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West Fjords Holidays

4.8/5

Average Customer Score
Based On 1280 Reviews

4.8/5

Average Customer Score
Based On 1280 Reviews

Overview

This is the oldest and wildest region of Iceland – remote and stunningly beautiful with countless fjords, precipitous mountains, amazing coastal roads and hidden gems. Sparsely populated, the region is connected to the rest of Iceland by a mere seven kilometre wide strip of land. It feels completely different to the rest of the country and is the perfect place to go if you want to discover somewhere absolutely stunning but completely undisturbed.

You could easily dedicate a week to exploring the elongated coastline and rolling farmland. Meander up and down the fjords admiring stunning rock formations, impressive bird cliffs and visiting charming villages.

Eric in Iceland Time to Fjord. Leave plenty of time to explore the West Fjords on foot and soak up its pared-back natural beauty. Stop at Hornstrandir Nature Reserve where you can hike in wilderness of mountains, birds nesting in the cliffs and tundra.
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Strandir coast

The east coast of the region, or ‘Strandir’ presents yet more amazing coastlines and a scattering of settlements, mainly associated with fishing and sheep farming. Visit the once-derelict herring factory at Djupavik, now an exhibition. Huge amounts of driftwood are washed ashore here from Scandinavia and Siberia and although visitor facilities are limited, the area has a lure of its own with a rich and vivid folklore. Drangsnes and Nordurfjordur compete for the best-sited geothermal bathing pools in Iceland – both are right on the shore!

On a clear day the views from the radar station at Bolungarvik are outstanding – worth a little detour. At Hornbjarg yet more impressive bird cliffs are the nesting ground for thousands of pairs of very noisy birds!