Centred on Akureyri, with whale watching at Husavik and the Diamond Circle around Lake Myvatn.
Centred on Akureyri, with whale watching at Husavik and the Diamond Circle around Lake Myvatn. Below you will find every town and village in Northeast Iceland, along with the natural wonders worth building a trip around.
The friendly capital of the north on Iceland's longest fjord.
A fishing town and ferry port for whales and islands.
Iceland's Arctic Circle island of puffins.
A tiny village of whales and beach hot tubs.
The peaceful pearl of Eyjafjordur.
Iceland's whale watching capital on Skjalfandi bay.
A quiet fjord town wrapped in mountains.
The village base for the Myvatn wonders.
A herring era gem at the northern edge of the country.
A powerful falls framed by black basalt columns.
A horseshoe canyon shaped like a giant hoofprint.
Europe's most powerful waterfall.
A dark labyrinth of lava castles.
Geothermal pools in a birch wood above the fjord.
Clifftop geothermal sea baths over the bay.
The graceful waterfall of the gods.
A vast, near perfect tephra crater.
A volcanic crater with a vivid blue lake.
A volcanic lake ringed by craters and birdlife.
A steaming field of mud pots and ochre earth.