Iceland today has the reputation of being the land with the greatest variety in all of Europe. One can find landscapes from surreal to sublime. Iceland’s colors include rust-red craters, blue lakes, green mosses, and the sea of black sand. Iceland is worth seeing in all directions. There is something new with every step a tourist takes in any direction in Iceland. Let’s take a look at Iceland in its eastern part, i.e. EAST ICELAND
In this part of Iceland one can find those things that make Iceland a special place for every visitor. In fact, more than that, including astonishing natural beauty, from glaciers to a sea, arid sand fields, forest valleys and unique vegetation. You can also see big and famous cities, geothermal pools, etc. This enormous variety is visible in the society and culture of this part of Iceland. One can enjoy salmon fishing, swimming, bird watching, hiking in the mountains and not forgetting good food here in East Iceland. One very special thing about eastern Iceland is that Icelandic reindeer can be seen here in some wild areas. The special thing is that they live only in this part of Iceland.
This part of Iceland is considered a paradise for hikers. The people there are proud of this facility given by nature. Possibilities include walks in some uninhabited areas, as well as walks on short routes into vegetated valleys, over open sands, and along the seashore. Here is everything that suits everyone who is going to do a one-day hiking tour or a ten-day hiking tour. East Iceland is also famous because there are deep fjords here. These fjords extend between slopes of high mountains with inclined layers of Tertiary basalt. The forests of East Iceland are another special attraction of East Iceland. Skaftafell National Park has some of the most beautiful and fastest growing birch trees in Iceland, which nature has long served. Hallormsstaour Forest is the main forest in Iceland. The green groves are becoming hugely famous now and it is believed that all the travelers will definitely stop by to enjoy the natural greenery and shelter from the wind. Vatnajokull, the largest glacier in Europe, is present here in East Iceland. This glacier has shaped the environment and history of eastern Iceland for hundreds of years. Most of Iceland’s rivers run from this glacier. The largest national park in Europe, Skaftafell Park, was built here in 2004 and the southern part of this glacier was included in this park. In the northern part of this glacier you can witness the combination of the two most powerful forces of nature. Fire and glacial ice, like Iceland’s most active volcano, are present here. But tourists should take precautions before going to this glacier and should have some general information from professional travel advisors. Mount Bulandstindur is a pyramid-shaped basalt mountain that rises to a staggering 6,130 feet. In eastern Iceland, it is considered a legendary force of energy and mystical powers. Some small towns and villages like djupivogur, breiddalsvik, egilsstadir town and bakkagardi are also some of the most heavily guarded places in East Iceland. The East Iceland Heritage Museum is located in the town of Egilsstadir. It shows some very fascinating artifacts found in this part of Iceland. The most famous is the 1000-year-old tomb of a Viking and the silver remains of him.
There is no doubt that East Iceland has everything a tourist expects when visiting a country like Iceland. But all this is explored and believe me, there is much that has not been explored and left for tourists to explore for themselves and take pride in exploring something new and amazing of this nature.
