Goðafoss and Akureyri Botanic Garden Shared Shore Excursion

The tour was great and our guide did an excellent job giving local details. It was nice to take a drive through the area with the tour guide providing excellent insights. In addition to seeing the waterfall, we also went to the city botanical gardens which are free but without knowing anything about the local city, one would miss the beautiful garden. Our guide kept close count of all on the tour at each stop and was accommodating to requests for dropping off on our way back to our cruise ship.

This was the third tour we booked though Viator on our cruise around Iceland and not as well organised. We had booked to see the Godafoss waterfall and the botanical gardens. The tour company that Viator had chosen, subcontracted the booking to another tour company that was only going to the waterfall. We had to request to be dropped off at the botanical gardens. There was no guided tour and we had to ask the driver to pick us to return to the ship. Having said that the drive to the waterfall and the waterfall itself was very interesting and the driver/guide very good and helpful. This tour was expensive (even for Iceland) and when I asked about the price I was told it was taxes and tunnel tolls, but we did not go through the tunnel. We did find out the previous day from Tourist information that there was a free bus to the waterfall and that the botanical gardens was free entrance and walking distance from the cruise terminal. So, we feel very strongly, nice as it was to see the two attractions, the price was exorbitant and feel we should get at least a 50% refund

The tour is great. The waterfall and the gardens are beautiful. I would recommend the tour if there was another operator. Our problem was the tour operator. They left us stranded at the gardens and did not answer their phone. Viatour was very helpful and processed a refund and gave us information about returning to our ship.

Bathroom lines at the falls are really long, and you must pay. By the time we went to the falls and walked up to the bathrooms there wasn’t enough time to wait in line, so I couldn’t go. Suggest adding about 15 minutes to the time.

Our guide was great! Very knowledgable. Waterfall and gardens were great! The Cafe at the gardens was great! Really great tour!!!

Our tour guide was excellent! The views at the waterfall were incredible! The botanical gardens were a pleasant surprise. I learned a lot about Iceland from our guide.

Wonderful tour. Our guide/driver was very knowledgeable. The meeting place was easy to find and the tour was the perfect amount of time. The waterfall was amazing and the botanical gardens were beautiful. We were fortunate to have spectacular weather which definitely made a difference for this particular tour.

Listen carefully to pick up instructions. Driver lost people twice! First time, van moved 1/4 mile away and driver left, making it difficult to find correct pickup spot. Second stop, driver locked vehicle and went to chit-chat with other drivers, leaving passengers waiting in the cold. The falls were amazing. The botanical garden was a free city park.

Great tour! The local guide, was the best told lots of interesting information not only about the falls and gardens but also Iceland/ Akureyri . The coffee shop in the garden was very pleasant.

This was a great little excursion. Our guide was funny, flexible, and very informative. The falls were worth seeing. After the tour our guide gave us the option to walk through town back to the ship, and we happily did!