{"id":4527,"date":"2024-10-05T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T12:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/cruise-ship-tour\/tour-page-to-copy-partner-operated-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T13:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T13:01:14","slug":"half-day-combo-godafoss-laufas-christmas-house","status":"publish","type":"cruise-ship-tour","link":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/cruise-ship-tour\/half-day-combo-godafoss-laufas-christmas-house\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Combo Go\u00f0afoss, Lauf\u00e1s &amp; The Christmas house&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4527\" data-postid=\"4527\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4527 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_wi30656 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1bs5268 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a6yo088   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">This tour is operated by our partner<br \/>The Traveling Viking<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coach Tour<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price 15000 ISK per person<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Go\u00f0afoss Waterfall<br \/>&#8211; Lauf\u00e1s Turfhouse museum<br \/>&#8211; Local stories &amp; fairy tales<br \/>&#8211; The Magical house of Christmas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available from mid-May to mid-September<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Duration 4 hours.<br \/>&#8211; Pickup time 20 minutes before tour start.<br \/>&#8211; This tour scheduled for cruise ship passengers only.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Attention!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>&#8211; Let us know if car seat for child\/children is needed\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; Infants are not allowed to sit on laps while driving<br \/>&#8211; If there is any disability that we need to know of.<br \/>&#8211; Not wheelchair accessible<br \/>\u2013 When you book shore excursion for cruise ship passengers, we take full responsibility if the ship cancels port or changes schedule within 24-hours due to weather conditions.<br \/>\u2013 Otherwise our general 24-hours cancellation policy is valid.<br \/>\u2013 We reschedule the tour or refund if rescheduling is not doable.\u00a0<br \/>\u2013 If the cruise ship is delayed then we adjust our departure time and we make sure that we will be back to cruise port before cruise ship closes for boarding.\u00a0<br \/>\u2013 If you book our scheduled tours designed for hotel pickup, then we don\u2019t take any responsibility regarding refunds in case of cruise ship cancelling within 24-hours or delays arrival or if the tour is not finished before cruise ship departure.\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2013 There can be more than one start time due to multiple cruise ships docking on same day and it is your responsibility to choose the correct start time. 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We don&#8217;t take any responsibility to get customers back in time for cruise departure if wrong start time is booked!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Included<br \/><\/strong>&#8211; Free WiFi on board<br \/>&#8211; Guide<br \/>&#8211; Parking and entrance fees<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; During our tour we take break for refreshments at caf\u00e9 or restaurant<br \/>&#8211; Refreshments are not incl. in tour price.<br \/>&#8211; We might change the order of stops on our tour due to weather and traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We recommend bringing!<br \/><\/strong>&#8211; Warm clothing (wind\/waterproof coat and trousers).<br \/>&#8211; Base layers over wintertime (merino wool or similar).<br \/>&#8211; Good trainers or hiking boots.<br \/>&#8211; Water bottle.<br \/>&#8211; And of course good mood.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_mulx686 last\">\n                    <!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_uci845 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/widgets.bokun.io\/assets\/javascripts\/apps\/build\/BokunWidgetsLoader.js?bookingChannelUUID=678f01d6-b02c-4984-8012-18eab846cb2c\" async><\/script>\n     \n    <div class=\"bokunWidget\" data-src=\"https:\/\/widgets.bokun.io\/online-sales\/678f01d6-b02c-4984-8012-18eab846cb2c\/experience-calendar\/9437\"><\/div>\n    <noscript>Please enable javascript in your browser to book<\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_n9ju808   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>We cannot offer discount on partner operated tours!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We only accept payment with MasterCard &amp; Visa<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vwvp650 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_p87i616 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_je7h009   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4><strong>Tour Description!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This one of a kind tour is perfect for those looking for a shorter day tour option. We begin this tour with a visit to the beautiful waterfall Go\u00f0afoss.\u00a0<br \/>Your guide will tell you everything you want to know about the Icelanders,\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1kwt880 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tndw085   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><br \/>their heritage, their humor, the local area, and answer any questions you may have.After exploring the waterfall we drive to the Old Turf house <strong>Laufas<\/strong>\u00a0and then to the\u00a0<strong>Magical House of Christmas<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>A great tour for families.<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_qhj7603 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_szx4603 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p26a149   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1630 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Go\u00f0afoss<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Go\u00f0afoss is in the glacial river Skj\u00e1lfandaflj\u00f3t and is one of Iceland\u00b4s great waterfalls.<\/p>\n<p>Go\u00f0afoss plays a large part in Icelandic history.<br \/>The legend tells of a local chieftain \u00deorgeir, who threw statues of the pagan gods into a waterfall after the nation became Christians.<\/p>\n<p>The name Go\u00f0afoss means waterfall of the gods.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ay4h836 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ptx6836 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_u3np945   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4634 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/laufas-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/laufas-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/laufas-1.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Lauf\u00e1s\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lauf\u00e1s in Eyjafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is located by the estuary of the river Fnj\u00f3sk\u00e1.<br \/>The old farm is a good example of a wealthy vicarage in earlier times.<\/p>\n<p>The house is a turf-clad timber building, has a history that goes back to the Middle-Ages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The house that stands now was built between 1860 \u2013 1877. The house is a good example of how Icelander\u00b4s built their homes using local materials that were available.