204 reviews8h
8hReykjavik: Full-Day Golden Circle & Geothermal Greenhouse
★ 4.7 · 204 reviews
- 8h, Geothermal stop on a full day
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Cheapest here
- Free cancellation
$108
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Hot Springs Reykjavik
Hot springs Reykjavik tours reach water you can soak in: a hot river, fjord pools, Highland springs. We compared 16 tours, soaks from $138 with free cancellation; the top tour scores 4.8 across 189 reviews. It pairs a glacier snowmobile ride with a hot spring soak.
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801 verified reviews across 16 tours
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Shortest to longest3–14h
Shortest: Buggy Adventure & Natural
Longest: Landmannalaugar 4x4 & Hot
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Sixteen listings: a hot river, fjord pools, Highland water, a spring bathhouse
Sixteen listings, four kinds of water: five to the Reykjadalur valley, three to the stone pools of Hvammsvík, three into the Highlands, and five where the soak ends a longer day such as a south Iceland tour from Reykjavik. Days with a soak run $138 to $2,120. Two never get you in, and their rows say so.
Our top pick189 reviews
10hReykjavík: Glacier Snowmobile and Hot Springs with Pickup
★ 4.8 · 189 reviews
- 10h, Snowmobile first, then the water
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$421
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142 reviews13h
13hLandmannalaugar Hike and Hot Springs from Reykjavik & Hella
★ 4.7 · 142 reviews
- 13h, Hike, then the natural pool
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$207
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138 reviewsWest of the city
10hReykjavik: Lava Cave, Hot Springs, Horses & Waterfalls Tour
★ 4.7 · 138 reviews
- 10h, Cave, horses and a hot spring
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$218
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82 reviews2h in the water
11hFrom Reykjavík: Golden Circle Route & Hvammsvik Hot Spring
★ 4.9 · 82 reviews
- 11h, Springs on the shore of a fjord
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$230
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Longest day14h
14hReykjavik: Landmannalaugar 4x4 Minibus & Hot Spring Tour
★ 4.9 · 34 reviews
- 14h, Highland track by 4x4
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Longest tour here
- Free cancellation
$230
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The hot riverPrivate
5hPrivate Reykjadalur Hike & Hot River Geothermal Tour
★ 4.6 · 9 reviews
- 5h, A hot river you sit in
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$286
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Small group5h
5hHighlands Hiking: Small Group Landmannalaugar & Hot Springs
★ 5.0 · 3 reviews
- 5h, Small group into the highlands
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$138
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Water only4h30
4h30Reykjavik: Reykjaböð Hot Springs Entry & Transfer
- 4h30, The newest baths, entry and ride
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$150
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South Coast13h30
13h30Reykjavik: South Coast Tour with Reykjaböð Hot Springs Entry
- 13h30, South coast day plus the baths
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$234
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Shorter south coast day10h
10hFrom Reykjavik: South Coast Tour with Reykjaböð Hot Springs
- 10h, Waterfalls, black sand, baths
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$216
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Private carEntrance included
5hHvammsvik Hot Springs: Private Return Transfer with Entrance
- 5h, Straight to the fjord springs
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$340
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Private dayLamb soup
5hReykjavik: Hvammsvik Hot Springs & Hvalfjordur Tour
- 5h, Fjord drive with the springs
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$1,955
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Steam fieldsNo bathing
4hReykjavik: Geothermal Sprint Through Krýsuvík
- 4h, Steam fields on the peninsula
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$460
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Shortest day3h
3hReykjadalur: Buggy Adventure & Natural Baths
- 3h, Buggy up the geothermal valley
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$493
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Silver Circle90 min in the water
9hReykjavik: Silver Circle & Krauma Geothermal Baths Tour
- 9h, Silver Circle and Krauma baths
- Departs from Reykjavik
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$2,120
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Which water, and how long a day?
Seen the sixteen above and still torn? They are five different days out, not sixteen versions of one soak: the hot river you walk up to in Reykjadalur, the highland pool at Landmannalaugar, the stone pools on the fjord at Hvammsvik, the new baths at Reykjaboð and Krauma, and long days across geothermal ground. Tell us which water you want and we will point at one listing.
