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Viewpoints in Iceland
9 viewpoints across Iceland. Each has its own page with where it is, directions, the practical facts and, where we have measured the drive, the nearest pool or lagoon on a LifePass.
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Passes from ISK 7,900. Lagoons cost extra per visit.
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The best sights in each region, and where to soak afterwards.
Dyrhólaey
Top pickViewpoint · Vík
bird cliff in southern Iceland
2 h 43 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Geri340
Hvítserkur
Top pickViewpoint · Blönduós
basalt stack along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula, in northwest Iceland
Height 15 m · 3 h 25 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Aconcagua
Látrabjarg
Top pickViewpoint · Patreksfjörður
cliff in Iceland
Height 440 m · 6 h 28 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 1.2 km away.
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Walter Sutter (Cherobim)
Reynisdrangar
Viewpoint · Vík
basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall, southern Iceland
3 h 24 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Jakub Fryš
Stokksnes
Viewpoint · Höfn
cape in Austurland, Iceland
6 h 42 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: sergejf
Lóndrangar
Viewpoint · Ólafsvík
rock pinnacles in Iceland
2 h 58 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Mike Krüger
Dverghamrar
Viewpoint · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
cliffs in Iceland
3 h 58 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: JD554
Kirkjugólf
Viewpoint · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
top of basalt columns in Iceland
3 h 51 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Andreas Tille
Hljóðaklettar
Viewpoint · Húsavík
mountain in Iceland
7 h 47 min from Reykjavík
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