<\/p>\n<p>The Old Farmhouse at Lauf\u00e1s was last inhabited in 1936. <br \/>In 1948 the National Museum took the old house under protection and since then it has been a museum. <br \/>As you walk around the many rooms and passageways you will see artifacts originally from the Lauf\u00e1s household and neighboring farms. The artifacts on display give visitors a good idea of how Icelanders lived until the early 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>In the church at Lauf\u00e1s is a pulpit from the year 1698. <br \/>However the church itself is from 1865. <br \/>The church is very traditional of many Icelandic churches and like most Icelandic churches it is a humble and beautiful building.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_n5an603 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_iqcx603 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rfrj203   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4632 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1-300x186.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1-1024x635.webp 1024w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1-768x476.webp 768w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1.webp 1470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Christmas House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Christmas House (J\u00f3lah\u00fasi\u00f0) is open all year round.<\/p>\n<p>This magical house and garden looks like it came straight from a book of fairy tales.<\/p>\n<p>Outside in the garden there are plenty of hidden things for you to find and enjoy! Upon entering the Christmas House you are greeted with the warmth of a log fire, and Christmas songs, and the scents of the festive season even in the middle of summer.<\/p>\n<p>Try to find the Icelandic Yule lad\u00b4s troll mother Gr\u00fdla hidden in her cave.<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas House is a magical place to visit, all year round. 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We schedule start times approximately 1-hour after cruises are scheduled to arrive. We don't take any responsibility to get customers back in time for cruise departure if wrong start time is booked!\u00a0<\/p> <p><strong>Included<br \/><\/strong>- Free WiFi on board<br \/>- Guide<br \/>- Parking and entrance fees<\/p> <p><strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>- During our tour we take break for refreshments at caf\u00e9 or restaurant<br \/>- Refreshments are not incl. in tour price.<br \/>- We might change the order of stops on our tour due to weather and traffic.<\/p> <p><strong>We recommend bringing!<br \/><\/strong>- Warm clothing (wind\/waterproof coat and trousers).<br \/>- Base layers over wintertime (merino wool or similar).<br \/>- Good trainers or hiking boots.<br \/>- Water bottle.<br \/>- And of course good mood.<\/p>\n<noscript>Please enable javascript in your browser to book<\/noscript>\n<p><strong>We cannot offer discount on partner operated tours!<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>We only accept payment with MasterCard &amp; Visa<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tour Description!<\/strong><\/h4> <p>This one of a kind tour is perfect for those looking for a shorter day tour option. We begin this tour with a visit to the beautiful waterfall Go\u00f0afoss.\u00a0<br \/>Your guide will tell you everything you want to know about the Icelanders,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><br \/>their heritage, their humor, the local area, and answer any questions you may have.After exploring the waterfall we drive to the Old Turf house <strong>Laufas<\/strong>\u00a0and then to the\u00a0<strong>Magical House of Christmas<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>A great tour for families.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/godafoss-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Go\u00f0afoss<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Go\u00f0afoss is in the glacial river Skj\u00e1lfandaflj\u00f3t and is one of Iceland\u00b4s great waterfalls.<\/p> <p>Go\u00f0afoss plays a large part in Icelandic history.<br \/>The legend tells of a local chieftain \u00deorgeir, who threw statues of the pagan gods into a waterfall after the nation became Christians.<\/p> <p>The name Go\u00f0afoss means waterfall of the gods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/laufas-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/laufas-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/laufas-1.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Lauf\u00e1s\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> <p>Lauf\u00e1s in Eyjafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is located by the estuary of the river Fnj\u00f3sk\u00e1.<br \/>The old farm is a good example of a wealthy vicarage in earlier times.<\/p> <p>The house is a turf-clad timber building, has a history that goes back to the Middle-Ages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <p>The house that stands now was built between 1860 \u2013 1877. The house is a good example of how Icelander\u00b4s built their homes using local materials that were available.<\/p> <p>The Old Farmhouse at Lauf\u00e1s was last inhabited in 1936. <br \/>In 1948 the National Museum took the old house under protection and since then it has been a museum. <br \/>As you walk around the many rooms and passageways you will see artifacts originally from the Lauf\u00e1s household and neighboring farms. The artifacts on display give visitors a good idea of how Icelanders lived until the early 20th century.<\/p> <p>In the church at Lauf\u00e1s is a pulpit from the year 1698. <br \/>However the church itself is from 1865. <br \/>The church is very traditional of many Icelandic churches and like most Icelandic churches it is a humble and beautiful building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1-300x186.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1-1024x635.webp 1024w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1-768x476.webp 768w, https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/jolahusid-1.webp 1470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Christmas House<\/strong><\/p> <p>The Christmas House (J\u00f3lah\u00fasi\u00f0) is open all year round.<\/p> <p>This magical house and garden looks like it came straight from a book of fairy tales.<\/p> <p>Outside in the garden there are plenty of hidden things for you to find and enjoy! Upon entering the Christmas House you are greeted with the warmth of a log fire, and Christmas songs, and the scents of the festive season even in the middle of summer.<\/p> <p>Try to find the Icelandic Yule lad\u00b4s troll mother Gr\u00fdla hidden in her cave.<\/p> <p>The Christmas House is a magical place to visit, all year round. Every corner is filled with Christmas magic so take your time to look around.<\/p> <p>Next to the Christmas house is a wonderful shop where you can sample local jams or buy a souvenir to take home.\u00a0<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cruise-ship-tour\/4527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cruise-ship-tour"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cruise-ship-tour"}],"version-history":[{"count":197,"href":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cruise-ship-tour\/4527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7743,"href":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cruise-ship-tour\/4527\/revisions\/7743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icelandeverywhere.is\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}