See it before you pay for it
What a hot river, a fjord pool and Highland water look like
Three short films, because the difference shows in ten seconds. Reykjadalur is a stream you sit down in after an uphill walk; Hvammsvík is stone basins on the fjord shore; Landmannalaugar is rhyolite mountains with the bathing spot on the valley floor.
Side by side
A river, a fjord shore, a Highland valley, a spring under a bathhouse
Four waters, one page. Reykjadalur is a gravel-bottomed stream you walk up to; Hvammsvík is pools built into the fjord shore; Landmannalaugar charges for a 4x4 summer track; Krauma and Reykjaböð are bathhouses on the spring itself. Pick the water first, then how long a day trip from Reykjavik you want.
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| Private Reykjadalur Hike & Hot River Geothermal Tour | TOP PICKReykjavík: Glacier Snowmobile and Hot Springs with Pickup | From Reykjavík: Golden Circle Route & Hvammsvik Hot Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per person | $286 | $421 | $230 |
| What kind of water this is | A hot river out in the open, in Reykjadalur | Hot springs at the end of a glacier day | Stone pools built along the shore of Hvalfjordur |
| How you reach it | On foot, up the valley | By snowmobile, across the second-largest glacier in Iceland | By road, on the Golden Circle route |
| How long the day takes | 5h | 10h | 11h |
| Where it starts | Reykjavik | Reykjavik | Reykjavik |
| Who is with you | Your own party — the listing is a private tour | A group, with pickup included | A group, on the Golden Circle route |
| What the listing names | The walk in, and a dip in the hot river | Snowmobile across the glacier, hot springs, pickup in Reykjavik | Two hours in the pools, a bakery, two geysers |
| Rating | 4.6 across 9 reviews | 4.8 across 189 reviews | 4.9 across 82 reviews |
| Cancellation | Free cancellation | Free cancellation | Free cancellation |
| Best for | Anyone who wants a river, not a pool | A whole day out, with the soak as reward | The Golden Circle and a long soak in one day |
| Check dates | Book this one→ | Check dates |
TOP PICK
Reykjavík: Glacier Snowmobile and Hot Springs with Pickup
$421- What kind of water this is
- Hot springs at the end of a glacier day
- How you reach it
- By snowmobile, across the second-largest glacier in Iceland
- How long the day takes
- 10h
- Where it starts
- Reykjavik
- Who is with you
- A group, with pickup included
- What the listing names
- Snowmobile across the glacier, hot springs, pickup in Reykjavik
- Rating
- 4.8 across 189 reviews
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation
- Best for
- A whole day out, with the soak as reward
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Private Reykjadalur Hike & Hot River Geothermal Tour
$286- What kind of water this is
- A hot river out in the open, in Reykjadalur
- How you reach it
- On foot, up the valley
- How long the day takes
- 5h
- Where it starts
- Reykjavik
- Who is with you
- Your own party — the listing is a private tour
- What the listing names
- The walk in, and a dip in the hot river
- Rating
- 4.6 across 9 reviews
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation
- Best for
- Anyone who wants a river, not a pool
From Reykjavík: Golden Circle Route & Hvammsvik Hot Spring
$230- What kind of water this is
- Stone pools built along the shore of Hvalfjordur
- How you reach it
- By road, on the Golden Circle route
- How long the day takes
- 11h
- Where it starts
- Reykjavik
- Who is with you
- A group, on the Golden Circle route
- What the listing names
- Two hours in the pools, a bakery, two geysers
- Rating
- 4.9 across 82 reviews
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation
- Best for
- The Golden Circle and a long soak in one day
Verdict
Take the glacier day with a soak
It is the one listing of the 16 here that puts a glacier and geothermal water into the same day: $421 for 10h, rated 4.8 across 189 reviews — a snowmobile across the second largest icecap in Iceland, then hot springs afterwards, with pickup in Reykjavik. If the fare decides it, the cheapest day here is $108, rated 4.7 across 204 reviews.
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The day you book is really the drive
All 16 listings leave from Reykjavik, and the first thing to settle is which water you are driving to: the hot river in the valley of Reykjadalur, 45 km east and uphill on foot; the stone pools at Hvammsvík on Hvalfjörður, 45 minutes north; the bathing pool in the highland valley at Landmannalaugar, four-wheel drive and summer only; or the baths built on a spring at Reykjaböð and Krauma. Fares run $108 to $2,120, days 3h to 14h.
Before you book
What the price covers, and what it does not
Most prices cover the ride out and back, a guide and the hours named; two Highland listings say entry to the water is paid on the spot. Bring a towel and a swimsuit, and note that Reykjadalur is an uphill hour each way.
How many of you are going?Fares are per person, and some of these listings are sold privately
Where are you staying?Most of these listings say pickup in Reykjavik is included
Which water do you want?This is the real split: which water, and how you reach it
Answer the three questions above
You’ll get the one that fits your answers, and the thing about it that catches people out.
What people said afterwards
801 reviews across sixteen hot springs Reykjavik listings
Operator numbers from GetYourGuide, as published: eight of the sixteen listings carry a rating, 801 reviews between them. The longest record of any Reykjavik day tour here is the $108 Golden Circle, 204 reviews at 4.7; our top pick holds 189 at 4.8.
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4 ★9%
3 ★2%
2 ★1%
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Sixteen listings leave Reykjavik for geothermal water: two to the hot river, three to the highlands, three to the fjord pools, four to the new baths, and four across geothermal ground. Eight carry a published rating.
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Reykjavík: Glacier Snowmobile and Hot Springs with Pickup
From $421 · 189 reviews
★★★★★
Hot water at the end of a glacier day
A snowmobile ride across the second-largest glacier in Iceland, then hot springs to get your strength back, with pickup in Reykjavik and 10h gone out of the day. Rated 4.8 across 189 reviews, and at $421 the highest fare among the eight listings with a published rating. Free cancellation.
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Highlands Hiking: Small Group Landmannalaugar & Hot Springs
From $138 · 3 reviews
★★★★★
Where the fares on this site start
The cheapest day here that ends in water, 5h, which is why this site quotes its fares from $138: a small group, an easy trek across the highlands at Landmannalaugar and the natural pool in the valley floor. Rated 5.0 across 3 reviews so far. Summer, and a 4x4 road in.
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Reykjavik: Full-Day Golden Circle & Geothermal Greenhouse
From $108 · 204 reviews
★★★★★
The lowest fare here, and no soak in it
The cheapest listing here, and the one most people have written about: 8h taking in Geysir, Gullfoss and Thingvellir, plus the geothermal greenhouse at Fridheimar. Rated 4.7 across 204 reviews. It names no bathe, which is why this site starts its fares at $138.
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Private Reykjadalur Hike & Hot River Geothermal Tour
From $286 · 9 reviews
★★★★★
A river you walk up to, not a pool
The water here is a river running through the Reykjadalur valley, and you sit in it in the open air. A private trip for your own party, 5h long, with the walk up the valley as part of the day. Rated 4.6 across 9 reviews so far.
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From Reykjavík: Golden Circle Route & Hvammsvik Hot Spring
From $230 · 82 reviews
★★★★★
Stone pools on a fjord shore
11h that puts a two-hour soak in geothermal pools looking out over Hvalfjordur alongside the Golden Circle route, a geothermal bakery and two geysers. Rated 4.9 across 82 reviews, and at $230 it sits in the middle of what this page costs.
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Reykjavik: Reykjaböð Hot Springs Entry & Transfer
From $150 · 4h30
New activity
The shortest way to a soak and back
A transfer out to the newly built baths at Reykjaboð, in the Reykjadalur valley, entry included, and back, 4h30 door to door — the shortest of the four built-bath listings. No rating has been published on it yet. At $150 it is the third-lowest fare here.
What it really costs
From $108 to $2,120, and what moves the number
Three things move the price. Distance: $108 buys the Golden Circle loop, $150 entry and transfer to Reykjaböð. Before the soak: a Reykjavik snowmobile tour $421. Seats: the private days reach $2,120.
