9 Amazing Iceland Attractions in Winter

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Iceland’s sudden explosion onto the travel scene a few years ago has seen it rise to a staple starring on every adventurers’ bucket list. Just some of the incredible places you’ll visit on our Iceland winter adventures.

Reasons for Iceland Winter Holidays

1. Snowy Waterfalls

Skogafoss, Iceland

We’ll visit some of the more dramatic ones – Gullfoss thundering down a rock staircase into a canyon, and iconic Skogafoss with its stunning 60m drop creating a series of rainbows.

2. Cool Reykjavik

View over Reykjavik, Iceland

Iceland’s cosmopolitan capital packs a cultural punch way above its weight. Downtown’s main drag – Laugavegur – is home to great restaurants, shops and galleries.

3. Glaciers

Glacier trekking, Iceland

The Vatnajokull National Park – almost entirely glacial ice cap – covers a phenomenal 10% of Iceland. Ice pick walks will take you into its vast white interior.

4. Thingvellir

Thingvellir National Park

The lonely plateau of Thingvellir National Park is where the world’s first democratic parliament sat in 930AD. The site is home to the rift valley marking the Mid Atlantic Ridge, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart.

5. Volcanoes

Dawn rising over Eyjafjallajokull

You still might not be able to pronounce it, but we’ll pass by notorious Eyjafjallajokull Volcano whose 2010 eruptions grounded planes across northern Europe.