Reykjavik
Iceland's compact capital and gateway to the Ring Road
Top Experiences in Reykjavik
Blue Lagoon
We'll be honest — we went in sceptical about the hype and the price tag. But floating in milky-blue water surrounded by black lava rock at 8 AM, with steam rising into the cold air and hardly anyone else around, won us over.
Fagradalsfjall Volcano Trail
The Reykjanes Peninsula eruptions reshaped this landscape between 2021 and 2025 — walking across still-warm lava fields with steam rising from cracks is about as close to another planet as you'll get without leaving Earth.
Golden Circle
Iceland's most famous day trip links three heavy-hitters — a geyser that erupts every few minutes, a two-tiered waterfall that shakes the ground, and the rift valley where Vikings founded the world's oldest parliament.
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
They call Snæfellsnes 'Iceland in miniature' and it actually delivers — in a single day trip from Reykjavik, we drove past a glacier-capped volcano, a black church, basalt sea stacks, seal colonies, and a fishing village frozen in time.
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