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Reykjanes: Fire, Steam and Ocean

Reykjanes: Fire, Steam and Ocean

8 narrated stops

Discover Iceland’s volcanic gateway through lava fields, geothermal areas, and dramatic coastal landscapes.

Stops on this journey

  1. 1. Keflavík

    Keflavík er afskekkt vík í Fjörðum á Flateyjarskaga, milli Eyjafjarðar og Skjálfandaflóa. Búseta var í víkinni til aldamóta 1900 en í dag er þar einungis skýli ferðafélags (1). Merkar fornleifar og hvalbein hafa fundist í Keflavík sem gefa tilefni til að ætla að þar sé að finna minjar frá fyrstu öld...

  2. 2. The Blue Lagoon

    Located within the rugged lava fields of the Reykjanes Peninsula, the Blue Lagoon offers a unique immersion into mineral-rich geothermal waters that define the intersection of Icelandic nature and industry.

  3. 3. Bridge Between Contintents

    Stand between tectonic plates at this symbolic bridge on the Reykjanes Peninsula, where the North American and Eurasian plates slowly pull apart.

  4. 4. Gunnuhver

    „Rétt austan við Reykjanesvita er mikið jarðhitasvæði, eitt af mörgum á Reykjanesi. Gunnuhver er þekktasti hverinn þar en hann mun draga nafn sitt af Guðrúnu nokkurri sem gekk aftur og olli miklum usla á svæðinu þar til að Eiríkur Magnússon, prestur í Vogsósum, tókst að koma draugnum fyrir með því a...

  5. 5. Reykjanes Lighthouse

    Standing atop the windswept Baejarfell hill, Reykjanesviti guards the treacherous waters of the North Atlantic while overlooking one of Iceland's most active geothermal landscapes.

  6. 6. Kleifarvatn

    Discover the dramatic shores of Kleifarvatn, a deep volcanic lake shaped by earthquakes and geothermal activity on Iceland's Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

  7. 7. Seltun

    A landscape of boiling mud pots and hissing steam vents, Seltun offers a window into the volatile geological activity of the Reykjanes Peninsula.

  8. 8. Fagradalsfjall

    Scale the ridges of the Reykjanes Peninsula to witness where the earth split open. Fagradalsfjall offers a visceral encounter with cooling lava fields and the evolving geology of a landscape in motion.

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