Accommodation - ☀️ Solar eclipse & Perseids - August 12, 2026

My planning for the solar eclipse in Iceland on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 continues.

So far - outbound flights are booked, with Inbound flights to be booked early next week.

That then leaves accommodation. I had thought we would go back to our favourite cabin near Selfoss - until I saw the price 400 Euro per night - we are used to paying the same for 3 nights. No thanks. And they are also now sold out.

I then started looking at alternatives - all similarly priced until I thought about the solo trip I took maybe 5 years ago - where I got a campervan. Here she is...

As they say 'it does exactly what it says on the tin' - A CHEAP CAMPER VAN.

Sleeps 2.

There are 4 of us - so - I've got 2 camper vans - feeling a convoy coming on!

I've just looked up the price - and the bad new is that demand appears to have caught up with capacity - and the prices have doubled. So they are no longer "CHEAP", and now "AFFORDABLE" for the eclipse week.

Cheap Campervans were a pleasure last time I used them - so easy to use. They picked me up from the airport, got me set up and waved me off. I returned a week later and stayed in their campsite at their offices close to the airport, handed my keys back and got a lift back to the airport. Brilliant and highly recommended.

Back to Eclipse Planning

I'm getting excited and it's still a year off. Now to book campsites...

Read the related posts in this Eclipse category to understand how I apply my tried and tested approaches to getting good value for this and other unique travel plans.

Happy travels!