2 Day South Coast

Explore Iceland’s South Coast with a Certified Glacier Guide – Ice Cave, Waterfalls & Northern Lights

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LocationFrom Reykjavík

Duration2 Days

TransportationMinibus tour: Pick up & Drop off included

DifficultyEasy

AvailabilityOctober - April

HotelIncluded: 1 Night & Breakfast

Food & DrinksBreakfast Included

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Ice Cave & Glacier Hike

Availability

October - April

Activity

Explore Iceland's South Coast on a guided tour. Breakfast and Accommodation included

Difficulty

Easy to Moderate

Safety

You will be in safe hands with highly professional guides

Information

Not only will your guide tell you all about the places you will visit, but he might play you some famous Icelandic songs

Duration

2 Days

Location

From Reykjavík

Overview

Join #TeamTroll on a two-day adventure to Iceland’s spectacular South Coast. Discover iconic waterfalls, black-sand beaches, and the stunning Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. The highlights of your journey will be a visit to the unique Jökulsárlón Glacier lagoon and a glacier hike with an ice cave visit. In the evenings, keep your eyes to the skies for the Northern Lights, as our carefully chosen countryside hotel offers the perfect setting for Aurora hunting.

About the Tour

This shows our tour during summer season

Tour Description

On this tour, you’ll be taken to the famous South Coast. Along the shore, you’ll get to see the two waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss, and the famous Black Sand Beach.

One of the highlights of the tour will be a scenic visit to one of Iceland's glacier were you will embark on a glacier hike and ice cave visit. Another highlight is a visit the stunning Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon in Vatnajökull National Park.

At night, our guide will provide you with the forecast of the Northern Lights, and if the conditions are favourable, he will suggest places near the hotel to view the magnificent Northern Lights.

Day 1

We begin at 08:00 from Reykjavík. After meeting at the designated pickup point, we board the minibus and head east along Iceland’s dramatic South Coast. The day’s highlights include scenic stops at iconic waterfalls, a guided glacier hike with the opportunity to enter a natural ice cave, a relaxed lunch and dinner en route, and an overnight stay at a countryside hotel (accommodation included). You’ll travel comfortably while your guide shares local stories, safety briefings, and photography tips throughout the day.

Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

Upon arrival, you will enjoy the powerful theatrics of Seljalandsfoss. Bring a raincoat and you’ll be able to make the short hike behind the falls. The scene behind the fall and the trembling ground from the power of the falling water make for an automatic photo blockbuster!

Skógafoss Waterfall

Further east along the coast is Skógafoss waterfall. Skógafoss is an incredibly picturesque sight: tucked in a little gorge, the river Skógá tumbles down a 60-meter cliff before continuing down the landscape towards the Atlantic Ocean. Alongside the gorge, a staircase can take you to the shelf above the waterfall for stunning views.

Northern Lights Discovery

Visible from September - March: Before arriving at our hotel, your guide will let you know the chances of seeing the Aurora tonight, he will also provide you with some forecast updates, and if the conditions are favourable, he will suggest places near the hotel to view the Northern Lights! The hotel we will be staying at is located far away from light pollution, which increases the chances of seeing them.

A person using a blue jacket and an orange backpack with a waterfall in the background.

Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

Skaftafell Blue Ice Cave & Glacier Hike

This area has been a filming location for many famous TV shows and films, such as Game of Thrones.

Upon arrival, we will meet a professional glacier guide, who will give us all the essential safety equipment (such as ice axes, crampons, harnesses, etc) and will take us on the glacier. After gearing up, we will start hiking on 2000-3000 year old ice.

This Icelandic glacier hike experience is filled with a variety of ice-world natural phenomenons – an unforgettable experience in a vibrant, moving, and living ice world. We will find deep cracks called crevasses, astonishing moulins that look like tunnels under ice, and stunning icefalls that constantly break a hundred meters above us from the top of the glacier.

Be ready to get the feeling of how the world used to look like millions of years ago!

Ensure you have proper clothing for this activity and hiking shoes (information can be found at the bottom of this page).
Please note that if the weather forecast is unfavorable, or there are no available glacier guides, we might go on another equally beautiful glacier – Sólheimajökull.
From October to March, you will have the opportunity to explore the newly formed ice cave. Your adventure begins at the Skaftafell terminal, where you will be equipped with glacier gear. Following that, you will embark on an exhilarating hike on the Falljökull glacier, where you will encounter stunning ice formations, moulins, crevasses, and other natural features. After a brief hike, you will discover the naturally formed Crystal Blue Ice Cave or, depending on conditions, the Sólheimajökull ice cave. During the months the ice cave is not accessible due to natural causes, we will head out on a glacier hike adventure.

A couple holds each other while they are getting photographed inside an ice cave.

Skaftafell Blue Ice Cave

Day 2

Expect a lot of adventures on the second day! We will see the beautiful Glacier Lagoon.

Jökulsárlón: the Glacier Lagoon

Jökulsárlón is a 200m deep glacier water lagoon fed by the melting of Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of Europe’s largest glacier Vatnajökull. Enormous icebergs also fall from Breiðamerkurjökull all year round so the lagoon is usually filled with ice blocks that floats South.

Diamond Beach

On the other side of the road, the icebergs from Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon float into the Atlantic Ocean where they are quickly thrown back to shore by the tide and winds. This black sand beach is full of smaller ice blocks in all shapes and sizes, sparkling like diamonds in the daylight. The ice itself comes in all shades of white and blue forming beautiful contrasts.

Reynisfjara: the Black Sand Beach

We visit the Black Sand Beach of Reynisfjara where the Atlantic coastline presents massive waves hitting the unique basalt pillars in the cliffs above the sand. The cliffs of Dýrhólaey are seen in the distance. This area of the south is also a paradise for bird lovers, as puffins, razorbills and dozens of other species nest on top of these cliffs in the summertime.

We will then start heading back to Reykjavik and are expected to arrive around 8pm, though this may be subject to change depending on weather and road conditions.

Back to Reykjavík

We will then start heading back to Reykjavik and are expected to arrive around 8pm, though this may be subject to change depending on weather and road conditions.