Take a tour along the beautiful south shore of Iceland to the magnificent glacial lagoon, Jökulsárlón.

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
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Duration 14 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: English
Pickup included: You must be ready for pickup 30 minutes before the tour departs. The available pickup locations for this tour option are: Bus stop #3 Lækjargata, Bus stop #6 Safnahúsið Culture House, or Bus Stop #13 Rauðarárstígur

The experience

See amazing blocks of ice at Jökulsárlón
Admire the wonderful Seljalandsfoss
Visit the Skógafoss waterfall

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Head along the beautiful south shore of Iceland to the extraordinary glacial lagoon, Jökulsárlón, on this full-day tour. Pass some charming villages as well as Skaftafell National Park and visit Seljalandsfoss waterfall and Skógarfoss waterfall. Just before you reach the lagoon, you'll pass Iceland’s biggest volcano, Öræfajökull glacier which has the highest peak of the island, Hvannadalshnjúkur. (2110 m). After arriving at the lagoon, enjoy some time to view this stunning area. Take a walk along the shore and admire the icebergs. During the summer season, amphibian boat tours on the lagoon are available at an extra cost (payable onsite). Jökulsárlón started to form in the early nineteen twenties and is getting bigger every year. You will see many amazing blocks of ice that have broken off Europe’s biggest glacier, Vatnajökull, as they sail slowly towards the ocean which is only a kilometer away. The tour returns to Reykjavik in the evening.

Includes

Bus
Guide
Free WiFi onboard

Boat tour on Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon
Food and beverages (there are stops at local restaurants and gas stations on the way)

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

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What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Weather-appropriate clothing

Know before you go

It is important to note that the boat tour on Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon is not included
Sunday departures are also guided in German
Saturday departures are also guided in French
Wednesday departures are also guided in Mandarin Chinese
Pickup starts 30 minutes prior to tour departure. Please wait outside your hotel or at your designated bus stop for the pickup bus. Please make sure you provide your hotel details in advance
Please note that the discount for children and youths is a family discount, and applies to a maximum of 2 children/youths per each full paying adult
Pickup is offered from most hotels in the Reykjavik area. Due to bus access restrictions in Reykjavik you may need to make your way to a designated pickup point

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 168 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.5/5
Transportation
4.5/5
Value for money
4.1/5
Safety
4.7/5

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Our guide Anna was fantastic; she was friendly and very knowledgeable about a range of different aspects of the tour including the volcanos, the trees, the Icelandic horses, etc. It was fabulous to see the ever changing landscape of this beautiful island. Although the tour was long there was plenty of stops that had various places to eat or grab a coffee. I’d definitely recommended this tour to anyone visiting Iceland.

January 26, 2020

Very well organized tour. Both our bus driver and the tour guide were warm and nice. In order to keep the somewhat longer journey time entertaining, we were provided with all kinds of information about Iceland during the trip. The visited waterfalls, the glacial lake and also the Diamond Beach were wonderful.

November 15, 2019

Wonderful! Good guide and generous tour stations!

Punctual, confortable and amazing. The guide of Gray Line company gave us a lot of information about Island and the places we visited. In fact, as the weather was so good we do an additional stop to see northen lifhts! What probably I do not recomed,taking note the price, is catch the boat to stay a short time on the lagoon and no useful information given. Preferably, see seals on the side.

September 28, 2019

South Coast & Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon

South Coast & Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon

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Wonderful! Good guide and generous tour stations!

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