You’ve landed in Iceland, picked up your bags, passed the passport check, and now you’re ready to explore the land of ice and fire. First things first, welcome to Iceland! Pic: Keflavík Airport / SuperJet International (CC) Chances are, you landed at Keflavík Airport (KEF). Iceland’s main international airport, Keflavík is situated roughly 40 kilometres […]
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We might be a bit biased, but we love visiting Iceland in summer. Sure, the country looks particularly picturesque covered in snow – and some of our writers swear by a winter visit – but a summer trip is hard to beat. Pic: Amanda Tomlin © Iceland is one of those places where you can
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Fancy a Christmas break with a difference? Want to go somewhere where you’re guaranteed snowy mountains, Christmas markets and outdoor hot pools to warm up in? Bryan Ledgard (CC) You may think Iceland sounds a good bet, but do you know what Christmas in Iceland is really like? How do people in Iceland celebrate Christmas
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The milky-blue waters of the Blue Lagoon steam seductively before us as we shake the snow from our hats, and enter the main building/visitor’s center. Styrmir, our Icelandic insider and guide, greets us at the door. Then we’re lucky enough to bypass the long lines, the best you can hope for when visiting the Blue
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Who can resist swimming in a hot spring, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, a blue sea or starry skies? Iceland has plenty of geothermally heated outdoor pools, from warm rivers you can swim down, tiny pools tucked away by the sea to upmarket spas with spectacular views. The Sky Lagoon, Reykjavik /© Amanda Tomlin So we’ve
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From tomato beer to tectonic plates, is this the best day trip from Reykjavik? Our guide Regina talks a million miles an hour as our coach rumbles out of Reykjavik towards Iceland’s Golden Circle. It feels like the dead of night, but it’s 9 am in mid-November and the moon is still high in the
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Meet the professionals who hunt the Northern Lights in Iceland So the Icelandic skies aren’t on your side? Thanks to Grétar Jónsson and his team of professional Northern Lights photographers at Aurora Reykjavik: The Northern Lights Center, you can see the Northern Lights all year round! We sent a Tiqets rep to check out Aurora
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