The 7 Winter Activities in Iceland That Earn Their Price

1.3-Day South Coast Winter Tour with Ice Cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 171 reviews · 3 days · from $977Our pick

Iceland’s South Coast in winter, packed into 3 days with a Golden Circle loop, waterfall stops, and a Vatnajökull ice cave.

“the tour was excellent as you got to see the different landscapes of iceland which are so diverse. The guide was very informative and the pace of the tour was good, plenty of time at each stop to enjoy it. highly recommended this tour, a great way to see Iceland if you don't want to hire a car”

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2.8 Day Winter Circle Tour, Ring Route of Iceland with Snæfellsnes Peninsula

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · from $679Top rated

8-day winter Ring Road tour from Reykjavik with Snæfellsnes, Northern Lights nights, glacier hikes, ice cave, and Hauganes whale watching.

“My 8 day tour was broken up as 6 days + 2 days so I was with 2 different groups. But the Troll Ex. Did such an excellent job with the logistics ( i.e pick ups), accommodation and tour itinerary that even though this was a last minute trip. I felt well looked after and unstressRead more”

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3.Winter South Coast Day Tour by Minibus from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $180Best value

Winter South Coast day trip from Reykjavik by small minibus, waterfalls, black sand beach, and a glacier walk with pickup and WiFi.

“Antonio was a great driver with plenty of knowledge to share, in a fun way. The places we visited are amazing. We did have some boulders rolling down at the glacier, but we managed to avoid them. You can't go behind the water falls in winter..understandable, but we'll just have to come back.”

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4.South Coast, Glacier Hike and Northern Lights Winter Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 66 reviews · from $255

Reykjavik day trip on Iceland’s South Coast: Sólheimajökull glacier walk, Reynisfjara black sand and waterfalls, then northern lights hunt.

“Frank the northern lights tour guy is an absolute credit to the company and to Iceland. Would’ve made the trip even if we weren’t lucky with the lights (pretty sure his magic made us lucky!)”

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5.Winter Whale Watching and Northern Lights Cruise from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $198

Reykjavik winter combo cruise, 5 hours total: whale watching with a sighting guarantee and a northern lights hunt at sea.

“Amazing experience to see the whales breaching and do fluke dives 🐋🌊 The crew are so knowledgeable and helpful 👌🏼 The northern lights got rescheduled which we so happy about as got to see them so amazingly 🤩”

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6.2 Day Iceland Winter Tour to South Coast

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9 reviews · 2 days · from $660

Two days on Iceland’s South Coast in winter with waterfalls, Black Sand Beach, a real Ice Cave, and a chance at Northern Lights.

“We really enjoyed the ice cave and would have liked more time at the falls.”

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7.Winter Ice Cave + Climbing Private Photoshoot – 20 Shot Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $765

Private winter ice-cave climbing in Skaftafell near Jökulsárlón, guided and professionally photographed with a 20-shot package and edited photos in 14 days.

“the guide was super friendly and helpful. very knowledgeable and professional. Would definitely recommend doing this, you will get some amazing photos”

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