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Travel Tips and Stories of Akureyri in Iceland
travelers stories about Highland in Akureyri, Iceland

Highland in Akureyri, Iceland

This is the main highway circling Iceland’s majestic beauty. The snow-capped mountains are a welcome site as you drive towards the island’s second most-populated city, Akureyi.


  Experienced by Josh Reid


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travelers stories about Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

  26 km from Akureyri


Goðafoss, the Waterfall of the Gods, is one of the largest waterfalls in Iceland. In winter, this waterfall is absolutely incredible to see, and altogether impossible to photograph. The spray from the falls was freezing the second it hit my lens. I spent 6 hours here, and some of that time was spent taking photos.


  Experienced by Landon Arnold


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travelers stories about Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

  26 km from Akureyri


This is Godafoss. We were driving in the northern parts of Iceland somewhere near Akureyri and Dettifoss. The North really is sheer wilderness. This is one of the must see waterfalls of Iceland, couldn’t drive by without stopping to get a few shots.


  Experienced by Neil Rosenstech


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travelers stories about Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

  26 km from Akureyri


There are more similar photos from this location/site on my web site https://Majco.photography. If you are interested in one of them under an Unsplash license, you can ask me by email to martin@brechtl.com


  Experienced by Martin Brechtl


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travelers stories about Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

  26 km from Akureyri


Godafoss is one of the largest and most powerful waterfalls in Iceland. This specific shot was incredibly difficult to get. Right next to the water, the mist was constantly being kicked up onto the lens and it was -35 degrees with the wind chill. After spending 3 hours in this location, I could literally break the ice off of my jacket in sheets. Powerful, treacherous, and absolutely magical.


  Experienced by Landon Arnold


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travelers stories about Waterfall in Goðafoss Sightseeing, Iceland

Waterfall in Goðafoss Sightseeing, Iceland

  26 km from Akureyri


There are more similar photos from this location/site on my web site https://Majco.photography. If you are interested in one of them under an Unsplash license, you can ask me by email to martin@brechtl.com


  Experienced by Martin Brechtl


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travelers stories about Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

Waterfall in Goðafoss Waterfall, Iceland

  26 km from Akureyri


The beautiful thing about Iceland is most of the waterfalls are easily accessible right on the Iceland ring-road. A well spent evening with the amazing view from both sides of the falls.


  Experienced by Naveen Raj Dhanapal


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travelers stories about Shore in Mývatn, Iceland

Shore in Mývatn, Iceland

  53 km from Akureyri


Iceland has a vast and varied landscape, but no parts are quite as desolate or mystifying as the northern parts of the island. This was taken in Myvatn, during what would still technically be considered “springtime.” The fields of volcanic rock covered by silently falling snow transform the landscape into some kind of beautiful, yet alien territory.


  Experienced by Emily Ziegelmeyer


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travelers stories about Wildlife in Húsavík, Iceland

Wildlife in Húsavík, Iceland

  53 km from Akureyri


When the humpback was hunting for food, he was talking to us. We could hear him perfectly, when we stopped our motor of the boat. This picture was taken in the big bay near Husavik in Iceland. It’s only one of many photos.


  Experienced by Pascal Mauerhofer


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travelers stories about Hill in Námaskarð, Iceland

Hill in Námaskarð, Iceland

  60 km from Akureyri


on a cloudy day at hverarönd, near námaskarð in north iceland, a fumarole belches out noxious sulfuric gasses.


  Experienced by jens holm


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travelers stories about Shore in Mývatn, Iceland

Shore in Mývatn, Iceland

  61 km from Akureyri


After driving for 5 hours through the total whiteout of an Icelandic blizzard, the weather finally cleared and the remote barren tundra of Northern Iceland was before us.


  Experienced by Jack Anstey


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travelers stories about Desert in Hverir, Iceland

Desert in Hverir, Iceland

  61 km from Akureyri


Ok, it smells terrible, but., let’s be honest.. Those colors, that sky.. It’s just amazing! This was one of the landscapes that impressed me the most while in Iceland.. Those colors were just surreal.. Unfortunately I have been able to spend there just an hour (more or less) because of the smell but that location was beautiful.. The weather wasn’t good at all but it helped creating that setting that, after all, was awesome..


  Experienced by Daniele Buso


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travelers stories about Cliff in Dettifoss, Iceland

Cliff in Dettifoss, Iceland

  81 km from Akureyri


Throwback to one of the spots that I felt so exciting when I was in Iceland shooting photos. I give you guys one of the landscapes near to Dettifoss, the “Satan’s Fall”. If you’ve seen “Prometheus”, you know what I’m talking about. The area is covered with a lot of rocks and makes it really hard to walk on, which makes it feel desolate and fits to the name of devil. This photo is shot with Sony A99 and color grading with “Dunkirk” luts.


  Experienced by Chris Yang


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travelers stories about Tundra in Kjalvegur, Iceland

Tundra in Kjalvegur, Iceland

  90 km from Akureyri


Taken from the ancient Kjalvegur, a mountain road connecting north and south Iceland through the desolate interior


  Experienced by Einar H. Reynis


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travelers stories about Hill in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland

Hill in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland

  122 km from Akureyri


Driving along Route 1 in Iceland was an incredible experience. Every corner revealed something that took our breath away. As the designated driver and only keen photographer, I stopped the car many time to capture scenes like this. This looks like the mountains are inviting and leading you into it’s treacherous wilderness beyond.


  Experienced by simon peel


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travelers stories about Plain in Kjalvegur, Iceland

Plain in Kjalvegur, Iceland

  134 km from Akureyri


This is scary, I mean, the landscape is awesome but being there is really scary, especially if you are alone, like I was. This is where my trip around Iceland began, I had the car full of food, beverages and most important, gas. However, looking at this road, and realizing that you are almost alone (just one car far far away) in the middle of nothing, that, really makes you think about a lot of stuff..


  Experienced by Daniele Buso


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travelers stories about Cottage in Kjalvegur, Iceland

Cottage in Kjalvegur, Iceland

  134 km from Akureyri


I had just started my trip around Iceland and while I was driving I suddenly spotted this little house right here.. Just kidding, my GPS sent me the wrong way in the middle of this land.


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travelers stories about Glacial landform in Vatnajokull, Iceland

Glacial landform in Vatnajokull, Iceland

  154 km from Akureyri


Vatnajokull is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe.


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travelers stories about Glacial landform in South, Iceland

Glacial landform in South, Iceland

  162 km from Akureyri


Early morning in Svinafell glacier tongue in South Iceland. One of those special quiet moments where you can hear the glacier braking almost as loud as your thoughts.


  Experienced by Alin Rusu


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travelers stories about Waterfall in Gullfoss, Iceland

Waterfall in Gullfoss, Iceland

  178 km from Akureyri


A beautiful and big waterfall, it was taken at the end of the day. I was waiting for someone for this pic; then that person took place in the corner :)


  Experienced by Khamkéo Vilaysing


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