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Day 12 of 21 · Raufarhöfn · The Uncharted Volcanic Loop & Wild Peninsulas

Day 12 — The Arctic Henge of Raufarhöfn

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A road day to your new base in Raufarhöfn, with a long drive (4 h 38).

The Arctic Henge of Raufarhöfn
All lined up, Arctic Henge, Raufarhofn, Iceland © photographed in 2018 by Forbes Johnston from Winchester, UK — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 9 · Raufarhöfn · Iceland

We sleep in Raufarhöfn, 1.1 km from the place visited

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day 12 1 night 4 h 38 on the road255 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — culture 15. Based on: remarkable site in a built site setting.

programme
3 h 30
road
4 h 38

To add if time allows: Local seafood dinner at a harbor restaurant (2 h 30)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Local seafood dinner at a harbor restaurant

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On the way

Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

  • Dettifoss

    Dettifoss

    Visit the most powerful waterfall in Europe located within the Vatnajökull National Park.

    60 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 11 July 2019 by Alexander Grebenkov — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

  • Hljóðaklettar

    Hljóðaklettar

    Walk among the unique basalt column formations and caves known as the Echo Rocks.

    50 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 6 September 2023 by Spike — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

  • Ásbyrgi Canyon

    Ásbyrgi Canyon

    Explore the massive horseshoe-shaped glacial canyon steeped in Norse mythology.

    45 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

    © photographed in 2005 by Chris 73 — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons