2025 Southern Coast of Iceland - February 5-12, 2025

Join Cecil and David on this epic Icelandic photography journey, where they'll bring you to some of the most amazing photographic locations along Iceland’s Southern Coast. We have enlisted one of Iceland’s most popular and recommended guides, Thor (yes, that’s his real name), for this trip. The workshop fee includes your ground transportation throughout the workshop and hotel accommodations, based on double occupancy. If you require single occupancy, there will be an additional $900 charge that you can select upon registration.

You can reserve your spot with a $2000 non-refundable deposit. Followed by (2) payments of $1747.50 that would be due in July 2024 and October 2024.

Participants are limited to 10 students.

What you need: (a more in-depth list will be sent via email as the workshop date draws closer)

A DSLR or mirrorless camera

• A Valid US Passport

• A variety of lenses - a wide-angle lens will be your most used on this trip.

• A sturdy tripod

• Multiple memory cards

• Extra batteries

• Laptop

• Photoshop and Lightroom installed on your computer (at least the trial versions)

What´s included in the Workshop:

• Lodging at each location is based upon double occupancy (single occupancy adds $900.00).

• Daily hands-on time with the instructors, we will both be available to you all day long.

• Ground transportation throughout the workshop.

• Park entrance fees.

• Breakfast daily.

• Wildlife Tours

What´s NOT included in the Workshop:

• Airfare to and from Keflavik International Airport.

• Meals except those mentioned above.

• Transportation from Keflavik International Airport to the first-night host hotel. We recommend FlyBus Plus for transportation from the airport to the first-night hotel. (See further below).

• Transportation to/from Reykjavík Airport.

• Alcoholic beverages and desserts.

• Trip Insurance - WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND TRIP INSURANCE!

Traveling to Iceland:

You will want to fly into Keflavík airport. From there we recommend using the flybus to get to the capital, Reykjavík (about 40km). 

We recommend Flybus+ which will drop you off at the doorstep of our hotel in Reykjavík.

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Physical Requirements:

This workshop will not include any difficult hikes.

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Where are we staying?

We will be lodging at a variety of hotels throughout our stay, we begin and end in Reykjavík but we'll be staying at great hotels throughout the workshop. These accommodations are beautiful and conveniently located for our shooting locations.

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Highlights:

• Vík

• Reynisdrangar

• Black sand beaches

• Glacier lagoon

• Vestrahorn 

• Seljalandsfoss

• Skogafoss

• and many other lesser-known locations

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Day

Upon arriving in Iceland, we suggest using the FlyBus service from Keflavik Airport to the host hotel. Taxis are also available near the terminal building.

The FlyBus service is located right outside the terminal building and the cost is around $ 35 USD each way. Book online using the FlyBus Plus service which will drop you off at your hotel. You can book a round trip to take you back to the airport after the tour.

Book FlyBus online:

1. Visit https://www.re.is/flybus

2. Choose the FlyBus+ service which will ask for your hotel information.

3. Pay online. 

Accommodation in Reykjavík

Day 2:

We leave Reykjavík early and head east to our first locations. The exact locations depend on weather conditions, but on our route are the two waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss, Dyrhólaey, and Reynisfjara.

Overnight in the Vík area.

Day 3-4-5: 

These three days will be spent in the Vatnajökull National Park, which is covering about 14% of Iceland and makes it the biggest national park in Europe. This area is packed with beautiful picturesque opportunities. Waterfalls, black sand desert, glacier tongues and not to mention the famous glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón, with its floating giant icebergs, and just below we have the spectacular diamond beach, where the ice that has been carried out from the lagoon gets washed up on the shore creating captivating scenery, this is a feast for your sensor.

Overnight in Glacier lagoon area.

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Day 6: 

We head west in the direction of Reykjavík. Probable locations along the way include Skaftafell, where there are numerous photo opportunities including Svínafellsjökull glacier, and Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon among other locations that we either skipped on our way east or re-visit others.

Overnight in the Vik area.

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Day 7: 

After breakfast, we check out and head for a sunrise shoot based on the condition and weather forecast we’ll make a decision on our next steps whether we will spend more time on the south coast or visit what’s known as The Golden Circle to photograph the spouting hot spring Strokkur which erupts every 5-10 minutes, ejecting boiling water 25-30 meters into the air. The other option will be visiting Reykjanes peninsula, the decision will be made on weather and conditions.

Overnight in Reykjavík.

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Day 8: (Departure day)

This is your last day in Iceland. If you have time, you might want to enjoy a dip into the Blue Lagoon which is in the neighborhood of Grindavík, before you head out towards Keflavik International Airport for the return flight to your country of stay, taking with you memories and photographs from an unforgettable adventure.
Again, we recommend using the FlyBus+