Black sand beach · Vatnajökull & Jökulsárlón
The black beach directly across the road from Jökulsárlón, where the icebergs wash back ashore. A five to ten minute walk from the lagoon car park.
prices and departures checked 24 Oct 2026
Add us as a preferred source in GoogleIceland's daylight swings further than almost anywhere people holiday, and it decides what a tour can actually show you. Times are for the 15th of each month at this spot.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10:33 | 15:54 | 5 h 21 min |
| March | 07:27 | 19:01 | 11 h 34 min |
| June | 02:37 | 23:32 | 20 h 55 min |
| September | 06:24 | 19:36 | 13 h 11 min |
| December | 10:50 | 15:09 | 4 h 19 min |
None of these have fixed dates, so each one says what its real dates depend on.
Midnight sun
May–July
True midnight sun only above the Arctic Circle — Grímsey. The mainland gets civil twilight all night, which looks much the same.
Lupine in bloom
June–July
Introduced, controversial and impossible to miss when it flowers. Peaks a fortnight later in the north than the south.
The 20 tours we sell that stop at Diamond Beach leave from Reykjavík, Skaftafell and Djúpivogur, with a handful from 2 smaller towns. Most of them start in Reykjavík, so for anyone based in the capital there is nothing to arrange beforehand.
17 of the 20 collect you from your accommodation or a designated stop, so the tour is the transport — there is nothing else to arrange and no timetable to read.
A seat on a day tour here starts at €202 and typically runs €226, per person, private charters excluded because those are priced per vehicle and would flatter the figure. There is no scheduled bus we can sell you to Diamond Beach, so a guided day is the practical way in without a car.
The days themselves run from about 6 h 30 min to 16 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 15 different operators run here, which matters more without a car than with one: if the weather cancels your day, there is usually another departure rather than a lost trip.
Being driven is the easy answer here: enough operators run it that a cancellation rarely loses you the day, and you get to look out of the window instead of at the road.
Cheapest way in without a car: a guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €202 per person.
We have done the sums on this properly: what a rental car actually costs against guided tours.
SLAWOMIR & DENIS TRAVEL ehf.
about the usual price for lagoon & spa visits
pickup at extra cost · works in rain
14 h 30 · from Reykjavík
Magic Iceland Travel
22% above the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
from age 16 · pickup included
14 h 30 · from Reykjavík
Magic Iceland Travel
about the usual price for lagoon & spa visits
from age 6 · meet at the start point
14 h · from Reykjavík
Magic Iceland Travel
pickup included · works in rain
15 h · from Reykjavík
BusTravel Iceland
about the usual price for lagoon & spa visits
meet at the start point · works in rain
7 h · from Djúpivogur
Marina Travel
458% above the €254 typical for ice cave tours
Moderate · from age 6
11 h · from Skaftafell
Taken from each operator's own itinerary, not from marketing copy — these are tours whose agenda names Diamond Beach as a stop.
BusTravel Iceland
24% above the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
from age 6 · pickup at extra cost
14 h · from Reykjavík
South Coast Waterfalls, Diamond Beach and Boat Tour between Icebergs
Magic Iceland Travel
about the usual price for lagoon & spa visits
from age 6 · meet at the start point
14 h · from Reykjavík
Embark on a thrilling journey from Reykjavík to Iceland's wild South Coast, where you'll marvel at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, stroll Diamond Beach, and chase adventure amidst epic glacier vistas.
Snaeland Travel
pickup included · works in rain
13 h · from Reykjavík
Have your private driver to see the south of Iceland with Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon (upgrade to driver-guide also possible).
VAREN Iceland
pickup included
14 h · from Reykjavík
A private full-day tour from Reykjavík to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach with your own driver-guide, plus two South Coast stops of your choice, at your pace, with door-to-door pickup.
SLAWOMIR & DENIS TRAVEL ehf.
about the usual price for lagoon & spa visits
pickup at extra cost · works in rain
14 h 30 · from Reykjavík
A full-day South Coast adventure from Reykjavík to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon & Diamond Beach, with iconic waterfalls, black-sand views, and photo-perfect stops along the way.
BusTravel Iceland
about the usual price for lagoon & spa visits
meet at the start point · works in rain
7 h · from Djúpivogur
Witness the impact of glaciers on the landscape with this shore excursion from Djúpivogur
Magic Iceland Travel
32% above the €153 typical for boat tours
from age 6 · pickup included
6 h 30 · from Djúpivogur
Enjoy a family-friendly shore excursion from Djúpivogur Port to Iceland's stunning southeast coast, featuring Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach, and scenic landscapes with a local guide and guaranteed return to your cruise.
Marina Travel
458% above the €254 typical for ice cave tours
Moderate · from age 6
11 h · from Skaftafell
Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach & Ice Cave from Hornafjörður Airport
Taste Iceland
pickup included
12 h · from Skaftafell
A relaxed private South Coast trip for families, exploring Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach together.
BusTravel Iceland
from age 7 · pickup included
4 days · from Reykjavík
Discover Iceland's wonders: waterfalls, geysers, ice caves, and more on the Ultimate Icelandic Adventure Tour.
BusTravel Iceland
from age 12 · pickup included
5 days · from Reykjavík
Discover Iceland's wonders: waterfalls, geysers, ice caves, and more on the Ultimate Icelandic Adventure Tour.
Magic Iceland Travel
22% above the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
from age 16 · pickup included
14 h 30 · from Reykjavík
Diamond Beach, Black Sand Beach and Glacier Lagoon Small group Day Tour guided in Chinese冰岛钻石沙滩&冰河湖中文一日迷你巴士团
Showing 12 of 39. Browse everything or build a day around it.
18 operators, all of whom we hold a contract with. We do not list every company in Iceland, on purpose.
Absorb Iceland · Arctic Mike · BusTravel Iceland · Cool Holidays Travel ehf · East Highlanders · Icarus Rising ehf · Iceland Adventures · Kalman Tours · Magic Iceland Travel · Marina Travel · Moonwalker · Ride Iceland
We list 39 — 20 day tours and 19 multi-day packages, from 18 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.
The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €202, with a typical price of €238. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.
Looking at the next 360 days of live availability, departures fall in October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September. That is a rolling window rather than the full year, so a month missing here is not necessarily a month with nothing running.
January: 5 h 21 min · March: 11 h 34 min · June: 20 h 55 min · September: 13 h 11 min · December: 4 h 19 min. Iceland stays on UTC all year, so there is no clock change to allow for.
Both work. Driving gives you the stops you want and the time you want them; a tour removes the winter road decisions and lets everyone look out of the window. We sell the tours and say so — if self-driving suits you better, it suits you better.
Yes — 20 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here. 17 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.
A guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €202 per person, with €226 the more typical fare. Private tours cost more because they are priced per vehicle rather than per seat.
Hotels
From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Diamond Beach, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
from 35.190 kr.Lowest price
Hotel · Hornafirði
29 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 44.546 kr.Mid-range
Hotel · Öræfi
26 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 47.992 kr.Top end
Hotel · Suðursveit
10 km away · a night for two, indicative
Diamond Beach is rarely a whole day on its own. The planner knows how long each tour takes and how far apart the start points are, so it can build the rest of the day around it.
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