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Iceland - Southwest Iceland & the Golden Circle
Black beaches stretch along the Atlantic, geysers spout from geothermal fields and waterfalls glide across escarpments while brooding volcanoes and glittering ice caps score the inland horizon. The beautiful Southwest has many of Iceland’s most legendary natural wonders.
- see the continental plates part at historic Þingvellir National Park
- marvel at black basalt columns, sea stacks and rocky buttes in Reynisfjara, near buzzy Vík
- camp in the lush kingdom of Þórsmörk surrounded by brooding glaciers
Coverage includes: Reykjanes Peninsula, Blue Lagoon, Keflavík & Njarðvík (Reykjanesbær), Northwestern Reykjanes, Southwestern Reykjanes, Grindavík, Reykjanesfólkvangur National Park, The Golden Circle, Þingvellir National Park, Laugarvatn, Geysir, Gullfoss,, Hveragerði & Around, Þorlákshöfn, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, Flóahreppur, Selfoss, Western Þjórsárdalur, Eastern Þjórsárdalur, Hella & Around, Hvolsvöllur & Around, Skógar, Landmannalaugar, Laugavegurinn Hike, Þórsmörk, Vík, East of Vík, Vestmannaeyjar and Heimaey.
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Iceland - Southwest Iceland & the Golden Circle
Black beaches stretch along the Atlantic, geysers spout from geothermal fields and waterfalls glide across escarpments while brooding volcanoes and glittering ice caps score the inland horizon. The beautiful Southwest has many of Iceland’s most legendary natural wonders.
- see the continental plates part at historic Þingvellir National Park
- marvel at black basalt columns, sea stacks and rocky buttes in Reynisfjara, near buzzy Vík
- camp in the lush kingdom of Þórsmörk surrounded by brooding glaciers
Coverage includes: Reykjanes Peninsula, Blue Lagoon, Keflavík & Njarðvík (Reykjanesbær), Northwestern Reykjanes, Southwestern Reykjanes, Grindavík, Reykjanesfólkvangur National Park, The Golden Circle, Þingvellir National Park, Laugarvatn, Geysir, Gullfoss,, Hveragerði & Around, Þorlákshöfn, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, Flóahreppur, Selfoss, Western Þjórsárdalur, Eastern Þjórsárdalur, Hella & Around, Hvolsvöllur & Around, Skógar, Landmannalaugar, Laugavegurinn Hike, Þórsmörk, Vík, East of Vík, Vestmannaeyjar and Heimaey.
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