A geothermal spa of milky-blue warm water in a black lava field on the Reykjanes peninsula, fed by water from a nearby power plant, rich in silica. A silica mud mask is included in the entry.
Book a time slot online in advance. It's between Keflavík airport and Reykjavík, making it a good stop on arrival or departure. Recent volcanic eruptions near Grindavík have closed it at times; check before you go. The Sky Lagoon near Reykjavík is an alternative.
Reykjavík's landmark church, 74 m high, with a concrete façade inspired by the basalt columns formed by lava.
A rift valley where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart, and where Iceland's parliament, the Alþingi, met in the open a…
The geothermal area of Haukadalur, where the original Geysir, which gave its name to all geysers, now rarely erupts.
A jet boat ride up the glacial Hvítá river into the canyon below Gullfoss, the huge two-tiered waterfall on Iceland's Golden Circle.
Iceland's most famous waterfall, the 'golden falls', where the Hvítá river plunges 32 m in two stages into a deep canyon.
Two of Iceland's most beautiful waterfalls on the south coast.
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