Private Glacier Lagoon Tour from Djúpivogur

by East Highlanders · Lagoons & spas · East Iceland

  • Self-guided

from €2,769.29 per vehicle

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Private Glacier Lagoon Tour from Djúpivogur — East Highlanders

  • Duration

    8 hours

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Season

    All year

  • Pickup

    Meet at the start point

  • Starts at

    Pickup location

    Port of Djúpivogur, Búð, Djúpivogur, Iceland, Djúpivogur

  • Start time

    Time agreed after booking

  • Cancellation

    Free until 2 days before

About this experience

Visit Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon on a private 8-hour shore excursion from Djúpivogur.

This tour takes you from Djúpivogur along the South East Coast to one of Iceland’s most iconic natural sights. The journey includes scenic coastal driving, mountain views, glacier landscapes and selected photo stops depending on weather, timing and road conditions.

The main highlight is Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, where floating icebergs drift through the lagoon below Vatnajökull glacier. If time and conditions allow, we may also make a short stop at the nearby Diamond Beach.

Because of the distance from Djúpivogur, this is a long private shore excursion and is only suitable for cruise passengers with enough time in port. Pickup and return are planned carefully around your ship schedule, and the route may be adjusted to make sure you return to Djúpivogur in good time.

This is a private tour, so you travel with your own group and local guide at a comfortable pace.

Description from the operator, East Highlanders. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Where you go

  1. Pickup in Djúpivogur
  2. Scenic South East Coast drive
  3. Optional comfort stop along the way
  4. Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  5. Diamond Beach, if time allows
  6. Return to Djúpivogur
  7. Drop-off in Djúpivogur

Included

  • Private pickup and drop-off in Djúpivogur
  • Private transport in a comfortable vehicle
  • Local driver-guide
  • Scenic South East Coast drive
  • Time at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  • Selected photo stops depending on time and conditions
  • Bottled water
  • Return to Djúpivogur planned around your ship schedule

Not included

  • Meals and drinks
  • Boat tour on Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Optional activities or stops not included in the planned itinerary

Good to know

  • Warm layers
  • Waterproof jacket
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Camera or phone
  • Snacks or packed lunch if desired
  • Personal medication
  • Payment card for meals, drinks or personal purchases

This is a long 8-hour private shore excursion from Djúpivogur and is only suitable for cruise ships with enough time in port.

The tour is subject to ship schedule, weather, road conditions and guide availability. The route, stops and available time at each location may be adjusted to make sure you return to Djúpivogur in good time before ship departure.

A boat tour on Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon is not included.

If your ship has a shorter port stay, we recommend choosing one of our shorter private tours from Djúpivogur, such as Vestrahorn & Stokksnes or Vök Baths & Scenic Eastfjords.

Cancellation for this tour

Free cancellation until 2 days before departure; no refund after that. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

If the weather cancels this tour

Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is a forecast the operator judges unsafe. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

  1. 1East Highlanders decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
  2. 2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
  3. 3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.

What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until 2 days before departure, the operator's policy after that.

Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →

Who this is not for

  • Priced per vehicle, so it is poor value for one or two people and good value for four or more sharing.

Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.

Why we list it

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Lagoons & spas — questions people ask

Is the Blue Lagoon worth it or is it too touristy?

It is busy and it is worth it, once. The water is milky blue from silica, the setting in the Reykjanes lava is unlike anywhere else, and it sits twenty minutes from Keflavík Airport, so it fits an arrival or departure day. Book a time slot in advance; it sells out. If crowds bother you, go early morning or after 20:00. The Secret Lagoon or Fontana on the Golden Circle are calmer and cheaper alternatives.

Can I do the Blue Lagoon on the way to or from the airport?

Yes, and it is the best way to use it. Transfers like IceTransfer's Keflavík to Blue Lagoon to Reykjavík (/experience/1036423/) or the reverse (/experience/1036419/) stop at the lagoon for a few hours with your luggage stored. Allow at least three hours at the lagoon and check that your slot lines up with your flight. Note that the Reykjanes eruptions have closed the lagoon at short notice; check its status before travelling.

What is the difference between the Secret Lagoon and the Blue Lagoon?

The Secret Lagoon at Flúðir is a simple, warm geothermal pool with a bubbling hot spring beside it and basic changing rooms. It is on the Golden Circle, so it slots into a sightseeing day (/experience/17050/, /experience/624446/). The Blue Lagoon is a spa: silica masks, swim-up bar, saunas and a price to match. If you want a soak after a day of waterfalls, Secret Lagoon. If you want the spa day, Blue Lagoon.

Do I have to shower naked before a pool in Iceland?

Yes, at every public pool and most lagoons. Swimwear off, wash thoroughly with soap, swimwear on, then into the water. It is a hygiene rule because Icelandic pools use very little chlorine, and it is taken seriously. Changing rooms are single-sex with open showers; some larger lagoons have a few private cubicles. Nobody looks. It feels odd for thirty seconds and then it does not.

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