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How to break up my trip to the South Coast

Hi All -

We will be traveling along the South Coast from Reykjavík to Skaftafell and back over 5 days in June. Need some help on how we could break up the trip. We were originally going to stay Night 2 on Heimaey Island, but the ferry is unavailable on that day so now I have to change plans and do that later in the trip. I had a buffer day planned at the end of the trip to stay in Hella for a possible Landmannalaugar Tour. So swapping those two days doesn't make much sense. This is just causing me a creative block and I can't figure out how to make this work now.

One option is to drive from Þingvellir to Skaftafell in one day, is that too far?

This was our original plan
Night 1 - Þingvellir National Park
Night 2 - Heimaey Island
Night 3 - Skaftafell
Night 4 - Hella (Buffer day)
Night 5 - Reykjavík

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If you are coming in off of an overnight flight, then it really isn’t wise to drive very far that day. About an hour tops. Reykjavik makes the most sense for people and that is what we do.

Yes you can easily drive between Skaftafell and Thingvellir is not bad.

Westmann Island is great and I would try to stay a night there. You could do it on your way back down.

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Oh good!

If you like to hike, instead of Hella take a look at Thorsmark. They have huts and glamping tents. The hiking trails are really good!!!