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| What you book | Price | What that buys | Cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Circle day, no bathing | $108 | Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss and a geothermal greenhouse; 8 hours | Free cancellation |
| Entry and transfer to Reykjaböð | $150 | The Reykjadalur valley, 45 minutes each way, 4h30 | Free cancellation |
| Pools above the fjord | $230 | Two hours in the stone pools on Hvalfjörður, after the Golden Circle | Free cancellation |
| The Highlands, by 4x4 | $230 | The longest day, 14 hours: waterfalls, a crater and a Highland bath | Free cancellation |
| The hot river, privately | $286 | Hotel pickup, an uphill hike and a swim in moving water | Free cancellation |
| Our top pick: glacier day | $421 | A snowmobile across Langjökull, then hot water near Flúðir; 10 hours | Free cancellation |
Costs the listing doesn't show you
- One listing asks you to pay again at the water. The 13-hour highland trek at $207 says access to the springs is purchased there, not in the fare.
- The day is longer than the soak. Two hours in the pools on the fjord sits inside 11 hours; 90 minutes at Krauma inside 9; the highland listings run 13 and 14.
- Towels and a dry layer are yours to carry. Most of these listings do not publish what is lent or rented, and the hot river has nothing built beside it.
- The highland road closes most of the year. Landmannalaugar is on a 4x4 track open roughly June to September. In winter it is the valley, the fjord or the built baths.
What is genuinely included
- Time in the water exactly as each listing states it
- Entry to the valley baths at Reykjaboð on the $150 listing, transfer included
- Entrance to the pools on the fjord on the $340 private transfer
- Pickup on the $421 glacier day, snowmobile ride across the icecap first
- A guide on the guided listings; the car to yourselves on the private ones
- Free cancellation where the listing states it
The honest answer
Which of the sixteen is worth your money?
Our pick is the $421 glacier day: a snowmobile across Langjökull and hot water at the end, rated 4.8 by 189 people. If the water is the whole point, the $150 transfer and entry to Reykjaböð is the shortest day tour from Reykjavik that delivers it. For moving water, the $286 private Reykjadalur walk.
What makes it worth it
- A real choice of water: a river, a highland pool, a fjord shore, built baths
- Fares start at $138, a day that ends in the natural pool at Landmannalaugar
- One listing puts you in a hot river in the open, 5h for your own party
- The 11h listing at $230 gives two hours in the pools above Hvalfjordur
- The eight rated listings hold 801 published reviews, at an average of 4.8
Keep in mind
- Nobody sells the weather; the listings name the route and the water, not the sky
- Eight of the sixteen listings carry a published rating; the other eight are new
- The road to Landmannalaugar is 4x4 only and open in summer, up to 14h
- The hot river means an uphill walk, not a place you drive up to
- Two listings name no bathe: the steam field at Krysuvik, $460, and the 8h day at $108
The day, start to finish
Pickup, the road out, the water, and back to the city
Decide which water you are going to
Five different days out: the hot river in Reykjadalur, the highland pool at Landmannalaugar, the stone pools on Hvalfjordur, the new baths, and long days across geothermal ground.
The water first, then the length of the day
Days run 3h to 14h and fares $108 to $2,120. This site quotes from $138, the cheapest day that ends in water.
Pickup in Reykjavik
The sixteen listings start in Reykjavik and most say pickup is included. Take swimwear and a towel: on this page the water is the point.
How far the water sits from the city
Reykjadalur is the valley above Hveragerdi; the pools at Hvammsvik lie round the shore of Hvalfjordur. The highlands are further, which is why those days run to 14h.
A river, a pool or a built bath
In Reykjadalur you walk up and get into a river in the open. At Landmannalaugar the pool sits in the valley floor; at Hvammsvik the pools are stone.
What each listing actually gives you
Time in the water differs: two hours in the pools above Hvalfjordur on the 11h day at $230, ninety minutes at Krauma on the 9h day.
Cold air, and the drive back
You come out of hot water into Icelandic air. A dry change of clothes in the vehicle is worth more here than anything else you pack.
What is left of the day
On the shortest listing, 3h, most of the day is still yours. On the longest, 14h, it is not.
How the year runs
Water all year; the highland road opens in summer
The water near the city keeps its hours through the winter: the hot river in the valley of Reykjadalur, the stone pools on Hvalfjordur at Hvammsvik, and the built baths at Reykjaboð and Krauma. The highland track needs a 4x4 and opens roughly in June, closing again around September, which is the only window in which those three listings exist. That is a schedule and not a forecast: whether a given departure runs is the operator’s decision on the day. Where the listing says Free cancellation, that is the line to read before you pay.
