3 Day South Iceland - PRIVATE TOUR (Golden Circle & South Coast)

Day 1 · Golden Circle

1. 1

   Thingvellir

   1 h 30 min

   In 930 the Icelandic Parliament, the first democracy in the world, was established at Thingvellir. Thingvellir became a World Heritage Site in 2004. We walk to Öxarárfoss waterfall.

2. 2

   Geysir

   one hour

   The geyser Geysir itself erupts boiling water up to 70 meters, but is almost inactive. Strokkur, only few meters apart from Geyser, erupts on average every 4 minutes.

3. 3

   Gullfoss Falls

   one hour

   Enjoy the view from above and walk down the path to get close to the powerful waterfall.

4. 4

   Fridheimar

   1 h 30 min

   At Friðheimar greenhouse, tomatoes are cultivated, using geothermal heat and geothermally generated electricity. With a tropical climate inside, they have opened a restaurant, right there in the tomato field. The main ingredients in their menu are, of course, tomatoes grown there. This is a very rare and unique lunch experience.

5. 5

   Secret Lagoon - Gamla Laugin

   1 h 30 min

   Secret Lagoon is a natural geothermal bath, where you bath in raw nature and relax at the end of the day.

Lunch at Friðheimar Greenhouse included.

Overnight near Hvolsvöllur.

Day 2 · South Coast

1. 1

   Seljalandsfoss

   one hour

   Seljalandsfoss waterfall is 60 m high, and is one of few in the world where you can easily walk and experience it from behind.

2. 2

   Skogafoss

   one hour

   Skógafoss is the most famous waterfall in Iceland.

3. 3

   Solheimajokull Glacier

   1 h 30 min

   Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier, flowing out of the ice cap Mýrdalsjökull. Underneath Mýrdalsjökull is the famous volcano Katla.

4. 4

   Dyrholaey

   one hour

   At Dyrhólaey there is an amazing view of the south coast landscape and black beaches.

5. 5

   Reynisfjara Beach

   one hour

   The black beach was, in 1991, ranked as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world. On the beach there are the remarkable basalt columns. Reynisdrangar is a seastack, a geological formation made by wave erosion of surrounding material.

6. 6

   Vik

   one hour

   We stop at Vík village before going to the accommodation.

Overnight near Höfn

Day 3 · South Coast to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

1. 1

   Skaftafell National Park

   2 hours

   In Skaftafell we hike to the beautiful Svartifoss, in English, the Black Waterfall. Svartifoss cascades about 20 m (65 ft) down a beautiful cliff, made of hexagonal black basalt columns.

2. 2

   Jokulsarlon

   one hour

   Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon is a beautiful lagoon in front of a calving glacier. We will enjoy the amazing view of floating icebergs in a lagoon and walk between them at the black beach, which is sometimes referred to The Diamond Beach.

3. 3

   Fjallsarlon Iceberg Lagoon

   one hour

   Fjallsárlón is another beautiful glacier lagoon, in front of a calving glacier. The glacier is an outlet glacier from Vatnajökull that flows down a steep valley until it reaches the lagoon. Ice breaks off the glacier and floats around in the water, creating beautiful scenery.

4. 4

   Diamond Beach

   30 min

   Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon is a beautiful lagoon in front of a calving glacier. We will enjoy the amazing view of floating icebergs in a lagoon and walk between them at the black beach, which is sometimes referred to The Diamond Beach.

5. 5

   Fjadrargljufur Canyon

   45 min

   Fjarðargljúfur canyon is a beautiful canyon carved and formed by glacial river during the termination of the last ice age, about 9.000 years ago. The canyon is about 100 m deep and 2 km long. Fjarðárgljúfur became world famous after appearing in one of Justin Bieber´s music video.