Description
Summary
Description
See the highlights of Iceland's South Coast, including Skogafoss Waterfall, Reynisfjara Beach, Solheimajokull Glacier, and Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, on this small-group day tour from Reykjavik, then relax at Sky Lagoon on the way back.
You're picked up in central Reykjavik and travel east along Route 1 with an English-speaking guide, with Wi-Fi on board.
Your first stop is Skogafoss Waterfall, a large, powerful waterfall on the Skoga River, about 197 feet (60 meters) high. If you feel energetic, you can climb the staircase to the top for a view from above, or feel the spray from the bottom. On sunny days, you may see a rainbow in the mist.
After a short stop in the village of Vik, you continue to Reynisfjara Beach, a black sand beach where North Atlantic waves crash below basalt cliffs. According to local folklore, the Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks off the beach are trolls that were caught by the rising sun and turned to stone. The black sand formed when lava from Katla Volcano met the sea. The waves here are dangerous, so stay well back from the water.
Next, you take a short walk to Solheimajokull Glacier, an outlet of the larger Myrdalsjokull Glacier. It has retreated hundreds of meters in the past decade, leaving a glacier lagoon behind. If conditions allow, your guide takes you close enough to touch the ice.
The last South Coast stop is Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, about 197 feet (60 meters) high, where a trail leads behind the falling water. It can be a wet experience.
On the way back to Reykjavik, you stop at Sky Lagoon, a geothermal spa closer to the city and less crowded than the Blue Lagoon. Its infinity-edge pool sits on a small cliff overlooking a bay. The 7-step ritual has a sauna and steam bath, and you can choose between the Saman Pass, with shared changing rooms, and the Ser Pass, which adds private changing rooms and body care products.
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