Things to Do in South Iceland
Iceland is a country full of geological contrasts and they are best visible in the South, where geothermal heat meets glacial cold.
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Skaftárstofa Visitor Centre, Kirkjubæjarklaustur
South Iceland
Skaftárstofa is the Vatnajökull National Park visitors center, located near Kirkjubæjarklaustur at Sönghóll by road number 1. It also serves as an information center for the municipality of Skaftárhreppur, and visitors have the option to se
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Skaftafell Visitor Centre, Skaftafell
South Iceland
Skaftafellsstofa is an information and education centre where visitors can find answers to their questions about the Skaftafell area, along with information about hiking trails, accommodation and nearby recreational options. The centre has
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Glacier Adventure
South Iceland
GLACIER ADVENTURE Glacier Adventure is a small family-run local company. Guiding is our passion and our life revolves around Europe’s largest glacier, Vatnajökull. All of our tours are operated on, under, and around the glacier. Glacier Adv
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Laugarvatn Fontana
South Iceland
Laugarvatn Fontana is the place for relaxation and an authentic Icelandic experience. Soak in the warm geothermal pools and get energized in the natural steam rooms, with the hot spring bubbling right below you. Laugarvatn Fontana is locate
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Glacier Guides
South Iceland
At Glacier Guides in Iceland our goal is to exceed our guests expectations by providing an extraordinary experience in an informative and personal way. Our team of dedicated, professional guides combines their wealth of mountain knowledge a
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Arctic Adventures
South Iceland
Arctic Adventures is a premier provider of recreational tours in Iceland, with a vast selection of trips and activities available throughout the country. The company offers glacier walks, ice cave tours, diving and surface diving in Silfra,
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Ice Adventure / Glacier Jeeps
South Iceland
Since 1994 we have offered exciting super jeep and snowmobile tours on Europe´s largest glacier, Vatnajökull . We pick you up from Vagnsstaðir and start our magnificent drive towards the glacier, we will see location spots from movies that
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Reykjavik Excursions
The Highlands
Reykjavik Excursions by Icelandia offers a wide variety of day tours, enabling travelers to visit and experience many of the most stunning and exotic places in Iceland: The Blue Lagoon, Northern Lights tours, the Golden Circle, national par
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Eldhestar - Volcano Horses
South Iceland
At Eldhestar we have developed our activities since 1986 to combine pleasure, comfort and adventure in a way respecting nature. Our farm is located in the heart of Iceland’s south-western countryside, only 30 minutes´ drive from Reykjavík.
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Friðheimar
South Iceland
Food Experience In Friðheimar we create a pleasant Food Experience for our guests where lunch is enjoyed among the tomato plants, as the restaurant is located inside the greenhouse. Enjoy the special experience of entering a greenhouse with
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GT Travel
South Iceland
GT Travel is a family business that was founded in 1969. It is a coach company, travel agency and incoming tour operator in Iceland. We offer a variety of tours around Iceland for groups of all sizes. GT Travel can arrange special interest
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LÁ ART MUSEUM
South Iceland
LÁ Art Museum (Listasafn Árnesinga) welcomes you. It runs ambitious and various shows of contemporary as well as modern art in its four spacious exhibitions rooms. The exhibitions reflect our cultural heritage and our contemporary change. T
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Skalholt Cathedral
South Iceland
Skálholt is one of Iceland's most historical places and the capital of Iceland for over 700 years. It was the scene of the most dramatic events which shaped the political, spiritual, and cultural life in Iceland. Skálholt Cathedral was buil
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Vík Camping Ground
South Iceland
Vik Campsite is located only 1 km from Vik village center. The campsite can accomadate up to 250 person in tents, cabins, cars and caravans. The campsite is one of the largest in Iceland and no reservations are required. There is electricit
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Fish Store in Selfoss
South Iceland
The Fish Store in Selfoss was founded in 1986. It carries most items seafood related and the store is welcome to everyone. Grab fresh salmon from the river or icelandi traditional fish cakes. Welcome.
