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Contents
The Authors Destination Iceland Getting Started Snapshot History The Culture Environment Activities Food & Drink Reykjavk
History Orientation Information Dangers & Annoyances Sights & Activities Reykjavk for Children Quirky Reykjavk Tours Festivals & Events Sleeping Eating Drinking Entertainment Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around AROUND REYKJAVK Viey Seltjarnarnes Kpavogur Hafnarfjrur Mosfellsbr REYKJANES PENINSULA

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Keflavk & Njarvk (Reykjanesbr) Northwestern Reykjanes Southwestern Reykjanes Blue Lagoon Grindavk Reykjanesflkvangur

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Southwest Iceland
Getting There & Around THE GOLDEN CIRCLE ingvellir Around ingvellir Geysir Gullfoss Gullfoss to Selfoss Flir jrsrdalur THE SOUTHWEST COAST Hverageri Around Hverageri Selfoss Eyrarbakki Fli Nature Reserve Stokkseyri Austur-Fli Hella Hekla Hvolsvllur Around Hvolsvllur rsmrk Skgar & Around Skgar to Vk Mrdal Vk Mrdal East of Vk VESTMANNAEYJAR Surtsey

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West Iceland
Hvalfjrur Akranes Borgarnes Around Borgarnes Upper Borgarfjrur SNFELLSNES Stykkishlmur Around Stykkishlmur Grundarfjrur

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Snfellsjkull National Park lafsvk Hellissandur-Rif Southwest Snfellsnes Laxdla Saga Country

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The Westfjords

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SOUTH COAST Reykhlar & Bjarkalundur Djpadalur Flkalundur Brjnslkur SOUTHWEST PENINSULA Ltrabjarg Peninsula Patreksfjrur & Around Tlknafjrur Bldudalur Around Bldudalur CENTRAL WESTFJORDS ingeyri Around ingeyri Suureyri safjrur Around safjrur Bolungarvk safjarardjp STRANDIR COAST Br to Hlmavk Hlmavk Drangsnes Drangsnes to Reykjarfjrur Reykjarfjrur Norurfjrur & Around HORNSTRANDIR Trekking at Hornstrandir Tours Sleeping Getting There & Away

Saurkrkur AROUND SKAGAFJRUR Tindastll Drangey & Mlmey Islands TRLLASKAGI Hlar Hjaltadalur Hofss Around Hofss Siglufjrur xnadalur AKUREYRI History Orientation Information Sights Activities Tours Festivals & Events Sleeping Eating Drinking Entertainment Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around AROUND AKUREYRI rskgsstrnd Hrsey Dalvk lafsfjrur Grenivk Grmsey Upper Eyjafjrur Goafoss

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Melrakkaslttarnes Raufarhfn Rauanes rshfn Langanes Vopnafjrur NORTHEAST INTERIOR

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East Iceland
Getting There & Around INLAND Egilsstair South of Egilsstair North of Egilsstair The Highlands THE EASTFJORDS Borgarfjrur Eystri (Bakkageri) Around Borgarfjrur Eystri Lomundarfjararlei Seyisfjrur Around Seyisfjrur Mjifjrur Reyarfjrur Eskifjrur Neskaupstaur (Norfjrur) Fskrsfjrur Stvarfjrur Breidalsvk Around Breidalsvk Djpivogur Around Djpivogur

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Northeast Iceland

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Northwest Iceland
EASTERN HNAFLI Hrtafjrur Hvammstangi & Around Vatnsnes Peninsula ingeyrar Blndus SKAGAFJRUR Skagastrnd Varmahl Around Varmahl

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MVATN & KRAFLA Reykjahl Around the Lake Bjarnarflag Krafla Southeast of Mvatn HSAVK REGION Mvatn to Hsavk Hsavk Tjrnes Kelduhverfi JKULSRGLJFUR NATIONAL PARK Jkulsrgljfur NORTHEASTERN CIRCUIT Kpasker

Southeast Iceland
FJALLABAK NATURE RESERVE Fjallabak Route Landmannalaugar Landmannalaugar to Eldgj Eldgj SOUTHERN VATNAJKULL Kirkjubjarklaustur Around Kirkjubjarklaustur Lakaggar The Sandar Skaftafell National Park Skaftafell to Hfn

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Hfn LNSRFI Hiking Tours Stafafell Ln Getting There & Away

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Gateway to Greenland & the Faeroes

Getting There & Away Tours Greenland Faeroes

Language

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Glossary Behind The Scenes Index World Time Zones Map Legend

The Interior
Kjlur Route (Kjalvegur) Sprengisandur Route skjulei Route (Askja Way) Gsavatnalei Route Kverkfjll Route

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Directory Transport Health

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Regional Map Contents

WESTFJORDS p170-1 NORTHWEST ICELAND p200-1 NORTHEAST ICELAND p227

WEST ICELAND p151

THE INTERIOR p301

EAST ICELAND p252

REYKJAVK p68-9

SOUTHWEST ICELAND p116

SOUTHEAST ICELAND p275