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Private South Coast Tour of Iceland Including 6+ Main Attractions

Recommended by 92% of travelers
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Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 8 to 9 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Iceland's South Coast landmarks—Skogafoss Waterfall, Reynisfjara Beach, and Sólheimajökull Glacier—sit across a stretch of coastline roughly two hours from Reykjavik, connected by a driving route that requires a full day and reliable transport to cover properly. This private full-day tour handles the routing with round-trip hotel pickup from Reykjavik and a guide who adjusts the itinerary to your group's interests.
  • Benefit from the undivided attention of your guide on this private tour
  • Hotel pickup and round-trip transfers included for ease
  • Check off plenty without having to tackle the roads yourself
  • Customize your route with additional stops and hidden gems

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • WiFi on board
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Additional stops
  • Explore hidden Gems
  • Break for food / meal
  • Lunch
  • Tip or gratuity

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

It's a private tour and the driver will call you when he will arrive at the meeting point.

Itinerary

1

Seljalandsfoss waterfall

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

2

Skogafoss

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

3

Vik

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

4

Reynisfjara Beach

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

5

Solheimajokull Glacier

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

6

Dyrholaey

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8
based on 48 reviews
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Great, easy tour

Jeffrey_S, Apr 2026
Great trip with a great guide, Joseph Ajayi. His education really helped highlight the tour. We saw two beautiful waterfalls, a black beach, a beautiful small church and the European/North America tectonic plate where you can straddle the line. Pretty good tour for older people since all activities were easy to do.

Best Private Tour

Steven_P, Aug 2025
Great private tour. Awesome tour guide. Dimitry was warm and informative. Also very flexible. ……………..

Our guide was very...

Shannon_R, Jul 2025
Our guide was very accommodating and able to change the itinerary based on our needs and interests. Also, you can get very wet at the first waterfall. Bring extra socks and shoes.

Icela- South Coast

Kip_W, Jul 2023
Amazing trip to the South Coast. Amazing tour guide, DJ. We asked a ton of questions. He was funny, entertaining and a very good driver for a private, low key, tour. We really enjoyed being on our own schedule and it was definitely worth the money.

Iceland´s best day!

Marta_C, Mar 2023
Company with enormous professionalism and seriousness. This Tour exceeded our expectations, very complete and the time available in each of the places is enough. Vishnu Am gave us the best day of our stay in Iceland. Also he very professional and serious. Thank you!!!

A driver not a tour guide

Katherine_N, Jan 2023
This wasn't a tour. It was a driver. Now, that's not a bad thing but our "tour guide" provided very little almost no information in our driving excursion along the southern coast. It was unfortunate that any tidbits shared, had to be fact checked because he was wrong. We ended up looking up our own facts about the drive and the landscapes around us. Our "tour guide" had a degree in tourism, could have fooled me. There was no introduction, no discussion about the itinerary and very little conversation in general considering we all would be together for 8 hours. We booked a private tour for the intimacy, ability to ask more probing questions and have less of a wait for other people on a big bus tour. We only got the last piece. Don't get me wrong, having a private tour was easier but don't call it a tour, call it a driver.

Must Do in Iceland

Clara_R, Jul 2022
The South Coast is a Must Do in Iceland. It is very beautiful and worth while. Our driver/guide was super nice and went at our pace. So much so that he stayed overtime so we could do the full itinerary planned and didn’t rush us. Vishnu was great at explaining things and taking great pictures of us at the sites. The car is small so don’t expect luxury but the service is above and beyond. I would definitely recommend.

Best tour guide in Iceland

Raul_R, Jun 2022
Speedy, our tour guide, is not only extremely knowledgeable, but also kind, flexible and an excellent driver. We highly recommend this tour for adults and teens. We visited the most amazing sights, yet had the flexibility to make changes as needed. Speedy connected with adults and teens and was able to please everyone. It was awesome to beat the crowds and always be a step ahead of everyone else.

Unprofessional Independent Operator

KelleyB, Apr 2022
Driver was 90 min late and car was unkempt and dirty. Though the tour said that it covered admission to sites, we were dropped off outside of the gates and asked by the driver to walk in to the destination. Driver was then pulled over by police for speeding on the return to our hotel, causing us to be 30 min late for our dinner reservation. Definitely not worth the USD$1100 we paid for this private tour and not in line with high expectations or ratings for this excursion.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Hi. Thank you for your feedback. I hope our clarifications will help you understand better. 1: The reason why the driver was late The tour actually starts from Reykjavik but you booked it with Selfoss pickup location, as it was last minute booking so we decided to go ahead with it and not waste your day. 2. You got late for dinner reservation After completing the tour, the driver was curious to take you back on time for dinner reservation but due to over speeding, you got 30 minutes more late and it costed us huge fine as well. 3. $1100 is price for a group of 5 to 8 persons.

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