Akureyri: Goðafoss and Botanic Garden Shared Shore Excursion

Join us for a short small group tour to the famous Goðafoss Waterfall, one of the most popular tourist destination in North Iceland.​ On the way back to Akureyri we drive along the coast of Eyjafjordur, one of the longest fjords in Iceland where you can see over the fjord to Akureyri and take a great photo shot. Enjoy a short introduction to Akureyri town, driving through the Old Town and visit the pearl of Akureyri, the Botanical Gardens.

Goðafoss Waterfall is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland. Nicknamed the Waterfall of the Gods due to its history. In the year 1000, Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland and proceeded with throwing his statues of gods into the waterfall. The water falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters.

Enjoy a short introduction to Akureyri town, driving through the Old Town, learning some key facts about the history of the town.

Enjoy a stroll in one of the northernmost botanical gardens in the world, located just below the Arctic Circle.

Here you can see over the fjord to Akureyri and take a great photo.