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780 attractions

Gatklettur sea arch at Arnarstapi with Atlantic surf breaking through the basalt opening.

Gatklettur

Cliff viewpoint · Snæfellsnes

Geirsstaðakirkja turf church standing in open East Iceland farmland near Egilsstaðir.

Geirsstaðakirkja

Church · Ring Road

Geitafoss dropping through a compact lower-river chute near Goðafoss.

Geitafoss

Waterfall · Diamond Circle

Hikers above the cooled lava and broad eruption valley of Geldingadalur on Reykjanes.

Geldingadalur

Volcanic site · Reykjanes

Swimmer in GeoSea's cliffside pool with Skjálfandi Bay and mountains beyond Húsavík.

GeoSea Geothermal Sea Baths

Geothermal bathing · Diamond Circle

Open lowland landscape near Húsavík south of the Geothermal Goldfish Pond area.

Geothermal Goldfish Pond

Geothermal area · Diamond Circle

Art and interior detail at Gerðarsafn Art Museum in Kópavogur.

Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum

Museum · Reykjavík

Tall hexagonal basalt columns at Gerðuberg rising above a grassy slope on Snæfellsnes.

Gerðuberg Cliffs

Cliff viewpoint · Snæfellsnes

Steep Gerpir cliffs and bright Vöðlavík-area water on the remote East Iceland coast.

Gerpir

Mountain · Ring Road

Exterior of Giantess Cave built into the rocky Keflavík marina shoreline.

Giantess in the Cave

Museum or cultural site · Reykjanes

Gígjökull outlet glacier descending from Eyjafjallajökull between dark volcanic ridges.

Gígjökull

Glacier · South Coast

Dark Gjábakkahellir cave opening with loose lava rocks on the floor and daylight at the entrance.

Gjábakkahellir

Cave · Golden Circle

Gjáin gorge with small waterfalls, lava formations, and sheltered greenery in Þjórsárdalur.

Gjáin

Canyon · Þjórsárdalur

Gjáin gorge with small waterfalls, lava formations, and sheltered greenery around Gjarfoss in Þjórsárdalur.

Gjarfoss

Waterfall · Golden Circle

Dark young lava and fault walls at Gjástykki in the Krafla volcanic area of North Iceland.

Gjástykki

Volcanic site · Diamond Circle

Glanni Waterfall flowing through dark lava rock near Bifröst in West Iceland.

Glanni

Waterfall · Silver Circle

Turf-roofed buildings at Glaumbær Museum with Skagafjörður mountains behind them.

Glaumbær

Museum or cultural site · Arctic Coast Way

The white Gljúfrasteinn house museum in Mosfellsdalur with a vintage car outside.

Gljúfrasteinn

Museum or cultural site · Golden Circle

Gljúfursárfoss dropping through a green ravine near Vopnafjörður in East Iceland.

Gljúfursárfoss

Waterfall · Ring Road

Gluggafoss waterfall dropping through green tuff cliffs in Fljótshlíð, South Iceland.

Gluggafoss

Waterfall · South Coast

A hiker looking toward Glymur Waterfall inside a steep green canyon in Hvalfjordur.

Glymur

Waterfall · West Iceland

Aerial view of Grábrók crater and surrounding lava fields near Bifröst in West Iceland.

Grábrók

Volcanic site · Silver Circle

Broken glacier ice and a silty drainage trench at Grænalón below the dark mountains of southeast Iceland.

Grænalón

Glacier lagoon · South Coast

Person photographing the vivid green Grænavatn crater lake on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Grænavatn

Volcanic site · Reykjanes

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South Iceland2 to 4 days · First-trip spine→Reykjavík1 to 2 city days · Low-car base→North Iceland3–5 days · Major Ring Road segment→East Iceland2 to 4 days · Fjords and inland→West Iceland1–2 nights · Borgarfjörður base→Reykjanes PeninsulaHalf to 1 day · KEF gateway→Snæfellsnes Peninsula1 night ideal · Compact peninsula loop→Highlands1 to 4 days · Seasonal access→Westfjords3 to 5 days · Dedicated detour→

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