Best places in Iceland

Breiðárlón is a gorgeous, yet often overlooked glacier lagoon, that can be found at the south end of  Vatnajökull glacier, just five minutes drive from its more famous counterpart, Jökulsárlón. Explore this location while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, b

Kúalaug is a set of two small, natural pools, both around 40°C (104°F), in the Bláskógabyggð area. Explore this region on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo by Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir  Though they are little, there is enough room for four to six people to bask and enjoy. Please note that th

Álftavatn is a beautiful lake in the southern Icelandic highlands, renowned for its beautiful birdlife. Browse a wide range of tours of the Highlands of Iceland. Photo by Wikimedia, Creative Commo

Álftanes is a town and former municipality in Iceland, located roughly twenty minutes drive from the capital, Reykjavik, on the northeastern point of the Reykjanes Peninsula. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Hansueli Krapf. No ed

Ljósufjöll is a central volcano and fissure vent system, located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula’s volcanic zone in West Iceland.  Learn about and see more of this region on a tour of the Snaefellsnes

Kaldbakur is the highest mountain in the Westfjords. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Hansueli Krapf. No edits made. The mountain, located beween the fjords Arnarfjordur and Dyrafjordur,

Between Patreksfjörður and Bíldudalur is the village of Tálknafjörður, in the southern region of the Westfjords. Despite its meagre population size, around 300 inhabitants, the village has chosen

Ingofshofdi is a cape and a nature reserve in Southeast Iceland, located south of Vatnajokull. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Ingolfshofdi is encircled by rocky cliffs but a sand dune lies to its north west, wherefrom the cape can be reached. Part of the cape is well ve

Þingeyri is a village in the Westfjords of Iceland, found coastally on the Dýrafjörður fjord. Þingeyri has a population of around 250 people. Explore this area on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by AgainErick. No edits made. History Þingeyri has been conti

Oxnadalur is a magnificent valley in the fjord Eyjafjordur in North Iceland. Priest, poet and translator Jon Thorlaksson lived there in his later days and to his daying day, at the farm Baegisa. Jonas Hallgrimsson, one of Iceland's most beloved poets, was born in the valley, at the farm Hraun.

Djúpavík is a village in the Westfjords of Iceland, located in Árneshreppur which is the least populous municipality in the country.   Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Bromr. No edits mad

Grænavatn is a small lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula, known for its vivid colouration. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by G. Mannae

Vesturdalur Valley is an area in the North of Iceland known for its fascinating rock formations. The best way to visit this area is on a relaxed self drive tour. One of the best options for doing so is this 7-day Arctic Coast Way self drive, available in the summer months. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by rheins. No edits made. It is situated in between Ásbyrgi and Dettifoss waterfall, within the Diamond Circle. One of the main attractions in Vesturdalur valley is the strange rock formations at Hljóðaklettar.  This is a series of horizontal, vertical and diagonal columns made of

Hestfjörður (translated to “Horse Fjord”) is a fjord in Westfjords, near Vatnsdalur valley, Bolaskógur forest and Hattardalsfjall mountain. The fjord is 15km long and, at its broadest point, 1km wide. Like the neighbouring fjord Skötufjörður, countless waterfalls cascade down the region’s mountain

Akranes is a port town in the west of Iceland, approximately 42 kilometres (26 miles) from Reykjavík. It sits at the tip of the peninsula separating the fjords of Hvalfjörður and Borgarfjörður. Explore these areas while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by

Þorlákshöfn is the main town of the Ölfus district in South Iceland, located on the South Shore. It has a population of about 1,400 people and is a main port for South Iceland. It is important as a connecting point with the Westman Islands. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland.

Móði, along with its neighbour Magni, is one of the two newest craters in Iceland. Explore this crater on a self drive tour in Iceland. Formation of Móði Móði and Magni were formed in the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. This eruption started near midnight on March 20th, and was initially qu

  Magni is one of the newest craters in Iceland, alongside its neighbour Móði. Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland. Formation of Magni Magni was created during the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. This was Iceland’s most famous eruptions of recent times. Starting on Marc

The 1675 meter high Eiriksjokull is located in the Borgarfjordur district, just east of Langjokull glacier. Eiriksjokull lies on the fringes of the Icelandic Highlands and West Iceland. Explore this area on a self drive tour in Iceland. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Christian Bickel

Langisjor is among the clearest highland lakes in the country. Its altitude is 670 meters and at its deepest, it’s 75 meters. Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Gumol. No edits made.  The

The fishing village of Drangsnes can be found at the mouth of the Steingrímsfjörður fjord, in the Westfjords of Iceland. Drangsnes is part of the Kaldrananeshreppur municipality, with the village of H

Fljotshlid is a beautiful farming district in Southern Iceland. It is one of the main sites for Njal's Saga, a masterpiece of the saga literature. It is surrounded by some of the most active and

Herdubreid is a table mountain (Icelandic: 'stapi'), situated north of Vatnajokull in the deserted lava field of Odadahraun, the most extensive lava field in Iceland. This impressive mount

Vatnsdalur ('Lake Valley') is a valley in Hunavatnssysla in North Iceland. It is located just south of the Ring Road. As well as being well vegitated, the  valley is notable for being the site of Iceland‘s last execution, for its countless hills, one of Iceland's best fishing rivers an