Drive Through Iceland in Your Own Private Car

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A short best-seller tour, introducing the highlights of South of Iceland.

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Car Categories

Group 1: Toyota Yaris or similar

Group 2: Toyota Auris or similar

Group 3: Toyota Avensis or similar

Group 3.1 Toyota Avensis Sedan, (Automatic)

Group 5: Toyota RAV4, 4wd or similar

Group 5.1: Toyota RAV4, or similar (Automatic)

Group 6: Volkswagen Sharan, 7 seater or similar

Group 7.1: Toyota Landcruiser GX, Nissan Patrol (Automatic)

Itinerary

Flybus (Airport Bus) transfer on your own from Keflavik Airport to hotel.

Thundering Waterfalls - Cliffs & Stone Arches - Black Sand Beaches of the South Shore - Puffin Colony

Approximate mileage: ca. 190 km / 118 miles

Today, pick up your car.

Visit the highlights of the South Coast such as Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfalls, the infamous Eyjafjallajokull glacier and surrounding area (where the eruption in 2010 took place) and Dyrholaey*, a rocky headland where thousands of sea birds and puffins nest during the summer.

*Please note that Dyrholaey is closed during nesting season in the spring, from ca. middle May until June 23rd

Optional: Kayak tour from Stokkseyri, The Saga Centre in Hvolsvollur, Boat tour to Westman Islands.

Colorful Valley - Hekla Volcano - The Famous Golden Falls - Exploding Geysers

Approximate mileage: ca. 300 km / 186 miles

Explore Thjorsardalur valley and its landscape of sharply contrasting birch woods, sandy lava fields, rivers and waterfalls, huddling below the impressive volcano Hekla. Continue to Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir hot spring area.

Optional: Thjodveldisbaerinn - a replica of an old Viking farm, River rafting in the Geysir area, ATV-quad biking in Haukadalur.

National Park with Geological Wonders (UNESCO) - Picturesque Fjords - Waterfalls

Approximate mileage: ca. 300 km / 186 miles

Visit Thingvellir National Park, site of the ancient Icelandic parliament and a jewel of nature. Then via Hvalfjordur fjord or Kaldidalur highland track (4WD needed), your journey continues to the beautiful Borgarfjordur region and Reykholt, home of the 13th century scholar Snorri Sturluson. Return to Reykjavík in the afternoon.

Departure by Flybus (not included)

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