From witnessing the Northern Lights to setting off on an ice diving adventure, the Nordic island nation abounds with awe-inspiring attractions and thrilling activities
With dramatic landscapes of volcanoes, geysers, hot springs and lava fields, Iceland is easily one of the top places for tourists who are seeking to be one with nature. The Nordic island nation can be also described to be a vision of contradictions, where fire and frost intertwine at primordial poles during dayless winters and nightless summer.
So discover Iceland's fiery ice-capped heart by indulging in seven of these best things to do there:
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5. Go whale-watching
If bird-watching is not your thing, then how about witnessing the majesty of Earth’s largest mammal out at sea? Iceland serves as the best place for whale-watching as the surrounding waters are rich with their food, along with the lasting daylight during summer and relatively shallow waters, that makes the Icelandic ocean an extremely favourable feeding area for the whales. Specific areas to catch these aquatic beauts are at Reykjavík, where you may even catch sight of white-beaked dolphins, humpback whales and harbour porpoises, and Grundarfjörður or Ólafsvík to see playful orcas! A boat tour is recommended for whale-watching.
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