2-Day South Coast Tour with Skaftafell Glacier Hike, Blue Ice Cave and Jokulsarlon

This two-day tour from Reykjavik pairs a guided glacier hike with a visit to a natural blue ice cave, both at Skaftafell, and ends at Jökulsárlón. The ice cave is open from October to March. Day one starts with pickup at the hotel or the nearest bus stop in Reykjavik, then Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss. At Skaftafell, highly trained glacier guides fit the group with safety equipment for a hike of at least two hours on an outlet glacier of one of the country's largest glaciers, and the guide talks about ice caves along the way. The night is spent at a remote countryside hotel, which gives a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights. Sightings are a natural, seasonal event and not a guaranteed guided activity within the package. Day two reaches Jökulsárlón, a lagoon 200 m deep fed by Breiðamerkurjökull, with a walk along its shore, and Fellsfjara, the beach of ice chunks across the road. The way back stops at Reynisfjara, a black sand beach with basalt columns, where puffins and other birds nest from June to August.