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TheGrimsa Lodge and Laxfoss Falls
Iceland air offers excellent nonstop service from Boston, New York (JFK), Orlando Sanford, and Minneapolis/St. Paul to Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavík (icelandair.com). LODGING One of my favorite hotels anywhere is the Holt, a small, quiet, Old World place with a superb restaurant and wine list, nicely appointed rooms, and a fine art collection (holt.is). Also outstanding is the recently refurbished art deco Hótel Borg (hotelborg.is). SUSTENANCE There are many excellent restaurants in Reykjavík. In addition to the Holt’s, topping my list are the Seafood Cellar (sjavarkjallarinn.is) and La Primavera (laprimavera.is) for dinner, and Thrir Frakkar (3frakkar.com) for lunch. > They take their partying seriously in Reykjavík. If you’re game, be sure to give Rex, b5, and Kaffibarinn a go. ATTRACTIONS Well worth the time (six to eight hours) and cost (around $300 per person) is a day’s tour out of Reykjavík with my buddy Haukur Pareliuss and his company Nature Explorer. “Hawk” picks you up at your hotel in his “Super Jeep” Nissan Patrol for a fascinating 210-mile tour of geysers, a volcano, a glacier, a spectacular waterfall, and the founding site of Iceland’s parliament (the oldest in the world), with some exciting off-roading thrown in (natureexplorer.is). > While in that city, don’t miss a visit to the Blue Lagoon (bluelagoon.com), a geothermal spa about 30 minutes from downtown, and the National Museum, with its fine and extensive Icelandic history collection (natmus.is). FISHING The cost of salmon fishing in Iceland (including room and meals, a shared guide, and a daily rod fee) can vary widely but averages around $1,000 to $1,500 per day per person, if two anglers share a rod (a common practice in Iceland, and a practical one when fishing 12 hours a day). > Fly Fish Iceland offers bespoke angling itineraries at prime time on nine of Iceland’s best rivers and can arrange all travel details from the moment you arrive in the country. Peter Rippin is a true expert on Iceland’s salmon fishing and will happily provide all you need to know about equipment, flies, the different characters of the rivers, and the best times to visit them (flyfishiceland.com). > To book fishing on the Fljótáa and/or Big Laxá rivers, contact Orri Vigfússon’s son, Vivvi, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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