Where the water is
What geothermal water looks like out here
Stone pools on the fjord
Hvammsvik, on the shore of Hvalfjordur
The highland mountains
Landmannalaugar, reached by 4x4 in summer
The glacier first, the hot water after
The glacier day, $421
Built baths, fed from the ground
Krauma, ninety minutes in the water
What it is really like
Four kinds of geothermal water, and four different days out
Sixteen listings leave the capital for geothermal water, and the first thing to settle is which water. A hot river running through a valley, which you walk uphill to reach. Stone pools on the shore of a fjord, 45 minutes north of town. A bathing pool in the middle of the highlands, on a track only a 4x4 uses and only in summer. And baths built on top of a spring, with a roof and a door. Four different days out, and the fare follows the distance more than the water.
Our top pick is the glacier day: a snowmobile ride across the second-largest glacier in Iceland, then a soak afterwards. $421 for 10 hours with pickup, rated 4.8 across 189 reviews. Nothing else here pairs that much machinery with that much evidence.
The cheapest way in is a different proposition. At $108 for 8 hours, rated 4.7 across 204 reviews, the Golden Circle day goes to the Geysir geothermal area, Gullfoss and Thingvellir, and stops at the Fridheimar greenhouse where vegetables are grown on geothermal heat. That is geothermal energy at work rather than a bathe.
For the hot river, the valley is Reykjadalur, above the town of Hveragerdi, about 45 km out. The water runs in the open and you sit in the riverbed. A private hike is $286 for 5 hours; a buggy route through the same landscape is $493 for 3 hours; and the Reykjaboð baths in that valley sell an entry with a transfer at $150 for 4 hours 30.
The fjord option is Hvammsvik, on the shore of Hvalfjordur. The Golden Circle route that ends there is $230 for 11 hours, rated 4.9 across 82 reviews, with a two-hour soak over Whale Fjord, a geothermal bakery and two erupting geysers. A private return transfer with entrance included is $340 for 5 hours.
The highlands are the other world here. Landmannalaugar sits among rhyolite mountains, with a bathing pool in the valley where people walk. An easy trek is $207 for 13 hours, rated 4.7 across 142 reviews — and its listing says access to the springs is purchased there, not in the fare. A 4x4 minibus day is $230 for 14 hours.
At the top of the range sit two private days: the Silver Circle at $2,120 for 9 hours, with 90 minutes at the baths at Krauma on Deildartunguhver, and $460 for 4 hours along the Krysuvik route, where the ground steams beside the road. That last one has no bathing in it, and it says so.
The calendar is a schedule rather than a promise. The water near the city runs all year; the highland track opens roughly in June and closes again around September. Fares run from $108 to $2,120, and almost all of that spread is distance and privacy, not temperature.
Sixteen listings, four kinds of water
A river, pools on a fjord, a highland pool, baths on a spring
Most of these sixteen listings end in geothermal water, and after that they have little in common. One walks you up to a hot river above Hveragerdi. One drives you 45 minutes north to stone pools on Hvalfjordur. One takes a 4x4 track into the highlands.
Our top pick
Reykjavík: Glacier Snowmobile and Hot Springs with Pickup
10h · ★ 4.8 (189)
$421See dates Two hours in the pools
From Reykjavík: Golden Circle Route & Hvammsvik Hot Spring
11h · ★ 4.9 (82)
$230See dates Summer road only
Landmannalaugar Hike and Hot Springs from Reykjavik & Hella
13h · ★ 4.7 (142)
$207See datesPractical
Plan the day
Four decisions: which water, how long a day, how far you are willing to walk, and when to book. The Highland listings run in summer; everything else runs year round. None of these is a tour of Reykjavik: the nearest water is 45 minutes out, the longest tour Reykjavik sells runs fourteen hours.
Our top pick
$421, 10 hours with pickup, rated 4.8 across 189 reviews. Snowmobiles across the icecap, then the hot springs.
The hot river in the valley
Reykjadalur, about 45 km out and uphill on foot. A private hike is $286 for 5 hours.
Pools on the shore of the fjord
Hvammsvik on Hvalfjordur: $230 for 11 hours, rated 4.9 across 82 reviews, two hours in the water.
A pool in the highlands
Landmannalaugar, among rhyolite mountains. An easy trek is $207 for 13 hours; a 4x4 minibus day $230 for 14.
