Private Tour · 8–10 Hours
South Coast Tour
Waterfalls you can walk behind, a glacier at the roadside, and the black beach at the end of the world.
The Experience
South Coast, Privately
The road east from Reykjavík runs between the ocean and a wall of mountains, glaciers and volcanoes — Eyjafjallajökull among them — and every few kilometres something remarkable appears at the roadside. The South Coast is Iceland's most dramatic day trip, and the one where a private vehicle makes the biggest difference.
It is a long day, and that is the point. Coach itineraries allot fifteen minutes to Skógafoss; we allot whatever the moment deserves. If the light on Reynisfjara is extraordinary, we stay. If you would rather skip a stop and reach Vík for a leisurely lunch, we do exactly that.
Your driver-guide reads the weather along the coast — which can change completely between one waterfall and the next — and reorders the day so that you meet each place at its best.
Stop by Stop
The Journey
Seljalandsfoss and Gljúfrabúi
A slender 60-metre waterfall that you can walk all the way behind in summer, watching the coast through a curtain of water. A few hundred metres on, Gljúfrabúi hides inside a mossy canyon that you enter on stepping stones — a place many visitors never notice.
Skógafoss
Sixty metres high and twenty-five wide, Skógafoss falls in a single, thunderous sheet. Stand at its foot for the full force and the near-constant rainbow, or climb the staircase beside it for the view along the river valley that leads into the highlands.
Sólheimajökull glacier
A tongue of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap reaches almost to the road. A short walk brings you face to face with blue ice streaked with volcanic ash; for those who want more, we can arrange a guided glacier walk or, in winter, a visit to the Katla ice cave.
Dyrhólaey
A headland of black cliffs with a huge natural arch, and the southernmost point of the Icelandic mainland. From the top, the view runs along the entire coast. Between May and August the cliffs fill with nesting puffins.
Reynisfjara black sand beach
Jet-black sand, a cliff of basalt columns like a giant's organ pipes, and the Reynisdrangar sea stacks rising from the surf. The waves here are famously powerful and unpredictable; your guide knows exactly where to stand and when to step back.
Vík í Mýrdal
Iceland's southernmost village, tucked beneath green slopes with its red-roofed church above. We stop for lunch or coffee here, and it makes a natural turning point before the drive home — with different light on every waterfall on the way back.
Included
Everything, Arranged
- ✓Private luxury vehicle reserved exclusively for your party
- ✓Professional driver-guide for the whole day
- ✓Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or residence in the Reykjavík area
- ✓Fully flexible timing and itinerary — leave when you like, stay as long as you like
- ✓On-board Wi-Fi, bottled water and refreshments
- ✓All parking and road costs
- ✓Restaurant reservations in Vík or along the coast on request
- ✓Glacier walk, ice cave or Lava Show tickets arranged on request
Tailored to You
Make It Yours
In winter we can add the Katla ice cave; in summer, a puffin stop at Dyrhólaey or a detour to Kvernufoss. Guests with more time often continue to Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon or the glacier lagoon at Jökulsárlón as a two-day itinerary with an overnight stay.
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