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The Valagil Hiking Trail
The Valagil Hiking Trail
03 November 2024

The Valagil Hiking Trail

The Westfjords region in Iceland is one of the most rugged and untouched areas in the country. Despite its remote nature, it boasts plenty of hiking trails, with the Valagil hike being one of the most popular. This trail leads to the stunning Valagilsfoss waterfall, loc

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The Midnight Sun in Iceland

The Midnight Sun in Iceland

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The Eyvindarholt DC-3 Airplane Wreckage

The Eyvindarholt DC-3 Airplane Wreckage27 October 2024
Less known and much less crowded than the famous DC-3 wreckage in Sólheimasandur, there’s another notable airplane wreck in Iceland: the Eyvindarholt DC-3. This wreck is also located in southern Iceland, but this time near the popular Seljalandsfoss waterfall. For ye
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The Eyvindarholt DC-3 Airplane Wreckage

Hvítserkur

Hvítserkur20 October 2024
Once in a while nature offers us magnificent structures simply carved by the random hands of erosion. The Hvítserkur Rock on the Vatnsnes peninsula in northern Iceland is a perfect example. This impressive basalt monolith, which stands proudly in the Arctic Sea of Hún
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Hvítserkur

Northern lights in Iceland

Northern lights in Iceland13 October 2024
The Northern Lights are an unforgettable sight to any lucky enough to catch this marvelous dance of lights in the sky. Iceland is one of the best places in the world to see an aurora borealis! This is without a doubt the favorite natural wonder that draws people from al
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Northern lights in Iceland

The Bláhnúkur Hiking Trail

The Bláhnúkur Hiking Trail06 October 2024
Bláhnúkur is a mountain in the Landmannalaugar region and its ascent is a short hike known to be one of the best in Iceland. Landmannalaugar is a hiker's paradise, but if you could only choose one hike to do in the region, it would definitely be Bláhnúkur. When to
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The Bláhnúkur Hiking Trail

Iceland in autumn

Iceland in autumn29 September 2024
Although there are officially only two seasons in Iceland, namely winter and summer, technically the months of September, October and November are considered autumn in Iceland. If one were ask the animals, the beginning of autumn would coincide with the bird migration p
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Iceland in autumn

The Strútsfoss Hiking Trail

The Strútsfoss Hiking Trail22 September 2024
The Strútsfoss waterfall is a beautiful yet little-known waterfall in eastern Iceland, located in the Fljotsdalur valley. Strútsfoss can be seen from afar and it is also one of the highest waterfalls in the country. Less well known than its neighbor Hengifoss, the Str
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The Strútsfoss Hiking Trail

The Volcanoes of Iceland

The Volcanoes of Iceland15 September 2024
Iceland is the land of volcanoes. It's the second thing that comes to mind, after ice of course, when people think of this country. The density of volcanic landscapes in Iceland is unmatched, and it is in the top five countries in terms of active volcanoes. Iceland and
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The Volcanoes of Iceland

Seljalandsfoss waterfall

Seljalandsfoss waterfall08 September 2024
Iceland is the land of 1001 waterfalls and Seljalandsfoss is one of the most famous on the island for very good reason. Located in the south of the country and easily accessible from Road number 1, Seljalandsfoss is one of the most visited tourist sites in the south. S
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Seljalandsfoss waterfall

Ljósastapi and Skjólfjörur Beach

Ljósastapi and Skjólfjörur Beach01 September 2024
You'll find Skjólfjörur Beach a few kilometers south of Vopnafjörður in eastern Iceland. This particular coastline is famous for the rocky islets that rise from the sea just offshore, and in particular the Ljósastapi rock shaped like an elephant head. How to get t
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Ljósastapi and Skjólfjörur Beach

The Eldfell Volcano and Hiking Trail

The Eldfell Volcano and Hiking Trail25 August 2024
The Westman Islands form an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. All the islands are uninhabited except the main one, Heimaey, with its  population of 4,142 inhabitants. The history of the Westman Islands has been scarred by several eruptions, the last of which,
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The Eldfell Volcano and Hiking Trail

Askja: our guide to visiting the famed volcano

Askja: our guide to visiting the famed volcano18 August 2024
Located inland on the highlands between Myvatn and North Vatnajokull, Askja is one of the most remote but magical places on the island. Askja has a legendary reputation in Iceland, but to get there you will have to cross some truly lunar landscapes of unprecedented beau
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Askja: our guide to visiting the famed volcano

Krafla Volcano

Krafla Volcano11 August 2024
Near the beautiful Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland, Krafla is one of the most active volcanic areas in the world. Krafla is located right over the Mid-Atlantic Rift and its magma chamber is barely 2 kilometers below the Earth's surface. It boasts a caldera that extends
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Krafla Volcano

Hverir and Namafjall

Hverir and Namafjall04 August 2024
Located in the Lake Myvatn region with its countless tourist attractions, there is one site you can't miss, Namafjall - Hverir. Very easy to get to, less than 5 kilometers from the small town of Reykjavlíð, Námafjáll is the name of a mountain and at its foot lies Hv
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Hverir and Namafjall

Goðafoss waterfall

Goðafoss waterfall28 July 2024
The Goðafoss waterfall, literally “waterfall of the Gods”, is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in all of Iceland. Widely considered one of the must-see sites in the northern regions, Goðafoss is a place of divine proportions. In the Sprengisandur Highlands, t
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Goðafoss waterfall

17 days in the wilds of Iceland

17 days in the wilds of Iceland27 July 2024
We had already taken two trips to Iceland over the past 10 years. For our third trip, we decided to explore the West Fjords and spend more time in the Highlands for a few days, as we loved that region, before returning via the south. The original plan was to go for 15 d
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17 days in the wilds of Iceland
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