Wreck site · South Coast

Sólheimasandur DC-3

Also written Solheimasandur plane wreck — we keep the Icelandic spelling.

A US Navy DC-3 that crash-landed on the black sands in 1973. The walk from the road is about 4 km each way across open gravel with no shelter.

prices and departures checked 13 Sept 2026

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The short version

  • 3 tours in our catalogue stop at Sólheimasandur DC-3 — 3 of them day tours from a single base, 0 as part of a longer package.
  • A seat on a day tour here typically costs €141, from €118 at the cheapest. Private tours are priced per vehicle and sit outside that figure.
  • 3 different operators run here, so a cancellation rarely means the day is lost.
  • Departures in our next 360 days fall in September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August.
  • Seasonal here: Midnight sun (May–July), Lupine in bloom (June–July).
  • 1 of the tours here are priced on request rather than published — usually private charters.

The facts

Type
Wreck site
Region
South Coast
Tours that stop here
33 day tours · 0 multi-day
Day tour, cheapest
€118
Day tour, typical
€141median of 2 per-person fares
Operators
3

What is seasonal here

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.

What people do here

Getting here without a car

The 3 tours we sell that stop at Sólheimasandur DC-3 leave from Reykjavík and Vík í Mýrdal. Most of them start in Reykjavík, so for anyone based in the capital there is nothing to arrange beforehand.

All 3 of them 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 €118 and typically runs €141, 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 Sólheimasandur DC-3, so a guided day is the practical way in without a car.

The days themselves run from about 10 h to 13 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 3 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.

Whatever gets you to the car park, the last stretch is on foot: about 4 km each way across open black sand with no shelter and nothing to navigate by. The shuttle bus from the road covers that walk, and in winter weather it is worth the fare.

Both work here. A car buys you the stops you want at the times you want them; a tour buys you not having to think about the road.

Cheapest way in without a car: a guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €118 per person.

We have done the sums on this properly: what a rental car actually costs against guided tours.

Tours that stop at Sólheimasandur DC-3

Taken from each operator's own itinerary, not from marketing copy — these are tours whose agenda names Sólheimasandur DC-3 as a stop.

South Coast Tour - Black Sand Beach, Plane wreck, Skogafoss, Seljalandsfoss guided in Chinese冰岛南岸黑沙滩飞机残骸中文一日团10 hours and 30 minutes

Magic Iceland Travel

South Coast Tour - Black Sand Beach, Plane wreck, Skogafoss, Seljalandsfoss guided in Chinese冰岛南岸黑沙滩飞机残骸中文一日团

4.80· 177 Google reviews of the operator

Leaves from Reykjavík

  • Hotel pickup
  • Wi-fi on board
  • Family friendly

Travel along the South Coast of Iceland - the Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss waterfall,, the famous Black Sand Beach and Plane wreck on the way.

from

€118 per person

15% below the €140 typical

or book on its own →

Who runs them

3 operators, all of whom we hold a contract with. We do not list every company in Iceland, on purpose.

Absorb Iceland · Arctic Adventures · Magic Iceland Travel

Sólheimasandur DC-3: questions people ask

How many tours go to Sólheimasandur DC-3?

We list 3 — 3 day tours and 0 multi-day packages, from 3 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.

How much does it cost to visit Sólheimasandur DC-3?

The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €118, with a typical price of €141. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.

When can you visit Sólheimasandur DC-3?

Looking at the next 360 days of live availability, departures fall in September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August. That is a rolling window rather than the full year, so a month missing here is not necessarily a month with nothing running.

Do you need a tour, or can you drive to Sólheimasandur DC-3 yourself?

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.

Can you get to Sólheimasandur DC-3 without a car?

Yes — 3 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here. 3 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.

What is the cheapest way to get to Sólheimasandur DC-3?

A guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €118 per person, with €141 the more typical fare. Private tours cost more because they are priced per vehicle rather than per seat.

Put it in a day

Sólheimasandur DC-3 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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