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South Iceland: Waterfalls and Black Sand Beach Tour
4.6
237 Ratings
Reykjavík
Embark on a thrilling South Iceland Exploration tour and discover the breathtaking beauty of waterfalls, black sand beaches, and majestic mountains. Explore the dramatic landscapes and learn about notorious volcanoes with an expert guide.
Embark on a thrilling South Iceland Exploration tour and discover the breathtaking beauty of waterfalls, black sand beaches, and majestic mountains. Explore the dramatic landscapes and learn about notorious volcanoes with an expert guide.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Volcano Hekla - Hekla is one of Iceland’s most active volcanoes, and was for centuries believed to be the entrance to hell.
- Skogafoss - Visit Skogafoss waterfall. This is a picturesque 200-foot (60-meter) tall, broad and powerful waterfall, and due to its striking appearance it is frequently used in movies and commercials. You can get close…
- Volcano Hekla - Hekla is one of Iceland’s most active volcanoes, and was for centuries believed to be the entrance to hell.
- Skogafoss - Visit Skogafoss waterfall. This is a picturesque 200-foot (60-meter) tall, broad and powerful waterfall, and due to its striking appearance it is frequently used in movies and commercials. You can get close enough to feel the spray from the falls on your face and, if you like, then climb a stairway leading to the top of the falls allowing you a view from above.
- Black Sand Beach - Stroll along the black sand and pebble beach of Reynisfjara. The beach features stacks of basalt columns that wall off surrounding cliffs scattered with caves. You will be awed by the incredibly powerful waves of the Atlantic ocean crashing on to the shore. Offshore you will see the Reynisdrangar pillars, basalt rock stacks that rise from the sea.
- Vik - Here we stop at a local restaurant for a lunch break at your own expense.
- Volcano Eyjafjallajokull - A volcano / glacier, which gained worldwide attention in 2010 when the ash cloud from an eruption stopped all flight traffic in Europe.
- Solheimajokull Glacier - Short stop by Solheimajokull, an outlet glacier of Myrdalsjokull glacier.
- Seljalandsfoss - Seljalandsfoss is a unique waterfall in that you can actually walk behind it when the weather permits and experience the beauty of this waterfall in a completely new way.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option is selected)
- On-board WiFi
- Professional guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option is selected)
- On-board WiFi
- Professional guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Embark on a discovery trip across the remarkable terrain of Iceland with the South Iceland, Waterfalls and Black Sand Beach Tour. The South Coast is the most level area of Iceland, making it perfect for agriculture, however, it’s also encased in grand mountains, majestic waterfalls like Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss, imposing volcanoes and glaciers, the…
Embark on a discovery trip across the remarkable terrain of Iceland with the South Iceland, Waterfalls and Black Sand Beach Tour. The South Coast is the most level area of Iceland, making it perfect for agriculture, however, it’s also encased in grand mountains, majestic waterfalls like Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss, imposing volcanoes and glaciers, the distinctive Reynisfjara black sand beach, and the powerful sea.
Professional guides will also highlight a number of infamous volcanoes, such as Hekla, Eyjafjallajokull, and Katla.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please dress appropriately for the weather
Location
Bus Stop#15 - Vesturbugt
Mýrargata
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
4.6
(237 Ratings)
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Patrick_o
Feb 5, 2025
This was awesome!... - This was awesome! Obviously you spend a lot of time on the bus, but that’s the perfect time to sleep off your hangover from the night before!
Really though, they schedule the locations well so that you’re never waiting for too long, and the tour guide offers a lot of great facts and information during the drives!
Furthermore, seeing a glacier is incredible. That alone is worth this experience, but the waterfalls are also great.
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Sunil_k
Feb 3, 2025
It was a wonderful way to... - It was a wonderful way to experience the beauty of south coast, and also all the changes in weather. A good footwear, layering of clothes and mental preparedness is highly recommended.
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Jacqueline_s
Jan 23, 2025
Unmissable Tour - It was a large coach, and as we were the last pick up the three of us were unable to sit together, so just be aware this can happen.
However, the guide was very knowledgeable. All the stops were memorable. In my honest opinion, the black beach was overcrowded. However the stop in Vik, meant you could explore the beach with barely anyone else taking a million selfie of themselves!
It's a long drive to and from Reykjavik, but the scenery is spectacular, and you get to see volcanoes and a glacier.
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Sam_b
Jan 23, 2025
Great trip - Really enjoyed this trip. Saw loads of amazing sites. Driver and tour guide friendly. Tour covered so much.
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Ruen_s
Jan 7, 2025
Iceland South Coast Winter Wonderland - This tour was brilliant. From Eyjafjallajökull to Skogafoss to Black Sand Beach to Seljalandsfoss ...all of it was thrilling and driving through the splendid Iceland Winter Snow landscape was like a meditation. The tour guide was super knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. I'm really glad I came to Iceland in the winter and feel lucky to have caught the snow. One downside: the glacier stopoff was cancelled. But it was due to heavy wind and couldn't be helped
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Annakl953oh
Jan 1, 2025
Coast tour - Beautiful experience 31.12.24. Our guide was friendly, energetic, with a great sense of humor. So much fun, delicious hot chocolate. Good organised tour.
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Road759075
Dec 28, 2024
Amazing - Amazing trip, amazing guides with Darren and hekler the driver
Brilliant all round advice, history, culture, safety advice, weather, where to eat, what to see after the tour AND we saw the northern lights on our way back as a total bonus!
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Bethan335
Jan 24, 2025
Great way to visit multiple parts of the south side - Guide was full of information on our journey to the area, lots of bathroom breaks and plenty of time to explore with tips on how to make the fullest of the times at each area. We booked last minute at night for the day after. Glad that we decided to visit the south side of the island. Great for not too active people as most were easily walkable.
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Miranda_e
Feb 12, 2025
Great tour, shame about the issues with the bus and being dumped out somewhere other than our pickup place - The day was very good, tour guide was very helpful although it could be improved. The coach we were on had large cracks all over the windscreen and kept steaming up so the driver had to keep opening the window. This was a mild annoyance but got worse as due to the wet weather, our clothes were wet and we were freezing cold the 2 hour drive home as the window was open. We arrived back late into Reykjavik to be told that the shuttle bus that was meant to take us back to our bus stop wasn’t there. The coach driver did some drop offs and then we got into downtown Reykjavik. It was announced that everyone should get off at that stop. The stop was a 10-15 min walk from our pickup which is not acceptable as we had paid to be picked up and dropped off at our stop. I would recommend the sightseeing tour and guides but the ending left us with a bit of a sour taste. Be aware that the tour is likely to take more than 10 hours (ours was 11) and that you may not get what you pay for when it comes to being dropped back to your accommodation
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Renata_k
Feb 16, 2025
We were looking forward... - We were looking forward to the trip but it didn’t happen. I chose the location from the list, was sent a map with a pin and waited at the location for half an hour, nobody turned up. Rang the operator and found out that they don’t pick up from this location. So why was it listed ? They apparently sent an email with a different location ( that wasn’t listed) but I wasn’t aware as it went to the spam for some reason. After reading it I discovered that part of the address was still the one we waited at and the other part was different so well confusing. Nobody was bothered to even call us and check why we were not present at the other location. To be fair they offered alternative dates but we had something else booked. So if you book contact the operator to double check the location. I’ve contacted Viator and they’ve requested refund but nothing back yet. We were gutted as we loved a Golden Circle trip with the same operator so we booked whilst still on that trip and were expecting another amazing experience.
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