DESTINATIONS
Destinations
Iceland's regions, broken down by what you can actually do there.
Fjords, Basalt & Wild Reindeer
East Iceland
A remote coastline of narrow fjords, small fishing villages, and some of Iceland's most dramatic geology — including a basalt canyon that was hidden underwater until 2009 and one of the country's tallest waterfalls, striped with ancient red clay.
Where Earth Breathes Fire & Ice
Golden Circle
A 300-kilometre loop from Reykjavík covering three of Iceland's most visited natural sites — a geothermal geyser field, a two-tiered waterfall, and a national park sitting on the boundary of two tectonic plates.
Europe's Last Great Wilderness
Highlands
Iceland's interior is one of the largest uninhabited areas in Europe — a vast plateau of volcanic desert, rhyolite mountains, glacial rivers, and geothermal fields that covers roughly 40% of the country and is accessible only for a few months each summer.
Whales, Waterfalls & Volcanic Earth
North Iceland
The north is where Iceland's volcanic interior meets its coastline — a region of powerful waterfalls, geothermal lakes, horseshoe canyons, and whale-filled bays. It is less visited than the south, but no less dramatic.
Volcanoes, Plates & Geothermal Shores
Reykjanes
A raw, volcanic peninsula just south of Reykjavík where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises above the ocean surface — one of the only places on earth where you can stand on the boundary between two tectonic plates on dry land.
World's Northernmost Capital
Reykjavík
A small city of 130,000 people at the edge of the North Atlantic — compact enough to walk across in an afternoon, but dense with museums, geothermal pools, restaurants, and some of the world's most accessible natural landscapes right on its doorstep.
Iceland in Miniature
Snæfellsnes
A 90-kilometre peninsula jutting into the North Atlantic from Iceland's western coast — glaciers, volcanoes, black pebble beaches, sea cliffs, lava fields, and fishing villages compressed into one compact, extraordinarily varied stretch of landscape.
Waterfalls, Black Beaches & Glacier Lagoons
South Coast
The most visited stretch of Iceland outside Reykjavík — a single road east along the Ring Road passing waterfalls you can walk behind, Iceland's most famous black sand beach, a glacier tongue you can hike, a town living under an overdue volcano.
Fjords, Cliffs & the Edge of the World
Westfjords Region
A vast peninsula of deep fjords, flat-topped mountains, and near-empty coastline in the far northwest of Iceland. The rock here is the oldest in the country — 14 million years old — and only around 7,000 people live across its entire 22,000 square kilometres.