Why explore the Diamond Circle in the North East of Iceland?
Have you been on the wonderful Golden Circle? Seen all the epic sites on the South Coast of Iceland? Do you want to impress your friends with pictures and stories from one of the lesser-known but perhaps the most stunning places in Iceland? Well, then the Diamond Circle route in the northeast of Iceland might just be for you. Browse our huge collection of travel stories and articles about the beautiful places on the Diamond Circle.
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Read the Diamond Circle road trip plan and find affordable hotels
I have created a full Diamond Circle road trip plan for you, complete with booking widgets for affordable accommodation along the way.
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Attractions on the Diamond Circle
The attractions along the way include the following:
Goðafoss – The Waterfall of the Gods
Did a Viking Chieftain throw his pagan gods in the waterfall? We will never know but that legend gives the waterfall it name.
Lake Mývatn – The Beauty of the Diamond Circle
A huge bird sanctuary and the site of immense natural beauty. Take a stroll in nature’s sculpture at Dimmuborgir. You should also soak the local nature baths.
Dettifoss – The Beast of the Diamond Circle
The most powerful waterfall in Europe thunders away. Don´t miss it!
Hljóðaklettar – Echo Rocks
No this is not a defunct eighties band. Hljóðaklettar is an area with beautiful rock formations.
Ásbyrgi – the shelter of the gods
This is the place where Sleipnir, the horse of the Norse god Óðinn stepped down and left a huge hoofmark. True story.
Tjörnes – puffins and fossils bonanza
On this peninsula there are nesting grounds for puffins and layers of ancient fossils.
Húsavík town
The wonderful town of Húsavík has some of the best whale watching in Iceland and the newly opened GeoSea baths.