Family Days in Southern Iceland
Families visiting Southern Iceland can mix museum time, warm water and boat rides with the region’s big waterfalls. The options below have published child prices or age rules, all in Icelandic króna (ISK).
Skógar Museum
The Skógar Museum has open-air turf houses and a folk museum, which gives children something to walk through and look at. Children under 12 enter free with an adult. Ages 12 to 17 pay 1,600 ISK, adults 3,000 ISK, and students and seniors 2,000 ISK. A family ticket for two adults plus children up to 17 costs 6,750 ISK.
Secret Lagoon in Flúðir
The Secret Lagoon is one of the cheapest places for children to soak. Children aged 14 and under pay 260 ISK, with a limit of 3 children per parent. Adults (15 and over) pay 4,500 ISK. Opening hours are 10:00 to 19:00 from 1 October to 31 May and 10:00 to 20:00 from 1 June to 30 September. Towel or swimsuit hire is 1,200 ISK each, so pack your own to save money.
Laugarvatn Fontana baths
Fontana reopened in 2026 after renovation and is open 10:00 to 21:00 daily. Children under 6 are free, ages 6 to 15 pay 4,990 ISK, adults (16 and over) pay 7,490 ISK, and seniors and disabled guests pay 6,490 ISK. The rye-bread bakery tour is booked as a separate ticket, with tours at 11:45 and 14:30, plus 10:15 in summer only. Confirm the times when you book.
Jökulsárlón amphibian boat
The amphibian boat on the glacier lagoon takes about 30 to 40 minutes, May to November. Children aged 6 to 12 pay 3,500 ISK, ages 0 to 5 are free, and adults (13 and over) pay 7,100 ISK. The faster Zodiac trips are better for older children: they last about 1 hour 15 minutes, children 10 to 12 pay 8,300 ISK, and the minimum height is 130 cm.
Icelandic Lava Show in Vík
The Icelandic Lava Show at Víkurbraut 5 is a live lava show. Arrive 20 minutes early. Babies aged 0 to 1 are free on a lap, and the venue warns that the show may overwhelm children aged 0 to 4, so think twice with toddlers.
Waterfalls and beaches with children
Seljalandsfoss has a path behind the fall, closed when ice forms (roughly November to March). Skógafoss has a staircase of about 527 steps beside it, which is a long climb for small legs.
Reynisfjara is a place to keep children close. Sneaker waves can reach far up the beach without warning. Watch the warning lights and signs, hold small hands, stay well back from the water, never turn your back on the sea, and never climb the basalt columns or enter the Hálsanefshellir cave in rough surf.
Alerts are posted at safetravel.is , and the emergency number is 112.
Read more: Day trips in the Southern Region lists routes that fit a family day, and attraction tours has more ticket details.
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