Lonely Planet Best of Iceland 1 (Travel Guide)

Great book. I really like the way it is laid out so you can unfold the map as you read about the different areas. All important points of interest are clearly noted on map also. Got really excited about our upcoming trip after reading this book. Helped me plan activities.

I really love this travel book! It’s easy to use and locate places of interest, maps, etc. one of the best

One cannot include absolutely everything about a place, but this is a pretty thorough book.....of course, would have more to say after we spend a month there this summer, 2020. thank you

I do like Lonely Planet's guides for the most part, and this guide to Iceland seems to cover the essentials of what to see there. Iceland is well worth a visit. It's such a unique place, with so much to see. And the Icelandic people are amazing. I would recommend making the effort to talk to them about what it's like to live in such a remote part of the world.On the plus side of this guide were the sections that covered the most remote parts of the country, not just the most popular areas. The Blue Lagoon gets its due this book and is an experience that is not to be missed. I totally agree with the Reykjavik restaurant recommendations of Dill and Sandholt. To them, I would add Salka Valka for great plokkfiskur (see below) and Ostabudin for outstanding lamb. The beer section is outstanding, as is the coffee culture sidebar. The shopping sections are good as well. The photos and maps throughout the book are outstanding!On the minus side is the index. TBH, it's really hard to find a decent index in any travel guidebook, and this book is unfortunately not an exception. This one is organized as though you already know what you're looking for.Beyond the index, there were some omissions that really puzzled me:- Instead of a list of lodgings in the Where to Stay section of Reykjavik, there is a table showing the names of the four main sections of the city and the atmosphere of each. I found the neighborhood descriptions to be pretty accurate, but why no recommendations for specific lodgings?- The general food section is pretty good. Icelandic lamb is properly lauded, even though there really is no way to describe it! Rugbraud is mentioned, but does not get the love it deserves - it is far more than rye bread! Braud, a bakery on one of the streets by the church, makes a great version. But there is one super glaring omission - PLOKKFISKUR! I don't know how it's possible to talk about Icelandic food without mentioning this most stalwart and iconic of Iceland's comfort food! Many of the restaurants serve it, for good reason. It's delicious.- Icelandic horses are worth a chapter. They are small, beautiful animals, and have two additional gaits that are unique to them. The gaits were devised by the Vikings to be comfortable for long stretches on horseback. Google Tolt and Flying Pace and you will def want to get on an Icelandic horse.- Fridheimar. It's a huge greenhouse where tomatoes in Iceland grow. Touristy? Kind of. But it's fascinating to see how the country grows vegetables in geothermally-powered greenhouses. The tomato soup is very good, and the tomato beer is weirdly very delicious.- Rejkvaladur, or Smoky Valley. This valley is so named because of the large numbers of steam vents and fumaroles here. It is also a grazing area for families of Icelandic sheep. It's stunning and you can slip into the steam-heated river at the bottom of the valley. Go with an Icelandic guide who can show you all the secrets of the valley, as well as make sure you don't step into any newly-forming steam vents!All in all, I think this book is a good starting point for planning a trip to Iceland. The beautiful photos are a big help in deciding what to see and do, and there are many of them in this book. It's one of the better guidebooks on Iceland that I've seen. But I still cannot get over the plokkfiskur!

A thorough, modern guide to planning Icelandic travel.This best-of guide broadly covers all of the major attractions international travelers will want to consider, looks at logistics and itineraries, but doesn't get bogged down in quickly-obsolete things like hotel listings (there are none).There's a good number of maps and pictures, including fold-out maps that double as markers for each region (so you can flip back and forth). There's a few restaurant and shopping listings, enough to provide starting points, without turning into a directory.Travel planning today often suffers from information overload, decision fatigue, and lack of focus-- there's SO MUCH information on any and everything. It's harder still for places with multiple names referring to the same locations, and where proper names in the native tongue are a struggle for English speakers.This guide helped me consolidate what I've read elsewhere, and lay it out contextually. That's a major victory when trying to plan a complicated trip without becoming a destination expert first. Oh, I can see these two things on the same side of the island, only if I go in spring! Perfect. I was able to do that for several places I had seen pictures of, and also rule out others (sorry Foxes, not this trip).Lonely Planet has done a better job than most publishers of adapting to the online world, where traditional guidebooks are hopelessly antiquated.This modern guide is an example of that adaption -- quite relevant and useful, despite still being on paper. For somebody just starting planning, or overwhelmed with all of the available information, it's succinct, well-organized and on-point. Recommended.

Having spent enough years and various free time durations in and out of Keflavik, I'm reasonably familiar with what you 'can do' in time versus 'want to do'. Lonely Planet Iceland might be the best for planning a week around regions and climate, monthly festivals and leisurely 'week-long expeditions'.A summer trip is high season. Ocean currents and endless days make the island a summer season quick change experience. You can plan your experience around sites, festivals and climates ... the itineraries range from warm/hot summer days on the Reykjavik peninsula, spring/fall the next day further inland or more north and east coastal and end up in summer arctic on the third day in the north. Let me just say that Winter is no time for seeing sights as it's dark, gloomy and unpredictable. A winter week in Iceland is akin to a week as a mole person.The guide focuses on regions, festivals (a big Icelandic feature) and specifically the 5-day trip I look for. You can rush the coastal circuit in a week. I've done this out of overzealousness to take it all in. The guide offers a more enjoyable 2-week alternative.Pick your duration, road travel tolerance and the month of the year and this guide lays out an excellent set of practical excursions. 5-star quality guide.This is a quality and practical guide. The sightseeing vacation period is narrow.

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Lonely Planet books never fail!! Heading off to Iceland in November (all being well with the pandemic) & I’m using the book to plan our itinerary. I love these books for their info and photos! They always inspire me!

Found this book so helpful with some great tips on where to stay and avoid. I travelled all round Iceland over 2 weeks and this was a superb accessory. Had a few maps within the book and some good suggestions about places to eat and drink in each village as well as a more comprehensive assessment of the districts of the larger towns

Great travel book. I love all lonely planet travel books, but specially the "Best Of" because is very user friendly. It has loads of images and suggestions and keeps to the basics.

Excelente servicio de entrega. Antes de plazo incluso. Las guías best of son muy completas y actualizadas.