Private Silver Circle Day Tour from Reykjavik

8 hours from Husafell with Your Friend In Reykjavik, from $2,353. No ratings yet. Pickup included. English-speaking guide. Free cancellation.

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Private Silver Circle Day Tour from Reykjavik

  • Pickup from your hotel
  • Guide works in English
  • Duration per the operator: 8 hours

A private day on the Silver Circle, starting from Husafell

This is an eight-hour private tour that begins in Husafell rather than in Reykjavik itself, which tells you something about how the day is shaped. Your guide collects you from your hotel, and from there the route follows the Silver Circle, the quieter counterpart to the Golden Circle that draws far fewer visitors. The tour is booked as a private experience, so the pace, the stops and the time spent at each place are yours to adjust with the guide. It is conducted in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish, and the guide leading it is English-speaking. Because it is private, it suits travellers who want a day shaped around their own interests rather than a fixed group itinerary. The price, from 2,353 USD, places it among the most expensive private tours in this category, and what you are paying for is the undivided attention of a guide for a full day, the flexibility of a private booking, and hotel pickup that saves you from making your own way to the starting point.

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Photographs from Your Friend In Reykjavik's listing. They show the tour, not necessarily your day.

Operator
Your Friend In Reykjavik
Duration
8 hours
Departure point
Husafell
Group form
bookable privately
Guiding
guide
In English
yes
Pickup from your hotel
yes
Price
from $2,353
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.

ServiceStatusWhat that means for you
Admission to the sitenot statedadmission not stated
Pickup from your hotelincludedIncluded: the operator collects you where you are staying.
Food on the tournot includedNot included.
Admission to the site
Status
not stated
What that means for you
admission not stated
Pickup from your hotel
Status
included
What that means for you
Included: the operator collects you where you are staying.
Food on the tour
Status
not included
What that means for you
Not included.

What the price covers and what it does not

The entry price of from 2,353 USD buys you the private tour itself, the guide for the full eight hours, and hotel pickup, which the operator explicitly includes. That pickup matters because the tour starts in Husafell, a location that is not simply a short walk from central Reykjavik. Food is not part of the package, so you will need to plan for meals during the day. The operator does not offer any add-on items for this tour, so there are no optional extras to weigh up. No fees apply at any of the places on the itinerary, so you will not face admission charges or parking costs at the stops themselves. What you are left with is a straightforward cost structure: the tour price, your meals, and nothing else added on the day.

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.

Private Silver Circle Day Tour from Re…2,353 USD
Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike: The Origi…169 USD
Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minibus Tour …133 USD
Reykjavik: Langjökull Glacier Small Gr…334 USD
Keflavik Airport (KEF): Private Transf…106 USD

Prices are the lowest bookable option, not the one that will necessarily suit you.

The figures behind this chart, as a table
RowPrivate Silver Circle Day Tour from Re…Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike: The Origi…Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minibus Tour …Reykjavik: Langjökull Glacier Small Gr…Keflavik Airport (KEF): Private Transf…
Starting price2,353 USD169 USD133 USD334 USD106 USD

This tour against 4 comparable ones

All 5 come from the category “Private and small-group tours”. The column for this tour is highlighted; the others are the best-evidenced in the category.

Private Silver Circle Day Tour from ReykjavikFagradalsfjall Volcano Hike: The Original Local …Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minibus Tour & Blue Lagoon …Reykjavik: Langjökull Glacier Small Group …Keflavik Airport (KEF): Private Transfer to/from …
ProviderYour Friend In Reykjavik2Go Iceland TravelBusTravel IcelandSimply IcelandEasy Transfer ehf.
Pricefrom 2353 $from 169 $from 133 $from 334 $from 106 $
Duration8 hours4 to 6 hours11 hours6 hours45 minutes
Group typeprivatesmall groupsmall groupsmall groupprivate
In Englishyesyesyesyesyes
Admissionnot statednot statedincludednot statedincluded
Pickupyesnot statednot statednot statednot stated
Rating (reviews)none4.9 (602)4.9 (570)4.9 (140)4.9 (416)
Free cancellation untilnot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated
Private Silver Circle Day Tour from Reykjavik
Provider
Your Friend In Reykjavik
Price
from 2353 $
Duration
8 hours
Group type
private
In English
yes
Admission
not stated
Pickup
yes
Rating (reviews)
none
Free cancellation until
not stated
Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike: The Original Local Experience
Provider
2Go Iceland Travel
Price
from 169 $
Duration
4 to 6 hours
Group type
small group
In English
yes
Admission
not stated
Pickup
not stated
Rating (reviews)
4.9 (602)
Free cancellation until
not stated
Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minibus Tour & Blue Lagoon Transfer
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
Reykjavik: Langjökull Glacier Small Group Snowmobiling
Provider
Simply Iceland
Price
from 334 $
Duration
6 hours
Group type
small group
In English
yes
Admission
not stated
Pickup
not stated
Rating (reviews)
4.9 (140)
Free cancellation until
not stated
Keflavik Airport (KEF): Private Transfer to/from Reykjavik
Provider
Easy Transfer ehf.
Price
from 106 $
Duration
45 minutes
Group type
private
In English
yes
Admission
included
Pickup
not stated
Rating (reviews)
4.9 (416)
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.

