Southern Iceland: Verdant Farmlands, Majestic Waterfalls, and Black Sand Beaches

Experience the stunning and varied landscape of Southern Iceland on the South Shore tour. Discover cascading waterfalls, farmland, sea cliffs, black sand beaches, volcanic rock formations, and glaciers on this exciting day trip.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Urridafoss Waterfall - Urriưafoss is a waterfall located in the river ƞjórsĆ” in southwest Iceland.
  • Hvolsvollur - Stop for toilet and coffee (not included in the price of the tour)
  • Seljalandsfoss - This breathtaking waterfall will leave your jaw dropped. You have definitely seen pictures of Seljalandasfoss but nothing beats the…
What's Included
  • Pickup/drop-off at select Reykjavik hotels or bus stops
  • Transport in a Mercedes Sprinter climate-controlled bus for up to 16 guests
  • Guided tour with a local English-speaking driver
  • Complimentary onboard WiFi and USB power
  • Guaranteed fun experience
What's Not Included
  • Meals, but stops will be made at a local restaurant or grocery shop where meals can be purchased
  • Alternatively you can bring a packed lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on the South Shore excursion, as it transports you through the spellbinding and diverse terrain of Southern Iceland, a destination that fascinates nature enthusiasts. Your journey will encompass tumbling waterfalls, agricultural lowlands, towering sea cliffs, black lava sand coastlines, volcanic rock structures, and ice fields, all of which make…

Location
Urridafoss Waterfall
Urrioafossvegur
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Boardingpass747589
Nov 21, 2025
Nordic Visitor Guided Tour of Iceland for Northern Lights - Just returned from 8 day Northern Lights tour with Nordic Visitor tour group. A wonderful trip. We traveled the Ring Road around the Island. Our guide Dagur was great. His entertaining stories made us laugh as we learned about the History and Culture of Iceland. Nordic Visitors picked us up from the airport, we booked an extra stop at the Blue Lagoon and the driver waited up to 2 hours for us then continued to the hotel. We started our tour the next morning. We traveled the Golden Circle, then started making our way around the island, hitting all the major points of interest and a few lesser known ones. The accomodations were all clean and comfortable. Most breakfasts and dinners were included. Our main desire was to see the Northern Lights and we saw them 4 evenings. Being on the Ring road was helpful with less light pollution and it seemed the coastal areas of the east and north were more likely to have clear skies at night. All of the locals were very helpful and tapping a credit card made shopping easy everywhere without having to worry about having Icelandic Krona. Free Wi-Fi was available just about everywhere we went. Our tour had a maximum of 16 and no minimum so we didn't have to worry about the tour being canceled on us last minute. We had 13 in our group. We booked our own flights through Iceland Air. A direct flight from Orlando, Florida was reasonably priced and we drove down from Jacksonville, Florida. Iceland Air seemed to have direct flights from many major hubs. We did not have any cons to the trip. I highly recommend Nordic Visitors as a tour group and hopefully you can also get Dagur for the guide.
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Journey25536692213
Apr 23, 2025
Private South Coast Tour - We booked a private tour to the South Coast with Back to Iceland and weren’t disappointed. Anton our guide picked us up at our hotel in a minibus so we had plenty of space for the four of us. We visited all the places on the itinerary and more.. Anton provided lots of information as we were driving about Iceland and the places we were passing as well as little stories and jokes. We had a brilliant day on the South Coast and would highly recommend both Back to Iceland and Anton. There weren’t many reviews on the Facebook groups I’d joined prior to our trip about Back to Iceland but we couldn’t fault them!
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Freedom35209009135
Feb 5, 2025
Recommended - An excellent day trip. Our guide Anton was friendly, informative and pleasant to be with for the full day tour. We visited three waterfalls, black sand beach, and a glacier with plenty of rest reststops as needed. We had all sorts of weather during the trip from sunny moments, to rain, snow, sleet, and brief blizzard with high wind and Anton got us through safely and efficiently. Recommended.
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Nicholas_l
Dec 18, 2024
Incredible experience, highly recommended - Amazing guide and experience! Highly recommended!!! Beautiful sights, you will feel like you are in another world. Love the intimate group size as well.
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Nicklorenz13
Dec 13, 2024
Magical trip with intimate group - Antanas was a fantastic driver and guide on today’s South Coast tour! Would highly recommend booking this magical day trip from Reykjavik, as it was our favorite one out of several. The sights are amazing.
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Lieyin_p
Nov 20, 2024
Excellent guide and winter view. - The guide is very knowledgeable and provided many information on the whole trip. Safety device like crampons were provided, and got help to put on. There were only 4 people on the trip, I am so glad it didn't get cancelled. The winter view in south coast were amazing.
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Giorgio
Oct 30, 2024
A beautiful and unforgettable sight - The driver, I can tell a lot about him, as he told us a lot about Iceland. Friendly and warm attitude towards passengers. recommend 100%
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K6152dcannetteb
Apr 6, 2024
Highly recommend! - We ended up having a private tour and I 100% recommend this service and our guide. Not only did we see amazing sites, but our guide shared his knowledge and insight along the way. Our kids we are 18 and 13 had the best experience and so did we. Definitely 5 star service.
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Scott_c
Nov 30, 2025
South Coast Tour - This tour is good, not great. You see a beach, some waterfalls, a glacier, which are all cool, but not necessarily special. We enjoyed the experience and would still recommend doing it, but our silver circle tour was better. Of course it is a matter of opinion. What you should know is the tour operator and guide are great as well as the vehicle they use to transport you.
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Lakshi_k
Oct 21, 2025
Wonderful experience - The guide demonstrated excellent knowledge and provided clear, insightful explanations throughout the tour. The overall experience was highly satisfying, with ample time allocated to explore all the destinations. I’d highly recommend this trip to anyone looking for a memorable tour!
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From $180
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).