Baths built on a spring
Reykjaboð sells an entry with transfer at $150. The Silver Circle day gives 90 minutes at Krauma.
Steam without bathing
$460 for 4 hours along the Krysuvik route: steaming ground beside the road, and no water to sit in.
A towel, and a second one
What each place lends or rents is not published in these listings, and the hot river has nothing built beside it.
Shoes you can walk a wet track in
The hot river is uphill on foot, and the highland valley is walked too. Sandals are the wrong answer.
A warm layer for after the water
Standing about in the wind off the fjord is the part people underdress for.
A bag for a wet swimsuit
Some of these days run 13 or 14 hours after the water.
A card for extras on the spot
The 13-hour highland trek says access to the springs is purchased there rather than in the fare.
Food and water on the long days
Two listings name something to eat — a geothermal bakery and a bowl of lamb soup. The rest do not.
Decide which water you are buying
That comes before the price, because it also decides the length: 3 to 5 hours, or 13 to 14.
Check the month against the highland road
The track into Landmannalaugar opens roughly June to September. The valley, the fjord and the built baths run all year.
Read what the fare includes at the water
Most listings put the soak inside the price; the highland trek says access is purchased at the springs.
Book the pickup, not just the tour
The $421 glacier day states pickup. Other listings expect you at a meeting point at a reporting time.
Take the cancellation line seriously
Where a listing says Free cancellation, read those terms on the listing itself before you pay.
Ask about children through the listing
Minimum ages are not published on these sixteen listings. Send the question before you pay, not on the morning.
Reykjadalur, about 45 km east
Above the town of Hveragerdi, and the last part is on foot and uphill.
Hvammsvik, about 45 minutes north
Stone pools built into the shore of Hvalfjordur, which the listings also call Whale Fjord.
Landmannalaugar, deep in the highlands
Rhyolite mountains on a track that needs a 4x4, which is why those days run 13 to 14 hours.
Krauma, on the Silver Circle
At Deildartunguhver, with Borgarnes, Reykholt, Hraunfossar and Husafell on the same 9-hour private day.
Krysuvik, on the Reykjanes peninsula
Steam fields beside the road, south-west of the city. No bathing on that listing.
What the listings name along the way
Geysir and Strokkur, Gullfoss, Thingvellir, the Fridheimar greenhouse, Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss, Reynisfjara, Vik and Hraunfossar.
Best time
When these tours run
Most of these listings run all year: the heat comes from below, so the water is the same in February as in July. The exception is the Highlands, where the track to Landmannalaugar is a summer road. Read each listing’s own conditions before you pay.
Dec – Feb
Short days, hot water
The shortest days of the year, so the long listings start and finish in the dark. The river, the fjord pools, Reykjaböð and Krauma all run; the three Highland days do not. Golden Circle days sell out around the holidays.
Mar – May
Days lengthen, roads open
Days lengthen fast and the summer crowds are still ahead — the easiest stretch for a year-round Reykjavik day trip. The Highland track opens late in this window, so check the dates on the listing itself.
Jun – Aug
Everything runs
The only stretch when all sixteen listings are on sale: the Highland track is open and the fourteen-hour day has the light for its length. It is also the busiest, so the best-rated days go two or three weeks ahead.
Sep – Nov
Quieter, water still hot
The Highland road closes and the days shorten, but everything else keeps running and books out much less far ahead. Space at a week’s notice instead of three.
Worth knowing
Six things the sixteen listings do not spell out
01
The water decides the day, not the price. A hot river you walk up to in Reykjadalur, stone pools on the shore of Hvalfjordur, a bathing pool in the highland valley at Landmannalaugar, or baths built on a spring at Krauma and Reykjaboð.
02
The best-reviewed listing is the cheapest, and it is not a soak. The $108 Golden Circle day carries 204 reviews at 4.7, and what it shows you is geothermal energy at work: the Geysir area, and a greenhouse grown on that heat.
03
Our top pick is the highest fare with a real record behind it. $421 for 10 hours, rated 4.8 across 189 reviews: snowmobiles across the icecap, then the hot springs, with pickup stated in the listing.
04
One listing asks you to pay again at the water. The 13-hour highland trek at $207 says access to the springs is purchased there. The other bathing listings here put the water inside the fare.
