Iceland - Southeast Iceland (PDF Chapter)
This is the Southeast Iceland chapter from Lonely Planet’s Iceland guide-book.
The 200km stretch of Ring Road from Kirkjubæjarklaustur to Höfn is truly mind-blowing, transporting you across vast deltas of grey glacial sand, past lost-looking farms, around the toes of craggy mountains, and by glacier tongues and ice-filled lagoons.
- admire the ever-changing ice sculptures at bewitching Jökulsárlón
- maps
- visit Iceland’s favourite national-park pocket, Skaftafell, an area of green amid icy masses and vast sand deltas
- transport
- stride up Laki for views of three glaciers and an incredible history lesson
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Kirkjubæjarklaustur & Around, Lakagígar, The Sandar, Skaftafell (Vatnajökull National Park – South), Skaftafell to Jökulsárlón, Jökulsárlón & Around, Höfn & Around, Djúpivogur & Around.
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