Your travel tips

YOUR TIPS ON... ICELAND From exploring national parks to bathing in secret lagoons, riding wild horses to eating fish with local farmers, your top tips reveal there’s more to Iceland than geysers and glaciers…

Your top tips for travelling in Iceland – from where to hike and how to avoid the crowds to what to pack and where to eat

Walk in the park

Skaftafell NP

“Make it around to Skaftafell National Park and you won’t be disappointed – miles of hiking trails in beautiful mountain terrain, views over the glacier and the lava field, an incredible waterfall of basalt columns and a whole bunch of trees, some of the only ones in Iceland. The native vegetation is beautiful in summer, and you could see and hear some interesting migratory birds along the way.” Megan Windell

La-la-layers!

Iceland

”When visiting the lava fields and glaciers, wear a windproof layer over thermals and use 10-hour disposable hand warmers and foot warmers to keep toasty in the sub-zero aurora hunting grounds.” Jane Beresford

Catch of the day

Vík, Iceland

“Go to Vík by self-hire car, walk down to the black sands and eat a fish baked in the sand with a local farmer in a shepherd’s hut. It’s unreal. I don’t like fish, but I had seconds! It’s wonderful to spend time with locals too, looking out to the sea!” Michelle Bolden

No limits, no crowds

Iceland

“Don’t limit yourself to Reykjavík and the Golden Triangle. There are loads of small B&BS scattered across Iceland and by staying in these, you will find waterfalls and hiking trails that aren’t crowded, as well as thermal rivers that are so much

Sculptures on the shore

Iceland

“If you arrive by cruise [into Skarfabakki harbour], rather than shuttle into town, take the path that follows the coast into Reykjavík. It’s a gorgeous, flat walk gazing out to sea and takes you past the Reykjavík Viking boat sculpture, the Sólfar Sun Voyager. The walk takes about an hour. I’d also recommend the charity shops for really great bargains.”

Carol Turner

Go West “Do more than the Golden Circle and go to the Westman islands,” says reader Karen Crossland. “The waterfalls in the south are amazing.”

Scene-setter Sunsets in the Land of Fire and Ice can be magical, especially near Kirkjufell mountain