Eyrarbakki is a charming village with a population of roughly 600 people. Once a leading port and trading center for the south, Eyrarbakki has a rich history to go with its quaint beauty.  Photo fro

Reykjanes er en halvø i det sydvestlige Island, karakteriseret af enorme lavafelter, vulkaner og øget geotermisk aktivitet. En af de bedste måder at nyde denne region på er ved at tage dig tid, mens du rejser på en kør-selv-ferie. Du kan også tage et kig på vores udvalg af udflugter til Reykjanes

Kristnitökuhraun is a lava field to the west of Hellisheiði plateau in southwest Iceland. The lava field formed during an eruption in the year 1000, when Icelanders were debating the christening of t

Myvatn er en smuk sø med mange småøer på det nordlige Island. Det er den fjerdestørste sø i landet. På grund af dens ro, fugleliv og vulkanske aktivitet, er søen og dens omgivelser en af de flotteste naturattraktioner på Island. Gå på opdagelse i området på en tur til Myvatn eller med en kør-selv-f

The LAVA Centre is an interactive, high-tech educational exhibition dedicated to Iceland's volcanic activity, its history, and the formation of the Icelandic landscape. Appropriately located near several of Iceland's most famous volcanoes and geological sites, such as Eyjafjallajokull and H

The mighty Langjökull, the ‘Long Glacier’, is the second-largest glacier in Iceland, at 935 square kilometres (361 square miles). For jeep and snowmobile trips, Langjökull is the most popular glacier in Iceland, and skiing and hiking here is possible as well. Langjökull is only one hour drive

Vopnafjordur, spelled Vopnafjörður in Icelandic, is a village and municipality situated on a wide fjord by the same name in the Northeast of Iceland.  The fjord separates the headlands of Digranes an

Árhver (and nearby Vellir) is a geological feature which consists of six to eight vents on small sand flats, some slightly elevated but most just beneath the surface of the water. Lucky visitors mi

Svalbarðseyri is a village of approximately 245 inhabitants in the North Icelandic district of Svalbarðsströnd. Explore this area on a self drive tour in Iceland. Located on the east coast of Eyja

Godafoss vandfaldet findes ved Skjálfandafljót floden i det nordøstlige Island. Det mytiske vandfalds skønhed forstærkes yderligere af vandfaldets rødder i Islands religiøse historie.  Godafoss, "Gudernes vandfald", er en af Islands mest ikoniske naturskatte, beliggende i den nordøstlige region af

Hornafjörður (“Fjord of Horns”) is a fjord, municipality and growing community found in southeast Iceland. The fjord takes its name from the curved shapes of the sand reefs that have formed just off

Höfn is an Icelandic fishing town of just over two thousand people in southeast Iceland. It is the most significant settlement on Route 1 between the village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur in the south and

Hoffell is a farmland area in Southeast Iceland. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo above from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Gummao. No edits made. Hoffell is loca

Almannaskarðsgöng is a 1312m (roughly 1.3km) tunnel along Route 1, located near Höfn (Hornafjörður) in the eastern region of Iceland. The tunnel pushes through 1150m of rock and 162m of concrete. The

The Fljotsdalsherad district in East Iceland, home to East Iceland's main town, Egilsstadir, is particularly attractive and features an abundance of sites of natural, historical and cultural int

Hvolsvöllur is a small town of 950 people in south Iceland, conveniently located by the Ring Road. It is often travelled through or stopped off in by those exploring the South Coast or encircling th

The Lóndrangar basalt cliffs are amongst the many geological wonders of the Snæfellnes peninsula. Explore a wide range of Snaefellsnes peninsula tours. Geology of Lóndrangar Once a volcanic crater, all that remains after aeons of ocean battering are two great pillars upon a cliff, one 75 metres

Almost everywhere where there is old lava by the Icelandic shores, there are also spectacular waves, particularly in the southwest parts of the country.  Explore the best of Iceland on a self drive tour. In the northwest, north and east, high seacliffs (up to 500 meters high) can widely be found