Itineraries, practical tips and local advice to plan your trip to Iceland.
Whale watching in Iceland is best from May to September in North Iceland: Húsavík's Gentle Giants runs a 3-...
Iceland is a low-risk destination: on 6 November 2026 the US State Department rated it Level 1, the lowest ...
Whether to rent a car at Keflavík Airport depends on your first days: the Flybus takes about 45 minutes bet...
The Blue Lagoon is about 20 minutes from Keflavík Airport, and a one-way bus transfer from the airport cost...
This page compares every way into town; for the airport bus alone, see Flybus Iceland. The Flybus is the of...
The simplest way to see the northern lights in Iceland without a car is a 4-hour evening tour from Reykjavi...
You do not need a rental car to see Reykjavík itself, but you do need one, or a tour, for everything around...
The Reykjavik City Card is worth it for a 24-hour day that includes a pool, the National Museum and an Art ...
The best free things to do in Reykjavík are Harpa, the Sun Voyager, Hallgrímskirkja, the Tjörnin pond, Grót...
Reykjavík to Akureyri is about 390 km and roughly five hours by car, 45 minutes by plane with Icelandair se...
The Blue Lagoon is 49 km and about 50 minutes by car from downtown Reykjavík, and 21 km and 15 minutes from...
The Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon is about 380 km from Reykjavík, so a day trip means roughly 760 km on the ro...
Vík is about 190 km from Reykjavík on the paved Route 1, which makes a day trip of about 380 km round trip ...
Diving Silfra requires an Open Water certification plus either a dry suit certification or proof of at leas...
Silfra is a clear-water fissure in Þingvellir National Park where you swim between the North American and E...
For the South Coast from Reykjavik, our pick is the guided day tour: 4.8 out of 5 from 12,987 reviews, 10 h...
Book the Golden Circle first on a first visit: it is the one day trip that covers the classic sights in a s...
The Westfjords are best seen over at least three days: the headline sights are Dynjandi (about 100 m of fal...
Stay in Akureyri itself if you want the widest choice of hotels, guesthouses and restaurants in North Icela...
For a first trip, stay in Reykjavik: it is the best base for day tours (Golden Circle, South Coast, lagoons...
For a first visit, stay in Miðbær, the city centre, where Hallgrímskirkja, Harpa, museums and restaurants a...
For South Iceland, sleep in Vík if you want the South Coast sights on both sides of one night, in Selfoss o...
The easiest base for the Golden Circle is Reykjavík, because tours pick you up there, but travellers with a...
A multi-day Iceland tour package bundles the hotel nights, the transport, a guide and some activities into ...
