Just a short walk away from Seljalandsfoss is this hidden wonder. Gljúfrabúi (or Canyon Dweller) is a waterfall tucked away within a cave, which we were advised to visit by Francois, our tour guide. He said that despite our tight schedule, it would be worth the walk. After enjoying the view from Seljalandsfoss, we made […]
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Gullfoss is the furthest point from Reykjavik on the Golden Circle tour, so it’s often the one that’s visited last. The waterfall is the most powerful in all of Iceland, with the water falling over 105 feet across two tiers into the river gorge below. I came here as part of the Golden Circle tour
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We arrived at Seljalandsfoss falls about midday, like a lot of the viewing points in Iceland the waterfall dominates the view. So much so that we were scrambling to put our crampons on to get as close as possible to the front. The waterfall reaches an incredible 65m into the sky giving us a view
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The history of Strokkur Geyser Strokkur Geyser is one of the most famous and active geysers in Iceland, cementing its place as one of the main attractions on any Golden Circle tour. You can expect to see eruptions every 6 – 10 minutes, and when they happen the steam can reach 20 metres high. Occasionally
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Without a doubt, you will be asked two questions when you return from Iceland. “Did you see the Northern Lights?” And “Did you go to the Blue Lagoon?”. Now I was incredibly lucky to see the former, but when the weather turned against me and cancelled my trip to the Blue Lagoon, I was left
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Before I came to the Secret Lagoon, I had never even been to a lagoon before. I was incredibly excited to see one on my itinerary sheet for the Golden Circle tour. For the best experience, I decided I would do no googling in advance to see what to expect. I wanted to go in
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When my original plans to visit the Blue Lagoon were cancelled, I was left with a whole day to fill. I had already booked tickets for the Sky Lagoon instead. But my visit would be in the afternoon, leaving my morning free. I remembered reading a brochure at the airport about FlyOver Iceland, a virtual
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Culture is always important to me when I travel, and there isn’t a better place to discover local culture than a museum. By this point of my trip, I had already been to various museums. Including the Perlan Museum and learning about the Icelandic landscape. And later in the day, I had arranged to visit
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I came to the Perlan Museum as part of a tour with G Adventures. We had originally planned to visit the Lava Caves but the weather had other plans for us, and with the roads out of Reykjavik blocked by snow our tour guide Francious thought of his feet and took us here instead, and
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I arrived in Reykjavik in the middle of a snowstorm. But determined to see the city I wrapped up warm in extra layers. I planned to make my way out of the hotel during a brief window in the storm and start along the coast. The weather began to turn again, so I sought shelter
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