea |
| Museums and attractions the City Card admits free | 17 · Named on the card's own page, among them the National Museum, all three Reykjavík Art Museum houses, the National Gallery, the Settlement Exhibition, the Maritime Museum, Árbær Open Air Museum, Viðey Island and the Family Park and Zoo. | Visit Reykjavík |
| Geothermal pools the City Card admits free | 8 · Laugardalslaug, Árbæjarlaug, Sundhöll Reykjavíkur, Vesturbæjarlaug, Dalslaug, Grafarvogslaug, Breiðholtslaug and Klébergslaug. | Visit Reykjavík |
| City buses on the City Card | Yes, unlimited Strætó travel in the capital area, excluding airport bus 55 · The airport coach is a separate fare and is not carried by the card. | Visit Reykjavík |
| The City Card's rule for children | Children under 18 enter the covered museums free with any adult card · There is no child card. The National Museum and the Reykjavík Art Museum admit under-18s free in any case, with or without a card. | Visit Reykjavík |
| Blue Lagoon29 | ||
| Road distance from Keflavik International Airport | 21 km | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Drive time from Keflavik International Airport | 15 min | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Road distance from Grindavik (nearest town) | 6 km | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Entry, Comfort package | 11,990 ISK | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Entry, Premium package | 14,990 ISK | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Entry, Signature package | 18,490 ISK | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Entry, child 11 and younger | 2,000 ISK | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Booking required | Yes, pre-booking essential | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Opening hours | 07:00-23:00 (mid-Jun to Aug 20); 08:00-22:00 (Aug 21-Jan 31); 08:00-20:00 (Feb 1-May/mid-Jun) | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Guests must exit the water before closing | 30 min | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Water temperature | 37-40 °C | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Lagoon surface area | 10,000 m2 | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Water depth | 0.9-1.45 m | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Minimum age to enter the water | 2 years | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Children requiring adult supervision, up to age | 13 years | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Free flotation armbands required for children up to age | 8 years | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Wheelchair accessibility | Paved parking lot and walkways throughout the site; about a 5-minute walk from parking to the main building | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Parking fee | 0 ISK | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Luggage storage | Available in a building by the parking lot | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Towel included | Yes, in all packages (Comfort, Premium, Signature) | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Group floating activity, per person | 5,900 ISK | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Current Reykjanes volcanic unrest began | 2023-10-25 | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Closure around the February 2024 eruption | Closed Feb 8-16, 2024 | The Reykjavik Grapevine |
| Closure around the November-December 2024 eruption | Closed Nov 20-Dec 6, 2024 | The Reykjavik Grapevine |
| Lava protection barriers | Purpose-built barriers protect Svartsengi/Blue Lagoon infrastructure from lava flows | Blue Lagoon Iceland |
| Current volcanic status | No active eruption; magma still accumulating beneath Svartsengi | Icelandic Meteorological Office (Vedur.is) |
| Return coach transfer, Reykjavik or Keflavik Airport | 4,395 ISK | Destination Blue Lagoon (via reseller aggregation) |
| Road distance from Reykjavik | 49.2 km · Computed over the OpenStreetMap road network, not quoted from a tour operator. Driving only: no stops, no ferry, no winter closures, and a car rather than a coach that has to load forty people at every stop. | OpenStreetMap road network, routed with OSRM |
| Driving time from Reykjavik | 50 min · Computed over the OpenStreetMap road network, not quoted from a tour operator. Driving only: no stops, no ferry, no winter closures, and a car rather than a coach that has to load forty people at every stop. | OpenStreetMap road network, routed with OSRM |
| Reykjanes peninsula29 | ||
| Road distance, Reykjavik to Keflavik Airport | 50 km | Grayline Iceland |
| Drive time, Reykjavik to Keflavik Airport | 45 min | Grayline Iceland |
| Parking fee at the eruption-site trailheads (P1/P2) | 1,000 ISK | Visit Reykjanes |
| Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark, designated | 2,015 | UNESCO |
| Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark area | 818 km2 | UNESCO |
| Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark, resident population | 29,100 | UNESCO |
| Number of geosites in the geopark | 55 | Reykjanes Geopark |
| Plate spreading rate across the peninsula | 2.0-2.5 cm/year | Reykjanes Geopark |
