Archives: Destinations

  • January 25, 2026
    Námafjall: often referred to through its geothermal field at Námaskarð or Hverir—is one of Iceland’s most intense surface expressions of…
  • January 25, 2026
    Víti crater at Krafla is one of the most explicit surface expressions of Iceland’s volcanic volatility: an explosion crater formed…
  • January 21, 2026
    Krafla Power Station sits inside one of Iceland’s most dynamic volcanic laboratories: a caldera-and-fissure system where geothermal heat, tectonic rifting,…
  • December 14, 2025
    Bláhnúkur is one of the most prominent rhyolite mountains in Landmannalaugar, rising sharply above the geothermal basin and trail network…
  • Laugahraun is a young basaltic lava field at Landmannalaugar, formed during the 1477 Veiðivötn eruption. Dark, fractured, and still sharply textured, it stands in direct contrast to the surrounding rhyolite mountains and geothermal slopes. More than a backdrop, Laugahraun is a defining structural element of the Landmannalaugar landscape, shaping access, water flow, and human movement through the area.

    December 14, 2025
    Laugahraun is a young basaltic lava field at Landmannalaugar, formed during the 1477 Veiðivötn eruption. Dark, fractured, and still sharply…
  • December 14, 2025
    Sigöldufoss is a broad waterfall on the river Tungnaá, located directly beside the highland road F208 in the central highlands…
  • December 14, 2025
    Landmannalaugar is one of Iceland’s most geologically expressive landscapes: a highland basin of rhyolite mountains, lava fields, geothermal activity, and…
  • December 14, 2025
    Brennisteinsalda is one of the most distinctive mountains in Landmannalaugar, rising directly above the geothermal basin and trail network of…
  • December 14, 2025
    Ljótipollur is a volcanic crater lake in the Fjallabak Nature Reserve, located just east of Landmannalaugar and accessed from F208…
  • December 14, 2025
    Frostastaðavatn is a shallow highland lake within the Fjallabak Nature Reserve, located directly beside F208 just south of Landmannalaugar. Surrounded…