Reykjavik City Walking Tour
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Reykjavik City Walking Tour
By Reykjavik Sightseeing
Recommended by 93% of travellers
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Reykjavik often serves as a base from which to explore Iceland’s natural attractions, but the capital also holds wonders of its own. On this walking tour, explore the city streets and see sides of Reykjavik many visitors miss. With all entrance fees included and your guide leading the way, there’s no need for a map—take in sights including Harpa Concert Hall, Hallgrímskirkja Church, and Thingholt.
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RM 229.36
from per adult
RM 229.36
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Ages 0-99, max of 12 per group
Duration: 2h 30m
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Highlights
- Get to know Reykjavik on foot, with your guide leading the way
- See top attractions: Harpa Concert Hall and Einar Jónsson's statue garden
- Visit the Hallgrímskirkja Church bell tower, with entrance fees included
- Panoramic views across the city
- Guide
What's not included- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Meet your guide in downtown Reykjavik, and then set off into the city to begin your walking tour. First, visit Hallgrímskirkja Church—a landmark on the Reykjavik skyline. Climb to the top of the bell tower and admire sweeping views over the red rooftops to Faxaflói Bay and beyond, while your guide sheds light on the capital’s layout. Next, head to Einar Jónsson's statue garden. Here, gain insight into the myths and legends of the Norse gods. Stroll along the lanes of Thingholt and visit Reykjavik City Pond—where ducks, geese, and swans paddle in the shallows. Take in city attractions including Harpa Concert Hall, the harbor, cathedral, parliament building, and other highlights. Enjoy fine views across the bay to Mt. Esja, and finish your tour in central Reykjavik.
- Departure details
- Hallgrimskirkja, Hallgrímstorg 1, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Our tour departs daily from Hallgrímskirkja Church in Reykjavik. Please be there no later than 10 minutes before your departure time.
Return details- Old Harbour Souvenirs, Geirsgata 5c, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 35149P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with Reykjavik City Walking Tour?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:Discover and book Reykjavik City Walking Tour on Tripadvisor
- How much is Reykjavik City Walking Tour?
- Reykjavik City Walking Tour price starts from RM 231.07. Discover and book Reykjavik City Walking Tour on Tripadvisor
- What is the Reykjavik City Walking Tour cancellation policy?
- Reykjavik City Walking Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Reykjavik City Walking Tour on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Reykjavik City Walking Tour?
- Reykjavik City Walking Tour is hosted by Reykjavik Sightseeing. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Reykjavik Sightseeing on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Reykjavik City Walking Tour on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 35149P4
Itinerary
- You'll start atHallgrimskirkjaHallgrímstorg 1, 101 Reykjavík, IcelandOur tour departs daily from Hallgrímskirkja Church in Reykjavik. Please be there no later than 10 minutes before your departure time.See address & details
- 1HallgrimskirkjaStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 2Reykjavík's City HallStop: 30 minutesSee details
- 3AlþingishúsiðStop: 30 minutesSee details
- 4Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference CentreStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 5DomkirkjanStop: 10 minutesSee details
- You'll end atOld Harbour SouvenirsGeirsgata 5c, 101 Reykjavík, IcelandSee address & details
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tarajabbari
Washington DC, DC78 contributions
Dec 2022
I went in the winter where it is dark till 11:30-3 and nothing really opens until 12 pm. So I decided to take this tour that starts at 10 am. Our guide was very knowledgable and loved his city and welcomed any questions. I learned a lot and I did this on my first full day so I got a sense of where things are and what to do. Highly recommend!
Written 17 December 2022
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Ashton S
Atlanta, GA1 contribution
Would highly recommend this tour. Not overly strenuous. The tour lasted ~1.5 hours. Our guide was Tómas and he was great. He lived his entire life here minus 1 year and studied history at the university. Super knowledgeable and he had a few jokes 🤣. Also he had great recommendations at the end. This is why I would recommend the tour at the beginning of your trip so you have time to do some of the recommendations. The tour is free, but donations are welcome. The tour was so great it was worth every bit of a generous donation.
Written 27 June 2021
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Logan
3 contributions
Oct 2021
Small group with an intimate feel. We had a younger guide who was very personable and informative. This tour gave us a good feel for the city centre, and how to find nightlife, food, drink, etc. After this tour, we didn't need a map. A lot of information that was very interesting.
Written 14 October 2021
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Airport D
Thank you Logan for taking time in writing us a review.
Reykjavik City is worth to explore with a local and we think you made a very good decision by booking this activity. We are happy to see it did not disappoint you and you got the chance have a better feeling of how life in Reykjavik is on a daily basis.
Written 20 October 2021
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Renee F
Ridgefield, CT6 contributions
Jul 2022
We did the small group walking tour - our guide Sana??(sp) was fantastic! She was funny, engaging, and provided a great insight into life in Reykjavik. The smaller group (10 people) allowed us time to ask a variety of questions and made the tour more personable. Highly recommend!!
Written 11 July 2022
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Airport D
Thank you for writing us this review.
We are happy to see you enjoyed the walk around the city and we hope you will visit us again.
Written 27 July 2022
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Kathy T
85 contributions
Nov 2021 • Friends
Excellent! I highly recommend this tour! If you want to familiarize yourself with the city, learn about the city’s history, in the city’s history, and get a little exercise…then this is the perfect tour! Our guide Erik was AWESOME! He was engaging, funny, and full of information. He made the tour a lot of fun…and they only ask for a donation at the end of what you thought it was worth. A great activity to do when in Reykjavik!
