Europe: Iceland

dsmoljanovic
Zagreb

A question about this place:
I'm planing a 1 week visit to iceland in winter (Jan or Feb). Probably will do Route 1 trip. I'd like to see as much of nature as possible. Do you recomend bus or rental? What places to visit? Any advices for aurora watching place? Thanx.

Answers:

claymation
Atlanta

Many roads are closed in the winter, and even the ones that are officially open may be impassable due to snow drifts.

The ring road can be treacherous even in October. I managed to get the small 4×4 we rented stuck in a snow drift for about 18 hours. Spending the night in an SUV at the top of a mountain pass was a memorable way to see the aurora, but one I’d not repeat :)

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