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Iceland’s sudden explosion onto the travel scene a few years ago has seen it rise to a staple starring on every adventurers’ bucket list. Just some of the incredible places you’ll visit on our Iceland winter adventures.

Reasons for Iceland Winter Holidays

1. Snowy Waterfalls

We’ll visit some of the more dramatic ones – Gullfoss thundering down a rock staircase into a canyon, and iconic Skogafoss with its stunning 60m drop creating a series of rainbows.

2. Cool Reykjavik

Iceland’s cosmopolitan capital packs a cultural punch way above its weight. Downtown’s main drag – Laugavegur – is home to great restaurants, shops and galleries.

3. Glaciers

The Vatnajokull National Park – almost entirely glacial ice cap – covers a phenomenal 10% of Iceland. Ice pick walks will take you into its vast white interior.

4. Thingvellir

iceland landscapeThingvellir National Park 

The lonely plateau of Thingvellir National Park is where the world’s first democratic parliament sat in 930AD. The site is home to the rift valley marking the Mid Atlantic Ridge, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart.

5. Volcanoes

9 Amazing Iceland Attractions in WinterDawn rising over Eyjafjallajokull 

You still might not be able to pronounce it, but we’ll pass by notorious Eyjafjallajokull Volcano whose 2010 eruptions grounded planes across northern Europe.

6. The Original Geysir

The water spout by which all others are named. Neighbouring Strokkur shoots 20 metres into the sky every eight minutes or so.

7. Lava Tubes

Look for the stalagmites and stalactites and the chandeliers of glistening icicles.

8. The Blue Lagoon

This series of geothermically heated pools are lined with soft silica – slather it on your face for a skin-softening treat.

9. Glacial Lagoon

9 Amazing Iceland Attractions in WinterJokulsarlon glacial lagoon 

The ethereally beautiful Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon was formed in the 1950s to leave a 300m deep, 20sq km lake littered with icebergs.  

Explore this magnificent country for yourself with our winter trips to Iceland below.