Iceland
Ísafjörður
The remote Westfjords.
Sheer fjord walls, seabird cliffs, and the Arctic-edge calm of Iceland's wildest corner.
Ísafjörður is the capital of the Westfjords, Iceland's most remote and least-visited region. The town sits on a sandspit beneath sheer fjord walls; around it lie vast seabird cliffs, abandoned valleys, and the trail-laced wilderness of Hornstrandir. The quiet here is total, and the scale is humbling.
What you’ll do
·Fjord hike above town
·Seabird-cliff boat trip
·Town & maritime museum
·Kayak the still fjord
Why it’s special
The Westfjords
Iceland's wildest, least-travelled and most dramatic corner.
Seabird cliffs
Boat trips to towering cliffs loud with puffins and guillemots.
Hornstrandir
A roadless nature reserve of empty valleys and Arctic foxes.
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