Private Silver Circle Day Tour… (unrated)0
Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike: T… (4.9)602
Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minib… (4.9)570
Reykjavik: Langjökull Glacier … (4.9)140
Keflavik Airport (KEF): Privat… (4.9)416

Below about ten ratings a score says more about chance than about the tour.

The figures behind this chart, as a table
RowPrivate Silver Circle Day Tour… (unrated)Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike: T… (4.9)Reykjavík: Golden Circle Minib… (4.9)Reykjavik: Langjökull Glacier … (4.9)Keflavik Airport (KEF): Privat… (4.9)
Ratings0602570140416

A tour without a track record yet

This tour has no customer ratings at the time of writing. That is not a mark against it, but it does mean there is no accumulated evidence from previous travellers to tell you what the experience is actually like on the ground. In a category of 305 private tours, it ranks 301 of 305 by strength of evidence, which is another way of saying that almost every comparable tour has more reviews behind it. The price, however, tells its own story: at from 2,353 USD, it sits among the most expensive 5 percent of private tours in this group, where the range runs from 50 to 12,690 USD. You are paying a significant premium for the private format and the guide's full attention. What you cannot do yet is check whether other travellers felt that premium was justified. If you are the kind of traveller who books on the strength of a proven track record, this tour does not offer that reassurance. If you are willing to be an early customer and trust the operator's description, the lack of ratings is simply an absence of information rather than a warning.

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.

  1. Pickup where you are staying

    The operator collects you; the stated duration counts from here, not from the first stop.

  2. Reykjavik

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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FactValueSource
The listing27
Operator's own titlePrivate Silver Circle Day Tour from ReykjavikGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
OperatorYour Friend In ReykjavikGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Product number1311424GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Departure pointHusafellGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Duration8 hoursGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Multi-daynoGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Starting price$2,353GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Starting price in local currencyabout 283,803 ISKRate 120.61 ISK to the USD
RatingnoneGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Number of ratings0GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Rank within its category298 of 302 in “Private and small-group tours”Own analysis, score weighted by the number of ratings
Admission to the sitenot statedGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Food on the tournot includedGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Pickup from your hotelincludedGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Kind of guidingguideGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Guiding languagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, SpanishGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Guide works in EnglishyesGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Bookable privatelyyesGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Small groupnoGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Group form per the operatornot statedGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Priority entrynoGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Suitable for wheelchair usersnot statedGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Free cancellationyesGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Cancellation deadlinenot statedGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Basis in the cataloguenot statedOwn check of the catalogue fields
Operator's images5 photographsGetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Data as of2026-08-04GetYourGuide partner catalogue, August 2026
Reykjavik124
Population of Reykjavik (city proper)139,804Statistics Iceland
Population of the greater capital region253,230Statistics Iceland
Area of the city244 km2Wikipedia
City charter granted18 August 1786Wikipedia
Weather station for the climate figures belowReykjavík station (station no. 1), Icelandic Meteorological OfficeIcelandic Meteorological Office (Veðurstofa Íslands)
Average high in January3.2 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in February3.3 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in March4.2 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in April6.9 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in May10.1 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in June13 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in July14.9 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in August14.1 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in September11.4 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in October7.6 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in November4.7 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average high in December3.3 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in January-1.7 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in February-1.9 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in March-1.3 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in April1 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in May4 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in June7.2 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in July9.1 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in August8.6 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in September6.2 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in October2.7 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in November-0.1 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average low in December-1.6 °CIcelandic Meteorological Office
Average annual precipitation875.9 mmIcelandic Meteorological Office
Daylight on the June solstice21.2 hGaisma (sun-path almanac)
Daylight on the December solstice4.1 hGaisma (sun-path almanac)
Main gateway airportKEFIsavia
Drive time from Keflavik Airport to downtown Reykjavik45 minFlybus (Kynnisferðir)
Single city bus fare (Strætó)690 ISKStrætó bs
One-way airport bus fare (Flybus, KEF to Reykjavik)3,999 ISKFlybus (Kynnisferðir)
Taxi fare from Keflavik Airport to Reykjavik22,500 ISKHreyfill (taxi cooperative)
City swimming pools, adult single entry1,500 ISK · From the published fee schedule.Reykjavik City Council
Hot dog, Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur880 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 ISKHamborgarabúllan Tómasar menu
Icelandic lamb soup, 101 Reykjavik Street Food2,890 ISK101 Reykjavik Street Food menu
Cinnamon bun (snúður), Bakarameistarinn549 ISKBakarameistarinn
Set lunch (fish of the day or burger with soda), Slippbarinn2,900 ISKSlippbarinn
Fish and chips, Reykjavik Fish3,490 ISKReykjavik Fish
Icelandic plate, Café Loki5,550 ISKCafé Loki menu
Meat soup, Café Loki4,850 ISKCafé Loki menu
Arctic char pan, Messinn4,690 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 Loki1,600 ISKCafé Loki menu
Tasting menu, Grillmarkaðurinn16,990 ISK per personGrillmarkaðurinn
Latte, Kaffibarinn800 ISKKaffibarinn
Ísey skyr, Krónan305 ISK per 170 gKrónan online shop
Ready sandwich, Krónan659 ISKKrónan online shop
Half loaf, Krónan338 ISK per 385 gKrónan online shop
Whole milk, Krónan239 ISK per litreKrónan online shop
Óðals cheese, Krónan1,545 ISK per 460 gKrónan online shop
Banana, Krónan66 ISK eachKrónan online shop
Draught beer (Gull), Kaffibarinn, regular price1,700 ISK per 500 mlKaffibarinn
Draught beer (Gull), Kaffibarinn, happy hour 15-201,050 ISK per 500 mlKaffibarinn
Egils Gull, Vínbúðin499 ISK per 500 ml canVínbúðin (state liquor store) product search
Gato Negro Cabernet Sauvignon, Vínbúðin1,799 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 supplement1,300 ISKFlybus
Airport fee on a Hreyfill airport taxi490 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 hours6,100 ISKVisit Reykjavík
Reykjavik City Card, 48 hours8,500 ISKVisit Reykjavík
Reykjavik City Card, 72 hours10,500 ISKVisit Reykjavík
Central Reykjavik parking, zone P1660 ISK per hourReykjavíkurborg
Kilometre tax on cars, 20266.95 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 Lotus1,550 ISK per rental dayBlue Car Rental
Petrol 95, capital-area median of 75 stations261.3 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 stations293.2 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, Keflavík7,173 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, Keflavík12,604 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, Keflavík9,733 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, Keflavík17,083 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 Iceland1,990 ISK per dayHertz Iceland
Toyota Aygo 1.0 petrol, manual: fuel use as stated by the rental company4.1 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 company4.7 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', 20267,408 ISK per dayBlue Car Rental
Dacia Duster 4WD, 'price per day from', 20269,547 ISK per dayBlue Car Rental
Kex Hostel, bed in 8-bed dorm, low season5,094 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 season9,517 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 season5,000 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 season8,350 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 season8,550 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 season14,060 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 season23,800 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 season34,700 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 season21,900 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 season33,200 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 season26,700 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 season37,100 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 season42,600 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 season49,700 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 season39,700 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 season44,900 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 season34,700 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 season39,300 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 season14,628 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 season22,911 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 season22,235 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 season34,824 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 season18,550 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 season31,500 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 season20,400 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 season25,415 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 guesthouses800 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 202656.1 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 Iceland3,300 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 Museum2,550 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, adult2,500 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 free17 · 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 free8 · Laugardalslaug, Árbæjarlaug, Sundhöll Reykjavíkur, Vesturbæjarlaug, Dalslaug, Grafarvogslaug, Breiðholtslaug and Klébergslaug.Visit Reykjavík
City buses on the City CardYes, 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 childrenChildren 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