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Boreal Super Jeep Tours
The Highlands
Boreal is a reliable travelling company specializing in 4x4 Super Jeep tours. We offer all kinds of adventurous excursions the whole year through, you just pick a theme: glacier, geology, geography, photography and more. The Super Jeeps are
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SeaSide Cottages
South Iceland
Sea Side Cottages offers two beautiful and romantic self-catering cottages in Eyrarbakki, Sudurgata, 80 square meters and Vesturgata, 23 square meters . They are located just a few steps away from the magnificent North-Atlantic ocean. The c
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Alhestar
South Iceland
Alhestar is an experienced and fun horse rental in Fjarborg, Reykjavik. Our tours begin in Thorlakshofn. We offer personal service so that your experience with the horse will be unforgetable! Our main goal is that everyone will get to enjoy
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South Iceland Guesthouse
South Iceland
South Iceland Guesthouse provides accommodation with a kitchen, set in Steinar. This property features both WiFi and private parking free of charge. Some units feature a dining area and/or a terrace. There is an on-site restaurant, which s
Cottages
Stracta Hotel
South Iceland
Stracta Hotel Hella is a new hotel in the South of Iceland. The hotel offers various types of accommodation options. The hotel features a panorama restaurant, spacious bar, a hotel park with outdoor hot-tubs and sauna, in total 166 rooms. T
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Midgard Restaurant
South Iceland
Midgard Restaurant, which is situated in the small town of Hvolsvöllur, offers “FEEL GOOD FOOD” that enriches the mind and body. It serves food based on the Icelandic heritage in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. The chefs focus on offering
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Kerlingarfjöll Highland Resort
South Iceland
Kerlingarfjöll are one of the natural pearls of Iceland, located in the highlands, between the Glaciers Hofsjökull and Langjökull. The area is accessible by road no. 35 (Kjölur road) from both north and south, from Kjölur road the access is
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Flúðir Camping Ground
South Iceland
Great location by the riverside of Litla Laxá. The town Flúðir has been a popular destination for icelandic tourists as well as foreign tourist mostly because the area is known for good weather. The area has been called “the food chest of I
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VikHorseAdventure
South Iceland
We offer scenic riding tours on the beautiful black sand beach of Vík, South Iceland. Our regular rides are of approximately one-hour duration and we go great lengths to accommodate novice as well as more experienced riders who are looking
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Árnes Swimming Pool
South Iceland
Neslaug is a small swimming pool close to the campsite at Árnes. It is open most days in the summer time, but usually 1-2 days per week in the wintertime. Information about opening hours can be found on the website.
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Landferðir
Reykjavik
Icelandic landscape is diverse and beautiful and well worth exploring it by a bus ride with stops at interesting places. Landferdir homepage contains a link where you can view some photos showing the beautiful landscape Iceland offers and o
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The Quake 2008
South Iceland
Quake 2008 Earthquakes in the south of Iceland in may 2008. A powerful earthquake (6, 3 Richter scale) struck the Southern part of Iceland at 15:45 on the 29th of May in 2008. The epicenter of the quake was about two kilometers southeast of
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Svavarssafn - Svavar Guðnason Art Museum
South Iceland
Svavarssafn (The museum of Svavar Guðnason) is a vibrant, contemporary artmuseum at Höfn in Hornafjordur. The museum hosts various Icelandic exhibitions over the year, emphasizing artists with a connection to the area. Hornafjordur is a lar
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SEA LIFE Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary
South Iceland
Visit the world’s first beluga whale sanctuary and learn more about its first residents; Little White and Little Grey. Explore the Visitor Centre, home to Iceland’s only puffin rescue centre and local species aquarium. In summer months, boo
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Skyrland
South Iceland
Skyrland immerses your senses in the world of skyr, Iceland’s unique superfood. A journey of sights, scents and tastes, you’ll discover a 1000-year story of how a Viking dairy product became a global health food. Skyr, the creamy Icelandic
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Glacier and Volcano expeditions
South Iceland
Jökla og Eldfjallaferðir/Glacier and Volcano Expeditions is a micro-tourism company run by locals in Öræfi. The owners of the company emphasize offering their guests a safe, positive and memorable experience in an environmentally friendly m
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Guesthouse Hvammur
South Iceland
