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South Coast of Iceland Tour: Explore Glaciers, Waterfalls & Black Beaches
4.8
92 Ratings
Reykjavík
Embark on a thrilling tour of Iceland’s South Coast and immerse yourself in the country’s stunning natural beauty. Explore glaciers, waterfalls, and black sand beaches on this guided minibus day tour from Reykjavik.
Embark on a thrilling tour of Iceland’s South Coast and immerse yourself in the country’s stunning natural beauty. Explore glaciers, waterfalls, and black sand beaches on this guided minibus day tour from Reykjavik.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Seljalandsfoss - This falls, which is over sixty metres tall, tumbles from a cliff that curves inwards; this means when there is no ice on the ground you can walk behind it, allowing for some excellent photographs.
- Seljalandsfoss - This falls, which is over sixty metres tall, tumbles from a cliff that curves inwards; this means when there is no ice on the ground you can walk behind it, allowing for some excellent photographs.
What's Included
- Tour exclusively on a minibus
- Pickup and drop-off from designated bus stops & hotels
- Live commentary on board
- Professional local driver-guide
- Tour exclusively on a minibus
- Pickup and drop-off from designated bus stops & hotels
- Live commentary on board
- Professional local driver-guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Embark on a journey of incredible natural beauty on Iceland’s South Coast, an area renowned for its diverse landscapes. Discover icy glaciers, towering cliffs, mighty waterfalls, and unique black sand beaches. Benefit from the knowledge of your local guide as you travel the region in a minibus on a day trip from Reykjavik.
Set off eastwards from…
Embark on a journey of incredible natural beauty on Iceland’s South Coast, an area renowned for its diverse landscapes. Discover icy glaciers, towering cliffs, mighty waterfalls, and unique black sand beaches. Benefit from the knowledge of your local guide as you travel the region in a minibus on a day trip from Reykjavik.
Set off eastwards from Reykjavik across the southern coastline, your initial stops are the stunning Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss waterfalls.
Continue to Reynisfjara, a black sand beach at the southernmost tip of Iceland. Here, marvel at the vast basalt columns and perhaps explore the sea caves if the tide is favorable.
Your next destination is Vik, a quaint seaside village recognized for its basalt sea stacks. According to local lore, these structures are petrified trolls who were transformed into stone while frolicking in the waves.
Wrap up your day with a stop at the spectacular Solheimajokull glacier before heading back to Reykjavik where you will be dropped off at your starting point.
- Solid, warm waterproof shoes as well as warm rain- and wind-proof outdoor clothing is recommended. For the best comfort we recommend having mittens and hat even in the summer season
- The tour operator reserves the right to delay, alter, or cancel the tour due to weather or any other unsafe conditions for the safety of the clients. If canceled due to unsafe conditions, you will be given the option of an alternative date or a full refund
- A maximum of 19 passengers (no big buses!)
- Please note: due to the driving restrictions in Reykjavík, we cannot guarantee a hotel pickup from all hotels. In case your hotel is located in the restricted area, we will ask you to meet us at a designated bus stop, which is never more than few minutes walking distance.
- Please notify us in case you want us to provide a child seat / in case you are travelling with service animal.
Location
Bus Terminal Reykjavík
Vatnsmýrarvegur
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(92 Ratings)
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4laurelp
Aug 2, 2024
Guides very knowledgeable and accommodating - Two tours - South Coast and Golden Circle. Both Joanna and Gummi are amazing!
Highly recommend both tours for their knowledge of the land and sites
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Natalierp7977te
Nov 29, 2023
South coast of Iceland including waterfalls and diamond beach - Ian was an amazing tour guide, had some fantastic stories and taught us so much about Iceland, would highly recommend. Ian gave us tips on what else to do in the city. The tour itself was spectacular, seeing Diamond beach took my breath away, I didn’t want to leave. The waterfall in the dark was also one not to be missed!
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Debbie
Jul 23, 2023
Lupins and wild flowers on South Coast tour - This is the 4th time I've used this company. I wanted to see Lupins growing wild and what a tour this was! 10 days ago they were perfection and Gummi, our guide, let us photo every single flower (to exaggerate a bit!) To see this area in the summer is totally different to winter (which I love too.) Grass, wild flowers....and lupins! Helped by warm sunshine! Small minibus so we went to places that I hadn't seen before. The scenery is fascinating and beautiful. We never felt rushed, indeed we had time to watch the puffins.