Written 19 November 2021
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Airport D
Thank you Kathy for taking time in writing us this review! We are happy to see you got the best out of this tour and you enjoyed your Reykjavik experience.
Written 24 November 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Nimmy37
Chester, UK270 contributions
Amazing place. Such lovely painted buildings and the cathedral was an impressive centrepiece. Rainbow road was great and the Viking sculpture on the sea front was impressive. Lucky to see the Christmas decorations as we
Visited January 2nd and also the Christmas cat who fortunately didn’t eat us. Great shops and places to eat. Inside the cathedral is worth a visit as the organ is huge. Good to walk in daylight and at night as different experience.
Visited January 2nd and also the Christmas cat who fortunately didn’t eat us. Great shops and places to eat. Inside the cathedral is worth a visit as the organ is huge. Good to walk in daylight and at night as different experience.
Written 29 January 2022
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Airport D
We couldn't describe the city tour better! Thank you for choosing us to be part of this experience and we hope Reykjavik impressed you enough to come back and visit again.
Be careful with the Christmas cat, you never know!
Written 4 February 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Trail560652
Goffstown, NH86 contributions
Luca was absolutely AMAZING! We booked this tour months in advance and Luca reached out to make sure we that we were all set and if we had any questions to let him know. The tour was on our first day and very of our stay. Luca is very detailed, not rushed but went at a great pace! He brought us local food, drink and sweat treat to try.
I would highly recommend Luca. We even have reservations for one of the restaurants he suggested.
I would highly recommend Luca. We even have reservations for one of the restaurants he suggested.
Written 25 September 2021
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Airport D
Thank you kindly for taking time in writing us a review.
We are very happy you had the chance to discover Reykjavik through our walking tour and that you enjoyed it.
Hope you now have more reasons to come back and visit Reykjavik or Iceland again
Written 4 October 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
aliceknoxxy
Solihull, UK29 contributions
Feb 2018 • Family
What a disappointment. This was our first full day in Reykjavik and we had booked this tour to get our bearings and get to know the city. We arrived not just 10 mins early, as requested, but 25 mins early. We waited in the correct location and our tour guide did not arrive. We looked inside the church and all the way around the statue just to be sure, but no. The tour was supposed to depart at 14:00 and we waited until 14:10, but given the very cold weather we did not fancy waiting around any longer. I have been on many walking tours, most of them free, and have never been let down in this way. Very frustrating as we could have spent our limited time in Iceland on another tour or activity.
Written 21 February 2018
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lanty2017
Minneapolis, MN1 contribution
Nov 2017 • Couples
We just got back from Iceland, and this was supposed to be the first day tour of our trip. But the tour operator didn't show up. We were at the church on 1:45pm (there was a family there 1:30pm for the same tour), and we waited until 2:45pm....In between, we called Reykjavik Sightseeing for 5 times and they was not able to locate the tour operator of that day (Unbelievable!!!!!)...I have to request refund through Viator since Reykjavik Sightseeing didn't initially process this booking...My husband and I ended up just walking around the city (relatively small and walkable place) by ourselves....
Written 22 November 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Hi there
Thank you for taking the time to review Reykjavík Sightseeing, despite your review not being in our favor.
To clarify, we are only resellers of the Reykjavík Walking tour tour as there is another company that operates the tour. That being said, we are just as disappointed as you and extremely sorry for this. When you called our office our staff member immediately tried to reach the operators and help you out. We later found out that this was a last minute cancellation, due to unforseen circumstances. We completely understand your frustration. Regarding the refund process, when you book a tour through a third party (e.g. Viator) and the tour is cancelled, you need to contact your booking channel directly to claim a refund. We cannot issue refunds for bookings made through a third party, as we do not have any creditcard details for those customers.
Once again our apologies. We hope that the rest of your Iceland holiday went smoothly.
All the best,
Reykjavík Sightseeing
Written 24 November 2017
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Dave W
Branford, CT158 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
We went on this tour the day we arrived in Reykjavik for our one-week visit to Iceland. It was a great way to get to know the city and get some good recommendations of things to do and places to eat. Our guide was excellent and a great representative of the Icelandic people. Highly recommended.
Written 16 October 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Hi davey314
Thank you so much for the wonderful review. We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour and hope to see you again soon! :-)
All the best,
The Reykjavik Sightseeing team
Written 23 October 2018
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
carino96
Fresno, CA2 contributions
We will be there on June 21'22. At what time does the tour begin?
Thank you.
sonia m
Madrid, Spain1 contribution
Existe posibilidad de Tour VIP en Español en Reykiavik mañana Domingo 21 de Abril 4 adultos y 1 niño de 4 años ?
Muchas gracias
sonia m
Madrid, Spain1 contribution
Hola , somos 4 adultos y un niño de 4 años y mañana Domingo 21 de Abril queremos hacer una visita guiada en Español en Reykiavik .
Hay algún tour guiado mañana en español ?
Muchas gracias
S S
London43 contributions
Can we pay and join on the day? We can't be sure we'll arrive in time so don't want to book in advance just in case our flight is delayed etc. Thanks.
DSNAustin
Austin, TX210 contributions
If you go to the Tourist Information office (where walking tours begin) I'm sure that the guide would be happy for you to join his/her group when the tour begins.
vbddrive
Virginia Beach, VA1,093 contributions
Our guide never showed up at the scheduled point. Unfortunately we didn’t know this 24 hours ahead.
Lisa B
Saratoga Springs, NY4 contributions
Sorry to hear that! Ours ran a bit late, but was very apologetic, and then we were off. I'd be sure to petition for your money back for the tour guide being a no-show.
