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New Data Sheds Light On Tourist Accidents
Most accidents in Icelandic nature happen on Esja, Langjökull, or Fimmvörðuháls, according to the new data from the Icelandic Tourist Board. The Icelandic Tourist Board has compiled incidents and accidents involving travellers and outdoor enthusiasts in Icelandic nature. The data covers 839…
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Mystery Of Polar Bear Sighting Solved
On the afternoon of November 7, police authorities and the Icelandic Coast Guard initiated a search for a polar bear on Langjökull Glacier, Vísir reported. According to an anonymous tip, possible polar bear tracks were spotted on the glacier. Police and Coast…
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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Rocks Langjökull Glacier
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred around 22:00 last night in Langjökull glacier, reports the Icelandic Meteorological Office. [su_pullquote]Summer Sale on T-Shirts in the Grapevine shop! We only have a chance to wear a T-shirt outdoors for about 2 months of the year…
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A Cathedral Of Ice: Langjökull’s Newest Natural Glacial Cave
You’ll probably never need to consider quite how heavy a snowmobile is until you roll one over on a glacier, and have to right it yourself. (About 240kg, since you ask.) My “incident” happened at a snail’s pace as I—a complete newbie…
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Large Ice Cave Found Inside Langjökull
A new, unusually large ice cave was found on the east side of Langjökull earlier this autumn, reports Morgunblaðið. Ever since it was found, tourism companies have started to improve access to the cave. [su_pullquote]Icelanders give books to their loved ones on…
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Iceland Thaws: The Glaciers Are Melting – What Does It Mean For Iceland?
The Okjökull glacier died in 2014. It wasn’t the first Icelandic glacier to pass away. Some estimates say that up to ten named bodies of ice have previously expired, along with countless more that were unnamed. But Okjökull was the biggest, so…
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The Frozen Wave: Warm Welcomes & Cold Glaciers In Borgarfjörður
“Drive past Reykholt and continue to a farm called Stóri Ás,” read the directions to Borgarfjörður’s Lava Lodge. “Cross the bridge, turn right, and continue for eight kilometres until you see a yellow and red fire hydrant.” And so it is that,…
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Australian Couple Suing Tour Company After Being Lost For 7 Hours In Storm
An Australian couple are asking for 4 million ISK in damages from Mountaineers of Iceland, in direct response to being disconnect from their snowmobile group in Langjökull and subsequently trapped in a storm for seven hours, RÚV reports. The company denies any…
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What Have We Won?: The Wedding Planner (Iceland Edition)
Wedding planning may not require burpees, but it certainly involves sweat, tears and potentially even blood—especially if you have a terrible MIL involved. Seriously, the fact that any wedding at all goes off without a noticeable hitch is a testament not only…
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Best Of West Iceland 2018: Best Tour
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…
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Best of West Iceland 2018: Best Tour
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…
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Go Steam Yourself: The Krauma Geothermal Spa Is A Relaxing Treat
The rural area of Borgarfjörður was, until recently, a relative backwater of Iceland’s tourist trail. Known for the waterfalls of Hraunfossar and Barnafoss, the historic village of Reykholt, the Deildartunguhver hot spring, the cave-riddled Hallmundarhraun lava field, and its close proximity to…
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Under The Glacier: Wild Weather & Countryside Luxury In Húsafell
Outside the windows of the Pallett café in Hafnarfjörður, the harbour is cloaked in mist. The gales have been intensifying since daybreak, whipping the tops of the churning waves into a soaking haze that hangs over the town’s seafront. Ships pitch and…
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Release Your Inner Adrenaline Junkie: Snowmobiling On Langjökull
Getting up close and personal with glaciers, one of Iceland’s most beautiful natural phenomena, can be treacherous. However, if you’re hankering to feel lost amongst an icy wilderness, then one of the best ways to see the glaciers is by snowmobile–potentially one…
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A World Beneath Our Feet: The Víðgelmir Lava Cave
It becomes dark almost as soon as we begin our descent into Víðgelmir. It’s the kind of darkness to which your eyes will never adjust, and although above ground it’s a summery twelve degrees Celsius, the temperature has quickly dropped to near…
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Over The Hills: A Helicopter Ride To Langjökull Ice Tunnel
On a rare clear day in Reykjavík, I strapped myself into a helicopter for the first time in order to head out towards the recently-completed Langjökull Ice Tunnel. With not a cloud in sight, the sky was that beautiful Reykjavík azure, a…
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Langjökull Ice Cave Now Open
The long-awaited Langjökull Ice Cave has opened, and has already received a warm reception from tourists who have paid a visit. RÚV reports that the first daily trips into the ice cave sold out quickly, and tourists reporters spoke to were quite…
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Inside Langjökull’s Ice Cave: The Glacial Cavemen
Just outside of Reykjavík, past the snowy bulge of Úlfarsfell and the small satellite town of Mosfellsbær, lies the way to the northern reaches of Iceland. The road passes the hiking trails at the feet of mount Esja before arcing up past…
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The Langjökull Glacier Tour Is Great (If You’re Not Paranoid)
“Golden Circle! Langjökull glacier!” Our enthusiastic driver Hjörleifur Kristjánsson, “Hjölli” to us, calls out the day’s destinations as he presents the gigantic truck that will chauffeur us around. His demeanour indicated that the “ooohs,” “aaahs,” and “wows” emitted by the group in…
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Ice Cave Construction Underway
A 500 metre long ice cave is currently being tunnelled into Iceland’s Langjökull glacier. So far the crew have dug the cave’s entrance, roughly 200 metres into the glacier and are experimenting with how to light the tunnel. Plans are to turn…
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Family Found Wandering On Glacier
A tourist operator stumbled across a family wandering around on Langjökull glacier yesterday. Langjökull is quite dangerous for those unfamiliar with the area and has whirlpools reaching 100-200 metres down into the glacier. “I asked [the father] what he was doing,” the director of…
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Suspended In Silfra
Fifty kilometres north of Iceland’s Þingvellir National Park, a drop of water melts from the glacier Lángjökull, liberated from the 1,000-year-old frozen mass. The drop falls into porous, volcanic rock where it spends 30 to 100 years being filtered through the ground…
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The Platinum Circle Tour
The Golden Circle is certainly the most popular tourist attraction in Iceland. When begged by their friends to describe some of the things that set the Icelandic landscape apart from that of other countries, foreigners must immediately think of the golden waters…