Stunning Landmarks On Golden Circle Tour In Iceland

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Sep 15, 2016
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Golden Circle tour of Iceland is one of the most popular destinations of tourist coming on their Iceland trips. Golden Circle allows tourist to explore few outstanding sights along with sensational backdrop to celebrate Northern Lights. Of course, Iceland is popular for its set of natural masterpieces and Golden Circle is one of them.

This spot provides a mesmerizing collection of natural phenomena along with northern lights. This country is also home of the geothermal valley of Haukadalur, which is also famous for its excellent geothermal activity in this world, where the first tourist destination that comes is the Golden Circle. As this beautiful valley encloses several natural wonders, the must visit is the Great Geysir that is also oldest geyser on this planet and at the same time most popular.

The Great Geysir became latent at starting of the 20th century, but after the earthquake of the year 2000, the tourists can witness hot water shoot off more than 65-70 meters in the air. This beautiful sight occurs after every 9 to 10 hours. Hence, it is very vital to plan accordingly to see this outstanding sight of nature. However, the tourist doesn't have to think about timing when it comes to visiting most Stokkur a famous geyser and next most popular spot on Golden Circle Tour in Iceland. This geyser keeps erupting after every 5-10 minutes.

After this two beautiful destination, the Iceland trips moves to Gullfoss, the most popular waterfall that is located on river Hvita. This natural phenomenon refers as golden falls because of the golden color falls mainly in sunlight. This fall is stunning and falls in two steps from the height of 105 feet, which makes it the most powerful waterfall in Europe. If this is not enough, then the tourist can see numbers of rainbows that add to the beauty of this place. However, this country is not just popular for its natural phenomenon. The history of Iceland is also very aspiring that can be seen in the form of Thingvellir National Park – a historical, geological and cultural site.

Now it is very clear that it is totally worth visiting spectacular areas for much more than the Golden Circle or Northern Lights. This country actually has something to provide to every history or nature lover over here. 

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