Why You Should Visit Iceland?

I have been to many different places in Europe starting from Spain, to Italy, to Portugal, to Iceland, to Lanzarote and to England.

Every holiday I have been to would appeal to all different age groups but each would depend on the persons interests and what they want out of each holiday.

Lets start off with people who are interested in geography and the world around us, then Iceland is the place for you! I was lucky to visit Iceland with my secondary school at the age of 16. I was given this opportunity as I was studying geography at GCSE, and I am so glad I availed of this opportunity. I did not understand how magical Iceland really is. When visiting all the different landmarks it was almost as if I was in a movie and everything wasn’t real.

We stayed in Reykjavik the capital of Iceland, which was the best location as it was close to all the natural landmarks we were visiting. My favourite places to visit were;

1. Visit waterfalls- personally I feel the best waterfall we seen was “Skogafoss” it is formed on what once was the cliff of the former coastline and even featured in the blockbuster “Walter Mitty”. It is squeezed in between two cliffs, you can take stairs down to the water-level and take in the surround sound of the tumbling water. It is ideal for photos as if you are lucky on sunny-misty days you can capture a rainbow across the waterfall.

2. Blue Lagoon- The blue lagoon is a geothermal spa located in a lava field on the Reykjanes Pennisula. It is a location for favourable geothermal power, and is supplied by water used in the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power station. I visited it in October and we were very lucky with the weather and it was a dry, sunny day. It feels like a nice warm bath, it was one of the best places I have ever visited. There is the main pool and also saunas, when in the pool workers come around and offer free face masks. The unique properties of its water provide not only an enchanting lagoon experience, but also the patented, active ingredients in Blue Lagoon Skin Care.

3. The Northern Lights- On our third night we took a guided night tour to try and see the Northern Lights. The best time to see the Northern Lights in Iceland is between October and Feburary. We were very lucky as we went on the tour on a dry clear night. We were so fortunate to have been able to see the Northern Lights and witness the magical experience they create. Iceland is the best place to see the Northern Lights due to its high latitude. When witnessing the Northern Lights it is hard to explain to someone how magical and amazing it really is. We all stood in silence and took in the breath taking experience. It was one of the only times it was silent and no one took their phones out.

4. Geysers- Geysers are a natural spring which, when the water meets supergeated magma far below our feet, it forces the water to bubble and gush upwards until it explodes into the air with unbelievable speed, and in some cases, height. There are only around 1,000 Geysers on the whole planet, so these are a must see when visiting Iceland. It is another element which you will wonder how it is real. But, be warned Geysers have a very strong bad odour, so stand well back. The Geysers are great fun and very surprising (nearly all of us jumped when we first waited on the Geyser) they are a fairly rare natural phenomenon

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Iceland is an incredible place to visit and I hope I have given some insight and the best places to visit and why Iceland should definitely be on your bucket list.

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