Description
Summary
Description
Discover the area around Vik on Iceland's South Coast on this short super jeep tour. It suits travelers who want a 4x4 trip with a river crossing and views over black sand beaches and dramatic rock formations.
This tour begins in Vik, Iceland's southernmost village. Many travelers on the South Coast stop or stay here, as Vik is about halfway between Reykjavik and Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon and close to Skogafoss Waterfall and Solheimajokull Glacier.
Your guide meets you in Vik with a modified super jeep built for Iceland's rough terrain. Your guide is a local who knows the area well and can answer your questions about the nature and culture of Iceland.
Though this is an express tour, you still see some of the best-known sights in South Iceland.
From Vik, the super jeep climbs a steep, privately owned mountain road to the top of Reynisfjall Mountain. At the top, you get out of the jeep for a panoramic view.
From here, you look down on the Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks rising from the Atlantic Ocean and on Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach. A little to the west, you can also see the rock arch of the Dyrholaey Promontory.
The Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks are said to be trolls. According to legend, the trolls waded into the sea to drag a ship to shore but were caught by the rising sun and turned to stone.
You have time for photos before you head back toward Vik on the first road built for cars in South Iceland, dating from the 1930s. On the way, your guide tells you the story of Vik and the mountains around it.
Before the tour ends, you go off-road, driving over rough terrain and crossing a river in the super jeep.
At the end of the tour, you return to Vik. As the tour is short, you can easily combine it with other attractions or use it as a break on your Ring Road trip.
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