ICELAND TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY | The Grand Icelandic Roadtrip

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Born from the fiery womb of the earth, and shaped by glaciers, tempests, and swells, Iceland bears a likeness to the earth when it was young - a boisterous spirit, untamed and running wild. Combining the inhospitable plains of the central highlands with moss-adorned river canyons and massive ice sheets, Iceland is the crown jewel of our planet’s rich treasures.

Key Stats:
Duration of trip: 74 days
Distance driven: 9,438 km
Litres of Diesel: ca. 1017 l
Fuel consumption: 14 l
Time of year: June-September
Total cost: Roughly 10,935 Euro (Fuel 1915 Euro; Ferry from Denmark 1944 Euro [50% of total price, other 50% counted towards Faroe Islands]; Accommodation 1090 Euro; Activities, Ferries, Parking & Other 1651 Euro; Repairs 2085 Euro; Food & Drink ca. 2250 Euro)
Pufflings released: 33

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Flying a drone in Iceland:

Please understand, that we obtained such a permit to shoot in Vatnajökull National Park. In general, be mindful of other visitors and do not disturb their experience by flying a drone directly above their heads. This is both dangerous and extremely ignorant. Don’t be this guy.

Real Talk:
Despite our attempt at keeping our Iceland Travel Documentary as authentic as possible, you are still watching a highlight reel. When editing, we naturally tend to choose the most exciting clips. What you don’t see are the hours spent driving through less spectacular landscapes or some of the challenges we faced.

Full Disclosure:
This trip was entirely self-funded. However, we participated in two complimentary whale-watching tours with North Sailing.

#Iceland #traveldocumentary

00:00 Intro
01:12 Seyðisfjörður
01:42 Arctic Terns
03:49 East Fjords
04:42 Lupines
05:39 Skálanes
06:51 953 Mjóifjörður
09:05 East Fjords
10:05 Hengifoss
10:44 Borgarfjörður eystri
11:11 Puffins
14:18 F946
17:14 Langanes
19:03 Arctic Henge
19:57 Hraunhafnartangi
21:23 Dettifoss
23:07 Mývatn
25:32 Húsavík Whale Watching
29:53 Flateyjarskagi
34:30 Grímsey
36:18 Midnight Sun
38:25 Vatnsnes
39:29 West Fjords
41:35 Hornstrandir
47:51 Arctic Foxes
50:22 Leaving Hornstrandir
51:29 Road 622
54:15 Dynjandi and Rauðisandur
55:42 Látrabjarg
56:37 F66
58:15 Road to Djúpavík
59:20 Beach Cleanup
01:01:34 Snæfellsnes
01:02:55 Glamour
01:04:27 Litli-Hrútur Eruption
01:06:43 Western Highlands
01:08:37 Hverdalir
01:09:21 Kerlingarfjöll
01:11:20 Gullfoss & Strokkur
01:12:10 Fimmvörðuháls Trail
01:14:16 Þórsmörk
01:15:50 Southern Iceland
01:16:22 Þakgil
01:17:28 Southern Highlands
01:23:06 Landmannalaugar
01:24:46 Eldgjá
01:25:27 Laki
01:26:47 Broken rear differential
01:28:12 Vatnajökull National Park
01:32:26 Eastern Highlands
01:33:49 Stuðlagil
01:34:40 Kverkfjöll
01:35:45 Askja
01:37:48 Central Highland
01:39:48 Valley of Tears
01:40:33 Westman Islands
01:41:37 Puffling Patrol
01:46:51 Outro

[mr.ajayjose]

This could have been a four part series - can we appreciate how Lucas doesn't split these into several millions parts like most creators.

[kashifhusnain]

I visited Iceland this summer, travelling ring road in 8 days and barely scratched the surface. After watching this I feel I need to go back. Thanks mate for giving us such a beautiful piece to watch for free

[Sveinn]

Hi, Lucas and the lady companion. I enjoyed your trip around my country more than when I´ve been traveling around it for the past 50 years. What a load of work must have gone into putting this together and my hat off for your precise mapping of my country. Thank you so much for this absolute fabulous video, I feel like I´m now familiar with Icelandic nature!

[sharondavis]

WOW! What a truly breathtaking country with waterfalls, glaciers, volcanoes, cliffs & mountains. Love all the brilliant colors mixed together to form such a wonderland. Thanks Lucas & Anna for the amazing Icelandic trip. 🙋🏼‍♀️❤️👍🏻🇺🇸

[satyabhardwaj]

Can there be any other way to picturise and narrate Iceland better than the way Lucas did. Hats off to you.

[AayushiRohilla]

MY EYES ARE BLEEDING WHAT DID YOU CREATE. BRILLIANT LUCAS ❤
Seroiusly tho that Volcano scene is phenomenal.

[Q-Space]

Such great masterpiece about our stunningly beautiful blue planet!!! Appreciate all the wonderfully organized narratives along with the footage, well done Lucas! Just can't move my eyes away from the film. Looking for more such videos from you, thanks!

[foysalkhan]

I have never seen this kind of beauty of nature in my entire life. I wish one day I can see it with my own eyes
💖💖

[ankit]

I've loved watching your travel documentaries for past 4 years, when I first watched the Namibia Road Trip I was blown away by the visuals & editing. 🔥🔥 Can't wait to finish this one

[davidpetrov]

Basically the best "non professional" travel documentaries out there on YT!

[douglaswalker]

Found your channel several months ago and have watched every video. This last one to Iceland was your best work yet. It was fantastic and so much detail. Just cannot get enough . Thank you so much for taking the world along for the journey. Please be safe in your travels and hopefully you never get tired of sharing your adventures. I can appreciate the long hours it has to take to put these together.

[sebleu]

Just a masterpiece, the editing and filming sceneries are breathtaking, thanks a lot

[bluehighways]

Amazing. I'm speechless even if only seeing it all on screen. Wonderful soundtrack as well!

[coffeebreak]

I have never seen such a high level content. Breathtaking and absolutely stunning ❤

[welshlad]

I’m obsessed with Iceland 🇮🇸 and have visited this amazing country 8 times over the years. This vlog is my dream trip and I wish I had the time and money to do it. Thank you to someone who has this for sharing your wonderful experience ❤

[margaretconnors]

Honestly I feel the same way about all your videos!! I have watched each and every one of them!! I’m disabled and you guys show me things I’ll never get to see!! I love the wildlife and all the birds you just do a great job putting everything together!! So for that thank you both of you for sharing!! God bless and stay safe 🩷🩵

[rrhsd]

I watched this beautiful documentary last night. So well done, beautifully photographed and filmed .The best documentary I have ever seen on Iceland, or anywhere for that matter. Thank you Lucas.

[bananadiscoverytravel]

I’m in awe of how breathtaking the most beautiful places in the world can be. Absolutely stunning!

[Cycling.in.Romania]

That was superb, Iceland may leave you speachless with it`s raw natural beauty, but you Lucas, you have a plethora of adjectives and the narration was outstanding! 😍👏🎬

[berndjungbauer]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video about Iceland! It makes us want to go there immediatedly. We enjoyed every minute of the documentary!