Reykjavik

නරක නැහැ, අපි එම ස්ථානයට පැමිණි විගසම ගමනාගමනය ඉතා සුමට විය. වතුරට බැසීමට පෙර, ඔවුන් ඔබට පිහිනුම් මාර්ගය ගැන දළ වශයෙන් කියනු ඇත. නමුත් මුලදී, ඔබව රැගෙන ගිය මාර්ගෝපදේශකයා පැවසුවේ ඔබ වෙහෙසට පත්ව සිටී නම් ඔබට විවේක ගත හැකි බවත්, ඔබට යා නොහැකි ප්‍රදේශ (ඒවා ඉතා ගැඹුරු නිසා) වාචිකව ඔබට පවසන බවත්ය. මම මුලින් හිතුවේ කමක් නැහැ, මම මාර්ගෝපදේශකයා පසුපස යන්නම් කියලා, නමුත් ඔහු කිසි විටෙකත් පාහේ නතර වුණේ නැහැ. ඒ නිසා ඔබ ඔහු පසුපස පිහිනන්නේ නැත්නම්, ඔබ කණ්ඩායමෙන් ඉවත් වනු ඇත. ඔබට ඉරිතැලීම දක්වා පිහිනීමට සිදුවනු ඇත, එහිදී ඔහු ඔබට ඡායාරූපයක් ගැනීමට උදව් කරනු ඇත, ඉන්පසු තවත් ගොඩබෑමේ ස්ථානයකට ආපසු යාමට වටයක් පිහිනන්න. ඔබට පැය 1.5 ක් පමණ පිහිනීමට සිදුවනු ඇත, එයට බාධා කළ නොහැක. ගොඩබිමට පැමිණි පසු, ඔවුන් ඔබට ශක්ති බාර් එකක් සහ උණුසුම් චොකලට් ලබා දෙනු ඇත. මාර්ගෝපදේශකයා ඉතා හොඳ පුද්ගලයෙකි. මගේ ශක්තිය තව ටිකක් හොඳ නම් මම තවත් විනෝද වනු ඇත 😍. මගේ සහකරුගේ වියළි ඇඳුමට වතුර කාන්දු වී තිබුණා, ඒ නිසා ඔහු පිහිනමින් සිටියදී ඉතා සීතල විය. එබැවින් හැකි නම්, අමතර ඇඳුම් කට්ටලයක් සහ සෙම්ප්‍රතිශ්‍යාව සඳහා ඖෂධ රැගෙන යාමට මතක තබා ගන්න.

The entire experience with pickup is about half a day, you only spend less than an hour in the water. The drive from Reykjavik is about 45 minutes, prep time of getting into the suits, and briefing is about an hour. When you finally get in the water you are treated to some of the most beautiful and drinkable water I’ve ever seen - don’t drink too much or you may end up buying your suit. If you are lucky to get some sunshine while you snorkel the water elevates to something mind blowing. The only downside to this adventure is that the area is inhabited by minges who are incredibly annoying so be prepared to constantly swat them or look silly so they don’t bother you. You end up in a small group with a guide which makes the experience even better. I would easily do this experience again.

I took away a star because of half hour of false fire alarm preventing sleep.

Lovely stay at Hotel Frón! Comfortable hotel, great location and very friendly, helpful staff. Would definitely stay again! We stayed in 2023, and came back in 2026. Love the service and proximity access to amenities that Hotel Fron offers.

Great location with Bus Stop 9 right outside. Friendly staff, a convenient free shuttle, and a small but clean room. Loved my stay in Reykjavík, though sadly I lost my black hat!

An indescribably wonderful trip and the best day tour I have ever taken. First of all, the bus tour guide himself had white hair and wore a traditional Icelandic patterned wool sweater, looking like a Viking stepped right into reality and instantly creating a strong sense of immersion. Along the way, we saw the magnificent daytime waterfall shining brightly under the brilliant sunshine. When taking the boat tour of the glacier lagoon, the captain gave each of us a piece of transparent, thousand-year-old iceberg to hold for photos. The apocalyptic feel of Diamond Beach was then brought to life with a ray of bright sunshine. We enjoyed delicious volcanic rock black pizza and endless refills of soup in a bread bowl in the town of Vik. We saw the Seljalandsfoss waterfall at night, surrounded by stars and the aurora borealis amidst the mountains—a rare and wonderful experience in a lifetime. On the way back, we were very lucky to encounter a major aurora outburst. The guide said that according to the rules, he was supposed to return the bus on time without stopping, but he felt we shouldn't miss such a gorgeous aurora, so he decided to take the risk to give us a lucky moment! He finally found a super viewing platform, and we all stopped to capture the most stunning night of the northern lights. It was an extremely memorable journey. Plus, there was free Wi-Fi throughout the entire trip, and the heating was so warm that wearing just a single sweater inside the bus was more than enough. The guide not only introduced every attraction to us, but before parting ways, he also shared his favorite local itinerary as an Icelandic native, including municipal hot springs, sculpture art, and the whale museum, among others. All in all, it was a perfect journey combining nature and culture, entirely deserving of a full score. If you are staying in Reykjavik, taking a tour like this means you won't miss a thing on the South Coast.

So many similar buses come to the meeting place that it was hard to tell which one was ours. After about an hour on the bus, we arrived at a pitch-black location! At first, there were quite a few clouds, and I think we all pointed our smartphones at the sky for about 10 minutes trying to see something. Around that time, they handed out cocoa, and refills were available! Just as people were starting to head back to the bus, saying we probably wouldn't be able to see anything, someone shouted that they caught the aurora in a photo! We all ran over there and took pictures✨ A green aurora showed up in the photos, but to the naked eye, it looked like white wisps! Still, as an experience of seeing the aurora, I am extremely satisfied!

Great trip! Our guide was a retired Icelandic man who is very knowledgeable. I have brought some snacks with me and decided to skip the dine-in lunch. The guide arranged me to take a scenic hike trail around the town of Arnarstapi. Highly recommended!

most common day tour in Iceland. our guide was knowledgeable, obviously they operators requested all guides to be prepared. whilst the crater was so-so, the Gullfoss Falls was magnificent and stunning. we also managed to hop by a small form and pet a few of the horses in Iceland which are so adorable. hopefully the price can be little lower.