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780 attractions

Fauskasandur Black Sand Beach with surf, a sea stack, and steep mountains near Hvalnes in East Iceland.

Fauskasandur

Black sand beach · Ring Road

Panoramic view over Bláhylur Hnausapollur crater lake and dark highland rim.

Bláhylur (Hnausapollur) Lake

Volcanic site · Highlands

Promotional view of the Reykjaböð Hot Springs pools and turf-roofed bathhouse buildings in Reykjadalur valley.

Reykjaböð

Hot spring · Golden Circle

People soaking in the Laugarfell hot spring pool with East Iceland highland hills behind.

Laugarfell

Hot spring · Highlands

Warm waterfall pouring into the natural Laugavallalaug hot spring in East Iceland.

Laugavallalaug

Hot spring · Highlands

Side view of Selvallafoss falling from a mossy cliff into dark rocks below.

Selvallafoss

Waterfall · Snæfellsnes

Caretaker feeding two rescued reindeer at Reindeer Park near Egilsstadir.

Reindeer Park

Wildlife spot · Ring Road

Wide view of Faxi, also called Vatnsleysufoss, spreading across the Tungufljot River.

Vatnsleysufoss

Waterfall · Golden Circle

Hljóðaklettar basalt formations beside the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river in Vesturdalur Valley.

Vesturdalur Valley

National park · Diamond Circle

Road approaching the Almannaskarðsgöng tunnel entrance in the mountains east of Höfn.

Almannaskarðsgöng

Viewpoint · Ring Road

Djúpivogur Lighthouse on the shoreline west of the harbor in East Iceland.

Djúpivogur Lighthouse

Lighthouse · Ring Road

Sigöldugljúfur canyon near Hrauneyjafoss with turquoise water and small waterfalls in the Icelandic Highlands

Hrauneyjafoss Waterfalls

Waterfall · Highlands

Nesjavellir power station steaming below mountains and Lake Þingvallavatn.

Nesjavellir

Geothermal area · Golden Circle

Hvítárvatn lake reflecting Langjökull glacier and bare highland slopes.

Hvítárvatn

Lake · Highlands

The bowl-shaped Naustahvilft hollow above Ísafjörður and the surrounding Westfjords mountains.

Naustahvilft Troll Seat

Viewpoint · Westfjords Way

Ægissíðufoss spreading across Ytri-Rangá near Hella in South Iceland.

Ægissíðufoss

Waterfall · South Coast

Hafnarberg Sea Cliffs above the Atlantic near Hafnir on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Hafnarberg Sea Cliffs

Cliff viewpoint · Reykjanes

A tree-lined path beside water in Heiðmörk near Reykjavík.

Heiðmörk

Lava field · Reykjavík

Steam rising from rocky geothermal ground in the Hengill area near Hveragerði.

Hengladalsá

Geothermal area · Golden Circle

Ellidaey Island rising from the sea with the lonely-house lodge on the grassy slope.

Ellidaey Island

Cliff viewpoint · South Coast

Sunlit mountain valley below Kaldbakur in the Westfjords Alps.

Kaldbakur

Mountain · Westfjords Way

Green and ochre geothermal slopes in the Hengill area near Hellisheiði.

Kristnitökuhraun

Lava field · Golden Circle

Brúarhlöð Canyon with pale Hvítá river water running between dark carved rock walls.

Brúarhlöð

Canyon · Golden Circle

Blue ice walls inside Crystal Ice Cave in Breiðamerkurjökull near Jökulsárlón

Crystal Ice Cave

Cave · South Coast

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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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