Eastfjords Scenic Route

About Eastfjords Scenic Route

The Eastfjords region of Iceland offers a scenic driving route through some of the country's most dramatic and least-visited landscapes. A series of deep fjords cut into the coastline, each flanked by steep mountain walls rising directly from the sea. Small fishing villages are scattered throughout, many with populations of only a few hundred people maintaining centuries-old traditions. Seyðisfjörður is the most visited of the Eastfjord villages, known for its colorful houses clustered at the head of a long fjord, and as the arrival port for the Smyril Line ferry from Europe. Borgarfjörður Eystri is a more remote settlement famous for its puffin colony at Hafnarhólmi and spectacular mountain scenery. The coastal route connecting the fjords involves winding mountain roads with steep passes between each fjord, requiring careful driving but rewarding travelers with extraordinary panoramic views at every summit.

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The Eastfjords were once among the most isolated communities in Iceland, accessible only by boat or difficult mountain passes. Today the same dramatic geography that kept them remote makes them one of the country's most rewarding scenic drives — a place where every bend in the road reveals another fjord, waterfall, or working fishing village.

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