| The Blue Lagoon | | | | Landmannalaugar is the best way to see the sites, |
| The Blue Lagoon is perhaps the most well known | | | | whilst having a little fun. The area is made up of |
| attraction in Iceland and one of the most spectacular, in | | | | dormant volcanoes and features bubbling mud baths |
| a destination known for its stunning natural beauty. | | | | and impressive natural lava barriers, but it is |
| Heated up by the adjacent geothermal power station, | | | | Landmannalaugar's dirt tracks, which are perfect for |
| you should leave an entire day to fully appreciate the | | | | by 4X4 vehicles. The final river crossing at the end of |
| wonderment of this attraction on your holiday to | | | | your tour manages to be both thrilling and actually |
| Iceland, or why not stay overnight? You can choose | | | | really quite scary. |
| from a range of in-water treatments or massages, | | | | Husavik |
| which start at just 15 euros. The mud mask is provided | | | | No Iceland holiday is complete without taking a gander |
| throughout the resort and is said to contain many | | | | at the world's biggest mammals, and Husavik is the |
| beneficial minerals. In the afternoon, you can enjoy an | | | | best place to view whales in the country. Every |
| invigorating massage and sauna under the waterfall, | | | | species of whale can be spotted here from giant |
| before ending your evening with themed cocktails in | | | | blues to magnificent humpbacks and friendly orcas. |
| the Lava bar. | | | | The area is also popular with porpoises, and white |
| Jokulsaron | | | | beaked dolphins will often follow your fishing boat, |
| Holidays to Iceland are popular with nature lovers due | | | | popping up regularly for photos. Whilst in Husavik be |
| to the amazing glacieral scenery and nature-spotting | | | | sure to visit the Whale Museum, a remnant from the |
| opportunities that a specialist holiday in Iceland provides. | | | | times where whaling provided the town's main source |
| Jokulsaron is simply breathtaking and the landscape | | | | of income. You may be the coldest you've ever been |
| here is awash with glaciers and icebergs. The name | | | | in your life on a Husavik boat trip, but as each tour has |
| translates to glacieral river lagoon, and the area is | | | | a 95% success rate, who really cares? |
| formed by a glacial retreat, which stretches along for | | | | Geysir |
| several miles. You can rent a small boat or kayak into | | | | Geysir is considered to be the oldest geyser in the |
| the river and watch, amazed, as glaciers snap off | | | | world and dates back to 1294. It is a popular |
| around you. Even Hollywood has noticed the beauty of | | | | destination with visitors on a package holiday to |
| this area, and as a result two James Bond movies | | | | Iceland, and although the spurting is largely sporadic the |
| have been filmed here. | | | | geyser roughly gushes around three times a day. The |
| Landmannalaugar | | | | nearby geyser of Strokkur erupts more often; at |
| Its rugged terrain and wide open spaces has made | | | | heights of 20 metres about once every five minutes. |
| Iceland a popular package holiday destination for the | | | | But, the 60 metre spurts at Geysir are easily much |
| adventure crowd. In Iceland, you can try your hand at | | | | more magnificent and no holiday to Iceland is complete |
| almost any sports from fly-fishing to free-fall diving, but | | | | without a visit here. |
| a super jeep tour around the uninhabited area of | | | | |