Winter is the season Iceland gives most to photographers, and asks the most in return.
Powerful waterfalls and the world's largest glaciers with their icy blue caves await your visit as well as the rugged lava fields, simmering springs and pristine arctic wildlife displayed in the dramatic weather and light conditions.
The days are short, and that is the point: sunrise and sunset run into one long golden hour, and the hours either side belong to the aurora. We plan each day around the forecast rather than the itinerary, and we are willing to drive for the sky that is actually clearing.
Ice caves are accessed with local glacier guides in the months they are safe, usually November through March. Everything else — the lagoon, the coast, the frozen waterfalls of the south — is a matter of timing and patience, both of which are what you are hiring us for.
At Iceland Enroute we focus on your greatest safety and provide extraordinary modified and specialized super jeeps, designed to reach the very poetic and photogenic corners of our island.
Where winter takes us
- Jökulsárlón & Diamond BeachIcebergs grounded on black sand at first light.
- Vatnajökull ice cavesBlue ice interiors, accessed with local glacier guides.
- Skógafoss & SeljalandsfossFrozen spray, snow-heavy basalt and long exposures.
- Reynisfjara & VíkSea stacks, storm surf and moonrise over the arches.
- Aurora nightsLate departures whenever the sky and the index agree.
- SnæfellsnesKirkjufell, lava coastline and small harbours in snow.
Plan a winter tour
Tell us your dates, who is travelling and what you hope to photograph. We answer every enquiry personally, usually within two days.
enroute@enroute.is