{"id":7360,"date":"2016-09-20T13:02:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T13:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandaurora.com\/photo-tours\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:15:50","slug":"july-2016-4-days-landmannalaugar-jokulsarlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/july-2016-4-days-landmannalaugar-jokulsarlon\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2016 4 days Landmannalaugar – J\u00f6kulsarlon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This was a 4 day custom photo tour in the South of Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My guest, Phil, had planned this trip long in advance. It was the prelude to a week in Greenland on a photo cruise. In order to have comfortable accommodation, we agreed on a late schedule where we would be shooting up to midnight (with good light).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Late<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This tour always planned to start with a drive to East Iceland through Landmannalaugar<\/a>. This was a bit of a gamble because we were guaranteed rain. The big question was about the height of the clouds and whether we were going to be able to see the mountains. As we drew closer to Landmannalaugar, we weren’t disappointed. The painted mountains suddenly sprang into view. We spent a bit of time in the Lava Field playing with compositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I booked our rooms at Geirland Hotel in Kirkjub\u00e6jarklaustur. The accommodation was arranged to be conveniently placed when we exited the park in the East. The east Iceland village of Kirkjub\u00e6jarklaustur is only about 15 minutes after the highland road joins the ring road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was such a good plan because the mountain road was so badly broken from the tourist traffic. As it grew darker, the drive became worse. Both, Phil and I breathed a sign of relief when we finally got onto the tarmac road. We arrived at the Geirland Hotel just after Midnight… a little tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Foss<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We stopped at the Stj\u00f3rnarfoss waterfall just 2 minutes after checking out of the hotel. Then a quick visit to the river gorge (in the rain) before heading further East. We stopped at the picturesque Foss \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u where I pushed the limits of my 50mm in the Arctic Conditions.
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These hotels and guesthouses are a short drive from the Fja\u00f0r\u00e1rglj\u00fafur River Canyon. My strong recommendation is the Adventure Hotel Geirland<\/a>, with good quality rooms and a decent restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closest to Fja\u00f0r\u00e1rglj\u00fafur is Hunkubakkar Guesthouse<\/a> which is actually walking distance to the canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n \r\n Booking.com<\/a>\r\n<\/ins>