Cultural Iceland South Coast Tours & Trips

• In-depth Cultural
• Historical

Pros: We had a great time on the golden circle tour in Iceland mainly due to our tour guide Josef. He was very knowledgeable, professional and gave us a memorable tour. He did the driving as well as the tour. Our group was 10 people which was a perfect size in the van. The hotels were clean. All the sights were great. The only con : wished the tour added the blue lagoon geothermal spa rather than the secret lagoon . Secret lagoon small, not even close to what the blue lagoon offers. All in all great trip! Glad we went. Will travel with intrepid again.

Destinations

Reykjavik, Hvolsvollur, Geysir, Gullfoss, Seljaland, Skogafoss, Solheimajokull, Thingvellir National Park+7 more

Age Range

15 to 99 year olds

Country Region

Iceland South Coast, South Iceland+1 more

Operated in

English

Operator

Intrepid Travel This operator has the highest review ratings and fastest responses to enquiries

• In-depth Cultural
• Active
• Family
• +1

Destinations

Reykjavik, Heimaey Island, Seljaland, Skogafoss, Eyjafjallajokull, Vik, Reynisfjara, Solheimajokull, Landmannalaugar+8 more

Age Range

8 to 99 year olds

Country Region

Iceland South Coast, South Iceland+1 more

Operated in

English

Operator

GJ Travel This operator has high review ratings and responds promptly to enquiries

• In-depth Cultural
• Family

Had an amazing trip through southern Iceland. Local guide and driver made it a very fun and authentic experience. For a shorter length trip it still felt like we saw a lot.

Destinations

Reykjavik, Thingvellir National Park, Geysir, Gullfoss, Seljaland, Eyjafjallajokull, Skogafoss, Reynisfjara, Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Skaftafell, Jokulsarlon, Vik, Hveragerdi, Blue Lagoon+13 more

Age Range

8 to 99 year olds

Country Region

Iceland South Coast, South Iceland+1 more

Operated in

English

Operator

Iceland Travel This operator has good review ratings and responds to all enquiries

• Explorer
• Camping
• In-depth Cultural
• +1

Special thanks to Jónas Ingi for being a fun, thoughtful, and caring Islandic Tour Guide. Without him this trip would never happen. Highlights: - Brennivin, the Icelandic spirit, is a really good, tastes like vodka - Lots of driving once you leave the city. The roads are good, but once you get off it, the terrains are rough. I don’t recommend getting a car by yourself, because some of these crossings are through rivers which only big busses can do. Instead, go with a tour guide company that covers transportation, hostels, and camping equipment. I went with @tourradar and overall had a great experience. - Once you get out of the city, you’re in a Lord of the Rings/Game of Thrones scenery. Iceland has many beautiful waterfalls and complicated mountain ranges split by grass, rock, and snow; sunlight and clouds - They have Geysirs – periodically spouting hot springs caused by earthquakes - Lagoons – geothermal spas, they have atleast 3. I went to one called the “Secret Lagoon”, where You chill in a natural warm pool that protects you from the rain while you have a beer - You can’t start fires, unfortunately - Hikes up the mountain are steep from the beginning and are tough throughout, but are worthwhile - You can drink from their rivers, it is clean and tastes really good, I was amazed - Iceland is riddled with Norse folklore; they had these cute little houses for the elves everywhere - Did a 3-hour glacier hike where I drank water the Viking way to keep me young for life - Game of Thrones style beaches characterized by black-sand, rocks, and green pastures - Fjords - a U-shaped inlet of land, carved out or formed by a glacier tongue - Saw puffins, sheep, and herding dogs who aren’t allowed inside the house until very recently - Tried fermented shark - Solheimasandur, a 45 min hike into nowhere where a US Navy plane crashed in 1973 with no deaths, abandoned on a beach. Bieber filmed his skateboarding scene here in his “I’ll Show You” vid

Destinations

Reykjavik, Thingvellir National Park, Thorsmork Nature Reserve, Jokulsarlon+3 more

Age Range

18 to 29 year olds

Regions

Iceland South Coast, South Iceland, Iceland Golden Circle, Thingvellir National Park, Skaftafell National Park, Vatnajökull National Park, Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon+6 more

Operated in

English

Operator

Intrepid Travel This operator has the highest review ratings and fastest responses to enquiries