Iceland Travel Guide

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An eerie moonscape under a mystical subarctic sky greets you on the highway from Keflavík International Airport into Reykjavík, Iceland's capital. The low terrain is barely covered by its thin scalp of luminescent green moss. Although trees are few and far between, an occasional scrawny shrub clings to a rock outcropping. The air smells different—clean and crisp—and it's so clear that on a sunny day you can see for miles.

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Iceland Hotels

Hotels in Reykjavík and larger towns usually offer standard amenities: hair dryer, trouser press, telephone, and satellite TV. Unless otherwise noted...read more

Restaurants

Iceland Restaurants

Restaurants in Iceland are small and diverse. You can expect superb seafood and lamb, and the fresh fish is not to be missed—surely some of the best...read more

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Iceland Experiences

  • Best of Iceland in 3 to 6 Days

    With only a few days on your hands, you can experience a fair number of Iceland's major attractions. You can take organized day trips from Reykjavík... Read more

  • Guided Tours

    Inclusive guided tours are offered by a number of travel agencies in Iceland, the largest of which are listed below. Most operators offer tours... Read more

  • Reykjavík Old Town Walk

    What better guiding presence on a tour of historic Reykjavík than the man who started it all, one of the first settlers of Iceland and... Read more

  • Reykjavík Museum Walk

    Art lovers can keep busy in what is still called Reykjavík's "eastern" quarter—even though it is now geographically in the west... Read more

  • A Geologist's Dream

    Where the warm southern Gulf Stream confronts the icy Arctic currents from the north, Iceland straddles the mid-Atlantic ridge at the merger... Read more

  • The Icelandic Horse

    The Icelandic horse (sometimes referred to as a pony) is a purebred descendant of its ancestors from the Viking age, in the 10th century. The... Read more

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  • Reykjavik & Akureyri

    Will be in Iceland in July as party of a cruise, get into Reykjavik around 1pm, to saill out the next day, am looking for a tour which includes the Golden Circle, 4x4 glacier drive and the Blue Lagoon with Read more

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