Snæfellsnes

Snaefellsnes is a national park located in Western Iceland, about two hours outside of Reykjavík. Our bus tour was 11 hours in total as we made several stops for sightseeing and a delicious lunch. Of the three bus tours we took throughout the trip, this one was my personal favorite. The black sand beaches, the cliffs, and lunch in the fishing village made this tour especially worth the long day. We visited two different black sand beaches on this tour. It is such an incredible sight to see how black the sand is against the crystal clear water. I kept thinking what a shame it is that they are not able to take advantage of the beach like we can in the summertime but despite the weather, I could’ve stayed there for hours. Because of this, my classmate and I were late returning to the bus at this particular stop and as punishment we were asked to sing a song (of our choice) in front of the entire 50 passenger bus. After that production, we drove to a small fishing village called Vík. Here, we ate freshly caught haddock brought in from the harbor only a few hours before our arrival. I learned that fish is such a large part of Iceland’s culinary tradition and you can truly tell how much they care about it when you taste how fresh and perfectly prepared it is. After lunch, we finished our tour by taking a walk along the coastline’s incredible cliffs.