iceland

The land of fire, ice, and a thousand waterfalls

where to go in iceland

reykjavik

sneafellsnes

northern iceland

eastern fjords

southern iceland

golden circle

reykjanes

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articles about iceland

our 15-day road trip for a full tour of iceland

Visiting Iceland is pretty much like visiting a new country everyday. That is how much the scenery changes from place to place, and the activities vary greatly according to the region. Of course, there is so much to see and do that, in our two-week trip, we had to make a lot of decisions and prioritize the things we most wanted to do and I am so happy with the way this trip turned out.

know before you go: reykjavik, iceland

Reykjavik might be small for a capital city, but it doesn't mean it's not worth exploring. It has art and culture, good restaurants, pretty views and some sights that you absolutely need to see before leaving Iceland. Although I wouldn't spend more than a day or two and would keep most of my time to discover the beauty of the rest of the country, I really enjoyed our time in Reykjavik walking around the rainbow street and trying to pronounce the name of every sight we were seeing.

the not-so-magical aspects of iceland's most magical places

Let's be clear right away! I 100% loved my trip to Iceland. I am not looking to convince you not to visit Iceland or not to visit these places, quite the opposite! You absolutely should visit ALL of these places and make sure you have the time to enjoy them as they should be. But, I'm just saying you should be aware of these aspects and maybe change your expectations a little so you won't be disappointed and your visit meets your expectations.

Now that we have that cleared up, let's have a look at these magical places!

My experience going on a zodiac tour of jokulsarlon in i celand

In September 2022, during our two-week road trip accross Iceland, we had the chance the go on a zodiac tour of Jokulsarlon with Glacier Lagoon. They offer  amphicar tours as well and other companies had kayaking tours, but I think we chose right as the zodiac tour was incredible and seemed to cover more of the lagoon as the others who stayed closer to the shore.

the lesser known spots in iceland you don't wanna miss

Iceland was our Covid trip. You know, the one that got canceled and you thought you would just push back for a year and then that got canceled again? So basically, we had a whole three years to plan, look up photos, read way too many blog articles, tag locations on Google Maps after seeing them on Instagram and go completely crazy waiting for the trip to finally happen. Let's just say, when we got there, we were prepared and ready to go EVERYWHERE! So this article is for the places that don't usually figure in the guide book, but that I believe deserve a chance.

The 10 most beautiful waterfalls of iceland

In Iceland, there are a few things that you will see consistently: horses and sheep, mountains, and waterfalls. There is a waterfall in every little crevasse of every single mountain on the island and, though they are always beautiful, some are just more spectacular than others. Here are the 10 waterfalls that I found particularly memorable.