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The Blue Lagoon in Iceland: Everything Your Need to Know

The Blue Lagoon in Iceland: Everything Your Need to Know

Close your eyes, and imagine a lagoon filled with hot, milky blue water. As you stand on the shore, surrounded by the volcanic rock of lava fields, and see the steam rising off the water into a frigid twilight sky you might believe for a moment that you ...Read more

Whale Watching in Iceland: Best Places to Go

Whale Watching in Iceland: Best Places to Go

The larger-than-life landscape of Iceland fits well with the idea of giant, mythical beasts such as dragons or griffins. The country is known as “the Land of Fire and Ice” after all. Unsurprisingly, there are mystical creatures that still dwel ...Read more

Snæfellsnes Peninsula: Iceland in Miniature

Snæfellsnes Peninsula: Iceland in Miniature

Often referred to as “Iceland in miniature”, the Snæfellsnes Peninsula is the one area in Iceland you simply cannot miss if you want to taste everything Iceland has to offer. With a volcano, a glacier, towering mountains, sandy beaches, ...Read more

Hverfjall Volcano: The Volcano You Can Hike Around!

Hverfjall Volcano: The Volcano You Can Hike Around!

Hverfjall volcano is a very popular Icelandic attraction that goes by two names; Icelanders can’t seem to decide between Hverfjall or Hverfell. However, the more common moniker is Hverfjall. The almost perfect circular shape of Hverfjall is part of ...Read more

Eyjafjallajokull Volcano: Things You Need to Know

Eyjafjallajokull Volcano: Things You Need to Know

Despite being one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull volcano is one of the most famous volcanoes in Iceland and the world. This is thanks to its most recent eruption in 2010 that resulted in the evacuation of 800 people, caused elec ...Read more

Hekla Volcano: All You Need To Know

Hekla Volcano: All You Need To Know

Aptly named ‘The Gateway to Hell,’ the Hekla volcano in the south of Iceland is a deadly force with a shocking history of destruction. This reputation caused people in the middle ages to believe that Hekla or Hecla was the entrance to Hell. Th ...Read more

The Fearsome Katla Volcano

The Fearsome Katla Volcano

Katla volcano, the most powerful volcano in Iceland, packs a punch that has garnered a fearsome reputation. Due to patterns that have developed over time, it is now believed that whenever Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupts, Katla follows suit with a mo ...Read more

Öræfajökull Volcano: Iceland’s Volatile Peak

Öræfajökull Volcano: Iceland’s Volatile Peak

The Öræfajökull volcano on Iceland's south-east coast is a name you might have heard quite frequently in the media this last little while. That is because scientists predict that this volatile peak might erupt at any moment! Ör&aelig ...Read more

Snæfellsjökull Volcano: All You Need to Know

Snæfellsjökull Volcano: All You Need to Know

Is it a volcano? Is it a glacier? It’s both! Snæfellsjökull volcano is a glacier-capped volcano in Iceland and the highlight of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, a stunning area in western Iceland. Standing at an impressive 1446 metres hig ...Read more

Ice Cave Tours in Iceland

Ice Cave Tours in Iceland

There’s a reason Iceland is called ‘ice-land’. Glaciers of crystal blue ice blanket the country, slowly making their way over mountains and volcanoes as they finally crumble into a mirror-flat lagoon or the ocean. From afar, they are imp ...Read more

Exploring Vatnajokull Ice Caves

Exploring Vatnajokull Ice Caves

The elusive ice caves in Iceland are natural wonders that strike awe in anyone who gets the chance to explore them. Hidden in the underbelly of the glaciers in Iceland, these caverns are created as the ice rivers shift and slink down from their mount ...Read more

Langjokull Glacier: Not An Average Glacier

Langjokull Glacier: Not An Average Glacier

The second biggest glacier in Iceland, after Vatnajokull, Langjokull is arguably the most popular glacier for tourists to visit. This is mainly due to how easily accessible it is from Reykjavik and the abundant activities available there! Langjokull sits ...Read more

Solheimajokull Glacier: Perfect for Ice Climbing

Solheimajokull Glacier: Perfect for Ice Climbing

Solheimajokull may technically be a glacier tongue from the larger Myrdalsjokull glacier, however, it is a popular destination in its own right and is worth a visit during your holiday to Iceland. It travels from the Myrdalsjokull glacier down to the pris ...Read more

Mýrdalsjökull Glacier: Get Close To An Active Volcano

Mýrdalsjökull Glacier: Get Close To An Active Volcano

The fourth largest glacier in Iceland, Myrdalsjokull is a true embodiment of the land of fire and ice. Deep within Myrdalsjokull’s ice cap lies one of the largest active volcanoes in Iceland, the destructive Katla. Set along Iceland’s popular ...Read more