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The highland road is a summer road. Landmannalaugar is reached on a track that needs a 4x4, open roughly June to September. The valley, the fjord and the built baths keep running all year.
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The day is longer than the soak. Two hours in the pools at Hvammsvik sits inside an 11-hour listing; 90 minutes at Krauma inside 9; the highland days run 13 and 14. The short listings are 3 to 5 hours.
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Common questions
Which water, how far out, and what to bring
What is the difference between a natural hot spring and a spa lagoon?
Search hot springs Reykjavik and two different things come back. A spa lagoon is a built attraction with a ticket, and it is not what this page sells. These sixteen listings go to geothermal water in the landscape: a hot river in the valley of Reykjadalur, stone pools on the shore of Hvalfjordur, a bathing pool in the highlands.
How far out of the city is the water?
It depends which water. Reykjadalur, the valley with the hot river, is about 45 km out, above Hveragerdi, and the last part is on foot. Hvammsvik, on Hvalfjordur, is about 45 minutes north. Landmannalaugar is the far end of the scale: those listings run 13 and 14 hours.
Can you bathe in winter?
The water near the city runs all year: the hot river, the pools on the fjord and the built baths keep their hours through the winter. What closes is the road — the highland track into Landmannalaugar is a summer route, so those listings are not on sale in winter.
What should I bring?
A towel, and a second one: what each place lends or rents is not published in these listings. Shoes you can walk a wet track in, because the hot river is uphill on foot. A warm layer for afterwards, and a card for the highland trek, which buys access at the springs.
What does it cost?
From $108 to $2,120, and the spread is mostly distance and privacy. The cheapest is the 8-hour Golden Circle day at $108, rated 4.7 across 204 reviews, which shows geothermal energy at work rather than a soak. For the water itself, the shortest fares are $150 and $286.
Do I have to walk to get in the water?
For the hot river, yes: it runs in the open in Reykjadalur and the way to it is uphill on foot. The highland listings involve walking too. If you would rather not walk, three are built for that: the $150 entry with transfer, the $340 private transfer with entrance, and the 11-hour $230 route.
When does the highland road open?
Roughly June to September. The track into Landmannalaugar is a summer road, passable by 4x4, and that window is the only time those three listings are sold. Outside it, the river in the valley, the pools on the fjord and the baths on the spring carry on as usual.
Can I go with children?
These listings do not publish a minimum age, so ask the operator through the listing before you book. The short days are the $150 entry with transfer at 4 hours 30 and the $340 private transfer at 5 hours; the highland days are 13 and 14 hours on a rough track.
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Geothermal water in the open — the day we would book
Which of the sixteen listings matches the trip you want: an uphill walk to the hot river, two hours in the stone pools on the fjord, a summer 4x4 day to the highland pool, or 90 minutes at the baths built on a spring.
- All sixteen listings, sorted by which water they go to rather than by price
- How long each day is, from 3 hours to 14
- What the review counts say: 204 behind the cheapest, 189 behind our top pick
- Which listings include entry, and which ask you to pay at the water
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How we put this together
Checked, not guessed
Durations, inclusions and operator wording come from the live listings. Prices and ratings are read off the same listings and updated with the page. Where a listing does not state something, we leave it unstated here too.
How we pick
We sort the sixteen listings by which water they go to rather than by fare. Our top pick is the $421 glacier day, rated 4.8 across 189 reviews. Nobody pays to be featured.
What a listing can sell
A listing can sell the transport, the guide, the walk, the hours and, where it says so, the entry to the water. It cannot sell the weather, and we do not describe a sky to you.
The geography, stated plainly
Reykjadalur is the valley above Hveragerdi, about 45 km out. Hvammsvik sits on Hvalfjordur, 45 minutes north. Landmannalaugar lies in the highlands, on a 4x4 track open roughly June to September.
The answer
Decide which water you want, then how long the day gets.
Days out to geothermal water start at $138, and the cheapest goes to the Geysir area rather than to a soak. For the water itself: $150 buys an entry with a transfer to the valley baths, $230 puts you in the pools on the fjord for two hours, and the day we would book is the glacier ride with a soak at $421, rated 4.8 across 189 reviews.
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