ICELAND TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY | 4x4 Winter Road Trip

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►► Get 5% off your Iceland 4x4 rental using our discount code RUGGEDROADTRIPS at https://www.isak.is Follow us on our winter roadtrip through Iceland! This one was truly a wild ride! We spent two weeks exploring Iceland in March, driving through raging blizzards, swimming in glacial water, and marveling at unfathomably blue ice. This trip allowed us to experience Iceland from many different perspectives - and made us hungry for more! Support us: ►► If you would like to support us with our production of travel documentaries, you can now 'buy us a refill of diesel' - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lucastjahn Thank you: A big THANK YOU goes to everyone who supported us on this trip, especially Katarzyna Maria Dygul from Business Iceland, Bjarni Freyr and Pálína Georgsdóttir from ISAK 4x4 Rentals, Óskar Vignisson from Visit Vatnajökull, Guðný Lára Jónsdóttir from Atlantsflug, Helen María Björnsdóttir from Local Guide of Vatnajökull, the team of Blue Lagoon, and Alisa Silveira of BZ-COMM. Another thank you goes to Stephen Wright who captured some cool shots of us driving through a big puddle. And a very special thank you goes to Þórdís Pétursdóttir who helped us with the correct pronunciation of all Icelandic names (I may have gone overboard on Strokkur). Key Stats: Duration of trip: 14 days Distance driven: 2400 km Time of year: March Region: Western and Southern Iceland, including Snæfellsnes, the Golden Circle, Vatnajökull National Park, and Reykjanes Total cost: Roughly 7500 Euro (Flight 700 Euro, Car Rental 2300 Euro, Fuel 550 Euro, Parking 27 Euro, Accommodation 2130 Euro, Scenic Flight 400 Euro, Snorkeling 220 euro, Blue Lagoon 160 euro, Glacier Hike 430 euro, Food & Drink 600+ Euro) Kia Duster spotted: 347 Activities ISAK 4x4 Rental - https://www.isak.is Snorkeling: https://adventures.is/iceland/day-tours/snorkeling-and-diving/into-the-blue Flightseeing: https://www.flightseeing.is Glacier Hike: https://localguide.is Blue Lagoon: https://www.bluelagoon.com Accommodation Arnarstapi: https://arnarstapicenter.is/cottages (Cannot recommend it in winter, no heating in the bathroom, and the shower was only warm for one minute) Dís Cottages: https://discottages.is (Can fully recommend, amazing view) Blue Cabin: https://www.airbnb.de/rooms/27165036 (Fairly spacious and nice hot tub!) Umi Hotel: https://hotelumi.is Magma Hotel: https://www.magmahotel.is (Highly recommended! Our favorite.) Skaftafell Hotel: https://www.hotelskaftafell.is (Great access to a nearby glacier!) Afternoon Cottages: https://www.afternooncottages.is (Very cozy) Northern Lights Inn: https://www.nli.is Airport Hotel: https://hotelairport.is (Surprisingly good, and very convenient) Full Disclosure: This trip was partially sponsored by the above-mentioned local partners. We did not receive any additional payment for the production of our documentary, however. All accommodation, fuel, and food were paid for by ourselves. All opinions are our own. Say Hello: ►► http://www.instagram.com/ruggedroadtrips ►► http://www.instagram.com/lucastjahn ►► http://www.ruggedroadtrips.com Music ►► Artlist - Get a free trial: https://artlist.io/Lucas-2814407 ►► Epidemic Sound - Get a free trial: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/r5h8z7/ Gear: ►► https://kit.co/LucasTJahn/filmmaking ►► Our Camera Bags: https://bit.ly/3UjowfN #Iceland #traveldocumentary 00:00 Intro 01:00 Arriving in Iceland 01:30 Reykjavik 02:25 First night in school bus 03:13 Starting our road trip 03:45 Hvalfjörður 04:17 Glymur 05:22 Heading to Snæfellsnes 07:15 Ytri Tunga 08:00 Búðakirkja 08:25 Arnarstapi 10:12 Heading into a blizzard 11:23 Snæfellsjökull National Park 12:18 Kirkjufell 13:45 Exploring Snæfellsnes 15:30 Stykkishólmur 15:53 Icelandic Horses 16:44 Icelandic road conditions on road.is 17:44 Harbour Seals 18:40 Slushy snow makes for dangerous driving 19:47 Haukadalur and its Geysir 22:04 Gullfoss 22:48 Golden Circle driving 24:04 Þjórsá & Hjálparfoss 24:49 Urriðafoss 25:14 Hot tub 25:37 Snorkeling in Silfra Fissure 29:30 Thingvellir 31:05 Seljalandsfoss 32:58 Skógafoss 33:30 Kvernufoss 34:37 Southern coast 35:27 Reynisfjara black sand beach 36:43 Basalt columns at Reynisfjara 37:45 Skool Beans Cafe 38:05 Polar Fox & Ptarmigan 38:40 River patterns 38:57 Magma Hotel 39:25 Moss-covered lava field 40:36 Fjaðrárgljúfur 41:28 Skaftafell 42:32 Scenic Glacier Flight with Atlantsflug 45:12 Vatnajökull National Park 46:20 Jókulsárlón 47:15 Diamond Beach 47:43 Northern Lights 48:48 Glacier Hike with Local Guide 51:05 Blue glacier ice 52:30 Hiking on the glacier 53:36 Ice cave 54:23 Reindeer 54:55 Heading west and sideways rain 55:55 4x4 on Reykjanes 57:05 Strandarkirkja & seals 57:47 Seltún 58:10 Eldfell/Fagradalsfjall - Iceland's youngest volcano 59:45 Blue Lagoon 60:58 Outro