Description
Summary
Description
Explore one of the best-known sightseeing routes in Iceland on this small-group day tour of the Diamond Circle. On this nine-hour tour, you visit the main attractions of the Diamond Circle in a 4x4 vehicle.
The tour starts when your local guide picks you up at your accommodation in Akureyri, or you can choose pickup in the Lake Myvatn area. You then travel in a comfortable 4x4 vehicle along the route and its main sights.
The Diamond Circle is a 155-mile (250-kilometer) loop often compared to the better-known Golden Circle, with its own landscapes, waterfalls, geothermal areas, and wildlife.
At the start of the tour, you drive along Eyjafjordur Fjord, the longest fjord in Iceland. Stretching about 43 miles (70 kilometers), the fjord is surrounded by mountains. The highest one you see is Kerling Mountain, at 5,046 feet (1,538 meters).
The first stop is Godafoss Waterfall, one of the best-known and most historically important waterfalls in Iceland. Its name means "Waterfall of the Gods." According to legend, after Iceland converted to Christianity, the lawspeaker Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi threw his pagan idols into the falls as a sign of the nation's change of religion.
Godafoss Waterfall has a horseshoe-shaped drop about 98 feet (30 meters) wide and 39 feet (12 meters) high. You can walk to the viewing platforms on both sides of the waterfall.
Next, your guide takes you to Lake Myvatn for photo stops among the volcanic landscapes of North Iceland. Lake Myvatn was formed by a volcanic eruption around 2,300 years ago.
Your next stop is Dettifoss Waterfall, one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe. It is about 148 feet (45 meters) high and 328 feet (100 meters) wide, and its mist and spray often rise high into the air.
You may also visit Selfoss Waterfall, which has a wide, horseshoe-shaped drop of around 36 feet (11 meters) and is about 328 feet (100 meters) wide. The water flows over a series of basalt cliffs before splitting into smaller streams.
You also explore Vatnajokull National Park, the largest national park in Iceland, which is dominated by Vatnajokull Glacier, the largest glacier in Europe.
You also stop at Jokulsargljufur Canyon, the Hljodaklettar Echo Cliffs, Asbyrgi Canyon, and the cliffs of the Tjornes Peninsula, where you may see puffins.
Your final stop is the town of Husavik, known for whale watching. In Husavik, you can soak in the GeoSea Geothermal Sea Baths, at your own expense.
At the end of the tour, you ride back to your hotel in Akureyri or at Lake Myvatn, or you can choose to be dropped off in Husavik.
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