Travel Diary, Iceland - Day 5, Diamond Circle

We leave the hotel shortly after 8.30am for our first visit.

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#	Type	Review
1	Diary	Iceland, here we come!
2	Lounge	British Airways Galleries South, London Heathrow T5
3	Flight	British Airways Business, London Heathrow – Reykjavic Keflavic, Airbus A320 NEO
4	Diary	Day 1, Reykjavik
5	Hotel	Hilton Reykjavik Nordica
6	Diary	Day 2, Golden Circle
7	Hotel	Hotel Vík í Myrdal
8	Diary	Day 3, Southern Iceland
9	Hotel	Hali Country Hotel
10	Diary	Day 4, The Eastern Route
11	Hotel	Icelandair Hotel Mytavn
12	Diary	Day 5, Diamond Circle
13	Hotel	Hofsstadir Guesthouse
14	Diary	Day 6, The Western Route
15	Hotel	ION Adventure Hotel, a Design Hotel member
16	Flight	British Airways Business, Reykjavik Keflavik – London Heathrow, Airbus A320 NEO

Today’s itinerary

Dimmuborgir

We start our day a few kilometers from the hotel at the Dimmuborgir formations, which are actually the craters of explosive volcanoes that have subsequently reformed into beautiful rounded shapes, so we stop to take a few photos.

The tour is fairly short, taking just 15 minutes to complete, and you can continue your day’s drive northwards.

Detifoss and Selfoss

We then move on to the Detifoss and Selfoss waterfalls, among the most powerful in Europe. I advise you to access it from the west, not the east.

The access roads to the waterfall sites are magnificent.

Our first stop is the Detifoss waterfall, where several hundred m3 of water fall every second. You’ll see a few videos below, but it’s really very impressive.

The Selfoss waterfall is also magnificent.

Husavik

We then head for the coastal town of Husavik.

This town is well known for its whale-watching, with departures by boat from the port.

As the next departure isn’t for another two hours, we decide to have lunch instead, at a restaurant on the edge of the harbor. The food was pretty average, and the prices very high, an Icelandic classic. After our meal, we move on to explore the next town.

Akuryeri

This is Akuryeri, known as the capital of northern Iceland.

We stroll through the streets, take a few photos, including of its typical church, and enjoy a coffee and pastry in one of the downtown properties.

We’re in Iceland, and a big city means more than 500 inhabitants, so there’s not a lot to do either. We stroll through a few streets and then get back in our car, heading for our accommodation for the night.

After about an hour’s drive, we arrived at the hotel, checked in, and then set off to explore. We make a brief stop at the port of Skagafjördur, with its impressive industrial fishing boats.

Glaumbær

We then headed for the Glaumbær church and farm museum, which we were able to photograph as the door was open, despite the fact that it was already past 10 p.m. when we visited. We finally head back to our accommodation for a well-deserved night’s sleep.