Overland / Iceland
West Iceland
Iceland 64.94° N, 23.31° W
West of Reykjavík the ring-road traffic thins out and the country gets strange: lava fields under moss, a glacier on a volcano, and the Snæfellsnes peninsula pointing at Greenland.
It works in every season. Summer brings the highland tracks and the midnight light; winter brings the blue hours and the aurora.
- Fly to
- Keflavík
- On the ground
- Modified 4x4
- Stay in
- Farm hotels and lodges
Best months
Best months: February, March, June, July, August, and September
West Iceland, up close.
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Kirkjufell
The most photographed mountain in the country. We time it for the hour the coaches have gone.
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Warm water
A hot river, a pool outside a mountain hut, a tub under the northern lights. You will swim outdoors every day.
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New ground
Some of this lava is younger than you are. A geologist drives, and stops often.
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