Small-Group South Coast Tour with Dyrhólaey, Reynisfjara and Three Waterfalls

Iceland's South Coast packs a lot of different landscapes into a short drive, and this 9-hour tour takes it at a pace that leaves room for photographs. Bookings are limited to 4 travelers, and guiding is in English or Polish. The route starts on the black sand of Reynisfjara, where powerful waves meet basalt formations. Dyrhólaey was once a volcanic island, from a time when the south coast stood 120 meters lower than today, and it gives views over glaciers and the black beach, with puffins in summer. At Sólheimajökull, part of the larger Mýrdalsjökull, the retreat of almost 1 km since 1930 shows how quickly a so-called climate glacier reacts. Skógafoss drops straight from a cliff that was once the old coastline, a good place to talk about how volcanoes and glaciers shaped Iceland and about the film scenes shot there. Then come two more waterfalls: the path behind the 60-meter Seljalandsfoss, especially lovely at sunset, and a small canyon with a second fall. The drive also passes near Eyjafjallajökull, the volcano that disrupted air traffic in 2010, and Þórsmörk, a valley between volcanoes that floods often. Wi-Fi is on board. The tour is wheelchair accessible, strollers and service animals are welcome, and all fitness levels can join.