About your day
Once you have finished breakfast, you will drive to Jökulsárlón, the monumental glacier lagoon which may be the crown jewel of Icelandic nature. The lagoon has been made famous by several Hollywood movies and simply is a must-see for the majority of all of Iceland‘s visitors. Icebergs of all shapes and sizes, which continually calve off Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, float around in the fascinating lagoon. Before eventually making their way into the Atlantic ocean, a good number of these natural chunks of ice are washed onto, what we call, the Diamond Beach. As the name implies, here you can see parts of the glacier shimmer and shine like diamonds, laying around in the black sands. Later on, you will be visiting another phenomenon; a natural ice cave somewhere inside the great Vatnajökull glacier. A qualified glacier guide will be joining you on this part of the tour. Each winter, new ice caves are formed by the melt/freeze cycle of the glacier. They even change within each winter, so in fact, the cave you will be visiting might not even be there a month later. Photographers will love this part of the tour as you will not come across photo opportunities such as these very often in a lifetime. Afterwards, you and your travel companions will head back towards Reykjavík, with a stop at the Skaftafell Nature Reserve. On your way, in the late afternoon and evening, you will keep an eye out for the magical aurora in the sky, making short stops along the way if conditions allow. Do keep in mind that the program of this overnight tour can slightly change, with factors such as weather forecast and time of year often having a say.
