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Most travelers book about 2 weeks ahead. May is the cheapest month, at about US$102 per person, and August is the busiest month.
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Hike on Solheimajokull Glacier in South Iceland on this guided tour with a certified glacier guide. No previous experience is needed.
Solheimajokull is an outlet glacier of Myrdalsjokull, the ice cap on Iceland's South Coast that covers Katla Volcano. In summer, a meltwater lagoon forms at the glacier's edge.
The tour starts at the Solheimajokull parking lot, a drive of just over two hours from Reykjavik in good conditions. Your guide begins with a gear briefing on the crampons, harness, helmet, and ice axe, plus the safety rules for the day.
The route then climbs through a quiet, moss-covered valley and brings you out above the glacier, with the ice and the surrounding peaks below you.
From that high point, you walk down to the edge of the glacier, put on your crampons, and follow your guide onto the ice.
The glacier moves and changes through the seasons. You walk between ridges and deep V-shaped crevasses and pass moulins, sinkholes that carry meltwater down through the ice in streams and small waterfalls.
Black bands of ash from the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull Volcano streak the surface of the ice. Your guide also shows you how far the glacier has retreated in recent decades and explains why.
In total, you hike about 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) before returning to the parking lot.
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