What the day looks like once the guide collects you

Your guide picks you up from your hotel, and from that point the day is in their hands. The itinerary takes in Reykjavik and Vik i Myrdal, two places that sit at opposite ends of the southern coast, which means a good portion of the eight hours is spent driving between them. The guide will manage the route and the stops, and because this is a private booking, you can ask to spend more time somewhere that interests you or to move on sooner from somewhere that does not. The operator notes that the tour is not wheelchair accessible, so if that is a requirement for anyone in your party, this is not the right choice. The guide is responsible for navigating the roads and for making sensible calls about weather and conditions, which in Iceland can change quickly. There is no separate entrance procedure at any of the stops, since none of them charge admission or parking.

Who should book this, and who should look elsewhere

This tour is for travellers who want a full day with a guide who speaks their language, who prefer the flexibility of a private booking over a fixed group schedule, and who are comfortable paying a premium for that arrangement. It is also for those who do not need the reassurance of existing customer reviews. If you are travelling with someone who uses a wheelchair, the operator's explicit statement that the tour is not accessible rules it out. If your budget is tighter, or if you are happy to share the experience with others, the Golden Circle Afternoon Small Group Tour from Reykjavik runs for six hours at from 105 USD and has a 4.7 rating from 1,391 reviews. That tour does not offer the private format or the language flexibility of this one, but it gives you a proven, far less expensive way to see a similar landscape. If the Silver Circle route itself is what draws you, and you can accept a group setting, that afternoon tour is the sensible alternative.

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Common questions

Is admission included?

The catalogue does not say. Where the route is waterfalls and beaches there is nothing to pay; ask if it includes a paid attraction.

How long does the tour really take?

The catalogue gives 8 hours. That is the operator's own figure and covers the tour itself, not the time you spend getting to the meeting point.

Is there a guide who works in English?

Yes, the operator lists English as a guiding language. That is the operator's commitment, not a checked property of the person on the day.

Where do I find all the data on this tour?

In the data sheet on this page. It carries every field on the tour, on each place it visits and on the climate of the departure city, each with its source, and it downloads as a CSV.

Does this listing's rating mean anything?

There are no ratings for this listing yet, so there is no verdict either.

GetYourGuide

Private Silver Circle Day Tour from Reykjavik

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.

from $2294
Check availabilityFree cancellation

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.

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