Goðafoss Waterfall and Turf House Tour from Akureyri Port
Description
Goðafoss Waterfall & Turf House tour is the perfect introductory tour to North Iceland. We start the tour in Akureyri in Eyjafjord and drive the coastline to GrenjaðarstaðurTurf Houses and Museum. There we get insight in the heritage and history of the area, experiencing how people used live. Next we head towards Goðafoss Waterfall. After experiencing the power of Skjálfandafljót glacier river and capturing the picturesque waterfall we head back to Akureyri. You have the option to join the Forest Lagoon.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We leave Akureyri and drive for about 45 minutes until we reach the next stop. The drive is guided and offers great views.
We spend about 50 minutes at Goðafoss Waterfall. Included in the stop is a coffee and Kleina and free access to a restroomat Hotel Goðafoss. Enjoy a relaxing and worry free stop at Goðafoss Waterfall
We start with a visit to Grenjaðarstaður Turf House museum. The visit is guided and the location offers access to restrooms.
Upon return to Akureyri we offer our guests to stop at the Botanical Garden as the end stop of the tour. From there is about 15 minute downhill walk to the port through the city center. A popular option with our clients, especially in lovely weather.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our staff will wait outside your ship. Look for Saga Travel, our guides are wearing red jackets.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(14)
You can't decide what the weather will be, but in spite of the rain and cold, we managed to walk around the Turf Huse and saw the Godafoss waterfall. We travelled in a minibus with a highly knowledgable guide, but she has to be careful when explaining with her hands (which should be on the steering wheel). Guides in the various ports in Iceland do not know whether this is the first stop in the country or have already heard something about the historical background. Our guide did a god job.
Spectacular waterfalls, cool old farm museum and a great guide. The van was comfortable but a little crampef.
We visited the turf houses first and then went to waterfall. I could have used more time at the waterfall. The guide gave us only 50 minutes there. It's a big site if you want to walk to both sides. I didn't have time to go to the shop or cafe. The weather was beautiful.
We had some truly entitled folks from New Jersey on our tour who were very demanding. Sandra and the bus driver were saints who provided a great tour and overview of the area. We appreciated their positive spirit!
Great tour; well worth the money. Ample time allowed in the important locations to see, photograph, and absorb the sites. Our tour guide was great!
This is a small business tour. We went places not available on other tours. The traditional turf house is amazing. The engineering and workmanship of these underground facilities was a once in a lifetime experience. The tour guide, Dabba, is a credit to the company. She had personal history of the area and took us through, and had detailed information, about the seldom seen neighborhoods. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Iceland.
OUTSTANDING!! I have never had a better tour. Dabba was absolutely the reason for that. She went out of her way to show us this wonderful place. We saw the oldest part of town. We went through the 5 mile tunnel. The scenery was breathtaking everywhere we looked. Loved the Turf House and church. The falls were amazing. The trip back to town around the mountain could not have been more beautiful. I highly recommend this fabulous tour.
Dabba was our tour guide and driver, she was a very safe driver and an even better guide to our tour. She was an Icelander and knew everything about the area around us. We learned much about Iceland the geography, the history, and the people. Her narratives were always fascinating. The tour in the turf house was something that one would never see by taking a ship excursion. It isn’t something for a group of 40 or 50 people. Our Small group was perfect. There were eight of us.
Our guide Kari and driver Asa were so engaging, informative and funny. They made the tour so fun and we learned so much about Iceland.
This was a fabulous experience. Turf House was amazing Suna our tour guide gave usa wealth of information . Highly recommend tour
