General Information on Iceland
Iceland is a volcanic island, which originated about 16 million years ago and is one of Europe’s youngest regions. The island’s landscape is really unique, with its fjords, impressive waterfalls, bubbling geysers and gigantic glaciers as well as the wild, untouched highlands which often resemble a lunar landscape.
Activities to do in Iceland
- Whale Watching
- Glacier Walk
- Snowmobiling
- River Rafting
- Horse Riding
- Hiking
- Cave Exploring
- Quad Biking
- Helicopter Ride
- Snorkelling in the Silfra
- Blue Lagoon
- Kayaking
- Hot Spring Hunt
- Glacier Tours in Super Jeep
- Fontana Geothermal Baths
- Secret lagoon
Places to visit in Iceland
- West Iceland
- South Iceland
- North Iceland
- Akureyri
- Husavik
- Lake Myvatn
- Godafoss and Dettifoss waterfalls
- Westfjords
- Isafjordur
- Dynjandi waterfall
- Hornstrandir
- Raudisandur
- Vigur island
- East Iceland
- Egilsstadir
- Hallormsstadur forest
- Seydisfjordur
- Husey
- Skalanes nature reserve
- Obyggdarsetrid – the Wilderness centre
- Borgarfjordur eystri
Scheduled tours from Reykjavik
- Golden Circle Tour
- South Coast tour
- Snaefellsnes Peninsula Tour
- Reykjanes Peninsula
- Delicious Golden Circle – Food and Sightseeing Tour
- Northern Lights Tour
- Landmannalaugar Hiking Tour
- Glymur Mountain Hike Tour
- Snaefellsjokull Glacier Hike
- Hot Spring Hunt
- Lavatube caving
- Snorkelling in the Silfra fissure
- Lava horse riding Tour
Things to see in Reykjavik
- The Pearl-Perlan- amazing viewing deck
- Hallgrimskirkja Church- you can take a tour to the top of the Church and afterwards do some walking and shopping street Skolavoroustigur
- City Hall by the Lake Tjörnin to view the huge relief map of Iceland
- City Center and the harbour
- Aurora Borealis Museum
- Museum of Whales at Grandi Reykjavik
- Saga Museum
- Reykjavik City Museum
- City center and the harbour
- Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach
- Ellioaardalur Valley in Reykjavik
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