We returned to Iceland twenty years later with the aim of seeing the northern lights. We dedicated the nights to it, but we took advantage of the autumn sunshine hours to go around the island, revisiting some of the places, this time covered by snow. Highlights include the Golden Circle, the south of the island and the Lake Mývatn area.
We spend the first day touring Iceland's Golden Circle, which includes Thingvellir National Park, the Geyser geothermal area and the Gullfoss waterfall, ending with a thermal bath in the Secret Lagoon.
We travel through southern Iceland, full of tourist attractions such as Seljalansfoss and Skogafoss waterfalls, the stone arch of Dyrhólae, the black sand beach Reynisfjara and its basalt cave and the Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon.
We visit the Vatnajokull glacier, especially the Diamond beach and the glacial lakes of Jokulsarlon and Fjallsárlón. After lunch we drive for about 6 hours to Lake Mývatn, where we will see the Northern Lights.
This day we enjoy the surroundings of Lake Mývatn, with the pseudo craters of Skútustadir, Dimmuborgir Park, the geothermal area of Hvevir, the Krafla caldera and the Viti crater. We finish at the Goðafoss waterfall.
We end the trip with a relaxing swim in a hotpot and a stop at the Grábrók volcano, before arriving in the capital. We take a short walk around Reykjavík, visiting Hallgrimskirkja Church and Leif Eriksson monument.