The South Coast in Five Nights
Signature Trip

The South Coast in Five Nights

Reykjavík to the glacier lagoon at your own pace, with hand-picked stays at three price levels.

5 nights3 stays~390 kmAll year

Iceland's south coast is the country in miniature: black-sand beaches, waterfalls you can walk behind, a glacier lagoon at the end of the road. Most people try to do it as day trips from Reykjavík and spend the whole holiday driving back and forth.

This route does it the way it should be done. You move east one stop at a time, sleeping a little closer to the ice each night, in a hotel we have chosen. Pick your arrival date and how you like to stay, budget, comfort or premium, change any night you want, and every stay is laddered to your dates. No assembling five bookings yourself.

The route
Reykjavík
Hella · soon
Skógar
Kirkjubæjarklaustur · soon
Jökulsárlón

Day by day

1

Reykjavík

  • Old Harbour & Grandi — Coffee, design, and whale-watching boats.
  • Hallgrímskirkja — The view over the coloured rooftops.
  • Harpa — Glass concert hall on the water.
Konvin Hotel by Reykjavik Keflavik Airport
Budget
Konvin Hotel by Reykjavik Keflavik Airport
Keflavík·8.3Very good·from €125 / night
By Keflavík Airport, about 45 minutes from Reykjavík. Easy after a late flight.
Grandi by Center Hotels
ComfortYour stay
Grandi by Center Hotels
Reykjavík·8.8Wonderful·from €160 / night
In the Grandi harbour district.
Chosen
Hotel Von
Premium
Hotel Von
Reykjavík·8.6Wonderful·from €428 / night
Hotel Muli
Premium
Hotel Muli
Reykjavík·8.6Wonderful·from €435 / night
2

Hella

93 km · ~75 min drive — East along Route 1 into the open farmland of the south.
  • Seljalandsfoss — The waterfall you can walk behind.
  • Kerið crater — Red rim, blue water.
Stay coming soon in Hella. You can skip this night, or we will route demand here to sign the right hotel.
3

Skógar

33 km · ~30 min drive — A short hop to the foot of Eyjafjallajökull.
  • Skógafoss — Sixty metres of falling water, rainbows on a clear day.
  • Sólheimajökull — Walk up to the glacier tongue.
  • Reynisfjara — Black-sand beach and basalt columns near Vík.

No comfort stay in Skógar yet, so this stop uses premium.

Umi Hotel
PremiumYour stay
Umi Hotel
Skógar·9.1Exceptional·from €367 / night
Chosen
4

Kirkjubæjarklaustur

120 km · ~95 min drive — Past Vík and across the vast Eldhraun lava field.
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur — A serpentine green canyon.
  • Eldhraun — Moss-covered lava as far as you can see.
Stay coming soon in Kirkjubæjarklaustur. You can skip this night, or we will route demand here to sign the right hotel.
5

Jökulsárlón

120 km · ~80 min drive — The final run to the ice, with Vatnajökull on your left.
  • Skaftafell & Svartifoss — The black basalt waterfall.
  • Jökulsárlón — Icebergs drifting on the glacier lagoon.
  • Diamond Beach — Ice on black sand at the river mouth.
Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon
ComfortYour stay
Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon
Hnappavellir·9.0Exceptional·from €247 / night
At Hnappavellir, between Skaftafell and the lagoon.
Chosen

Good to know

  • Three ways to stay. Pick budget, comfort or premium for the whole route, or mix them stop by stop, and add a night wherever you want to linger.
  • You book the whole route on Stofa. We unify the planning and the itinerary; each stay is a real reservation with the hotel that hosts you.
  • A car is needed. This is a self-drive route on Route 1; a 2WD is fine for the south coast in summer.
  • Cancellation terms vary by hotel. We surface each hotel's policy before you lock the route, in one summary.
  • One human contact. Lock the route and a person at Stofa confirms all stays and sends a single itinerary.
How you like to stay

The balance of price and comfort. Change any stop below or in the day by day.

Guests
2
3 of 5 stops have stays so far. The others are still being chosen; lock the route and we will suggest the best stay there.
1
Reykjavík
20 Nov → 21 Nov1 night
2
Hella
Stay coming soon
21 Nov → 22 Nov1 night
—
3
Skógar
Umi HotelPremium
No comfort stay here yet
22 Nov → 23 Nov1 night
€367
4
Kirkjubæjarklaustur
Stay coming soon
23 Nov → 24 Nov1 night
—
5
Jökulsárlón
24 Nov → 25 Nov1 night
€247
5 nights · 1 room · current ratesfrom€774
Lock this route

A person at Stofa confirms every stay and sends you one itinerary. Each stay is a real reservation with the hotel that hosts you.

from €774
Comfort · 5 nights · 1 room
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