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Mývatn: your ultimate guide for lakeside activities
Mývatn: your ultimate guide for lakeside activities
02 February 2025

Mývatn: your ultimate guide for lakeside activities

The Myvatn region is known across Iceland for its magical geological features. It is also a region where you can find a dense concentration of tourist sites in a small radius, each more interesting than the last. Indeed, the Mývatn region is probably one of the three m

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Our Guide to Hiking and Trekking in Iceland

Our Guide to Hiking and Trekking in Iceland

Everything about hikes and treks

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The Volcanoes of Iceland

The Volcanoes of Iceland

Iceland is the land of volcanoes

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Iceland in Spring

Iceland in Spring

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The Eldborg Crater

The Eldborg Crater22 May 2022
The Eldborg Crater, literally the “fortress of fire,” is a volcanic crater located just at the entrance to the Snaefellsness Peninsula in western Iceland. Specifically, it is in the Mýrar region, some 25 km north of Borgarnes. The crater is the real attraction, but
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The Eldborg Crater

Snaefellsnes: Travel guide

Snaefellsnes: Travel guide14 May 2022
The Snaefellsnes Peninsula is located in the westernmost region of Iceland, 150 km north of Reykjavik and a 2-hour drive from the capital. Often referred to as “Iceland in miniature”, the region owes this reputation to the great variety of landscapes it offers. Sn
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Snaefellsnes: Travel guide

The Dverghamrar Cliffs

The Dverghamrar Cliffs08 May 2022
The Dverghamrar cliffs or “Dwarf cliffs” are no Grand Canyon, that's for sure, but they are impressive nonetheless. This natural architecture of huge basaltic organs is located in the Kirkjubæjarklaustur region of southern Iceland. The Dverghamrar site has been pro
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The Dverghamrar Cliffs

Whale Watching in Iceland

Whale Watching in Iceland30 April 2022
Iceland has in recent years become the European capital of whale watching. This is for many visitors a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so don't miss your chance to book an excursion to observe these mighty cetaceans in their natural habitat. Iceland is the top destinatio
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Whale Watching in Iceland

The Hveravellir Hot Springs

The Hveravellir Hot Springs09 April 2022
The F35 track, the famous “Kjölur”, is the one that takes you North from the Golden Circle region, but it also takes you to a unique nature reserve: Hveravellir. Completely isolated about halfway across the 200 kilometer stretch of the F35 trail, Hveravellir is lik
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The Hveravellir Hot Springs

Thingvellir National Park

Thingvellir National Park02 April 2022
Located 50 km east of Reykjavík, Thingvellir (Thingvellir) is one of Iceland's most well known sites and a must-see for visitors. This national park covers 237 km² with both geological and historical points of interest. Thingvellir National Park was listed on the UNES
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Thingvellir National Park

The Laugahraun Hiking Trail

The Laugahraun Hiking Trail27 March 2022
Located in Landmannalaugar, Laugahraun, literally “the hot spring lava flow” to locals, is (you guessed it) a lava flow extending from Brennisteinsalda to the Vondugil valley. Laugahraun is also the name of an official hiking trail in Landmannalaugar, the easiest an
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The Laugahraun Hiking Trail

The Herðubreið Volcano

The Herðubreið Volcano20 March 2022
Herðubreið is located in the highlands of Iceland between Askja in the south and Myvatn in the north. It is a huge mountain that dominates the region from its 1682 meters. Locally known as “Queen of the Icelandic Mountains”, Herðubreið reigns over the Ódádahra
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The Herðubreið Volcano

The Skógafoss Waterfall

The Skógafoss Waterfall06 March 2022
Skógafoss is in the top ranking of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland and draws many visitors to the south of the country. Skógafoss, or “forest falls,” is formed by the Skóga River rushing over the Fimmvörðuháls Pass as it melts away from the Eyjafjalla
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The Skógafoss Waterfall

The Eyjafjallajökull Glacier and Volcano

The Eyjafjallajökull Glacier and Volcano06 February 2022
Eyjafjallajökull is an ice cap in southern Iceland and arguably the most famous, or rather infamous, despite being only the sixth-largest on the island. Eyjafjallajökull rose to the heights of fame not for its ice, but rather for its fire: the volcanic system named Ey
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The Eyjafjallajökull Glacier and Volcano

Gullfoss waterfall

Gullfoss waterfall02 January 2022
Gullfoss waterfall is a very popular destination in Iceland. Gullfoss, or “golden falls” in Icelandic, owes its name to the rainbow that paints the sky above the water as soon as the sun comes out. A true emblem of the country, Gullfoss Falls are one part of the Go
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Gullfoss waterfall

Jökulsárlón: Our Guide to the Glacier Lagoon

Jökulsárlón: Our Guide to the Glacier Lagoon18 September 2021
Jökulsárlón is perhaps the top tourist hotspot in Iceland and is widely considered to be the most picturesque landscape in the south of the country. The Jökulsárlón lagoon is a sight to behold, its waters populated with icebergs that break off regularly from the h
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Jökulsárlón: Our Guide to the Glacier Lagoon

18 days in Iceland

18 days in Iceland05 September 2021
Despite a complicated health situation due to COVID and the entry and exit rules on Icelandic territory, which tended to change very regularly, we still wanted to leave for a new trip to Iceland. Vaccination certificates and negative PCR tests in hand, Iceland therefore
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18 days in Iceland

The Hornstrandir Natural Reserve

The Hornstrandir Natural Reserve15 August 2021
Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, which became a protected area in 1975, is the northernmost peninsula in Iceland at the tip of the West Fjords. Isolated on the other side of the huge Drangajökull glacier, it is completely cut off from the rest of the island and very diffic
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The Hornstrandir Natural Reserve

18 days in Iceland: Our Review

18 days in Iceland: Our Review14 August 2021
So, it was a little over 3:00AM when we left the capital after that short night in August. It had been dark at that hour, and the volcano in the distance had colored the clouds with a red splash. Dropping the vehicle at that time was a breeze since all we had to do was
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18 days in Iceland: Our Review
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