| Dike intrusion preceding the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption | 24 February - 19 March 2021 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Fagradalsfjall (Geldingadalir) eruption, 2021 | 19 March - about 18 September 2021 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Meradalir eruption, 2022 | 3-21 August 2022 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Litli-Hrútur eruption, 2023 | 10 July - about 5-6 August 2023 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Number of eruptions on the Sundhnúkur crater row since December 2023 | 9 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| First Sundhnúkur crater row eruption | 18-21 December 2023 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Ninth (most recent) Sundhnúkur crater row eruption | 16 July - 4/5 August 2025 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Current volcanic status | No active eruption; magma still accumulating beneath Svartsengi | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Grindavík evacuation date | 10-11 November 2023 | Reuters via Euronews |
| Grindavík town reopened to the public | 21 October 2024 | Icelandic Tourist Board (Ferðamálastofa) |
| Most residents remain displaced despite reopening | About 1,200 of roughly 3,800 original residents were still registered Grindavík residents as of January 2025; over 950 homes (90%+) bought out by the state company Þórkatla | Springer Nature (Natural Hazards journal) |
| Road 43 to the Blue Lagoon fully reopened | 15 December 2024 | Icelandic tourism press reporting (aggregated) |
| Ground cracks near the Bridge Between Continents and Valahnúkur | Reykjanes Geopark warns of visible ground cracks and advises caution at Valahnúkur and the Bridge Between Continents area | Reykjanes Geopark |
| Safety warning on fresh lava fields | Never walk on the lava; the crust can be thin over still-hot lava underneath, and edges are sharp | Safetravel (Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue) |
| Volcanic gas pollution warning | Gas pollution near eruption sites can still exceed safe thresholds even without active eruption; visitors should check the air-quality/gas forecast before hiking | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Entry to Gunnuhver hot springs / mud pools | 0 ISK | Visit Reykjanes |
| Gunnuhver's largest mud pool, width | 20 m | Visit Reykjanes |
| Wheelchair access at Gunnuhver | Two ramps, one to the main spring and one to the Kísilhól silica hill viewpoint | Visit Reykjanes |
| Safety warning at Brimketill | Unsupervised site; sneaker waves can surge over the rock wall and drag people into the sea, and surrounding lava rock is sharp and often slippery | Visit Reykjanes |
| Road distance from Reykjavik | 66.9 km · Computed over the OpenStreetMap road network, not quoted from a tour operator. Driving only: no stops, no ferry, no winter closures, and a car rather than a coach that has to load forty people at every stop. | OpenStreetMap road network, routed with OSRM |
| Driving time from Reykjavik | 70 min · Computed over the OpenStreetMap road network, not quoted from a tour operator. Driving only: no stops, no ferry, no winter closures, and a car rather than a coach that has to load forty people at every stop. | OpenStreetMap road network, routed with OSRM |
What to expect at the stops
The Reykjanes peninsula's eruption sites have marked trailheads with parking areas, and the paths there are straightforward but exposed to the weather. The Blue Lagoon is a staffed facility with changing rooms and lockers, so you check in there and choose your package when you arrive. Vík í Mýrdal is a village with services, not a managed sight. The guide will handle the driving and the timing between stops, and if the weather closes a road, the plan shifts rather than the tour pushing through. The lagoon's opening hours are not given here, so check them when you book your entry time.
Who this tour fits
This is for travelers who want the Reykjanes peninsula and the Blue Lagoon in one day without sharing a bus with strangers. The private guide and the ability to set the pace suit small groups or families who want flexibility. If you only want the lagoon itself and nothing else, the four-hour Blue Lagoon admission with transfers from Reykjavik is the simpler, cheaper option at from 225 USD. If you want the Golden Circle as well as the lagoon, the 11-hour Golden Circle, Kerid Crater, and Blue Lagoon tour from Reykjavik at from 257 USD covers more ground. And if you are coming from Keflavik airport and just need to get to the lagoon, the 45-minute one-way transfer at from 31 USD does that alone. This private tour makes sense when the peninsula's eruption sites and the drive to Vík matter as much as the swim.
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Common questions
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Private Reykjanes & Blue Lagoon Tour: Reykjavik / Keflavik
Dates, remaining places and the current version of what is included are at the operator. This page reflects the partner catalogue as exported in August 2026.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these sources. The running text does not name them, so that it stays readable; the data sheet carries the source in every row.
- 1GetYourGuide partner catalogue: Private Reykjanes & Blue Lagoon Tour: Reykjavik / Keflavik accessed 2026-08-04Title, duration, what is included, languages, cancellation deadline, stars, number of ratings and starting price.
- 2This project's exchange-rate record, partners/fx.json accessed 2026-09-10Prices are shown in USD as published, with an approximate ISK figure at the rate on the date given. The operator charges in its own currency.
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