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Experience Iceland's wonders and adventurs like a local...
Trip Code: IT07
Countries Experienced: Iceland
Price From: R 36 800
Trip Type : Professional Journey - Small Group
Visit the most fascinating and scenic highlights of South Iceland on this guided small group tour.
Visit the most fascinating and scenic highlights of South Iceland on this guided small group tour.
This tour is a fantastic introduction into Iceland’s volcanoes and glaciers. Enjoy the knowledge of a professional local guide as you visit unique natural attractions including black sand beaches, hot springs, waterfalls, vast volcanic areas and jagged bird cliffs. You will also a get a chance to sail among icebergs with a guided boat tour on the spectacular Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon and learn about our volcanoes at the LAVA Centre.
This tour is a fantastic introduction into Iceland’s volcanoes and glaciers. Enjoy the knowledge of a professional local guide as you visit unique natural attractions including black sand beaches, hot springs, waterfalls, vast volcanic areas and jagged bird cliffs. You will also a get a chance to sail among icebergs with a guided boat tour on the spectacular Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon and learn about our volcanoes at the LAVA Centre.
Why you will love it
Why you will love it
Visit the “must-see” wonders like the Golden Circle, Skogafoss waterfall, black sand beaches and the Glacier Lagoon.
Sail among the massive floating icebergs at the Glacier Lagoon.
Learn about Iceland’s unique geology at the LAVA Centre.
Discover the breathtakingly beautiful Skaftafell area of Vatnajokull National Park.
Enjoy local experiences such as a visit to a geothermal park and a visit to an Icelandic farm.
Things to consider
Things to consider
This is a small group guided trip (max 16 people)
Accommodation: Hotel (5nts)
Meals included: 5 Breakfast, 2 Dinner
Single supplement available if you would like your own room
Guided mini-bus tour from day 2 to day 4
Included activities
Arrival and departure transfer
Visit to the Hveragerdi Geothermal Park (Day 2)
Entrance to the LAVA Centre (Day 2)
Guided boat tour on Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon (Day 3)
Visit to family farm
Visit to Blue Lagoon
Detailed itinerary - Scenic South Iceland
Detailed itinerary - Scenic South Iceland
Day 1: Arrival in Iceland
Welcome to Iceland!
On arrival at Keflavik International Airport, you will be welcomed and driven to your accommodation in Reykjavík.
If you are arriving earlier in the day, you might consider adding a day tour. We’d be happy to make suggestions based on your interests. One of our favorite activities after a long flight is to visit one of the neighborhood geothermal pools. It is so refreshing to relax in the warm water, breathing in the fresh Icelandic air. It’s a great way to get to see Icelandic daily life and maybe meet a few locals. It’s also nice to take a stroll in the old city center, perhaps visiting one of the museums or relaxing with a cup of coffee in a cozy café.
Dinner this evening is at your leisure. Reykjavik offers a multitude of restaurants and/or coffee-houses, making dinner a great way to get better acquainted with Iceland’s capital.
Please note that hotels in Iceland start check-in around 14:00 (2:00pm), and early check-in is not guaranteed. Most hotels will be happy to store your luggage if you are not able to check in early.
Day 2: Waterfalls and Black Sand Beaches
Breakfast at your hotel. Today, you’ll tour along the South Shore, a region of volcanic mountains and waterfalls. You’ll get a taste of how Icelanders have harnessed volcanic energy with a visit to the geothermal park in the town of Hveragerdi. Your group will boil eggs in a hot spring and taste fresh rye bread that has baked overnight in geothermal steam. Next you’ll drive through scenic farmlands to Hvolsvollur town. There you’ll discover more about volcanoes and earthquakes with a visit to the LAVA Center’s interactive exhibits.
Your journey continues to the fairy tale-like Seljalandsfoss waterfall—the only one in Iceland where you can walk behind the roaring cascade on a footpath, followed by the magnificent 60-metre (197 ft) free-falling Skogafoss waterfall known from Iceland travel blogs. Journey past the beautiful Eyjafjoll mountain range, including Eyjafjallajokull volcano towards volcanic black sand beaches. One of these beaches is Reynisfjara, known for its black volcanic sands, smooth pebbles, and unique rock formations.
Dinner and overnight in the Kirkjubaejarklaustur area.
Approximate Driving Distance: 290 km
Day 3: Vatnajokull National Park and the Glacier Lagoon
Breakfast at your hotel. Today’s drive takes you to some of Iceland’s most photogenic attractions. The incredible views start with a visit to Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, where you will enjoy a morning guided amphibian boat tour among the floating icebergs. Near the Glacier Lagoon the Diamond Beach awaits, where you will see chunks of sparkling ice dotting the black sands like diamonds.
