Iceland

A small volcanic archipelago off the south coast of Iceland: colourful ocean caves, thousands of seabirds and, occasionally during the summer, groups of whales. To see Heimaey Herjolfsdalur valley, ruins of an old farmhouse from the first settler in the Westman Islands Storhofoi, puffin nesting area Eldheimar museum Folk Museum

Iceland's biggest natural attractions Pingvellir National Park, view over lake Pingvallavatn, Iceland's largest natural lake, the place where the tectonic plates of North America and Eurosia split and drift apart. An UNESCO world heritage site important in terms of history, culture and geology. Mossy expanses and deep fissures. Gullfoss waterfall, two-tiered, glacial meltwater cascades down into the deep and narrow Hvitargljufur canyon. It drops a whopping 32 metres and creates quite a lot of spray that forms beautiful rainbows during sunny days Geysir geothermal area, hissing steam vents and sulphurous mud pots. The Strokkur hot spring, the world's most reliable geyser, shooting hot water 20 metres into the air every 4-8 minutes Kerio, volcanic crater formed when a large magma chamber collapsed

Situated in the heart of a spectacular lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the Blue Lagoon is an extraordinary geothermal phenomenon, warm water and rejuvenating powers of the lagoon's defining elements: silica, algae and minerals.

To see The old Hofoi house where the all-important summit between the leaders Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev took place in 1986. Hofoi house is also believed to be haunted by a ghost known as the White Lady Harpa concert hall and conference centre which was the 2013 winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Parliament House Hallgrimskirkja church and the viewing platform at Perlan glass dome which provided a 360 degree view over Reykjavik Bessastaoir, the official residence of the President of Iceland Olgeroin brewery, beer City pond, birdlife Einar Jonsson park Mt Esja

The top attraction of Iceland for most tourists is the dramatic landscape and natural phenomena, mighty waterfalls and roaring glacial rivers, erupting hot springs and Bubbling mud pots, hot water pools ideal for bathing, vast sand deserts, and unexpected oasis in valleys overshadowed by mountains and glaciers. Iceland is also a popular destination for nature lovers with special interests such as birdwatching. To see Reykjanes peninsula, rich geo-thermal area and lunar-like terrain Langjokull , second largest glacier, further along the tunnel, the ice gets older and its colour gradually changes from white to deep-blue, various chambers Laugarvatn Fontana, healing powers of natural steam from a geothermal field at the edge of the lake, features geothermal steam rooms, hot pools and outdoor mineral baths and a fantastic view over the lake Hjorleifshofoi, haunted mountain where Rogue One: A star Wars Story (2016) was partly filmed Solheimasandur, the abandoned US Navy plane wreck at the...