Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon & Diamond Beach
With its enormous and ancient icebergs breaking off from Vatnajökull glacier, this natural wonder of Iceland is a sight you absolutely cannot miss.
The lagoon produces a feeling of incredible tranquillity as the 1000-1500 year old ice silently drifts into the lake and slowly melts away. The lagoon covers 18 square kilometres (7 square miles) and reaches more than 248 metres (814 ft) at its deepest point. You may recognize the lagoon from scenes in Batman Begins, Tomb Raider and two James Bond movies.
We stop at the gorgeous Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls. Seljalandsfoss is part of the Seljandsá river, which has its origins in Eyjafjallajökull glacier. What makes Seljalandsfoss so famous and interesting is that you can walk behind it. We recommend you bring either a raincoat or a waterproof coat along if you want to walk behind it. Skógafoss, another famous Icelandic waterfall, is the starting point of the Fimmvörðuháls walk over to Þórsmörk. The waterfall was also used in the films Thor: The Dark World and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
We will also stop at Vík í Mýrdal for dinner and there you can walk to the black sand beach and see the Reynisdrangar rock formations.
Where we will stop during the tour:
Glacier lagoon – with opportunity of a boat tour among the icebergs
What you will see along the way
(weather permitting):
Hekla, Eyjafjallajökull, Westman Islands, Katla and Öræfajökull.
Langjökull, Mýrdalsjökull, Vatnajökull and several glacier snouts.
Skógafoss, Seljalandsfoss, Systrafoss, Foss á Síðu and several others.
Skógasandur, Sólheimasandur, Mýrdalssandur, Skeiðarársandur and Breiðamerkursandur.
In Vik, at jökulsá – the diamond beach and view towards south coast in several places.
If you want to add a glacial boat tour to this tour, when available and weather permitting, book our Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon & Boat Tour
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach are two of Iceland’s natural pearls. It is hard to describe their raw beauty. It is also possible you will see seals lounging on icebergs which is fun to see!
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