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When to book
Most travelers book about 2 weeks ahead. October is the cheapest month, from US$153 per person, and December is the busiest month.
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See some of the best-known sights on Iceland's South Coast and hike on Solheimajokull Glacier on this small-group minibus tour from Reykjavik.
On the way from Reykjavik, your guide shares local stories and photo tips.
Your first stop is Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, which drops 197 feet (60 meters) over a cliff with a wide cavern behind it, so you can walk all the way around the falls. Bring rain gear, as the spray is likely to soak you.
Next is Skogafoss Waterfall, about 30 minutes farther on. It also drops 197 feet (60 meters), and its water comes from the Eyjafjallajokull and Myrdalsjokull glaciers. You can walk right up to the base or climb a staircase to the top for a view from above.
After Skogafoss Waterfall, the tour stops for lunch at your own expense.
Then you continue to Solheimajokull Glacier, an outlet glacier of Myrdalsjokull, the fourth-largest glacier in Iceland. At the parking lot, your glacier guide gives you all the safety gear you need, including crampons, a harness, and an ice axe.
The hike starts with a short climb, and after that the walking is fairly easy. On the ice, you see huge crevasses and, at times, icebergs floating in the lagoon at the glacier's edge.
After the hike, you continue to Reynisfjara Beach, a black sand beach with hexagonal basalt columns, strong Atlantic waves, and views of the Dyrholaey cliffs. Offshore stand the Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks, said in folklore to be trolls turned to stone by the sun. If you visit in summer, you may see nesting puffins, razorbills, and other seabirds.
The minibus then heads back to Reykjavik, arriving around 8:00 p.m.
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