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Overview

The 200km stretch of Ring Road from Kirkjub忙jarklaustur to H枚fn is truly mind-blowing, transporting you across vast deltas of grey glacial sand, past lost-looking farms, around the toes of craggy mountains, and by glacier tongues and ice-filled lagoons. The only thing you won鈥檛 pass is a town.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • 贵箩补冒谤谩谤驳濒箩煤蹿耻谤

    贵箩补冒谤谩谤驳濒箩煤蹿耻谤

    Southeast Iceland

    This darkly picturesque canyon, carved out by the river Fja冒r谩, has been well and truly discovered, thanks to Instagrammers and one Justin Bieber (who鈥�

  • 尝贸尘补驳苍煤辫耻谤

    尝贸尘补驳苍煤辫耻谤

    Southeast Iceland

    Adding more eye candy to an impressive road trip, a precipitous 767m-tall palisade of cliffs known as 尝贸尘补驳苍煤辫耻谤 towers over the landscapes, begging to be鈥�

  • 厂办别颈冒补谤谩谤蝉补苍诲耻谤

    厂办别颈冒补谤谩谤蝉补苍诲耻谤

    Southeast Iceland

    厂办别颈冒补谤谩谤蝉补苍诲耻谤, the largest sandur in the world, covers a 1300-sq-km area and was formed by the mighty Skei冒ar谩rj枚kull. Since the Settlement Era,鈥�

  • 脼贸谤产别谤驳蝉蝉别迟耻谤

    脼贸谤产别谤驳蝉蝉别迟耻谤

    Southeast Iceland

    This cleverly crafted museum (its inspired exterior looks like a shelf of books) pays tribute to the most famous son of this sparsely populated region 鈥撯��

  • 贵箩补濒濒蝉谩谤濒贸苍

    贵箩补濒濒蝉谩谤濒贸苍

    Southeast Iceland

    A sign off the Ring Road indicates 贵箩补濒濒蝉谩谤濒贸苍 鈥� this is an easily accessible glacier lagoon, where icebergs calve from Fjallsj枚kull. There are Zodiac鈥�

  • 厂惫铆苍补蹿别濒濒蝉箩枚办耻濒濒

    厂惫铆苍补蹿别濒濒蝉箩枚办耻濒濒

    Southeast Iceland

    Heading east on the Ring Road from Skaftafell, a sign points the way to the glacier 厂惫铆苍补蹿别濒濒蝉箩枚办耻濒濒. A rough, potholed dirt road leads 2km to a car park,鈥�

  • 狈煤辫蝉蝉迟补冒补谤蝉办贸驳补谤

    狈煤辫蝉蝉迟补冒补谤蝉办贸驳补谤

    Southeast Iceland

    Inland from 尝贸尘补驳苍煤辫耻谤 peak is 狈煤辫蝉蝉迟补冒补谤蝉办贸驳补谤, a beautiful low-growing woodland area on the slopes of the mountain Eystrafjall. Due to the perils of鈥�

  • Flatey Farm

    Flatey Farm

    Southeast Iceland

    The Flatey dairy farm (also known as Flatey 谩 M媒rum) lies almost exactly halfway between J枚kuls谩rl贸n and H枚fn and is hard to miss as you drive along 鈥� the鈥�

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