There are many things to see in Iceland, known to many as the land of ice and fire and one of the best places in the world to enjoy the wildest nature in its purest form. The best way to tour Iceland is by renting a car or a 4 × 4, according to your needs, with which to surround the island following the road 1. The freedom of movements and schedules that will give you to go free will allow you such basic things in a Country like Iceland like stopping in any landscape that caught your attention or having a picnic in front of an impressive waterfall when you feel like it. Iceland is one of those places where you always go with your foot on the brake pedal, not by the roads, but by the incredible landscapes that surround them.
Another more comfortable option to get to know the country is to book this 8-day tour of the best of Iceland with a guide in Spanish.
The best time to travel is in summer, a time that will allow you to travel the entire island without problems. In winter we can tempt fate to try to see northern lights, although the weather is quite unstable and cold. In our experience, if it is your first time in Iceland, we believe that the best way to get to know it is in a more benign time, in order to take your kinder face.
Based on our trip to Iceland in 14 days we have made a list of the 50 things to see and do in Iceland that we consider more essential. We start!
1. Wait for a rainbow to appear in the spectacular Gullfoss Waterfall, located in the Golden Circle.
2. Walk to Svartifoss, Iceland's black waterfall in Skaftafell National Park. Impressive to see how the water falls between basalt columns.
3. Search for puffins on the high cliffs of Dyrhólaey, one of the best things to do in Iceland.
4. Stop at a supermarket and take a few skyr, Iceland's yogurt.
5. Put on a helmet, put on some crampons, grab an ice ax and take a hike through the Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Another even more spectacular option is to book this trek through the Vatnajökull glacier that includes the blue ice cave, one of Iceland's wonders.
6. Take a photo of the small town of Vik with its picturesque and photogenic wooden church.
Vik town
7. Climb to the top of the strange Hallgrímskirkja, a Lutheran rite church with a somewhat peculiar design and one of the must-see places in Reykjavik.
8. Stroll along the famous black beach of Vik, where you can see the three giant stone trolls and impressive basalt columns.
9. Wait a few minutes to see the Geysir Strokkur geyser erupt, which can reach an altitude of 30 meters.
10. One of the best tips for traveling to Iceland is to arrive by car to the pretty fishing village of Seyðisfjörður in the eastern fjords.
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11. Stop at Skogafoss Waterfall, one of the best known waterfalls and one of the best things to see in Iceland.
12. Take a tour of Landmannalaugar, one of the best treks in the world that run between volcanoes and glaciers. This tour is also considered one of the best excursions from Reykjavik that you can do.
13. Reserve the accommodation for a long time, there is not much offer on the island and they sell out quickly. If you find a guesthouse like Draflastadir Guesthouse with outdoor jacuzzi, do not hesitate, the experience is worth it.
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14. Enjoy hours of Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, a lake full of ice blocks.
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
15. Near Jökulsárlón you will find another glacier lagoon, the Fjallsárlón lagoon, which, although not as spectacular as the first one, is worth the visit.
16. Have a beer while enjoying a relaxing and hot bath in the Blue Lagoon. It is the most famous geothermal spa on the island and one of the best things to do in Iceland.
17. In addition to the Blue Lagoon there are many thermal water pools distributed throughout the island, yes, if you want to take a relaxing bath you should look before there is no sign prohibiting the bath and ask the locals.
18. Tour the Pingvellir National Park, a valley full of fissures caused by the separation of North American and Eurasian tectonic plates where you can walk to the beautiful Oxagarfoss waterfall.
19. Get on a boat to see whales in Húsavík. Of course, if you are one of those who get dizzy, do not forget the pills and do not eat before navigation (we tell you from experience). You can book this ecological boat excursion in advance or this one that in addition to the whales you can see puffins.
If you don't reach Húsavík, from Reykjavik you can book a boat to spot humpback whales in their natural habitat.
20. Take a nap or take a nap on the lichen or moss of Iceland, the best mattress we can find in the country.
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21. Take a tour of the Dimmuborgir lava field, one of the most impressive with several whimsical lava formations.
22. Take supplies in a Bonus supermarket, the pink pig. We were recommended to bring food from Spain, but the prices are not so high that it is worth it, in addition to being prohibited, something that we must take into account to avoid surprises.
23. Do not carry cash or very little, even if the amount is very small in Iceland everything can be paid by card.
24. Stop at the viewpoint of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, famous for having closed the airspace a few years ago when it began to expel ash.
25. Eat one of the best hot dogs in the world in Baejarins Betzu in Reykjavik.
26. Walk below the Seljalandfoss waterfall, one of the best things to do in Iceland.
Seljalandfoss waterfall, one of the best things to do in Iceland.
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27. Next to the Seljalandfoss we have a beautiful interior waterfall, Gljúfurárfoss. Take off your boots and after walking a few meters through the water you can see one of the wonders of Iceland.
28. Stroll through Hverir, a lunar landscape, full of mud boilers and fumaroles with a strong sulfur smell.
29. See the basalt columns of Kirkjugólf in Kirkjubæjarklaustur, smoothed and grounded with moss, hence its nickname “church floor ".
30. Observe from the Hakio viewpoint the great Pingvallavatn Lake, you will locate it as it is full of stone mounds made by people. It is the largest glacial lake in Iceland, located in the Thingvellir Valley.
31. Take a 4 × 4 excursion to the Caldera del Askja and Crater Viti, one of the things to do in Iceland essential.
32. Carefully enter Grjotagja, a volcanic hot spring cave with blue and green colors.
33. Find the United States Navy Army aircraft abandoned by an accident in 1973. The coordinates to arrive with GPS are 63.459523, -19.364618.
34. Hear the thunderous sound of the Detifoss waterfall, the largest in Europe.
Detifoss waterfall, one of the best places to see in Iceland
35. After a while in Detifoss walk to the spectacular Selfoss waterfall and then retrace the path to see the Hafragilsfoss waterfall from afar. One of the places you have to visit in Iceland most essential.
36. Go up to Kerið Crater, a beautiful crater with a 6500-year-old inland green lake.
37. Walk to Mount Krafla to find the Leirhnjúkur crater and see the magnificent Krafla caldera.
38. Stop the car while driving through Mýrdalssandur. You can see large fields of black lava from the eruptions of the Katla volcano.
39. Dodge mosquitoes while walking along the shore of Lake Mývatn.
40. Hallucinate with Godafoss, the waterfall of the Gods and one of the best things to see in Iceland.
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41. Take a picture of you sitting in front of the sculpture of the Sun Ship in Reykjavik.
42. Stroll along the pseudo-craters of Skutustadagigar near Lake Mývatn. These small cones and craters formed with the contact of the lava with the lake, the boiling water of the subsoil was trapped and burst.
43. Find the monument that symbolizes the entrance in the "Journey to the Center of the Earth"by Jules Verne in Arnastapi.
44. Climb up to the Viti Crater, the most beautiful crater in Iceland with its green lake.
Viti crater
45. Visit the town of Holar with a beautiful church next to a peat farm.
46. Stop in the small town of Djúpivogur the gateway to tour the fjords of Eastern Iceland.
47. Find the black sand beach, Dritvík, where the remains of several shipwrecks rest.
48. Have tea and some pastries in Áskaffi, a very cozy old tea room in Glaumbær.
49. Divide seals on the beaches of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula.
50. Being unable to say the names of the places you have visited, but surely after describing to your friends what you have seen you convince them to visit Iceland. We are already counting the days to return!
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