Ice, ice, baby: Why Iceland will melt your heart

With a population of roughly 320,000 people (all of whom seem to know one another), 22 active volcanoes, 250 geothermal areas, 780 hot springs and the world’s third largest ice cap after Antarctica and Greenland, Iceland is a tiny adventure playground filled with kooky facts and people. Why wouldn’t you want to visit?

See the aurora borealis

The mystical, silent experience of witnessing the aurora borealis is a true, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and not to be missed when you’re on holiday in Iceland. There are several luxury hotels that can put you in prime position for seeing the northern lights in all their glory – green being the common colour, occasionally pink and sometimes even blue. Ask our Concierge Traveller specialists for the best time and places to see this amazing event with your own eyes. Prepare to be mesmerised.

Hiking in the national parks

Iceland is home to some of the most spectacular landscapes on planet Earth and hiking in Iceland is available for people of all experience levels. The stunning Landmannalaugar national park will put you amongst magnificent rhyolite mountains streaked with flares of red, yellow, green, white and purple scree.

Likewise, the Skaftafell National Park offers butterflies and pretty scrub, as well as impressive panoramas of glistening ice caps, jagged peaks and vast, barren plains reaching out towards the ocean.

Giddy up for dog sledding

If your dream is to be pulled along the snow by a pack of beautiful and amazingly strong huskies, Iceland is the place to make that dream come true. Dog sledding puts you in the frosty stillness. Mix adventure and sightseeing as you glide across serene landscapes, feeling like an ice king or queen. Ask our travel specialists to recommend some good dog-sledding experiences and they will only be too happy to build them into your Iceland holiday.

Scale some volcanoes

Hiking up the active Eyjafjallajökull volcano will get your heart pumping like a character in a disaster movie. Once you’re amongst the ash and white ice atop this brooding volcano, you’ll be hard-pressed to forget how its massive eruption spewed tonnes of ash into Iceland’s skies and affected air travel in Europe. Those pesky volcanoes. Still, tourism is going strong and if you want to be one of the adventurous few braving this powerful, monstrous heap of lava, ask our fearless Concierge Traveller experts to arrange a climb as part of your luxury holiday in Iceland.

Bask in natural hot pools

With so much volcanic action around, it’s difficult not to stumble across an inviting hot spring in Iceland. But if it’s hot springs with an element of comfort you’re after, you’ll find an abundance of them here. Don’t miss a soak in the scintillating Hveravellir - one of the world’s most gorgeous geothermal areas. Here you’ll lounge amongst smoking fumaroles in sky blue, bubbling water, wondering why you didn’t come to Iceland sooner.

If you’re planning a memorable trip to Iceland, contact Concierge Traveller today and let our team of travel experts point you to the right package – or they can tailor-make your very own adventure. Iceland awaits! Call us on 1800 047 047.