Southern Iceland With Kids

Children’s ages decide what works in Southern Iceland, because fares and rules change at 6, 10, 12, 14 and 16. This page goes through the region by age. All fares are in Icelandic króna (ISK).

Babies and toddlers (0 to 5)

  • Boat: the amphibian boat on the Jökulsárlón lagoon carries ages 0 to 5 free of charge. The ride is about 30 to 40 minutes between May and November.
  • Baths: Fontana at Laugarvatn does not charge for under 6s.
  • Lava show in Vík: babies up to 1 year sit free on a lap, but the venue says the show can overwhelm ages 0 to 4. Arrive 20 minutes early.
  • Museum: Skógar admits under 12s free when an adult comes along.

Primary-school age (6 to 12)

  • Secret Lagoon: children 14 and under pay 260 ISK, and each parent may bring at most 3. Adults pay 4,500 ISK. Hours and towel hire are on the lagoon’s site .
  • Fontana: ages 6 to 15 pay 4,990 ISK. Check its price page for opening hours (10:00 to 21:00) and for the booked rye-bread bakery tour, which has tours at 11:45 and 14:30 plus 10:15 in summer.
  • Amphibian boat: 3,500 ISK for ages 6 to 12, against 7,100 ISK for those 13 and over (icelagoon.is ).
  • Zodiac: children 10 to 12 pay 8,300 ISK and must be at least 130 cm tall. The trip lasts about 1 hour 15 minutes and runs May to October.

Teenagers (13 to 17)

  • Skógar Museum: 1,600 ISK for ages 12 to 17 (museum site ). The family ticket, valid for two adults with children up to 17, is 6,750 ISK.
  • Skógafoss: the stairway has about 527 steps, a fair challenge at this age.
  • Zodiac: adults and teens 13 and over pay 16,600 ISK.

Keeping everyone safe

At Reynisfjara, hold young children by the hand. Large waves can come far up the sand without notice. The sign lights mark limits for everyone: yellow means keep out of the yellow zone, and red means do not go beyond the sign. Do not let children climb the basalt columns or enter the Hálsanefshellir cave, and keep the whole family well back from the surf.

Seljalandsfoss has a path behind the fall that is closed when ice forms, roughly November to March.

Emergency number: 112. Alerts: safetravel.is .

Read more: the attraction tours page lists ticketed experiences, and the Iceland 4-day itinerary suggests a pace for families.

Family-ready tours can be searched on GetYourGuide .