Guesthouse Hvammur in Höfn, Hornafjörður is a beautiful guesthouse in the centre of the town with views over the harbour and glaciers to the west. There are 30 single, double or triple rooms and ones which can accommodate a family. All room
Guesthouses
Smidjan brugghus
South Iceland
Smiðjan brugghús is a microbrewery and a restaurant, and it was founded by a group of family and friends in 2017. It is in the heart of our beautiful town of Vík in an old warehouse. You can enjoy the view of the hills of Reynisfjall or ins
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Shy Ptarmigan - Pict Expeditions
South Iceland
Feimna rjúpan is a family-company based in the realm of the glaciers, Öræfi, south-east Iceland. We specialize in craft courses and outdoor experiences. The outdoor branch is run by the name Pict Expeditions, and we do hikes on glaciers or
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GTIce
Reykjavik
We are an independent, Icelandic family owned Day Tour business. Founded in 2011 and every year from the start we have achieved Trip Advisor’s Certificate of Excellence. No other tour company has achieved that record of Excellence. We are p
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Hornafjörður Cultural Center
South Iceland
The cultural center has six museums as well as a research department that operates across the units. The museums are regional, maritime, natural history, art, book, district archives, natural history, and maritime museums. Exhibitions organ
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Reykjadalur Guesthouse
South Iceland
Reykjadalur Guesthouse is a friendly guesthouse with a fantastic location at the heart of Hveragerði which is only within an hour's drive from Reykjavík. Reykjadalur Guesthouse is within a few km of the most popular tourist attraction in Ic
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Landscape Photography iceland
South Iceland
Photography tours and Workshops in Iceland for small groups. Your guide, Páll Jökull is an Icelandic Professional Landscape Photographer and has been offering tours since 2013.
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Vík Golf Club
South Iceland
The Vík golf course is a 9-hole, par 36 course in beautiful surroundings. The course is right next to the campsite in Vík and within walking distance of the town.
Golf Courses
Midholl Guesthouse
South Iceland
Midholl guesthouse is located in Ásmundarstaðir (road number 282 - Ásmundarstaðarvegur). Kkitchen with a dishwasher and an oven, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and a bathroom with a shower. Free WiFi. Perfect location for traveling around
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Þórbergssetur
South Iceland
The Þórbergur Centre was established in memory of the famous Icelandic writer Þórbergur Þórðarsson (1888 – 1974), who was born in Hali in Suðursveit. The centre includes a heritage museum and unique exhibitions of the district Sudursveit an
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Hólaskjól-Higlandcenter
South Iceland
Hólaskjól is located on the highland route, Fjallabaksleið Nyrðri, about 35 km. from the main # 1 road. You pass through the Skaftártunga area, road # 208, onto the Fjallabaksleið Nyrðri, road # F208. This is a coarse gravel road, but in su
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Haukaberg House
South Iceland
Haukaberg Guesthouse is located 7 km away from Höfn. Haukaberg Guesthouse is owned and run by a young family of four. We provide accommodation for families or groups, maximum 11 persons. The kitchen is fully equipped. In our area you can fi
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Lambhús Cabins
South Iceland
Lambhus Cabins Enjoy the fantastic views of Vatnajökull Glacier in your private cabin. The cabins have sleeps for up to 4 guests, ideal for couples or families. They have a kitchenette, a dining area, wifi, and a WC/shower. Lambhús Cabins
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Álfasteinn Guesthouse
South Iceland
All year round family accommodation in Iceland, in the area of Hekla volcano, Eyjafjallajökull glacier and volcano, Þórsmörk , Landmannalaugar, Vestman islands, Laugavegur hiking path, Fjallabak, Syðra fjallabak, Eldgjá, Vík, Dyrhólaey, Vat
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Guesthouse Ársalir
South Iceland
Guesthouse Ársalir is a traditional guesthouse with shared facilities located in Vík. Slepping bag accommodation is availa ble either in dorms or in double rooms. Also doubles with made beds are offered and some of them can be changed into
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Guesthouse Selfoss
South Iceland
Bungalows and summerhouses Gesthús Selfossi offers 22 rooms in wooden bungalows, all with private facilities and kitchenette. It´s the perfect choice for people who want simple accommodation with all their needs but without any luxury. The
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Icelandic Woolmarket & Mill
South Iceland
At the Icelandic Woolmarket & Mill you can shop for a variety of wool products and find out about Icelandic sheep and their products. It is possible to see how we turn wool into a useful product and learn how wool can be turned into gold.
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