The nature embraced Villa location is just thirty minutes drive away the UNESCO recognized historic site of Thingvellir which is a picturesque place where the vikings set up the first parliament in the world. It is also the site where the continental divide between the tectonic plates of America and Europe is represented by canyons. You can walk down one of these canyons to a beautiful waterfall. At another water filled canyon you can go diving or snorkeling or just throw in a coin and see it sparkle on its way into the abyss. As the water is almost free of algae and pollution, it is incredibly clear so that if you do go snorkeling you might feel as if you where flying.
The route to the Golden circle has in addition to Thingvellir, the Geyser geothermal area and the Golden Waterfall. You might want to extend your Golden circle tour by experiencing the almost endless black volcanic sand beaches with the ocean waves coming from one of the windiest ocean in the world or you might want to include this in a separate south Iceland day tour to some waterfalls near the volcanic site of Eyjafjallajokull. Other day tour options are the waterfalls in Borgarfjordur and the Langjokull glacier. If the weather is very good a day tour to the Snaefellsnes peninsula may be nice, where the Mt Snaefellsjokull (volcano and glacier featured in the story "the Journey through the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne) will provide a nice backdrop to your travel along the peninsula. The Blue Lagoon and the local pools and spas are always nice but if you are feeling truly adventures how about building your own natural spa in the mountains? We have an exclusive tour available.
There are 50 kilometers of marked trails in the mountains in the immediate vicinity of our Villa location. In addition there are other great mountain trails nearby, both popular trails and trails which you are likely to have all to yourself. In fact, you do not have to go far to experience trails where you get a feeling of the interior of Iceland, with mountain ranges, lake and glacier view. The old route to Thingvellir is another option. There is no need to go the west or east fjords to experience a fjord as there is a fjord close by: The whale fjord. At the base of this fjord you can take a 2-4 hour hike to see Iceland's tallest waterfall.
Massages and spas can be very affordable and add a lot to your vacation.
Children and teenagers may enjoy the great outdoors, the water slides, horse riding (or horse riding school) or simply the play areas next to our properties.
All locations are served by cheap local bus (with direct local bus to the city center) as well as most touring companies. Airport shuttle, Blue Lagoon, Golden Circle, Northern Lights, diving, whale watching, horse riding, fjord, volcano crater, glacier, black beach, geothermal area, short and extended hiking and other tours available.
See below for other facilities many of which are very close by.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Whale-watching nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Dock nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Ecotours on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Horse riding/rental on site
- Playground on site
- Running track/path on site
- Fishing nearby