Dyrholaey Arch and Vik Troll Legend South Coast Minibus Day Tour, Max 17

A local driver-guide runs this 10-hour minibus day tour east from Reykjavik, with live commentary on board and no more than 17 passengers (no big buses). Skogafoss is the first big stop, where walkers can go as close to the spray as they dare. Dyrholaey follows, with panoramic views over black sand beaches and the coast through a rock arch, and nesting puffins in summer. Reynisfjara is a stretch of coast known for its beauty, eeriness and hexagonal basalt columns, with the sea caves open to explore if the tide is right. In Vik i Myrdal, Iceland's southernmost village, the meal stop offers lamb soup or the black dough pizza, paid for separately, and the village is home to the basalt sea stacks that legend says are trolls turned to stone while playing in the sea. Solheimajokull glacier tongue is an offshoot of Myrdalsjokull, the ice cap over the Katla volcano, and a walk of about 15 minutes from the parking lot leads to a viewpoint. Seljalandsfoss, over sixty metres tall, falls from a cliff that curves inward, so the path behind it is open when there is no ice. Hotel pickup cannot be guaranteed from every hotel because of driving restrictions in Reykjavik; guests in the restricted area meet at a bus stop a few minutes away. Pushchairs, infant seats and service animals are possible if the operator is told. Food and drinks are not included. Up to 15 travelers per booking.