Mountain Excursion

Vík í Mýrdal in Iceland: Nestled Under The Mountains, Shielded By The Sea

Vík í Mýrdal is the beloved little oasis of the southern coast. A popular stop on road trips, the tiny settlement is a peaceful enclave full of nestling birds, frothy waves, charming guesthouses, and a myriad of outdoor activities, all watched over by the town’s iconic hillside church...

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Best Things to do in South Iceland: Waterfalls, Glaciers, Hot Springs… (Circling Iceland Ep.03)

In the 3rd episode of our ring road trip we show you the natural wonders & things to do in South Iceland in depth - a great resource for your own trip!
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In the third episode of Circling Iceland we are heading south to the big glaciers - starting with the Jökulsarlon Glacier Lagoon and an ice cave tour with our friends from localguide, before hiking to another waterfall: the Svartifoss.

This time we use Vik as our base to explore the Southern Region of Iceland with it’s hot springs at Seljavallalaug, the „Bieber“ canyon Fjadrargljufur and the waterfall shooting stars „Sejlalandsfoss“ and „Skogafoss“.

Even though we finished the Ring Road this won’t be the last episode - in the upcoming episode we’ll show you around in Reykjavik and take on the Golden Circle!

Traveling Icelands Ring Road is the perfect way to get to know the country on and off the tourist paths. Therefore we took about 2 weeks to get to know Iceland properly by exploring waterfalls, canyons, hot springs, glacier caves, black beaches and of course the stunning coastlines all around the island finishing off in Reykjavik with the countries biggest music festival called „Iceland Airwaves“

We’ll show you which places to visit & our favorite things to do in Iceland in the upcoming videos and how to plan & organize your very own road trip in Iceland. Make sure to subscribe & activate notification to not miss any episode!

— Places we stayed at —
As said in the video we exclusively stayed in places offered on HomeAway. Therefore the following Links are direct Affiliate Links to the shown properties on the HomeAway website.

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Things to do in South Iceland as shown in this episode:
- Jökulsarlon Glacier Lagoon
- Vatnajökull Glacier & Skaftafellsjökull
- Svartifoss
- Vik
- Seljavallalaug
- Fjadrargljufur canyon
- Solheimasandur Plane Wreck
- Seljalandsfoss
- Skogafoss
- Reynisfjara Beach & Sea stacks

— About our Cooperation with SadCars & HomeAway —
We partnered up with a local car rental company called who offer some of the best deals for travelers looking into renting a camper or road trip vehicle. For this the folks at SadCars provided us with a Dacia Duster for the period we did the Ring Road and the Golden Circle route.
In order to show you several accommodation options you can find in Iceland we teamed up with who let us stay in some of the coolest places all around the island.
Nevertheless all opinions, recommendations and views are my own.
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Vik Camping, Iceland

This is our 2nd Campground, the place is nice, it can get very crowded specially dinner time, the common dining hall is packed, we need to wait for a table , bring your own portable stove, they only have 1 electric water pitcher, theres a line if you need hot water, there's 4 shower heads but no privacy curtains (shower naked with other people) which is common in europe public bathroom.

The place is very windy and cold at night, in this video i was with my daughter at the top tent but i did not make it through the night and went down because it cold for me.

Overall we recommend this place ????????????thank you for watching, please comment, share, like & subscribe.

Arctic Adventures - Vik, Island - Glacier Cave Tour

February 2019 - Glacier Cave tour - Long Version

[a short 3 minute version is available on the channel ].

The version has all of the tour operator's commentary during the trip!

We booked with Arctic Adventures and what an amazing adventure it was! Professional outfit, wonderful personality driving the super jeep, driving through an icy racing river 4' deep! Crazy in a good way.

This was one the major highlights of our trip!

Love the little town of Vik, great restaurants and shopping :-) all within walking distance! We rented the cutest little air BNB cottage right near the water.

The glacier is like nothing i had ever seen. The unique color of blue had me feeling like i just discovered a whole new form of beauty and admiration. For me, it was truly an amazing thing.

I'll be back to Iceland, and to Vik, i feel it in my bones.

Val

Vík: Iceland’s Southernmost Village

Hello from Iceland! I’ll be sharing videos from here for the next couple of weeks as I explore and take notes for the second edition of our new guidebook, Rick Steves Iceland: There’s a lot to discover on this little island, and I look forward to packing you along. (Do you have traveling friends who are also dreaming of Iceland? Be sure to invite them to join us here.)

