Diamond Beach

Diamond Beach the Ice Beach 

Diamond Beach is placed 6 hours far iceland's capital, but is totally worth come to see these natural wonderfulls placed near the lokursarlon glacier lagoon. This lagoon in silled with big ice chunks that hace broken free from Breiðamerkurjökull, who is the largest icecap in Europe, people also even take a boat tour on the lagoon. 

Why is this place called Diamond Beach?

The icebergs which are floating in the lagoon goes in a color range from blue to brght white, passing throw  briliant turquoise shades. they slowly melt and make their own way to finish on the ocean, before stop in the Atlantic Ocean, the floating icebergs, often stops at an amazing black beach, this black color becomes from the icebergs formation and gives the nickname of "Diamond Beach" to this unique beach in the whole world.

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Visible Wonder Lights on Diamond Beach?

Wonder lights (or Northern Lights) are visible at Diamond Beach on winter, becouse there is no light pollution on this spot. You can check the northern lights forecast here: https://www.vedur.is/

Good Sites for having a rest near Diamond Beach

• Hof Adventure Hotel (best price): https://www.extremeiceland.is/en/travel-services/accommodation/south-iceland/adventure-hotel-hof.
• Icelande air Hotel Herad: https://www.icelandairhotels.com/en/hotels/east/icelandair-hotel-herad
• Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon: https://www.islandshotel.is/hotels-in-iceland/fosshotel-glacier-lagoon
• Fosshotel Vatnajökull: https://www.islandshotel.is/hotels-in-iceland/fosshotel-vatnajokull
• Laxá Hotel: https://www.hotellaxa.is/en/home
• Hotel Skaftafell: https://www.south.is/en/services/hotel-skaftafell
• Fosshotel Eastfjords : https://www.islandshotel.is/hotels-in-iceland/fosshotel-eastfjords

Sites for eating near the national park: 

At Jökulsárlón :

1. The Jökulsárlón Café: located just next the lagoon's parking, in a white and blue house, here you can buy the fresh or cold food you will need during the visit to the national park.

At Höfn: 

1. Jón Ríki is a farmhouse restaurant at Hólmur, next to the ring road, 32 km from Höfn. It has a small in-house brewery, and great high-quality meals made from local products..
2. Nýhöfn “New Harbor”, is maybe, not surprisingly, located by the harbor! It is housed in a historic building, which was the first family house to be built in Höfn in the year 1897.

At Kirkjubæjarklaustur: 

1. Systrakaffi: is the most popular café, restaurant and bar of the zone. Is named by the famous Sister Klaustur, the nuns of Kirkjuabejarkalustur offers to the visitors a wide of the local gastronomy.