Soak in the culture
Icelanders simply cannot walk past hot water without at least sticking a toe in. The most impressive place to appreciate this “love of the soak” is in the warm, eerily blue waters of the Blue Lagoon, nestled in the lava field landscape of Reykjanes peninsula. Rain or shine, by moonlight or midnight sun, the Blue Lagoon is one of the most exotic experiences on the island. The milky waters stretch out over the lava lagoon with 6 million liters of geothermal seawater replenished every 40 hours. If the lagoon isn’t exciting enough for you, then hopefully the hi-tech dressing rooms will win you over—imagine something in between Star Trek and a Finnish sauna. You can also book a full range of spa treatments including in-watermassage (Condé Nast Traveller recently named the spa one of the top 10in the world). At some point you’ll want to slather your face with the free natural silica mud dispensed around the lagoon in wooden crates, get pummeled under the waterfall, sweat it out in a sauna or steam room, or just sit back at the Lagoon Bar and sip on your blue cocktail.