You also remove the stress that is sometimes associated with independent travel and ensure that your holiday here is memorable for all the right reasons. In , American tourist Noel Santillan misspelled the address of his central Reykjavik hotel when he programmed his hire car SatNav. He then went miles in the wrong direction, leaving Keplavik airport and ending up in the north of the island after five hours of driving through snowy conditions.
Benefit one: choice and expertise There is a huge choice of organised holidays to Iceland. We have over 60 Iceland holidays on our site, including photography tours, hiking, snowshoeing, horse riding and cycling, small ship cruises, Northern Lights spotting, whale watching and wellbeing breaks. Many holidays combine several interests and they range from three day trips to fortnights.
You want to hike but also visit some thermal baths and eat like a local. No problem. You want to see the aurora and snowshoe, too. They have relationships with local guides who can take you hiking, snowshoeing or birdwatching, with the right kit and the necessary supplies. The friend knows all the deserted beaches, good restaurants, short cuts, cool cafes and cashpoint locations. Tours take you to little visited places and wild landscapes, away from the crowds that now dominate some popular sights.
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Overtourism is defined as too many people descending on the same place at the same time, and it happens in Reykjavik and the surrounding area, including the Golden Circle. Obviously, organised tours do visit these popular spots, but they may at least go outside peak summer season and will often combine them with more remote places, too.
Other tours whisk you out of Reykjavik as soon as possible, avoiding the busy hotspots altogether. It means you can visit this hugely popular island without contributing to the overtourism problem. It also means you get to see the very best of Iceland, without having to elbow your way through crowds to do so.
Benefit four: helping the local economy A tour that takes you away from overtourism hotspots also brings benefit to the Icelandic economy. Your tourist buck is spread across the island and handed directly to local people who benefit most from it.
Benefit five: travelling safely and responsibly Iceland is open to tourists all year round, with winter a particularly great time to spot the Northern Lights and photograph the snowy landscape, but conditions can be challenging at this time. Small ship cruises, meanwhile, take you to quiet harbour and remote coastline, so you can enjoy unspoiled Iceland and visit small local communities, where your visit is valued.
More about Iceland. Best time to visit Iceland. Iceland travel guide. Iceland's landscapes are Tolkien-esque, and the culture is fed by this unique geography. Rather settle into the soothing waters warmed by these thermal forces that also supply the country with over half of its energy. Uncategorized 7 Reasons Why Iceland is so Cool. Here are our seven reasons why Iceland is right now the coolest place on earth to explore: 7. Folklore Thanks to the exquisite environment and long, dark winter nights, storytelling traditions are alive and well in Iceland, where more books are produced per capita than any other nation in the world.
Sign Up. I spent a wonderful year there in I had many great experiences there. Air Force. I leave this one experience from well high over Vatnasokull Glacier.
About five of us and a five man band, with instruments who had been at our site to entertain the troops were flying south from Hofn to Keflavik Air Base next to Reykavik. The flight was about miles. About halfway there the pilot came online and advised the flight Non-Com to open the rear door and discard it into the air. Note for these flights we all wore water immersion suits and parachutes. The pilot then said that the plane was in trouble, we were loosing altitude and he did not think we would make it to Keflavik and there were no other landing fields between us and Keflavik.
He told the non-coms to empty the aircraft of everything not part of the airplance. This included all suitcases, briefcases, bags, packages, the coffee machine AND all the instruments belonging to the band. Everybody was angry…the the pilot said for all to get ready to parachute out of the plane…. Ron C. Helicopters would come and pick us up off the glacier. I knew that Ron had been shot down twice in Korea had bailed out each time, was not hurt and was easily picked up.
Our pilot, after a 8 minute pause said he was dumping gas and we might just make it to Keflavik………WE did. The plane braked and stopped mid-runway. The pilot ordered everybody out and to run away from the aircraft at least 50 yards. We did. Last out was the pilot and as he ran toward our group he hit a sheet of thin ice on the runway, flew up and then down. A couple of airmen went to get him and we could hear his moans and groans from the pain of his broken leg!
We all thought he deserved it! The capital of Iceland is nothing like anything you have in the USA! So enjoy the small capital of Iceland and the people of Reykjavik! Thanks for sharing these special moments… Iceland is truly a beautiful country!
We are doing the Ring Road in 7 days super efficient and jam-packed. Great story and amazing photos!! Planning to visit in March ! We rented a small rv and traveled route 1 for 10 days! All I can say is GO!! Your blog was so on spot and brought back amazing memories. We took over photos. So come prepared. The only thing I want to add is always always check the weather reports so very important no matter the time of year you go. May was great for us because we were practically by ourselves. Not a lot of tourist except in the typical tourist areas.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. October 19, Europe , Iceland , Reykjavik. Black beaches Black is the new white! Turf houses Every time I see one of these gorgeous little turf houses I possess a strong urge to throw my phone away, stop shaving my armpits, start a nudist colony and grow my own vegetables. Monopoly houses Just look at how colourful this capital city is!
Quirky sculptures with a philosophical message I adore this sculpture located in Reykjavik. Gay Pride is a huge deal; they paint the city in more colours! Icelandic horses Icelandic horses are synonymous with the landscape, why not jump out of your car to say hello or take a photo of these beautiful creatures? No mosquitoes There are few countries in the world that can say they do not have any mosquitoes and Iceland is one of them!
Dimmuborgir Dimmuborgir is its own world of unique and bizarre lava formations, which make exploring extremely enjoyable. Climb Hverfjall, an erupted volcano This tuff ring volcano can be seen from miles away: broad, conical, black and shaped in a stereotypical cone, Hverfjall or Hverfell demands attention.
Epic waterfalls Waterfalls in Iceland may not be the tallest in the world but they are the most diverse and beautiful. Puffins Iceland is home to the largest number of puffins in the world with an estimate of 10 million. Inside the Volcano Gain new wonderment of the world by descending into a magma chamber where unimaginable geological ferocity once occurred.
Not just fields, but lava fields Where we would usually have grass, the typical landscape around Iceland is lava fields — bizarre yet beautiful. Smells like rotten eggs If you have a problem with this smell then maybe you should avoid Iceland. Street art Large wall murals transform otherwise nondescript buildings.
Warm welcome to refugees The unfolding of the current refugee crisis has been really upsetting, but one of several heartwarming examples of compassion have come from Iceland, including the owner of an excursion company who has taken refugees on sightseeing trips and encourages some of the bigger excursion companies to do the same. The perfect thinking place With such a low population, very few cities and an abundance of breathtaking nature, Iceland provides the backdrop to really think about things in detail without the interruption of noise.
This maybe the reason why they also publish more books per capita… Significant in chess history Before I started blogging and years before stepping foot on Iceland, the only real thing I knew about the country was that it hosted one of the most famous chess matches in history — The Bobby Fischer Vs Spassky match. The Penis Museum also has its own merchandise too… Geothermal Energy Due to the high volume of volcanoes, Iceland is able to heat itself including the main roads which remain surprisingly ice free almost entirely by geothermal energy aka clean power.
You can travel around the whole country on a single road Driving the circumference of Highway 1 is the ultimate road trip! Have you been to Iceland or would you like to based on these reasons? How to spend a day in beautiful Winchester. What is there to do in Austria in the winter? Once again, amazing post! Omg Shing, this is such a gorgeous photo collection! Hold the flight.
The landscape really is otherwordly Heather! I hope you get to experience Iceland soon….
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