We begin in the tiny town of Vík, Iceland’s southernmost village. While most travelers’ Icelandic memories are a charm bracelet of jaw-droppingly beautiful natural sights, I enjoy visiting the workaday towns along the way — and showing them to travelers. These towns aren’t pretty, as it's rare to find buildings here from before WWII. Most Icelandic homes are built more to resist the weather than to delight the eye. Still, on this ice-covered rock between Norway and Greenland (just a bit bigger than Maine, with 340,000 people), towns like Vík are real — and good travel is real, too.

Join me on a quick tour of Vík with Stefan Valsson of Reykjavík Bike Tours. (By the way, guides like Stefan are easy to book anywhere in the world via Tours By Locals. I’ve used them in both hemispheres to book guides when I don’t have a particular person already in mind.)

Iceland. Mountain in Vik

Location: Iceland, Vik
Car: Nissan Pathfinder (4x4, 7 persons in one car)
Music: Of Monsters And Men -- King and Lionheart
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Iceland's very first zipline course - IJslands allereerste ziplineparcours

In Vík, Iceland, Riswick BVBA has built Iceland's very first zipline course. The trail consists of two ziplines taking you through the beautiful canyon of Vík from mountain wall to mountain wall. In the meanwhile you can enjoy the spectacular view ... We from Team Van Riswick felt honored to run this amazing project and have done it with lots of pleasure!
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In Vík, IJsland, heeft van Riswick BVBA IJslands allereerste ziplijnparcours gebouwd. Het parcours bestaat uit twee ziplijnen waarmee je door de prachtige canyon van Vík tokkelt van bergwand naar bergwand. Ondertussen kun je genieten van het spectaculaire uitzicht... Wij van Team Van Riswick voelden ons vereerd om deze opdracht uit te mogen voeren en hebben dit dan ook met heel veel plezier uitgevoerd.

Dragon Glass Katla Ice Cave | Super Jeep from Vik

Hop on our SuperTruck and admire the mighty ice caves covered by ash from the famous volcano, Katla. You'll take a ride into the country and feel like you are taking a sneak peek into the highlands as you enjoy the ride into the country admiring the majestic mountains and fields of moss before you enter the mighty ice cave by the volcano.

Landmannalaugar in Winter with Icelandic Mountain Guides

One of Icelandic Mountain Guides most popular winter tour is the 6 day hut based Landmannalaugar Cross Country Ski Tour. A super jeep from Iceland Rovers transports us and our gear to the comfortable Landmannalaugar hut and then we do easy day tours in the beautiful volcanic surroundings of Landmannalaugar. After each day of skiing through lava fields, geothermal hot springs and beautiful gorges we relax in the natural hot spring river next to the hut.

For more information visit mountainguides.is

Landmannalaugar í vetrarham er ein vinsælasta gönguskíðaferð Íslenskra Fjallaleiðsögumanna. Fjallajeppi frá Iceland Rovers flytur okkur og farangur okkar inn í Landmannalaugar og þaðan förum við þægilegar dagsferðir um undraveröld Landmannalauga. Við skoðum hveri og heita læki sem skera sig úr fallega vetrarríki Landmannalauga. Í lok dags förum við aftur í skálann, eldum góðan mat og slökum á heitri lauginni.

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5 Day Iceland Itinerary (South Coast)

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Day 1 | Reykjavik | Hotel:
-Fly into Reykjavik. If you can, catch a red eye & book a window seat because if you’re lucky like me, you’ll get a front row seat to the Northern Lights on your way in from the plane.
-Blue Lagoon. We visited the Blue Lagoon just look around and take photos, we didn’t go in. It’s really expensive and my mom and I would rather be out flying our drones then go in a giant hot tub lol.
-We checked into our hotel in the afternoon and had a nap. We were pretty exhausted from dealing with all the airlines.
-We went to WOW air HQ to try and talk with somebody. After no success and some pretty rude employees, we went out downtown Reykjavik to explore then met some friends who’s overlapped ours by a day for food & drinks.
-Went searching for Northern Lights but had no success due to clouds.

Day 2 | Gulfoss, Seljalandsfoss & Vik | Hotel:
-Before we left the city we stocked up on groceries at at Bonus
-Drove to Gulfoss. We made a TONNE of stops along the way. The landscape when you leave the city is overwhelming
- Strokkur Geysir to see the explosion of water in the hot springs.
- After this, we headed to Vik and stopped at Seljalandsfoss waterfall on the way into town
- Our hotel just outside of Vik in Sólheimahjáleiga. We stayed at a cute guesthouse that had lots of farm animals. There was also a kitchen in the common area.