Vatnajökull Glacier: The Largest Glacier in Europe

Vatnajökull Glacier: The Largest Glacier in Europe

Not only is Vatnajökull glacier the biggest one in Iceland, it’s the largest in Europe! In fact, covering 8,100 square km, Vatnajökull covers more land than all the glaciers on Europe’s mainland combined! It should be no surprise th ...Read more

Drangajokull Glacier: Witness the Midnight Sun

Drangajokull Glacier: Witness the Midnight Sun

Iceland’s most northern glacier, Drangajokull is located in the remote Westfjords of northern Iceland. Despite its isolated location, this special glacier is worth a visit during your trip to Iceland. Being the only glacier in Iceland whose altitude ...Read more

All About Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

All About Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon

One of the country’s greatest natural wonders, the Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon, or Jökulsárlón is said to be Iceland’s crown jewel. It was formed in the 1930s as the Breiðamerkurjökull glacial tongue began to melt. I ...Read more

When and Where to See Northern Lights in Iceland?

When and Where to See Northern Lights in Iceland?

The best time and season to see Northern Lights in Iceland is from late September to the beginning of April. One of the most popular destinations in Iceland to witness the Northern Lights is undoubtedly its capital city, Reykjavik. This city is believed t ...Read more

Why is the Laugavegur (Laugavegurinn) trail in Iceland famous?

Why is the Laugavegur (Laugavegurinn) trail in Iceland famous?

The Laugavegur Trail in Iceland could be compared, in popularity, to that of the Appalachian Trail on the east coast of The United States or the Pacific Coast Trail on the west coast, though not nearly as long. However, lengthy or not, Laugavegur is visit ...Read more

Hiking Glymur Waterfall

Hiking Glymur Waterfall

As the second highest waterfall in Iceland, Glymur waterfall is not for the faint of heart. Cascading 198 m down a rugged landscape, adventure seekers, nature lovers, and adrenaline junkies from all over the world have travelled to Iceland just to climb ...Read more

Seljalandsfoss: A Perfect Day Trip

Seljalandsfoss: A Perfect Day Trip

A key highlight of Iceland’s southern coast, Seljalandsfoss waterfall, with its stunning cascading falls from a steep cliff, is perhaps one of the most well-known waterfalls in Iceland. Standing at an impressive 65 meters tall, Seljalandsfoss is fed ...Read more

Gullfoss Waterfall: A One-Day Itinerary

Gullfoss Waterfall: A One-Day Itinerary

There may be many well-known waterfalls in Iceland, but none are quite like Gullfoss waterfall. Literally translated to the “golden falls” from Icelandic, these falls tumble down the rugged landscape into a cloud of mist that makes them appea ...Read more

Gljúfrabúi Waterfall: A Hidden Gem Near Seljalandsfoss

Gljúfrabúi Waterfall: A Hidden Gem Near Seljalandsfoss

Every country has its little hidden secrets, and Gljúfrabúi waterfall is one of Iceland’s finest. Gljúfrabúi (also known as Gljúfrabúifoss) is a 40-metre high waterfall on Iceland’s south coast, not fa ...Read more

Vatnajokull National Park in Iceland

Vatnajokull National Park in Iceland

As the largest national park in Western Europe, Vatnajökull is made up of smaller parks such as Skaftafell in the south and Jökulsárgljúfur in the north. As a result, the terrain varies vastly. It’s namesake, Vatnajökull ...Read more

Thingvellir National Park: As Old As Iceland

Thingvellir National Park: As Old As Iceland

What makes the Thingvellir National Park different than other national parks in Iceland? With a history dating back to the end of the first millennia, Thingvellir has a story that is as rich as its geography. Amid the shifting continental plates where No ...Read more

Snæfellsjokull National Park in Iceland: Snapshot Overview

Snæfellsjokull National Park in Iceland: Snapshot Overview

Although it is just 190 km up the coast from Reykjavik, when you are standing on the shores of Snaefellsjokull National Park, you will feel like you are a world away. Standing on the edge of the Londrangar basalt cliffs overlooking the ocean the sight you ...Read more

Skaftafell National Park in Iceland: Made from Fire and Ice

Skaftafell National Park in Iceland: Made from Fire and Ice

Skaftafell National Park, one of Iceland's national parks, is truly a landscape forged from fire and ice over centuries with many volcanic eruptions, glaciers and rivers. Like much of Iceland’s beautifully unchanged scenery, the terrain of Skaftafe ...Read more

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