Iceland South Coast Self Drive Tours & Road Trips

Cover 250km of Iceland's south coast from Kirkjubæjarklaustur to Jökulsárlón, hiking to Svartifoss in Vatnajökull National Park and watching icebergs float in the glacier lagoon before washing onto Diamond Beach. You'll drive through Eldhraun lava field, walk behind Seljalandsfoss, and see basalt sea stacks at Reynisfjara.

Drive 330km through Vatnajökull National Park to hike under Svartifoss with its dark basalt columns in Skaftafell, then watch icebergs float in Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon before washing onto Diamond Beach's black sand. The route crosses Eldhraun lava field from Iceland's biggest recorded eruption, with stops at 60-meter Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss.

Drive Iceland's Ring Road at your own pace through Reynisfjara's black sand beaches and the 60-meter Skógafoss waterfall. You'll see Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO site where tectonic plates visibly pull apart, then watch Strokkur geyser shoot water skyward every 5-10 minutes at Geysir Geothermal Area.

Drive the Golden Circle to UNESCO-listed Thingvellir National Park where you'll see the rift between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, then head to Gullfoss waterfall flowing from Langjökull glacier. Travel Iceland's south coast stopping at Skógafoss, Reynisfjara's black sand beach with tall basalt columns, and Brúarfoss's blue waters.

Drive Iceland's south coast at your own pace, stopping at Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss before reaching Vik's black sand beaches. You'll continue to Öræfi near Vatnajökull National Park where you can add a trip into Katla Ice Cave beneath Mýrdalsjökull glacier if you want, with total freedom to stop when you like.

Drive Iceland's south coast to see bright blue ice at Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon where you'll kayak around floating icebergs. Inside Katla volcano near Vík, check out black crystal formations in a natural ice cave, then put on crampons for a glacier hike across Vatnajökull National Park's ice fields.

Drive along Iceland's South Coast and stop at Reynisfjara Beach to see the black sand coastline. Visit Seljalandsfoss, a 60-meter waterfall where you can walk behind the falling water, then head to Skogafoss to see its double-rainbow displays. Hike through Skaftafell National Park to reach Svartifoss with its distinctive basalt column formations. Continue to Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon to see floating icebergs, then walk along Diamond Beach where chunks of ice wash up on the black sand shore.

Drive Iceland's south coast from Selfoss to Kirkjubaejarklaustur, covering approximately 160km past Game of Thrones filming locations. See the 60-metre Skogafoss where rainbows form in the mist, check out Reynisfjara's black sand beach with basalt cliffs, and visit the Skogar Eco Museum. Witness puffin nesting sites at Dyrhólaey's arches before reaching Vik's southernmost point.