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Selfoss: Golden Circle Rafting Tour

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Water activity
Selfoss: Golden Circle Rafting Tour
5  / 519 reviews

Experience the thrill and beauty of rafting in the Gullfoss canyon created by the Hvítá River during this guided trip from Selfoss. Raft right in the heart of the Golden Circle.

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Duration 3 - 8 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Icelandic
Pickup optional
Please be ready at your selected pick up location 30 minutes before start time.

Experience

Highlights

  • Experience the adventure rafting on the river and get closer to Icelandic nature
  • Discover off the beaten path natural beauty that is only visible from the river
  • Cliff jump into the river for a truly unique thrill

Full description

Discover a mix of serene canyons and adrenaline pumping waves and rapids on this group rafting tour in the Golden Circle from Selfoss. Enjoy the natural wonder of Gullfoss waterfall and Brúarhlöð canyon on this 7 kilometer route. See views that you can only get by boat. Stay warm with a wetsuit and safe with a life-jacket. Navigate the water with trained guides that can cater to all levels of rafting expertise, so no previous rafting experience is required. Try an exhilarating cliff dive into the river. Bask in epic views of the Icelandic wilderness before warming up in a Finnish sauna and hot tub. Choose to order a cold beverage, or grab a bite to eat at the River restaurant after working up an appetite paddling.

Includes

  • 3-hour rafting trip
  • Raft, wetsuit, life-jacket, neoprene shoes, helmet, and paddle
  • Sauna and hot tubs after the river
  • Pick-up/drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Mounted cameras (available for an additional charge)

Not suitable for

  • Children under 8 years
  • Pregnant women
  • Non-swimmers

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Date

Meeting point

Look for Capitalize Arctic Rafting signs to find the Drumboddsstaðir river base where the meeting will occur. Please arrive 15 minutes before the activity starts for check-in.

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Important information

Not allowed

  • Alcohol and drugs

Know before you go

  • It is possible that the tour will be cancelled for safety reasons due to the weather
  • Cliff jumping is subject to conditions on the day of the trip
  • Please bring a warm wool or fleece sweater and thermal pants to wear underneath the wetsuit
  • Please bring warm wool socks, as cotton could get wet and not keep you warm
  • Please bring a bathing suit to wear underneath the neoprene pants on the river and for the sauna, as well as a towel and change of clothing

Customer reviews

Overall rating

5 /5

based on 19 reviews

Review summary

  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.9/5

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GetYourGuide traveler – GermanyAugust 7, 2022  – Verified booking
Super tolles Erlebnis. Uns hat es sehr viel Spaß gemacht. Sehr sicheres Rafting für Beginner. Es hat viel Spaß gemacht. Sehr fachkundige Guides. Sehr schöner Flusslauf. Es war auch gar nicht so kalt wie erwartet. Hinterher kann man sich aufwärmen in der Sauna oder im Hot Tub .Oder etwas essen
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Katja – GermanyAugust 3, 2023  – Verified booking
Super netten Guide. Alles war hervorragend geplant und wir wurden gut ausgestattet. Die Tour hat uns (2Erwachsene + 2 Kinder 10+12) super viel Spaß gemacht. Die Gruppen für das Boot wurden gut zusammen gestellt, sodass wir noch mit einer weiteren Familie zusammen führen. Während der Tour hat uns unserer Guide viel über Island erzählt. Es war eine tolle bleibende Erinnerung. Fotos wurden vom Veranstalter gemacht, mussten aber zusätzlich erworben werden. Hat sich aber gelohnt😄
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Christoph – DenmarkAugust 1, 2023  – Verified booking
Great fun with engaged guides. The river itself is not very challenging with respect to river rafting. If you are freezing easily or do this in cold weather, make sure to bring something to wear under the provided wetsuit. Most of the fun activities involve jumping into the water (cliff jump, hopping off the raft etc.) and you will get wet!
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Product ID: 406884

Activity provider:Arctic Rafting

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