Private South Coast Day Tour to Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach

This private full-day tour runs the whole length of the south coast, from hotel pickup in Reykjavik to the icebergs at Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach. The road passes Hveragerði, a geothermal town 45 kilometers east of Reykjavik known as the flower village for its greenhouses, and Selfoss, within an hour of the Golden Circle sights and the south coast waterfalls. Seljalandsfoss, about 60 meters tall, can be walked behind. Skógafoss drops some 60 meters over a width of 25, and visitors who walk up to it should expect to get drenched. Reynisfjara, beside Vík í Mýrdal, is a black sand beach where basalt columns stand above heavy Atlantic waves. Vík, 186 kilometers from the capital, is the southernmost village on the Icelandic mainland. The route then continues east to Jökulsárlón, the most famous glacier lagoon in Iceland, on Route 1 about halfway between the Skaftafell Nature Reserve and the town of Höfn. The day ends at Diamond Beach, where icebergs from the lagoon wash onto black sand. How much ice lies on the beach changes constantly, so some days there is plenty and some days only a little. A private vehicle and a dedicated guide leave room for extra photo stops and questions, which suits couples, families and groups of friends. Fuel, parking, road tolls, passenger insurance and Wi-Fi are included, lunch is not. Guiding is in English or Russian, and a booking takes up to 15 travelers. The 12 hours include travel time.