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Iceland
– Full Circle 2026
Iceland is home to many breathtaking locations that offer real excitement to the photographer. After a number of successful tours we are now offering our third tour that takes us right around Iceland, exploring lots of the more remote areas on the eastern and northern side of this unique island.
We will take an anticlockwise route following Highway 1 in the main as it circumnavigates Iceland. We will of course be making many detours on the way to visit more remote and exciting locations. The first part of our tour takes us along the popular southern coast of Iceland and we will take in many of the highlights along this part of the country. Visiting the grand waterfalls of Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss as well a many lesser-known falls. A visit to the Black Beach at Vik with its powerful seas and jutting rocks. A visit to the magical Jokulsarlon Lagoon and Diamond Beach with its glistening icebergs offers great photography. As we reach the eastern extent of Highway 1 we will visit Hofn and Stokksnes where we spend time photographing this dramatic area, which includes the majestic Vesturhorn.
From Hofn our journey swings north along the eastern side of Iceland, a more remote and less visited part of the Island. This will take us through Hvalnes, Djupivogur and Fasksrudfjordur. As the journey continues north we will pass the shores of Reydarfjordur with detours to Eskifjordur and Seydisfjordur before reaching Egilsstadir. Along this section we visit remote harbours and villages as well as taking detours into the interior to capture the wild mountain landscape and exciting waterfalls. Egilsstadir will be our base for two nights as we explore the remote northeast region of Iceland with visits to Lagarfljot, Njardvíkurskridur and Bakkagerdi before heading east to Seydisfjordur.
From here we turn west across the northern part of Iceland to Lake Myvatn through the mountainous interior. Our route takes us through Gausstaddir, Vididalur and Hrossaborg before arriving at Lake Myvatn where we spend two nights. On this leg of the journey we will explore the amazing Studlagil Canyon with its towering basalt cliffs. While at Lake Myvatn we will explore around the lake, visit the thermal basins to the east. We will also visit Godafoss and, if the weather conditions are favourable, head into the northern highland to see the remarkable Aldeyjarfoss where the Skalfandafljot River tumbles over the basalt column into the pool below.
Our journey continues north to Akureyri and we then follow the western shore of Eyjarfjordur to Dalvik and Siglufjordur. Siglufjordur is one of the most northerly towns in Iceland and is linked to the coast road via a series of long road tunnels. From here we hug the northern coast as we journey to Saudarkrokur and then across country to Blonduos, detouring for a visit to the town of Holar. From Blondous we cross Vidadalur and onto Snaefellsnes for a two-night stop that allows us to explore this magnificent region of Iceland. With its mountainous interior, variety of breathtaking water falls, quaint towns, harbours and unusual churches it is one of the best photographic areas in Iceland.
We then head south to Borgarnes for our final nights stop. On the final day we return to Keflavik for our return flight to London. We will have time detour to photograph the imperious Reykjavik Cathedral. We then continue on to Keflavik to join our afternoon flight. |
