3-Days Gems of South Iceland

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Westman Islands
3 stops
1
Vestmannaeyjar
We travel from Reykjavík to South Iceland where we take a short ferry ride to the Westman Islands. There is a bus and walking tour of the village of Heimaey and this extraordinary island.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Eldheimar
An exhibition focusing on the 1973 volcanic eruption in Vestmannaeyjar which forced the entire population, of over 5000 people, to evacuate the island on a moment's notice in the middle of the night. Many of them lost their homes and belongings, some never returned to Heimaey.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
3
Eldfell
We walk up to the volcano crater from the 1973 eruption.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
South Coast & Lava Show
7 stops
4
Seljalandsfoss
Our first stop of the day will be at the high but narrow Seljalandsfoss waterfall which plunges over the mountains and where you can follow a slick and wet trail right behind the falls. A graceful ribbon-like waterfall, which drops from an overhanging lava cliff. It is possible to walk behind it, but do not expect to stay dry!
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Skogafoss
We visit the thundering Skógafoss waterfall which is 62 meters high and belongs to the most impressive waterfalls in the country.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Skogar Museum
The beautiful Skógar Museum is one of Iceland's finest folk museums. This museum contains an outstanding collection of farm and domestic artefacts from Iceland’s past and several turf-built houses.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
7
Volcano Eyjafjallajokull
We pass the glaciers Mýrdalsjökull and the infamous volcano Eyjafjallajökull that erupted in the spring of 2010. Although a relatively small eruption, it cased a huge disruption to air traffic across Europe for a week.
Admission ticket free
8
Lava Show - Vik
In the village of Vík, we attend the stunning Iceland lava show; the only exhibition in the world where you can experience actual flowing lava! By melting lava and pouring it on ice in a room full of people, you will be able to see the lava flowing, hear it sizzling, and feel the heat that radiates from it.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
9
Reynisfjara Beach
We walk along the black lava beach and bird cliffs at Reynisfjara, see interesting basalt columns and rock formations.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
Solheimajokull Glacier
In the aftenoon we stop at Sólheimajökull glacier tounge where you can join an optional glacier hike.It‘s an informative and easy glacier walk through a frozen wonderland of different shades of glacier ice.
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Landmannalaugar
2 stops
11
Landmannalaugar
Today we drive the rough unpaved road to Landmannalaugar, an oasis in the barren highlands, surrounded by vivid rhyolite mountains. The highlight is a 90-minute round-trip hike up toward Brenninsteinsalda, the rainbow mountain of Iceland, which is still “hot” and where you can see sizzling sulfur springs and vapor at its sides. It could very well be the most colorful and spectacular volcanic mountain of Iceland, and so its picture is often found in books and calendars. After a picnic lunch, you have free time to enjoy a relaxing bath in the natural geothermal stream.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
12
Hjalparfoss
We take a short stop at the beautiful waterfall Hjálparfoss surrounded by unusual basalt rock formations.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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