ICELAND | Seljalandsfoss Waterfall – Skógafoss – Sólheimajökull – Dyrhólaeyjarviti – Reynisfjara – Vík

Iceland in November and December? Really? I saw an Icelandair promotion on Instagram which I couldn’t resist. The catch? It had to be late November to the start of December 2022. But I could – easily – enthuse Oriol to come along for a road trip in the South and West of Iceland.

Day 2.

After an overnight stay in Reykjavík, we started the road trip properly by driving east towards Vík í Mýrdal. We had several stops on the way. Some of them were on the road map provided by Iceland Tours, others were inspired by Oriol’s aborted 2020 Iceland trip.

Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

Seljalandsfoss is a waterfall in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is located in the Southern Region (Suðurland) in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249.

The waterfall drops 60 m (197 ft) and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Visitors can walk behind the falls into a small cave. Oriol did that, I did not.

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Skógafoss

Skógafoss is a waterfall on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliff marking the former coastline. After the coastline had receded (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3 miles) from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland.

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Sólheimajökull

Sólheimajökull is a glacier in southern Iceland, between the volcanoes Katla and Eyjafjallajökull. Part of the larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier, Sólheimajökull is a prominent and popular tourist location owing to its size and relative ease of access.

Dyrhólaeyjarviti or Dyrhólae Lighthouse

The Dyrhólaeyjarviti or Dyrhólae Lighthouse was established in 1910.The first lighthouse was a skeletal steel tower prefabricated in Sweden. The present lighthouse was built in 1927.

It offers a view on Dyrhólaey (“Door Hill Island”), formerly known by seamen as Cape Portland. It is a small promontory. It was formerly an island of volcanic origin. In the summertime, many Atlantic puffins can be found nesting on the cliff faces of Dyrhólaey.

Reynisfjara and Reynisdrangar

Reynisfjara or Black Sand Beach offers magnificent views on the wild sea. You should be careful of the sneaker waves. The main attraction are the Reynisdrangar, basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall.