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North-east Iceland is not the most popular region, but that doesn't take away from its many points of interest, including superb hiking trails. The trail to Raudanes Point offers an absolutely magical landscape to all those brave enough to complete the long loop in the
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The Rauðanes Hiking Trail
Road number 1, also called the ring road, is the main thoroughfare that gets you around the island. It connects the main cities along the coast, but also sites of interest around and between them. Coming in at 1,339 km long, Þjóðvegur 1 as they call it in Icelandic
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Iceland's famous Road Number 1: the Ring Road
The small island of Papey is located in the southern part of the Eastern Fjords in Iceland. Located 6 km offshore and accessible from the small port in Djúpivogur, Papey is a natural reserve and completely uninhabited. Bird watchers know Papey well, as the place is a r
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Papey: The Puffin Island
Höfn is a major town and port in Iceland with over 2000 inhabitants. Located in the south-east of Iceland, this community lies in the Hornafjörður Fjord and is considered the capital of Vatnajokull National Park. Höfn, which simply means “port” in Icelandic, is
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Höfn
Skeiðarársandur is a sandur, which is geologically speaking is a desert plain formed by the melting of ice caps, and this is quite simply the biggest one in the world, extending as far as the eye can see.  Literally, the “sandur of the Skeiðará River”, the Skei
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Skeiðarársandur
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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