Reykjavík & the south coast
- Best months
- June–August for hiking; October–March for ice caves and aurora
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Destinations · Iceland
A capital, a ring of waterfalls, and geothermal water as infrastructure.
Iceland concentrates most of its visitors on the south: the glacier lagoon at Jökulsárlón, the black-sand coast at Reynisfjara, the waterfall chain along the ring road, and the geothermal lagoons that make winter viable. Reykjavík is the base rather than the destination.
nearly 2.3 million foreign visitors, around 80% of them in the south2024
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Last checked 2026-08-27