Next, your group will head to the smaller (but no less scenic) Fjallsarlon Glacier Lagoon, a great location for a lunch break. (Lunch is not included, but there are food options in the area.) Continue to the beautiful Skaftafell area of Vatnajökull National Park, named after Iceland’s largest glacier.
On your way back to the hotel your group will stop at Dverghamrar, a small but impressive canyon full of unusual hexagonal basalt columns. (Make sure the camera is ready!)
Dinner and overnight in the Kirkjubaejarklaustur area.
Approximate Driving Distance: 255 km
Day 4: Farm Visit and the Classic Golden Circle
Breakfast at your hotel. Today the journey takes you back along the south coast. The route may be the same, but you’ll find the views from this direction are very different. Along the way, you’ll will stop at a local farm, where you’ll learn about daily life at an Icelandic farm. Meet the family and some of their farm animals, including horses, sheep, goats, chickens, cats and the family dog.
No trip to Iceland is complete without the Golden Circle, so your group will head to this area with some of Iceland’s best-known natural sites. Your first stop is the picture perfect two-tiered Gullfoss waterfall, where you can see the water thrash and tumble before falling meters below into a canyon.
Next, you will visit the nearby Geysir area and explore the bubbling mud pots and spouting Strokkur geyser, which erupts steam and boiling water high into the air every few minutes.
End your day with a visit to Thingvellir National Park. This beautiful volcanic plain is the heart and soul of Iceland. The Viking settlers founded a national parliament here in the 10th century, creating Iceland as an independent nation. Thingvellir is also where the North American and European tectonic plates meet, giving you that rare chance to walk between two continents.
After this exciting day, head back to Reykjavik, where your driver-guide bids you farewell. The evening is open for your own activities.
Overnight in Reykjavik.
Approximate Driving Distance: 380 km
Day 5: Reykjavik
Breakfast at your hotel.
This morning explore the sights of Reykjavik.
This afternoon enjoy a peaceful time at the Blue Lagoon, an incredible geothermal spa in Iceland, set in an otherworldly area where lava and thermal water meet. Take a convenient unguided transfer from Reykjavik to the Blue Lagoon. The Blue Lagoon’s warm geothermal water and natural active ingredients; mineral salts, silica and blue green algae help you relax and unwind while the lagoon’s distinctive white silica mud gently cleanses and exfoliates the skin. The mineral salts balance and relax body and soul.
Overnight in Reykjavik.
Day 6: Farewell to the Land of Fire and Ice
Breakfast at your hotel.
It’s time for your Iceland adventure to end, you will be picked up from the hotel for your airport transfer by a shuttle bus about three hours before your flight.
Breakfast at your hotel. Today the journey takes you back along the south coast. The route may be the same, but you’ll find the views from this direction are very different. Along the way, you’ll will stop at a local farm, where you’ll learn about daily life at an Icelandic farm. Meet the family and some of their farm animals, including horses, sheep, goats, chickens, cats and the family dog.
No trip to Iceland is complete without the Golden Circle, so your group will head to this area with some of Iceland’s best-known natural sites. Your first stop is the picture perfect two-tiered Gullfoss waterfall, where you can see the water thrash and tumble before falling meters below into a canyon.
Next, you will visit the nearby Geysir area and explore the bubbling mud pots and spouting Strokkur geyser, which erupts steam and boiling water high into the air every few minutes.
End your day with a visit to Thingvellir National Park. This beautiful volcanic plain is the heart and soul of Iceland. The Viking settlers founded a national parliament here in the 10th century, creating Iceland as an independent nation. Thingvellir is also where the North American and European tectonic plates meet, giving you that rare chance to walk between two continents.
After this exciting day, head back to Reykjavik, where your driver-guide bids you farewell. The evening is open for your own activities.
Overnight in Reykjavik.
Approximate Driving Distance: 380 km
Day 5: Reykjavik
Breakfast at your hotel.
This morning explore the sights of Reykjavik.
This afternoon enjoy a peaceful time at the Blue Lagoon, an incredible geothermal spa in Iceland, set in an otherworldly area where lava and thermal water meet. Take a convenient unguided transfer from Reykjavik to the Blue Lagoon. The Blue Lagoon’s warm geothermal water and natural active ingredients; mineral salts, silica and blue green algae help you relax and unwind while the lagoon’s distinctive white silica mud gently cleanses and exfoliates the skin. The mineral salts balance and relax body and soul.
Overnight in Reykjavik.
Day 6: Farewell to the Land of Fire and Ice
Breakfast at your hotel.
It’s time for your Iceland adventure to end, you will be picked up from the hotel for your airport transfer by a shuttle bus about three hours before your flight.
We have various options to extend your Iceland adventure.
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