The size of a small lake, the 'Secret Lagoon' is a geothermal bathing pool set among greenhouses just outside the village of Fludir. It is accessible throughout the year. Originally built in 1891,...

Excursion provided by Arcanum This exhilarating snowmobiling adventure takes you to the top of the spectacular Myrdalsjokull glacier, offering, weather permitting, breathtaking views over South Ice...

Excursion provided by South Coast Adventure South Iceland super jeep excursions. To make a booking please contact South Coast Adventure as follows: Tel: (+354) 867 3535  Email: info@southadve...

Icelandic Mountain Guides runs a variety of tours in the south coast including glacier walks, hikes and climbing on Solheimajokull, a glacier outlet to Myrdalsjokull ice cap. To make a booking plea...

At Mulakot Iceland's Forest Service has been planting trees since around 1940 and it is now the largest and most versatile forest area in South Iceland. Before the middle of the 20th century, many kin...

Duration: 2 hours (or longer). Difficulty: easy walk along terminal moraines overlooking the lagoon. Interest: the famous iceberg lagoon - icebergs, seals, birds. Start/End: the path starts from the c...

Duration: allow 3-4 hours. Difficulty: a tough but rewarding hike, with two steep ascents and descents, on a waymarked path. Interest: breathtaking views of colourful rhyolite mountains; geothermal so...

Duration: 1 hour. Difficulty: a steady ascent and descent of around 100m on an easy grassy trail. Interest: great views of a spectacular gorge. Start/End: from the car park at the south end of the gor...

North of the tunnel you can take the old road to the viewpoint of Almannaskarð - from here many of Vatnajökull’s outlet glaciers are visible.

Fjallsarlon is a glacial lagoon, smaller and less visited than its better-known neighbor, Jokulsarlon, and all the more spectacular for the deeply-crevassed glacier behind it. Drive down the gravel tr...