BusTravel Iceland · Djúpivogur port
If your cruise calls at Djúpivogur in the eastern fjords, a BusTravel Iceland coach meets you at Akkeri pier and drives you to Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach and back in about seven hours. Pick it because it's the only realistic way to see the lagoon from that port.
Djúpivogur is a small fishing village in the eastern fjords and a tender port: ships anchor offshore and bring passengers in by boat. From there, Jökulsárlón is much closer than from Reykjavík. A guest timed the drive at about an hour and 45 minutes without stops, along the coast past the turn-off to Höfn.
The guide waits at Akkeri pier with a tour sign. At the lagoon you get one hour, then 30 minutes at Diamond Beach, which the listing calls Fellsfjara. On the way back there's a 30-minute photo stop below Eystrahorn, the horn-shaped mountain over the Hvalnes peninsula. The whole tour is about seven hours, timed to the ship, with up to 59 people per coach and Wi-Fi on board.
The risk is the sea, not the road. If the wind is too strong for tenders, you can't get ashore, and guests on this listing report both rebookings and refusals. Some groups also skipped the Eystrahorn stop or got back early. Food isn't included: guests bought lunch from the food trucks at the lagoon. The boat ride is extra and seasonal, from May to about 15 November.
Your guide waits with a tour sign as the tenders come in.
Along the coast past Höfn, with commentary.
Free time on the shore and a chance to grab lunch.
Ice on the black sand across the bridge.
A photo stop below the mountain on the way back.
In time for the tenders to your ship.
★★★★★Spectacular scenery for this long bus ride, but worth it. Eva our guide adds lots of fun stories and information along the way. [...] A visit to pet Icelandic horses was a treat. The glacier lagoon is awesome!
★★★★★Beautiful views of glaciers and mountains on the way. Our guide Eva made the trip so enjoyable and she was very easy going. The iceberg lagoon was. unbelievable and pretty cool that you could touch the icebergs that ended up. on the beach.
★★★★★We booked it through Viator for a cruise ship stop in Djupivogur which is a tender port. Bus Travel Iceland was very good about calming anxiety about making it to shore on time. [...] We saw lots of wildlife including reindeer
★★★★★Amazing colors in the glaciers and black sand beaches! Our tour guide was Rosa, she was amazing, and our driver Arthur was wonderful! It is a bit of a drive, but they are from Iceland and give you so much information as you drive [...]
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Guests report about an hour and 45 minutes each way by coach without stops. The tour lasts about seven hours in total.
Then the tour can't run. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before; for a same-day weather problem, ask BusTravel Iceland about rebooking or a refund before you book.
No. The amphibian boats run from May to about 15 November at ISK 7,100 per adult, but with an hour at the lagoon it's tight. See our boat tour guide.
Yes. Ages 2 and up can book, with child prices for 2 to 11 and youth prices for 12 to 15. The difficulty is easy.
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An hour at Jökulsárlón and 30 minutes on Diamond Beach, timed around your ship at Djúpivogur.
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