Iceland
A peninsula nicknamed "Iceland in miniature," then rhyolite mountains in almost unreal colours
Iceland
A journey far from the Golden Circle and the south coast: the Snæfellsnes peninsula, nicknamed "Iceland in miniature" for concentrating glaciers, volcanoes, black-sand beaches, and bird cliffs within a hundred kilometres, then Landmannalaugar, deep in the highlands, whose rhyolite mountains streak the landscape with bands of pink, green, and orange found nowhere else on earth, accessible only a few weeks a year once the tracks thaw.
When
June to August
Price
From 3 800€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
6 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-2
The first chapter unfolds on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, which juts about a hundred kilometres into the North Atlantic and concentrates on its own almost the entirety of Icelandic landscapes: the Snæfellsjökull glacier, a sub-glacial volcano that inspired Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth, black-sand and golden-sand beaches side by side, and Kirkjufell mountain, a witch's-hat-shaped peak that has become one of the country's most sought-after photographic subjects.
Day 1
Kirkjufell and the black-sand beaches
A discovery of Kirkjufell mountain and its twin waterfall, then a walk along the black volcanic sand beaches lining the peninsula's north coast.
Day 2
A circuit around Snæfellsjökull glacier
A scenic drive around the Snæfellsjökull ice volcano, stops at the Arnarstapi bird cliffs and the small fishing port of Hellnar nestled between lava and ocean.
Days 1-2
The road to the highlands and Landmannalaugar, accessible only by 4x4 for a few weeks a year between late June and early September, once the unpaved tracks and river fords become passable. The rhyolite mountains surrounding the site owe their pink, green, and orange hues to volcanic rock rich in rare minerals, a geological phenomenon found nowhere else in the world at such a scale and that makes the region the starting point of the famous Laugavegur trek.
Day 1
A hike among the rhyolite mountains
A hike along the first kilometres of the Laugavegur trail, through a landscape of rhyolite mountains streaked with pink, green, and orange, to a still-steaming black lava field.
Day 2
A soak in the natural hot springs
A soak in the natural hot river of Landmannalaugar, fed by local geothermal activity, where scalding water mixes with an icy stream flowing down from the mountain.
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