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'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other' --New York Times
'A great little book with all the information I need and a bit more.' --Amazon customer
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Iceland is a magical destination. Discover the otherworldly beauty of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, chat with locals while bathing in Myvatn's geothermal pool, walk over lava fields and past glaciers on the Landmannalaugar to porsmork hike and indulge in gourmet Icelandic cuisine in Reykjavik's top-class restaurants.
Inside this book:
70 detailed and easy to use maps
Colour chapter showcasing activities for every season
Includes tailored itineraries to help plan short or extended trips
Dedicated chapter takes you onward to Greenland and the Faeroes
Contains essential phrases - but a Lonely Planet Scandinavian phrasebook is also recommended
We know because we go: every Lonely Planet guide is 100% researched and updated by our authors' on-the-ground.
Inside this book:
70 detailed and easy to use maps
Colour chapter showcasing activities for every season
Includes tailored itineraries to help plan short or extended trips
Dedicated chapter takes you onward to Greenland and the Faeroes
Contains essential phrases - but a Lonely Planet Scandinavian phrasebook is also recommended
We know because we go: every Lonely Planet guide is 100% researched and updated by our authors' on-the-ground.
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170 of 182 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There was a time when Lonely Planet was written by people who had actually been to all the places in their books, and could talk from first hand experience of the locations. However, this is clearly not the case with this latest edition. After waiting eagerly for the latest edition to be published in mid-May before my camping trip in June 2004, it was with some astonishment to see one of the authors' main travelling credentials was attending the "runtur", the weekly pub-crawl in Reykjavik! That aside, the architectural walking tour of Reykjavik is a disappointment as it takes one through all the most dismal streets, whilst information on locations outside of the capital is sparce and quite vague; indeed in some places it is very inaccurate and in a couple of instances, totally wrong, giving the impression that the authors have probably never ventured further than Reykjavik and not experienced what they are writing about. The overall effect of this edition is that the authors have gone through a pile of slightly out of date tourist information leaflets and written a few lines on the key places, but do not appear to be keeping alive the spirit of other editions of Lonely Planet and actually writing from first hand experience. I have used Lonely Planet for many years and many countries, but this is certainly not up to the usual high standard and quite a disappointment.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Used this book on a fortnight's trip round Iceland. Overall the information is good and accurate, and gives the visitor a good 'feel' for the country both before you go and when you're travelling around. However, the main colour map could have had more places on it without becoming cluttered, and the detailed maps throughout the book were rather unclear compared with other Lonely Planet books I have used. The section on The Highlands is a bit thin which is disappointing as that is the best part of Iceland! The other sections are well-balanced and informative, so overall it's good value for money.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We were first time travellers to Iceland this year, end of October 2011 and planned to travel from the west to the glaciers in the east, we had only three nights. Trawling the Internet before we left, enabled us to book up hotels and farms. It all looked rather bleak with iron clab buildings, all utlilitarian in style. The Lonely Planet Guide was ordered to assist the trip with lunch time venues. The guide was invaluable and contined relaiable information. the relaity about Iceland is that all hotels and places to stay look grim from the outside, there are almost no places to stop and have a decent lunch unless in a very main town of which, there are probably two in the south. The guide is useful and nexessary if you're going which I certainly encourage you to do. There is nowhere like it- very vast very beautiful.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
The book was fully informative
It guided me and my friends well in Iceland. As other Lonely Planet series, the downside of this book is lack of pictures. Read more
Published 5 months ago by rmsid
Small but beautifully formed
A great little book with all the information I need and a bit more! Looking forward to using it on the ground
Published 6 months ago by peterpan
Amazing Iceland
Stunning country, make sure you hire a car and read up on this book as it will tell you lots of where to go and where to stay!great book!
Published 8 months ago by brsgary
Iceland - Lonely Planet guide reveiw
Lonely Planet means granted success. Great tips, ideas and advise for any type of traveller. A must buy before visiting any country.
Published 11 months ago by Ana
Lonely Planet is not so lonely!
If you are planning on visiting Iceland in the summer which is the tourist season (June - August), this guide book will be more than sufficient. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Emma Bryan
didn't use it
I bought this book and the small AA guide book and the AA one was much easier and interesting to read so I didn't even read this one or take it with us on our recent trip to... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. M. C. Lang
Good useful guide
This book helped me follow my trip through Iceland earlier this month.
Although there are gaps, the guide gave an unequivocal, but brief, opinion of the major... Read more
Although there are gaps, the guide gave an unequivocal, but brief, opinion of the major... Read more
Published 21 months ago by P. Jones
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