As summer rolls into a new year, I am all about sharing my knowledge and experiences. And so is Pacu Travel, as I travel the world and write about the best travel deals, and the best places and experiences to visit.
In one of our recent posts, Pacu Travel wrote about going to Iceland for a holiday, and how their trip was not as simple as we had expected. Iceland has a ton of great things to offer, but it is expensive and the weather is not always the best either. So we decided to put together a list of things we loved about Iceland when we were there. The trip took place in August of 2015, and as such, the weather was not always the best.
We spent our first few nights in Reykjavik renting a room in a very cute hotel, which was perfect for our group. We went to the supermarket to pick up some groceries, then we went on a very well-known walk around the city. We went to the top of all the spires and looked out over the city. We had a lot of fun though, so it was a great first taste of Iceland.
the next morning we took the bus to Vatnajokull, and it was awesome. The bus ride was just as awesome as the bus ride in Reykjavik, but it was nice to get off the bus and see the landscape and get some fresh air. The trip from Reykjavik to Vatnajokull took about 4 hours and was beautiful, and the weather was very warm and sunny.
The drive from Reykjavik to Vatnajokull is about 30 kilometers. It’s about 12 hours from Reykjavik to the town of Vatnajokull. It took about 4 hours and 45 minutes. The scenery is amazing and the bus ride was very smooth. The bus station is a bit out of the way, and the driver was great. He drove us to the main part of town and pointed us in the right direction.
The bus station is a bit out of the way, and the driver was great. He drove us to the main part of town and pointed us in the right direction.
When we arrived in Vatnajokull, we were pretty excited to find it had an awesome train service to Reykjavik. We got on a train that took us to the town center and then we stopped at the train station and booked tickets to Reykjavik. We took the train all the way from Reykjavik to Vatnajokull in about 1.5 hours.
We were pretty excited to finally be going on a train. It took us about 2 hours to get there, and the drive we took was pretty long. We only got about 30 minutes of sleep on the train, and when we finally got to the station, we had to get our bags and go to their baggage room. We were pretty exhausted and it took a while to get a hotel room, so we ended up just taking a shuttle car to the station.
We were pretty tired, but it was worth it. Going on a train, even for 10 hours, is definitely a great way to see the country, and Reykjavik was a nice little city to check out. We were pretty impressed with the architecture and the design of the city, and the fact that there are two major parks to visit was cool.
