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Arctic Adventures Buys Kerið
The travel services company Arctic Adventures has acquired Kerið crater in Grímsnes, reports RÚV. The company’s CEO stated that Arctic Adventures intends to develop facilities and maintain access to the natural surroundings at the location. Arctic Adventures purchased all the shares in…
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Reimagining The Golden Circle With Kexland
The “Golden Circle” is a 300-kilometre loop of road in southwestern Iceland, driveable in a day, that contains several of Iceland’s most popular sights. Lined up neatly along the mid-Atlantic ridge stand the Þingvellir national park, Iceland’s geysers (known simply as “Geysír,”…
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Tourist Breaks Leg At Kerið
The accident was the result of the poor conditions of the steps leading to the famed crater, and there is plenty of blame to go around. Vísir reports that a British tourist in his seventies slid down the stairs leading to the…
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The Toll On Nature
For centuries, Icelanders have enjoyed the right to see first-hand all of Iceland’s natural treasures. The privilege is safeguarded by ‘Almannaréttur’ (“Everyman’s Right”) in Iceland’s Nature Conservation Law: “People are permitted, without expressed permission from landowners or rights holders, to walk, ski,…
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Entrance Fee To Kerið Deemed Illegal
Charging an entrance fee to visit the crater Kerið is now considered illegal by the Environment Agency of Iceland (UST). Vísir reports that the UST has been working with the Ministy for the Environment and Natural Resources, examining existing Icelandic laws and…
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Pay Per View
In June last year, something unprecedented happened here in Iceland: a group of private landowners erected a barrier fence and started charging people to gain access to Kerið, a volcanic crater lake located on their property in Grímsnes, South Iceland. Their claim…