Don't hesitate, this is a great trip with the greatest local guide and a thank you to Clare for sorting out my booking.
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Scp1939
Jun 9, 2023
Great day with our guide Gummi - We spent a wonderful day with Gummi on the South Coast tour. I went with my daughter and 3 grandchildren. Gummi was very patient with the grandchildren allowing them plenty of time to explore the many waterfalls. We greatly appreciated his extensive knowledge of the geography and history of Iceland. He made the trip special.
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Z4500nkpaulj
May 24, 2023
Takk for turen - Amazing tour. It is definitely for those who are more outgoing and spontaneous. Ian's inputs were also certainly valuable. Thank you.
I highly recommend this.
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Hockeymom1827
Apr 15, 2023
The best of the best of Iceland with this company - Gummi is the most amazing guide. We have traveled quite a bit and been on many tours. This ranks up there as the best of the best. First, we left at 7:30 am and didn’t arrive home until after 11:00 pm. There were only 3 of us —my husband, me and a new friend from South Africa.
Over 500+ miles and nearly 16 hours of touring, we learned about the volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, bridges, flooding, the Vikings, waterfalls (foss), the geothermal power plants, the people, the Sagas / history, each other, the legends and folklore, the swimming pools, and the list goes on! We ate lunch and dinner, had hot chocolate, and finished with ice cream as a night cap. And we saw the sites—so many with each one better than the next! I was on sensory overload because everywhere we stopped, there was something even more unbelievable to see, hear, smell and touch.
What made it the best was Gummi—his knowledge of everything Iceland is simply amazing. His stories kept us captivated. After 21 years as a tour guide, it shows through the experience he gave us. When we come back, we will do another tour with this company and Gummi.
Thank you, Gummi—you went above and beyond and we appreciated it! Thanks for giving us a truly inside view of your beautiful country.
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Barcelona2905
Sep 17, 2022
Amazing experiences, comfortable ride, and the best guide ever - Most of the tour companies take people to the same sites. The landscape is spectacular all along the southern coast. Trond, our guide for this day trip, is what set this apart from other tours. His wittiness, down-to-earth practicality, patience, directness, and range of personal experience elevated the experience from beautiful scenery to an incredible trip all around.
While all of the stops were amazing (waterfalls! glaciers!), our personal favorite was Reynisfjara, the black sand beach. Incredible!
Booking was easy, as was the pick up process. My sister and I highly recommend this tour company and this specific tour.
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Reneerprieur
Sep 20, 2024
Challenging - Rakel was awesome! The weather not so much. It put a damper on the trip but we made the most of it. something you can't control. Rakel kept us safe and informed throughout the day.
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Steven_q
Nov 13, 2022
Our guide was lovely with... - Our guide was lovely with many facts and stories to tell…HOWEVER-people sitting in the back of the van could NOT hear her at all. She tried to change microphones, but they did not work well enough. 2 seats were broken as well making for uncomfortable travel for some passengers. A tour the day before had microphones working just fine. (different company). Please fix the microphones and seats for others.
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Junep139
Oct 1, 2023
The worst tour I've ever been on - Was looking forward to this but it started badly and got worse wholly because of the tour guide, and I use that term loosely. His name was Oli and he messed up pick ups, hadn't charged his headset and when he eventually did charge it up only used it once to give us some very brief, useless information. Hi didn't mention seat belt safety, he didn't get out and open and close the door he expected my son to do it for him. We learned absolutely nothing from this 'taxi driver' despite booking a guided tour. The plus side, he got us to our destinations on time. The van was just that a minivan not a tour bus, the seat belts were stiff and the van rattled. The windows were full of condensation so we couldn't see out anyway. The worst part was at the glacier when 2 of the 8 of us decided to stay in the van. He opened his driver's door and took a piss outside the front of the van rather than go and walk to the toilets. He did actually say 'I'm leaving the door open because I have to take a leak'...I was speechless. Disgraceful, lazy driver who knew nothing at all. I will never use this company again. Instead I will use Nice travel who were brilliant on the Golden circle tour. Avoid this company at all costs.
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