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My husband and I are planning a 10 day trip in Iceland mid-June and we are wondering what are the main sites we should focus on. We are also interested in visiting local farms and learn more about the local culture.
Thanks!
My top 3 places were: Skaftafell, Lake Myvatn, and the Westfjords.
I would highly recommend renting a car and driving around the island on the Rte 1. If that's what you decide to do, you should definitely go counter-clockwise because you generally go from more touristy areas to less touristy areas. (I went clockwise and got annoyed by the relative busy-ness after spending a week in relative isolation). Ten days should allow sufficient time to make the drive.
Spend a couple days in Reykjavik, but leaving the city was the best decision I made.
Here's my blog post on it:
https://davoandsara.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/skimping-in-iceland/
And a google map of my route:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=z5cP4IOmuFnk.kXGR0MJ6lRZQ
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The most unique and amazing thing I saw in my time on Iceland was the island of Heimaey. If you enjoy things off the beaten path, this place is for you. It is a tiny island (population about 4,000) with gorgeous views, small sheep farms, a charming port and not much else. But the best part, in the summer - when you will be in the neighborhood - it is home to an estimated 8 million puffins. I had an amazing 2 days there camping and taking pictures of EVERYTHING.
Wow, a lot of questions about Iceland on trippy today! Funny coincidence since I just published a blog post about it this morning. Have a look!
We're heading out for 12 days in May so I can't tell you what you should see since we technically haven't been but we are intending on driving the Ring Road. We've had to "finalize" our stops because hotels tend to book up fast so we've decided on the itinerary below for our over nights:
Reykjavik - Grundarfjordur - Olafsfjordur - Lake Myvatn - Höfn - Vík í Mýrdal
*Wanted to stay in Akureyri but the hotels were all booked.
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We traveled the ring road two years ago.
Hope you get some good ideas.
Icelandis one of the most beautiful countries. Below I have mentioned some of the sights.
1. Visit Keflavik
2. Go whale watching
3.The geysers
4. Landmannalaugar
5. Maelifell Volcano in Mýrdalsjökull Glacier
6. KirkjufellMountain
7. Skaftafell National Park ice cave, Vatnajokull National park
8. Blue Lagoon
9. Aurora Borealis
10.Gullfoss Falls waterfall
You can see these sites. Last year I had visited this country. Happy Journey.
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I loved Iceland, so jealous you get to spend 10 days there. Definitely rent a car, Reykjavik is a great city, and worth a visit, but you must get out and about to appreciate the country. Driving around is super easy. Our first night we spend in the south close to Vik. We stayed at