Duration: allow 45 minutes each way. Difficulty: easy, level walk through lava. Start/end: Thingvellir National Park Information Centre by the intersection of roads 36 and 52. Interest: birds, flowers...

Duration: 1.5 hours each way. Difficulty: moderate, with a steady climb of about 300m. Interest: colorful hot springs, a natural pool to bathe in. For safety reasons, it is not recommended to leave th...

Duration: 1-1.5 hours return hike. Difficulty: easy hike on a fairly level but in places rocky path. Interest: a lovely riverside walk to a beautiful three-tiered waterfall. Start/End: the trail start...

Duration: 2 hours. Difficulty: this is a fairly easy walk, apart from the hike up Eldfell, which takes a bit of effort. In high winds, it’s not advisable to climb the crater. Interest: history, geolog...

The size of a small lake, the 'Secret Lagoon' is a geothermal bathing pool set among greenhouses just outside the village of Fludir. It is accessible throughout the year. Originally built in 1891,...

Excursion provided by Arcanum This exhilarating snowmobiling adventure takes you to the top of the spectacular Myrdalsjokull glacier, offering, weather permitting, breathtaking views over South Ice...

Icelandic Mountain Guides runs a variety of tours in the south coast including glacier walks, hikes and climbing on Solheimajokull, a glacier outlet to Myrdalsjokull ice cap. To make a booking plea...

At Mulakot Iceland's Forest Service has been planting trees since around 1940 and it is now the largest and most versatile forest area in South Iceland. Before the middle of the 20th century, many kin...

Duration: 2 hours (or longer). Difficulty: easy walk along terminal moraines overlooking the lagoon. Interest: the famous iceberg lagoon - icebergs, seals, birds. Start/End: the path starts from the c...

Duration: allow 3-4 hours. Difficulty: a tough but rewarding hike, with two steep ascents and descents, on a waymarked path. Interest: breathtaking views of colourful rhyolite mountains; geothermal so...