3 Day Northern Lights & South Iceland - PRIVATE TOUR

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Thingvellir

  Thingvellir is characterized by tectonic rift valley and marks the rifting of the Eurasian and North American plates from each other. 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.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Geysir

  You probably did not know that the English name “geyser”, derives from the one and only in the Haukadalur area. The geyser Geysir itself erupts boiling water up to 70 meters but is almost inactive. Strokkur, only a few meters apart from Geyser erupts on average every 4 minutes. Faxi is a nearby waterfall and we stop there.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Gullfoss

  Near Geysir is the beautiful Gullfoss Waterfall. Enjoy the view from above and walk down the path to get close to the powerful waterfall.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Fridheimar

  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 grew there. This is a very rare and unique lunch experience. Overnight near Flúðir.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Secret Lagoon - Gamla Laugin

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

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6
  Seljalandsfoss

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

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Skogafoss

  Skógafoss is the most famous waterfall in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss are both in glacier rivers, meltwater from Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull. Eyjafjallajökull is now famous for it´s 2010 volcanic eruption that disrupted air traffic in Europe.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Solheimajokull Glacier

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

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Dyrholaey

  At Dyrhólaey there is an amazing view of the south coast landscape and black beaches. Dyrhólaey is a 120-metre high promontory that the sea has eroded from the headland. In summer Dyrhólaey is rich in bird life, the most common, the puffin.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 10
  Reynisfjara Beach

  Reynisdrangar and Reynisfjara Black beach. Iceland is a volcanic island, made up mainly of basaltic material that is black in colour. Hence, the “Black Beaches”. 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 remarkable basalt columns. Reynisdrangar is a sea stack, a geological formation made by wave erosion of surrounding material.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 11
  Skaftafell National Park

  Skaftafell National Park belongs now to a larger, Vatnajökull National Park, which covers Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe, and the surrounding wilderness. 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.

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  Jokulsarlon

  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. A boat trip in the lagoon is optional and can be booked on location or in advance with us. The sailing tour between icebergs and close to the glacier makes the visit even more memorable.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 13
  Fellsfjara

  Walk between icebergs on the black beach, which is sometimes referred to The Diamond Beach.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14
  Fjallsarlon Iceberg Lagoon

  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.

  40 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15
  Fjaðrárgljúfur

  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.

  40 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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