Southeast Iceland
At the Jökulsá river mouth you’ll see ice boulders and bergs resting photogenically on the black-sand beach as part of their final journey out to sea. Tourists have dubbed the site 'Diamond Beach', and the name has stuck.
There are car parks on the ocean side of the Ring Road, on both sides of the bridge over the river.
6.34 MILES
A sign off the Ring Road indicates ¹óÂá²¹±ô±ô²õá°ù±ôó²Ô – this is an easily accessible glacier lagoon, where icebergs calve from Fjallsjökull. There are Zodiac…
³§±¹Ã²Ô²¹´Ú±ð±ô±ô²õÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô
21.09 MILES
Heading east on the Ring Road from Skaftafell, a sign points the way to the glacier ³§±¹Ã²Ô²¹´Ú±ð±ô±ô²õÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô. A rough, potholed dirt road leads 2km to a car park,…
7.9 MILES
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 –…
27.46 MILES
¹ó±ôá²¹Âáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô is 8km off the Ring Road on a gravel road (signposted just east of Hólmur guesthouse) that leads to a small car park with pit toilet. A…
±á±ð¾±²Ô²¹²ú±ð°ù²µ²õÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô
23.07 MILES
±á±ð¾±²Ô²¹²ú±ð°ù²µ²õÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô is 8km off the Ring Road on a gravel road (signposted not far east of Guesthouse Skálafell). Brilliant summertime kayaking trips operate…
11.35 MILES
°±¹Ãá°ùÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô glacier snakes down to the KvÃá river and is easily accessible from the Ring Road; look for the sign for KvÃármýrarkambur just west of the…
23.59 MILES
The Flatey dairy farm (also known as Flatey á Mýrum) lies almost exactly halfway between Jökulsárlón and Höfn and is hard to miss as you drive along – the…
6.34 MILES
A sign off the Ring Road indicates ¹óÂá²¹±ô±ô²õá°ù±ôó²Ô – this is an easily accessible glacier lagoon, where icebergs calve from Fjallsjökull. There are Zodiac…
7.9 MILES
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 –…
11.35 MILES
°±¹Ãá°ùÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô glacier snakes down to the KvÃá river and is easily accessible from the Ring Road; look for the sign for KvÃármýrarkambur just west of the…
4. ³§±¹Ã²Ô²¹´Ú±ð±ô±ô²õÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô
21.09 MILES
Heading east on the Ring Road from Skaftafell, a sign points the way to the glacier ³§±¹Ã²Ô²¹´Ú±ð±ô±ô²õÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô. A rough, potholed dirt road leads 2km to a car park,…
5. ±á±ð¾±²Ô²¹²ú±ð°ù²µ²õÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô
23.07 MILES
±á±ð¾±²Ô²¹²ú±ð°ù²µ²õÂáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô is 8km off the Ring Road on a gravel road (signposted not far east of Guesthouse Skálafell). Brilliant summertime kayaking trips operate…
23.59 MILES
The Flatey dairy farm (also known as Flatey á Mýrum) lies almost exactly halfway between Jökulsárlón and Höfn and is hard to miss as you drive along – the…
27.46 MILES
¹ó±ôá²¹Âáö°ì³Ü±ô±ô is 8km off the Ring Road on a gravel road (signposted just east of Hólmur guesthouse) that leads to a small car park with pit toilet. A…