South Coast & Glacier Lagoon
8 - 15 hours
Drive on Road number 1 heading to Vik. After 80 minutes you have your first stop at Seljalandsfoss (it has parking fees), a waterfall you can walk behind. Later continue to the Skogafoss Waterfall and the folk museum. Between both waterfalls is the Restaurant Gamla fjosid. A restaurant turned cowshed offers famous burgers and home slaughtered meat. We recommend eating there on your way back. Half way through, you can optionally stop at the abandoned Seljalandslaug swimming pool or the 10 km after Skogafoss you can turn left to the Sólheimajökull glacier tongue or turn right for a hike to the crashed DC 3 Plane.
Later, drive to Dyraholaey where you have a view on top of the mountain to the black beach. Continue back to Road Number 1 and turn right for Reynisfjara beach where you can walk on it and see the basalt stones. (Please be aware of dangerous currents!) You can end your tour in Vik and enjoy the Icelandic Lava show before you head back to Reykjavik or continue further with your next stop at Fjadrarglijufur Canyon. Shortly after is Skaftafell National Park with a potential visit at the Visitors Center, Svartifoss a waterfall surrounded by Basalt stones or a hike to or on the Vatnajokull glacier.
Continue for 50 minutes further until you have your last stop at the famous Jökulsarlon glacier lagoon. Don't forget the Diamond Beach at the beach next to the lagoon and head back in time for Reykjavik.
Read our blog for more suggestions on hiking trails in the South Coast.
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