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  • Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2024: Best Hike

    Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2024: Best Hike

    You’ve had your five a day (veggies/beers/panic attacks), now you gotta stay active. Whether it’s to get a dose of culture, hopping on a day tour or splashing around in your municipal pool, you can’t go wrong with our picks for Best…

  • Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Hike

    Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Hike

    Best Hike Glymur Waterfall Hvalfjörður After a scenic drive to the end of Hvalfjörður, you arrive at the foot of Iceland’s second-highest waterfall, with its nearly 200 meter drop. Not only is the hiking route easily accessible, but it takes you up…

  • Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2022: Best Hike

    Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2022: Best Hike

    Reykjavík is bustling with activities, from famous attractions to our small hidden gems. And we have busted our balls, pushing ourselves to our physical limits—have you seen how many mountains we hiked?—to compile this list of what you need to do to…

  • Best Of The Westfjords 2019: Best Hike

    Best Of The Westfjords 2019: Best Hike

    The Westfjords lie entirely outside of the Ring Road’s loop, making them one of the more remote corners of Iceland. The roads are carved into an endless sequence of vast flat-topped mountains punctuated by tiny towns in narrow fjords. At the northern…

  • Best Of West Iceland 2019: Best Hike

    Best Of West Iceland 2019: Best Hike

    West is best! However true that sentiment rings, we’ll try a little harder to illustrate what we love about the region. The West of Iceland is a stunning place to explore, offering up some version of the numerous wonders that Iceland at…

  • Best of South Iceland 2019: Best Hike

    Best of South Iceland 2019: Best Hike

    South Iceland contains many of the most popular sights, sites and hikes in the country. Close to Reykjavík is the Reykjanes Peninsula, with the Blue Lagoon, Keflavík Airport, and many wild spots and charming villages; over the Hellisheiði mountain pass lies the…

  • Best Of Reykjavík 2019: Best Hike

    Best Of Reykjavík 2019: Best Hike

    So, you’ve shopped in the shops, drank the drinks, and eaten all the foods, and now you wanna get outdoors. But what’s the best hike in Reykjavík, for those without access to a car? Best Hike Mount Esja Esja Mount Esja is…

  • Best Of The Westfjords 2018: Best Hike

    Best Of The Westfjords 2018: Best Hike

    The Westfjords lie entirely outside of the Ring Road’s island-encompassing loop, making them one of the more remote corners of Iceland. The roads are carved into an endless sequence of vast flat-topped mountains punctuated by tiny towns in narrow fjords, often with…

  • Best Of West Iceland 2018: Best Hike

    Best Of West Iceland 2018: Best Hike

    The west of Iceland begins just outside Greater Reykjavík’s northern city limits. From undulating fjords and stretches of idyllic farmland to the rolling fields of Borgarfjörður, to the geothermally active Snæfellsnes peninsula, the Langjökull glacier, and the sprawling Kalmanstunga lava field, it’s…

  • Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Hike

    Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Hike

    So, you’ve shopped in the shops, drank the drinks, and eaten all the food you can manage. And whilst those things are all super fun, activities and culture are the missing pieces of the puzzle for a perfect trip to Iceland. Whether…

  • Best of Iceland: Camp, Hike & Visit

    Best of Iceland: Camp, Hike & Visit

    Camp: Atlavík The Atlavík inlet in the Eastfjords is among the most beautiful places in Iceland. It’s a secluded wooded area with a small beach, and the option of renting a boat to sail on Lagarfljót (the lake Lagarfljótsormurinn, the Icelandic Loch…

  • Grapevine’s Best Of 2017: Best Hike

    Grapevine’s Best Of 2017: Best Hike

    Everyone who comes to Iceland is pretty keen make the most of their time here, and whether that means a week of carefree holiday meandering or a laser-guided approach to finding the best stuff, a couple of insider tips are always useful.…