Top 10 Places to Visit in Iceland (for Short & Long Trips)
This list shows you the best places to visit in Iceland with tips for short term visitors as well as ring road adventurers with more time.
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Iceland is a true dream destination for outdoor lovers & landscape photographers due its impressive, dramatic landscape. It is a volcanically and geologically active Nordic island country of Europe located in the North Atlantic Ocean. With its volcanoes, guysers, geothermal hot springs and its many waterfalls as well as glaciers it truly is the often claimed land of fire and ice.
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 show you which things to do & the best places to visit in Iceland in our 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 to See in Iceland & Things to do in Iceland as shown in this episode:
- Skogafoss
- Geysir
- Vatnajökull / Jökulsarlon Galcier lagoon / Ice Cave Tour Skaftaell
- Central Highlands
- Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon
- Arnastapi
- Road Southeast (Stokksnes)
- Asbyrgi Canyon
- Hengifoss
- Reykjadalur
— Places we stayed at —
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— 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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The Best of Iceland. The Top 10 Things To See & Do When You Are In Iceland. From watching icebergs flow, to whales diving, driving over fjords, hiking glaciers & eating amazing local delicacies, Iceland has something for everyone. Here are our Top 10 Iceland Tourist Spots.
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Vik & South Iceland
The village of Vík is the southernmost village in Iceland and is surrounded by impressive mountains and a volcanic black sand beach! You can see glaciers and puffins nearby and really get a taste of the Icelandic Nature!
Me and my sister have a special bond with this place as we have been coming here for years and have amazing memories here!
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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.
Bragdavellir Cottages:
Cosy Cottage in Vik:
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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ICELAND: VIK, GLACIER LAGOON and SOUTH COAST of ICELAND, OH MY!
Iceland South Coast and Vik, Iceland: Jeff Carry On travel vlog (0029). Jeff Carry On and explores the South and Southeast Coast in Iceland. Jeff Carry On, and family, explore some of Iceland's most popular tourist destinations in vlog style format. Highlights include: drone footage of area around south and southeast coast of Iceland, staying at Northern Light Inn by Blue Lagoon in Iceland, beautiful Skógafoss (waterfall), the cute town of Vik Iceland, Fjallsárlón Iceberg Lagoon (Lake) from Vatnajökull glacier, Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, bordering Vatnajökull National Park, Jökulsárlón Diamond Beach bordering Vatnajökull National Park and eating traditional Icelandic food including fermented shark in Vik, Iceland.
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South Iceland Itinerary | 7 MUST SEE places
South Iceland draws a LOT of tourists because of its black sand beach and big waterfalls. But since we’re trying to have the best trip ever - make sure to add these 7 stops to your Iceland South coast travel itinerary!
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Iceland Travel Guide (No BS) - Best Things to do in Iceland
A straight forward Iceland Travel Guide for those looking for information to plan a Iceland vacation and find the best things to do in Iceland. Including the best of the Ring Road and Golden Circle.
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I teamed up with friend and fellow travel YouTuber, Steve Hänisch, of back-packer.org, to set out on a 12-day Iceland vacation adventure around the ring road! Here is his Iceland Travel Guide:
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WHERE WE STAYED in Iceland (with HomeAway):
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My favorite THINGS TO DO in Iceland::
► Reykjavik & Golden Circle
Iceland's capital city and home to 122,000 people. Reykjavik is the largest city in Iceland and most traveler's jumping off point for the Ring Road and Golden Circle.
The Golden Circle is a popular tourist driving route in southern Iceland, which covers about 300 kilometers looping from Reykjavík into the southern uplands of Iceland and back. There are many Golden Circle tours, but I would recommend doing this with a rental car. Featured attractions include Geysir, Blue Lagoon and Gullfoss waterfall.
One of my favorite things to do in Iceland in this region is the Reykjadalur Hot Springs - A beautiful and unique geothermal river near the town of Hveragerði. It takes about one hour to hike up to the hot springs, so be prepared.
► Central Highlands
► Northern Iceland
Eyjafjörður Fjord - One of the best places in Iceland to see the Northern Lights. Northern Iceland has very little light pollution, so tracking the Northern Lights over the Fjords is a great idea.
Ásbyrgi Canyon - This massive canyon was formed way back after the ice age as melting glacier floods ripped giant divots into the earth and left this beautiful valley and rock walls in its path.
Northern Lights - In order to have the best chance of seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland, check out this website we used to track the cloud coverage and aurora activity.
Dettifoss Waterfall - Said to be Europe’s most powerful waterfall, and we’re getting a unique perspective - by moonlight.
► Western Iceland & Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Godafoss Waterfall - An expansive horseshoe-shaped cascade that’s probably my favorite waterfall of the entire trip.
► Eastern Iceland
Hverir or Namafjall geothermal field - Located in northeastern Iceland around the geothermal region of Lake Mývatn - a vast area of hot springs, sulfur crystals, and boiling mud pots.
► Southern Iceland
Seljalandsfoss - A popular waterfall in South Iceland, and the only waterfall (that I know of) in Iceland that you can walk behind.
Skogafoss - Massive curtain waterfall with a drop of 60 meters and a width of 25 meters, also in Southern Iceland.
Reynisfjara - Incredible black sand beach near Vik with basalt sea stacks to one side and rock formations jetting out of the ocean. Get here early to really appreciate it.
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Iceland In 4K Ultra HD: The Most Amazing Places To Visit
A 4K film of Iceland's Golden Circle and South Coast with Superjeep.is
Including 4K drone footage of Iceland.
Visiting Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss, Gullfoss, Vik Black Sand Beach, Strokkur and Geysir Hot Spring Area, Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park, Reykjavik and Hallgrimskirkja
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How to be stupid in Iceland
Black beach (Reynisfjara) is dangerous place if you are stupid. People have died when taken by the waves. Dont be stupid be safe
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Town of Vik Iceland
Vík í Mýrdal is a remote seafront village in south Iceland. It sits in the shadow of Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which covers the Katla volcano