Great Geysir

Halló, this is Iceland on the Foursquare. Welcome to my Geysir. I know it is sleeping, but all the geysers in the world are named after it, so please show some respect and try not to fall into it. Watch out for Strokkur. It is not not sleeping.

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Righi Travel Like a Local

Part of the infamous Golden Circle , this Geysir park is exploited to the max for mass tourism . If you want to enjoy it in peace (assuming it's summer) visit it at midnight for a unique experience. Read more

Iceland

This is my Geysir. I know it is sleeping, and my Strokkur is erupting more right now (but all the geysers in the world are named after it, so please show some respect and try not to fall into it).

Murat

Part of a Golden Circle Tour . It is strickingly amazing. Be careful, it is 80-100 degrees, and don't step on anywhere other than designated walking pavement. It is really hot!

Majed Alashari

Amazing Geysir & the most beautiful geysir in Iceland. Water explosion is every 2 minutes so prepare your camera to take a nice picture.

Soumyanjalee Mahapatra

Nature can be so phenomenal!!! This place is definitely a crowd puller.. loved the experience of the geysir shooting up.. red soil.. boiling water.. had never imagined such things could be real..

BestTraveller

Amazing !!! Geysir explosion period is 3 minutes. Get ready for a perfect shot . Visit for free. A big mall near it.

Christian K.

The city of Geysir names it - so make sure you plan to see this amazing natural spectacle

Leonidas M.

One of the most important attractions of the Golden Circle . Stokkur pops every 5-6 minutes.. In the opposite side there is a touristy coffee-restaurant and some gift shops . Too expensive though.

Rory Parness

Open Google Maps directly from Foursquare and the GPS coordinates will lead you right to the empty parking lot

Noura Sayed

Wait 2-3 mins for the small geysir eruption , nice to see the larger dormant geyser too! (P.S. smells like eggs ????)

Jordan Kong

Enjoy a fancy lunch at the visitor center bistro . They source all ingredients locally! (and the dining room is gorgeous.)

MV

He was asleep in June '16, but his smaller brother Strokkur did entertain us with frequent beautiful eruptions

Magaly

Once you see the Geysir, have a walk around and look for the gnomo!!

Meg Lewis

The most heavily tourist populated of the Golden Circle attractions . Be prepared to share the view with many others in the Summer.

Q

Bring some eggs , cook it in the Getsir and kicked out :)

Thiago Maia

What an amazing experience. Get your cameras up and if you have slow motion, this is the best time to use

Cian Mac Mahon

One of the best tourist centres I've ever seen. The geyser itself erupts pretty regularly, you should expect a big crowd.

Evgeny Vasilets

Great photos, but overcrowded. Its better to visit this attraction at night, especially during summer

Paul Brown

This place is a must and free to go the geyser Erups very frequently which is just stunning

Trond Enger

Geysir! Go to the top of the hill for a great view .

George M.

Frequent eruptions (every 2-8 minutes)! Truly unique experience. Don't get too close and careful not to slip on the ice!

Dan Castellano

Patience my friend, the Geysir blows once every 5 or so minutes like clockwork

Derek Kan

Cool watching the steam rise from the earth. Eat at the cafe for lunch not the hamburger joint

Marianne Petty

Amazing to see, slightly hard to remain on your feet on a cold, windy day but well worth the effort.

Lisa Starbucks

Don't stop at the small little hot springs , that not where the big show is. You need to walk further up!

Maggie MacG

Great stop between Thingvellir and Gullfoss.

Nur Öksüz Aydın

It was amazing experience to see exploding geysirs!

Kristen R

Expensive but delicious lunch with a view . Easy walk to geysers and there's no charge!

Ronald DL

Get your camera ready for that perfect shot .

Andrew Talaga

Stukkor geyser was erupting every 7 minutes - get your video camera ready!

Michelle

Hike up the trail to see an amazing view of the valley

adriana castro

I hope you are lucky and patient to se one “erupt ” they are magnificent

Tom Coates

It was a bit of a rainy day, but honestly mostly it was a couple of acres of smelly steaming pools. The geysir that erupts is sufficiently fun to make it a worthwhile trip despite the tourist horde

hiryati sanusi

geysir spits out every five minutes or more. if u r lucky, it spits 3 times at one

Александра Молокостова

Amazing sight, but to many people here. Get here at night

Greg S.

It's odd to me that all of the pictures of Geysir on 4Sq are actually of Strokkur ; Geysir hasn't erupted in years.

Maggie MacG

Must stop and visit the mother of all geysirs.

S P

Nice to walk around!

Andrew S

Hike to the top of the mountain for great views .

Amy Chen

A bit touristy but awesome to see the geyser go off.

M C

Come with light so you can apreciate the hole show

Justin

Definitely worth a trip, nature at its most amazing

Jonathan Percy

While Geysir is pretty much dormant these days, make sure to check out the smaller Strokkur which erupts regularly every 4-8 minutes.

Ansell

Erupts every 5-10 mins.

Jack Curry

Bring a raincoat & stand downwind of the geysir when it erupts . Epic.

Natalya

Explodes every 5 minutes. The food court is insanity...no organization , people pushing, can't find trays. Lines are too long when you have a bus to catch.

Colton Groves

Come earlier in the morning. Not as many tourists !

Jim C

There is now a 600KR charge now to go to the hot springs . Have some cash handy.

Carl Griffin

A true spectacle of nature.

Nick Pittoni

incredible place

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Strokkur and its surrounding areas regularly attracts tourists to view the geyser, as it is one of very few natural geysers to erupt frequently and reliably. - Tansu

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