Day 3 | Skogafoss Waterfall, Plane Crash, Black Sand Beach & Glacier | Hotel:
- As mentioned above, this was my favourite day!!! It was action packed with a variety of scenery.
-Skogafoss Waterfall. Make sure you hike up to the top and walk along the trail for a bit. The view of the mountain range from top is unreal.
- Hike to Sólheimasandur Plane Crash. This was longer then I expected. Go prepared and bring rainproof gear with you. You’re walking on what feels like Mars and the wind can get very cold!
- Black Sand Beach - cute cafe here too to warm up with a coffee/hot chocolate after
- I saw there were ATV tours in Vik which my mom and I would have loved to do, but there was no time! After black sand beach we had to start heading to Hofn which was a couple hour drive. We always tried to be at our hotel before dark because there’s no lights on the roads and it can get sketchy at times.
- We Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon JUST as the sun set!

Day 4 | Wild horses & Vestrahorn | Hotel:
- Though I felt Hofn to be underwhelming compared to Vik in terms of activities, the hotel here was DREAMY though.. It was modern, big & the views were off the hook.
- This day we used to sleep in and I caught up on work before we went out and explored that day. We were pooped from going non-stop up until here.
- We drove around and stumbled on Wild Horses
- Visited Vestrahorn, which is those jagged mountains you see when captioned “Hofn” in the video

Day 5 | Wild horses & Vestrahorn | Hotel:
- Day 5 we had a lot of driving to do (roughly 6 hours), so we were up early and on the road to head back to the city for our flight.
- Managed to squeeze in Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon. It was pouring by the time we got to the Canyon, still beautiful nonetheless! To all my fellow Bieber fans out there (lol), this is one of the spots he filmed his music video “I’ll Show You.”.


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Iceland Vlog Day 5: Viti Crater | Vik to Húsavík Road Trip

Iceland Day 5! Today visited the mighty Viti Crater and drove all the way from Vik to Húsavík (approx. 6 Hours!)
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Discovering Iceland - A Travel Deep inside of a dream

Traveling is without a doubt the possibility of daydreaming; the constant search of being filled with new experiences, emotions and memories.
After having visited Iceland this year, and experiencing a unique adventure, this concept was what fueled this video.

A film by Gon Granja
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Narrated by
Alan Watts

Music by
Geronimo & Leandro Lima
Ludovico Einaudi

Drone
Bertjan Marree


SPECIAL THANKS TO

Promote Iceland - Íslandsstoffa
Icelandic Mountain Guides
Into the glacier
Special Tours
How do you like Iceland Tours
Europcar
Vik Hostel
True Adventure
Sudur Vik
Arcanum Glacier Tours
Hotel Ranga
Glymur Hotel
Guesthouse Akureyri
Guesthouse Nord Marina
Hotel Hofn
North Sailing Husavik

Hiking in Iceland: Mount Vörðu-Skeggi in Hengill area close to Reykjavík (drone fly).

Hike on Mount Vörðu-Skeggi close to Reykjavík Iceland.
25. August 2018.

Vörðu-Skeggi 25. ágúst 2018

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Iceland Excursion: Hot Springs and Lava Caves Tour

Departing from Reykjavik, this day tour explores one of the many lava caves in the Blafell mountain range just east of Reykjavik, where an expert guide will teach you how the lava caves are formed. Then hike in the Hengill geothermal area, during which you can stop for a relaxing bath in a naturally-heated river!

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Around Iceland With Icelandic Mountain Guides

Enjoy the flexibility that comes with travelling on your own without the hassle of having to find accommodation or spend hours looking for the right turn. With our self drive packages you enjoy the freedom of setting your own pace and experience Iceland in a personalized way while enjoying the benefits of a prepared package planned by our travel experts. You choose the formula that fits your interests and budget and we take care of the rest. With a detailed road book and a planned itinerary you are ready to enjoy Iceland in a safe and easy way.

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ICELAND ROADTRIP: South Coast with Your Day Tours

12th of April 2018:
The alarm rang at 6.30AM, and it's with excitement that we got ready for the big adventure waiting for us
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VISITED SITES:
- Skogafoss Waterfall
- Reynisfjara Beach
- Solheimajokull Glacier
- Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
- For an amazing day
- For our nights in Reykjavik

ICELAND Zipline

During our road trip to Iceland we stop by in VIK to do some ziplinning with True Adventure Zipline (zipline@zipline.is) and it was one of the best (if not the best) activities we did in Iceland. Great job by the team at True Adventure !

ICELAND - FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA

A short trip to Iceland, two friends discovering the south coast.

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