Here is one of our favorite hot tubs, Djúpavogskörin (Free, open 24/7, year-round), which is by the coast and is an incredible place to lay under the Aurora and stars, soaking in the beautiful display. DjúpivogurĪ small town located in the East of Iceland, the surroundings are very dark and remote. It is possible to capture the glaciers and icebergs if you have your camera set up just right, and if you manage to capture the Milky Way and the Aurora, you will hit a magnificent trifecta. The Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach are remote and dark and on the edge of the ocean. JökulsárlónĪrguably one of the most famous locations in Iceland.
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Here there is also a FREE campsite, called Gata Free Camping, and who doesn’t love free stuff! The area is a very cozy and dark place far from light pollution, and we have seen the Aurora many times from this location. Not far from the CampEasy office, on the south of the Reykjanes Peninsula is an area called Strandakirkja. Here you will be almost as north as possible, far away from human contact with a vast expanse of sky for the best chance of a northern lights display. TröllaskagiĪ 10-minute drive north of Siglufjörður in the North of Iceland, you will come across an orange lighthouse on the edge of the ocean, by the side of a mountain. These locations can also set an epic scene for your photography. However, if you would like total seclusion, you should take a drive to the black church Búðakirkja, the cliffs at Lóndrangar, or the famous Kirkjufell Mountain. You are likely able to see the Aurora from your campsite. The Snæfellsnes Peninsula has a tiny population and therefore has minimal light pollution, and you do not have to drive very far from town to be in complete darkness. This one is taken at Arnarstapi, a nice campsite in Snæfellsnes. The Snæfellsnes tends to be rather deserted in the winter (as is most of Iceland). You can enjoy the magic of Iceland in one of CampEasy Campervan at your own pace and fall asleep under the glow. Many travelers to Iceland will pay top dollar for a Northern Lights tour bus to take them to the best places, but when you have your campervan, you can avoid the crowds and stay as long as you like. When our planet gets in the way of these streams, those solar particles react with Earth’s magnetic field, and this is where the magic happens. In short, solar flares on the surface of our sun send bursts of charged solar particles across our galaxy. In the 1700s, Benjamin Franklin wrote a paper to try and explain the cause of this ethereal vision. The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora or Polar Lights, have been a phenomenon that has puzzled humans across the Earth for thousands of years.ĭocumented as early as the 4th century BC, the Aurora has made an appearance throughout the ages in many ancient folklore tales, from Norse and Viking mythology to olden Australian Aboriginal stories.
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