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The Golden Circle is the most popular tourist route in Iceland. Looping approximately 300 kilometres from Reykjavik into the Icelandic interior and back, its main sites are always the same: overlooking \u00deingvellir national park; the geothermal area Haukadalur, home to Geysir, which is so intermittent that tours tend to stop near Strokkur instead, a fountain geyser which erupts every 5-10\u00a0minutes reaching somewhere between 15-40 metres in height; and Gullfoss, the ‘golden falls’, which steps and plunges\u00a032 metres into a crevice in the canyon of\u00a0Hv\u00edt\u00e1 river.<\/p>\n

Depending on the tour, other stops\u00a0on the Golden Circle can include Keri\u00f0\u00a0volcanic crater lake; the greenhouses of\u00a0Hverager\u00f0i, heated by water from volcanic hot springs; the historical area of\u00a0Sk\u00e1lholt with its cathedral;\u00a0Nesjavellir\u00a0and\u00a0Hellisheidarvirkjun geothermal power\u00a0stations;\u00a0Fri\u00f0heimar\u00a0vegetable farm, which specialises in tomato soup; Efstidalur farm; Fontana Spa; and\u00a0the Secret Lagoon at Fl\u00fa\u00f0ir. Some will be compelled to spend time petting the Icelandic horses, while for those driving the Golden Circle themselves,\u00a0Nesjavallalei\u00f0 road is particularly scenic whenever it is not closed due to the wind and snow.<\/p>\n

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