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Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach Iceland - Complete travel guide

Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

Skogafoss Waterfall

Vík í Mýrdal

Overview

Experience a truly magnificent day devoted to the wonders of Iceland's south shore.

Tour Snapshot

Duration

1 day

Level

Easy

Availability

All year

Starting point

Reykjavik

End point

Reykjavik

Languages

English

Minimum age

All ages

What to expect

On tour

Guided tour
Glacier hike at Sólheimajökull
Ice Climbing at Sólheimajökull
Visit Katla Ice Cave
Snowmobiling at Eyjafjallajokull volcano
Horseback Riding at Vík village

Transportation

Pick up & drop-off in Reykjavik
Meet on location

Accommodation & Meals

Accommodation
Meals

Route map

Check the itinerary to find out the details of your adventure.

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Itinerary Overview

Explore the awesome black sand beach, Reynisfjara, a surreal and breathtaking place where you can take a walk and enjoy the majestic waves. Explore a lovely Vík village and the famous Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls.

We head out of Reykjavik, taking the road east over the pass of Hellisheidi and continuing across the southern lowlands where in good visibility the Westman Islands will be seen out in the ocean; volcano islands that started to form around 20,000 years ago. There are picturesque views of the southern coastline as we pass the town of Selfoss, Eyjafjallajokull Glacier, and the Seljalandsfoss and Skogarfoss Waterfalls, Myrdalsjokull Glacier, the village of Vik, and the nature gem Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach.

Starting point

Reykjavik

End point

Reykjavik

Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss waterfalls

Seljalandsfoss is an unusual waterfall that cascades from ancient sea cliffs dropping down over 60 meters into a shallow pool. It is possible to take a walk behind the cascade of this waterfall and the scenery is really beautiful.

East of the waterfall of Seljalandsfoss lies fertile countryside and the beautiful glacier of Eyjafjallajokull rises to 1666 meters over sea level just north of here. This glacier is the sixth-largest in Iceland. The glacier covers the mountain top like a white cloak and the great magma chamber is located beneath the mountain - there have been 3 eruptions there in historical times, from the year 1612, from 1821 to 1823 and the most recent and famous one: from 13th April to 22nd May 2010.

The islands of Vestmannaeyjar which were formed in a sub-aquatic eruption are situated off the coast to the south. The last eruption was in 1973 but 10 years earlier the island of Surtsey was dramatically formed in a sub-aquatic eruption. That island is the southernmost point of Iceland.

We will see the waterfall of Skogafoss at Skogar. Skogarfoss cascades down around 65 meters dropping from ancient sea cliffs, it is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland. At Skogar we will find two museums, a communal museum established in 1949 and a transportation museum, both are very interesting museums to visit.

The glacier of Myrdalsjokull is the fourth largest glacier in Iceland. The central volcanic system of Katla lies beneath it and has erupted on several dates in historic times, most recently on 12th October 1918. Another eruption in Katla is imminent in the near future. Southwest of Myrdalsjokull lies the glacier of Solheimajokull which is a creeping glacier from which the River Jokulsa flows down to the lowlands. We will hike up onto the glacier and see how the glacier has carved and shaped nature in the surrounding area.

Departure from

Skogafoss Waterfall

Reynisfjara and Vik

Near the village of Vik in Myrdalur is a sandy beach which has some fantastic sights, such as aqua tubes and caves and also picturesque columnar basalt formations. The beach is eroding and the ocean is always creeping closer to the houses of the village. From the beach, there is a view of the magnificent peaks of Reynisdrangar which are a series of black basalt columns out at the sea. The beach is considered by many to be one of the more beautiful beaches in Iceland.

Departure from

Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach Iceland - Complete travel guide

Optional extra activities

There is availability to add extra activities to this tour for an additional fee, here are the optional extras we offer:

Glacier hike at Sólheimajökull
- The minimum age limit for glacier hiking is 8 years old.
Ice Climbing ar Sólheimajökull
- The minimum age limit for ice climbing is 14 years old.
Visit Katla Ice Cave
- The minimum age limit for an ice cave visit is 6 years old.
Snowmobiling at Eyjafjallajokull volcano
- The minimum age limit for snowmobiling is 5 years old.
- A driver's license is needed to drive a snowmobile.
Horseback Riding at Vík village
- The minimum age limit for horseback riding is 10 years old.

Please note: it's only possible to select 1 extra activity, please add an extra activity to your cart during the booking process.

More optional extras: if you need transportation from Keflavik airport, we offer an option to add pick-up and/or drop-off at KEF airport to your trip. As well as, there is a possibility to rent clothing or gear by adding extras to your cart. If you would like to have the additional activities private as well, please contact us.

Arctic Adventures

Arctic Adventures is a top Icelandic tour operator known for its small-group experiences. Since 1983, they’ve specialized in guiding travelers through Iceland’s wild terrains, from glaciers to volcanoes. Their tours are all about adventure and sustainability, led by expert guides who make sure every trip is safe, fun, and memorable. Arctic Adventures combines deep local knowledge with a strong commitment to nature, making them a trusted choice for anyone looking to explore Iceland up close and responsibly.

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Packing list

Get ready for your trip, here are some items, you should not forget.

What to bring (Required)

Warm clothes
Water- and windproof rain gear
Good hiking boots with ankle support
Headwear
Gloves

We're here to answer your questions

The pickup time is stated on your voucher and therefore we recommend you to review your voucher carefully. We ask all participants to be ready from the start of the pickup time indicated as you may well be the first pick up of the day. Please be at your assigned location at the right pick up time that you chose when booking the tour.

Wait for your guide at your assigned pick up location.

Have your email and phone number listed with us so we can contact you if we run into any trouble finding you.

View our pick-up locations in Reykjavík.

Alcohol is prohibited on all of our tours before and during activities. If we find the participant to be intoxicated, we will prohibit them from taking part in the activity.

After the activities of the day are finished then you are more than welcome to have a drink and relax.

Yes, we do have a tour into Langjökull Ice Cave that has no minimum age and it is a fantastic option for the whole family. As a Whale Watching with our partner company Special Tours, enjoyable tour for a family traveling with young children, these guys have an enormous success rate in seeing whales (upwards of 98% in the summertime).

If you want to explore parts of Icelandic Highlands than we have our magnificent Landmannalaugar Safari tour that also offers you to bathe in natural hot springs. Almost all of our jeep tours are suitable for children over the age of 6 years old. Then we also have a relaxing experience that we highly recommend, our Golden Circle & Secret Lagoon tour.

We reserve the rights to adjust the itinerary and/or take different routes depending on conditions. Your safety is our number one priority.

Please read more information in our terms and conditions in regards to this matter.

Yes, we have specially trained and certified guide on all of our tours, expect on our self-drive tours.

All of our tours are English guided.

No, for all your questions and concerns you would need to contact our customer service.

In Iceland, the standard is 230V and 50Hz and we use F-type power sockets and plugs. If you are visiting from the UK, USA, Canada or other countries using a different voltage, Hz or plugs, therefore, we highly recommend you to bring an adaptor.

We have four different categories that help participants to get a better understanding of what to expect from the tour. The categories are Easy, Moderate, Challenging and Demanding. All of our tours are rated to make it easier for you to find a tour that suits you.

For further information about the difficulty ratings and descriptions.

You can book almost all of our trips here on our website. You will find a booking window on each tour page and the best and safest way is to book and pay is directly through our website.

1. You can pay directly through our website. That is the easiest, safest and fastest way to reserve and pay for your adventure. If you choose this way then you will receive a voucher as a confirmation via email. Which you will need to bring with you on your trip.

2. You can pay via phone, our phone number is +354 562 7000. Please be noted, however you pay, you will always get a voucher. It is important to have your voucher ready for your tour so please remember to print it out or make sure that you can show it through your electronic device.

You will receive a confirmation email after you have made the booking. If you think that you have made a booking and haven’t received an email confirmation then you may please contact us via email with an inquiry through our contact form, and we will figure it out together.

All charges are made in the tour operators currency: For tours in Iceland it's Icelandic krona, ISK, but for tours in Canada/Greenland it's either USD or CAD.

On Adventures.com you can view an estimate of prices in EUR and other currencies. This is only to help you understand the approximate price.

Your credit card will always be charged in the operators currency.

Keep in mind that your card issuer may charge you a foreign transaction fee.

We do not require minimum participants on most of our tours but there is a minimum of 2 people for a few of our trips. If you are traveling solo and interested in a tour that requires more than 2 participants than we can take down your information and contact you if more people book the tour.

We can arrange private departures as per customer request. Almost all of the tours that we offer can be arranged as a private tour. If you prefer to have a private tour arranged than you may feel free to contact us through email info@adventures.com

Unfortunately, we don’t have any waiting list for our tours. Availability is found on our website in the availability sheet where all updates will automatically be made to the sheet listed in each tour description. We have a variety of different adventure tours around Iceland so there is a big chance that you find a similar version of the tour that you were originally looking for.

If your tour that you have booked is canceled on our behalf than you will receive a 100% refund. The refund process is different depending on the way you booked the tour.

If you booked the tour through our website then we will start the refund process as soon as we know if you will not be rescheduling and you will receive a separate email with a confirmation about that your refund has been processed.

If you booked the tour via booking agent than you will need to contact them directly to receive the refund. We will confirm with them about your canceled tour and then the refund process will start on their end. Extreme Iceland only receives the payment when the tour has finished, that means that your payment still remains with the booking agent and therefore, the refund can only be processed directly from their end.

The minimum age requirement is decided by our operational managers and is dependent on each activity and its difficulty ratings and can, therefore, vary between tours We put great value towards safety for our customers and the minimum age policy falls under this. Therefore we can not accommodate a person that has not reached the age limit on the tour.
We ask you to try to understand that this is based on safety procedures and we can therefore unfortunately not make any exceptions on this rule.

We can unfortunately not accommodate you and your group if the number of your group extends the number of available seats left on the tour. Our website shows the correct number of available seats left. It is impossible to squeeze additional participants onto sold out departures as we have really strict policy measures as to how many participants are assigned to each guide on our tour departures. Therefore we hope that you understand as this is of course done with our customer's safety in mind.

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