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South Iceland: Waterfalls and Black Sand Beach Tour
4.6
248 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
(248 Ratings)
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Derek_h
Apr 28, 2025
Amazing trip - This was an absolutely fantastic day out, everything about it was amazing. Great tour guide/driver. A must if you are in Iceland.
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Mikegstringer
Apr 25, 2025
100% recommend, good way to make the most of a short visit, family friendly - I can't recommend this tour highly enough. We were in town for a 48-hour "layover" between Canada and Europe and this was an excellent way to make the best of our short time there. Our guide, Darren was friendly, highly knowledgeable, very accomodating and did a great job of pacing out the day. The first and last bus rides of the day are the longest - 1.5 and 2 hours, respectively - and then the rest of the day is shorter drives between amazing landmarks. I recommend the lunch "cafeteria" at the back of the wool clothing store in Vik - expensive (like everything in Iceland) but delicious.
We brought two kids and, with the help of some devices for the longer parts of the drive, they had a great time. Make sure to take advantage of restroom stops whenever available, especially before the long legs of the trip because there are no facilities on the bus.
Weather was uncharacteristically clear for our trip, which made for better sight-seeing. Don't put too much weight on a good or bad weather forecast - things change quickly and are hard to predict in Iceland.
Special short-out to our driver, Yusef, who kept us comfortable on the road!
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Andrew_l
Apr 20, 2025
great day tour - guide was great, very informative, we saw lots of places in iceland.
bus was very clean, and everything was organized.
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99iinak
Apr 20, 2025
Great trip and guide - This tour was really great. Our guide Darren really knew how to make a trip go smooth, was funny and a really good&knowledgeable speaker in general. The places to visit were also amazing
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Izzy
Mar 31, 2025
Perfect tour - This ytour was amazing we saw so many cool things and our guide darren did an excellent job at giving detail into everything, he was also very funny and kind, he did a very good job at making this tour the best. Our driver was also fantastic it was a very comfortable journey.
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K
Mar 25, 2025
This is a MUST! - This is a MUST!
This is a MUST if you are visiting Iceland for the first time. The Waterfalls, Glacier and Black beach were out of this world! Our Tour guide Darren was fantastic! He made the trip extra special with his wonderful and interesting stories. He was highly informative and educational about Iceland with his easy to listen to voice. Great sense of humour too! The bus driver Hermann was a brilliant and safe driver. Don't be put off by the 10 hours as it goes so quickly with all the different stops. Plenty toilet breaks too. Please do yourself a favour and book this as you will not be disappointed!!
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575fannid
Mar 24, 2025
Amazing trip with super guide - We can definitely recommend this trip. We had a really amazing time! Our guide , Karen was the best ( and of course the driver) and shared a lot of interesting information about Iceland and also some personal recommendations and stories as well. We’ve also got to listen some Icelandic music so it was the whole package. Obviously the experience was great, luckily we had a great weather and managed to get a lot of great pictures too with the help of Karen . Thank you !
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Discover49785548472
Feb 27, 2025
Just wow - The scenery, the views and plenty of time at each stop to take in the breath taking views and experiences. The drive was as spectacular as each stop. Daniel the driver and Kristi the tour guide were amazing.
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H2460bfalanm
Apr 20, 2025
South Coast Trip Iceland - Excellent trip with guide Darren and driver Sven (Baer)...sorry about spelling! Guide was excellent mix of informative and entertaining. Really enjoyed listening to him and the time passed quickly between stops. He was strict on time which meant we weren't waiting on other people to get on the bus after visiting a site and it maximised our time at the next location. We would have preferred to spend less time at the shop area and have more time at the glacier or one of the waterfalls. The Glacier was unbelievable and it was much more distinctive because there was no snow around it.
We were planning to begin bringing groups over from Ireland as part of our Geography and Climate Action classrs, however we were disgusted to discover that Iceland still allows whales to be killed and mostly exported (but some are served in restaurants here!). We won;t be involced in future spending of money in this country until this intelligent and majestic creature is properly protected.
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Riosnowie20
Feb 26, 2025
Waterfalls, beach & glacier - This trip was a lot of driving visiting the Southern coast of Iceland. Was sad to hear about the rate the glacier is melting and could possibly not be there at all in the next 10 years! Beautiful waterfalls & great guide.
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