#1 best-selling guide to Iceland *
Lonely Planet Iceland is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Splash around in the Blue Lagoon’s geothermal water, catch a glimpse of the celestial Northern Lights, or take a boat trip among the icebergs; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Iceland and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet’s Iceland Travel Guide:
- Colour maps and images throughout
- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
- Essential info at your fingertips – hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
- Honest reviews for all budgets – eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience – history, politics, landscapes, wildlife, literature, music, cinema, art, architecture, customs, cuisine.
- Free, convenient pull-out Reykjavik map (included in print version), plus over 37 maps
- Covers Reykjavik, the Westfjords, the Highlands, North Iceland, East Iceland, South Iceland, the Golden Circle, Southwest Iceland, the Eastfjords, Akureyri, Hunafloi and more
eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)
- Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges
- Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews
- Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience
- Seamlessly flip between pages
- Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash
- Embedded links to recommendations’ websites
- Zoom-in maps and images
- Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Iceland, our most comprehensive guide to Iceland, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.
- Looking for a guide focused on Reykjavik? Check out Lonely Planet’s Pocket Reykjavik, a handy-sized guide focused on the can’t-miss sights for a quick trip.
- Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Scandinavia guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Carolyn Bain and Alexis Averbuck.
About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world’s leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
*Best-selling guide to Iceland. Source: Nielsen BookScan. Australia, UK and USA
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
 If you’re considering Iceland, this will make your decision that much easier., By
Vagabond VanHam (Madison, WI) – See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Iceland (Travel Guide) (Paperback)
Hands down one of the best comprehensive guides of Iceland available. We travel extensively and Lonely Planet is one of two publishers we acquire for every trip planning. Full color photos, multiple maps of villages, cities and notable landmarks throughout Iceland, make this book engaging to anyone. Favorite features of the book include – road distances between communities in each overview, Fire & Ice / Wildlife Watching (subsection middle of book) and a pull out map of Reykjavik. I love the history facts contained in each chapter, everything from nordic history to volcanic activity. This is a must have for any traveler, and will join our library of other destinations of where we’ve been and where we’re going.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
 Using Lonely Planet on an iPad.,
This review is from: Lonely Planet Iceland (Travel Guide) (Paperback)
I downloaded this book onto my iPad. This is really a review of trying to use the book on the iPad. It is exceedingly frustrating. It is not easy to jump back and forth from the maps to the recommended restaurants and accommodations. Even bookmarking, it will make you crazy. In the future, I will buy the book, not the digital copy.
Many of the places in the Westfjords are not towns or even villages at all, they are just isolated locations. For example, Hotel Laugarhall, a recommendation, is 30 or more minutes from anyplace you could buy or eat dinner. Maybe in high season, you could eat in Drangsnes, but not in May. Fortunately, the hotel serves dinner, and it’s lovely. If you plan to stay out of Reykjavik, be sure to inquire about what is available, and don’t anticipate full services. 0
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Excellent, up to date info for a 5 day …, By
Margaret Chung (Denver,Co) – See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Iceland (Travel Guide) (Paperback)
Excellent, up to date info for a 5 day trip we took to Iceland in the beginning of June. Detailed info about the different regions of Iceland, organized in a way that makes it easy to read aloud while you are driving through that area. Historical background plus current social and economic info about the cities (towns really) helped us understand the areas. We brought several guidebooks and quickly settled on this one as the best for info about both Rekyavik and other places in Iceland.
Drive the Ring Road! Rent a car and do it! We drove the whole thing in 21 hours, and it was a fantastic experience! Sure we would have liked to have spent more time in many places, but at least we got to see them as we read about them in Lonely Planet! Beware of the speed cameras, though… They ticket 5kph above the limit. 0 |
