South Coast Volcano and Glacier Private Super Jeep Tour from Reykjavik
- Overview
The South Coast "Ice & Fire" Super Jeep day tour takes you to exceptional sights in Iceland: Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Offroading into Thorsmork Valley, Gígjökull, Seljalandsfoss waterfall, Skógafoss waterfall and Black sandy beaches. This day tour offers you a chance to see and experience some of Iceland’s nature, and history, all while enjoying the excitement of a Super Jeep ride. This one day action-packed tour takes us to the Gigjökull glacier, which is a calf glacier of the notorious Eyjafjallajökull glacier-covered volcano which erupted in 2010.
During the eruption millions of litres of melted ice from Gigjökull bursting down the mountainside causing massive destructive floods on its way to the Atlantic.
On the way to Gigjökull your driver will let out the throttle for some serious jeep action, including splashing through meltwater rivers, so fasten your seatbelt to experience the fun!
From Gigjökull we continue our tour to one of the country’s loveliest waterfalls, Seljalandsfoss. The sure-footed can walk behind the thundering cascade and perhaps discover the mythical pot of gold said to be hidden there.
Then we head for a spectacular hidden canyon, with unique flora, green moss walls and a beautiful waterfall, where we stop for our included picnic lunch. After lunch we drive through the so-called trough areas, places covered by ashfall at the beginning of the eruption which are only accessible by specially adapted vehicles. We then cross more glacial rivers on our journey to get the best view of the eruption site and the intrepid can come within toasting distance of hot lava rocks.
Heading back towards Reykjavík we drive along the dramatic black Atlantic Ocean beaches on the way to the our last stop of the day at the impressive Skógafoss waterfall. We reach town in good time for dinner.
Highlights of the Eyjafjallajökull / Gígjökull day trip: