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South Iceland Featured in Outlook Travel Magazine

South Iceland is the subject of a new travel guide from Outlook Travel Magazine, created in partnership with Visit South Iceland and published in Issue 26 in September 2026. Written for both travellers and the travel trade, the guide explores the region through every season, from the midnight sun to the dark months of winter. It also includes an interview with Ragnhildur Sveinbjarnardóttir, Managing Director of Visit South Iceland, on sustainable growth, year-round travel and where tourism in the region is heading.
10.11.2026

In conversation with Visit South Iceland. Ragnhildur Sveinbjarnardóttir describes the role of Visit South Iceland in telling a shared regional story and spreading visitors across the region and through the year. She highlights off-season travel, local festivals such as Þorrablót, geothermal bathing culture and local food, from lamb and skyr to vegetables grown in geothermal greenhouses. She also covers the region’s UNESCO sites: Þingvellir, Vatnajökull National Park, Surtsey and Katla UNESCO Global Geopark.

Landscapes shaped by fire and ice.

 The guide introduces South Iceland as a region shaped by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, with waterfalls, black sand beaches, glaciers and volcanoes close together. Northern lights season runs from September to April. Activities range from hiking and horse riding to ice climbing and snowmobiling, and the Crystal Ice Cave in Breiðamerkurjökull can be visited from October to April.

Wildlife and nature.
Readers learn where to see puffins (Vestmannaeyjar, Dyrhólaey, Reynisfjall and Ingólfshöfði), seals at Jökulsárlón, and around 70 bird species at the Flói Bird Reserve near Eyrarbakki. Whales and white-beaked dolphins appear in the waters off the coast.

Heritage.
The guide looks at Skálholt, a centre of Icelandic church and cultural life for seven centuries, and the Caves of Hella, whose origins are still debated. It also points readers to the folk museums at Skógar, Eyrarbakki and Vestmannaeyjar, as well as LAVA Centre in Hvolsvöllur, Eldheimar and Lava Show in Vík.

Where to eat, stay and explore.
Recommendations include Fjöruborðið in Stokkseyri, Ingólfsskáli Viking Restaurant, Mr Iceland’s saga evenings at Efri-Úlfsstaðir, Hótel Skaftafell, Hotel Rangá and Laugarás Lagoon, alongside landmarks such as Skógafoss and Jökulsárlón with Diamond Beach.

Getting around.
The guide ends with practical travel advice. South Iceland can be reached by road, domestic flights to Höfn, and ferry to Vestmannaeyjar. It also stresses checking road and weather conditions in winter.

Read the full South Iceland Travel Guide on Outlook Travel Magazine
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