Introduction
The north has its own version of the popular Golden Circle route, known as the Diamond Circle; the main difference between this and the route in the south is that the Diamond circle circumvents the crowds.
This route takes you through the geothermal Mývatn area, then down to the waterfall at Dettifoss, before finally ending on the sheer walls of the Ásbyrgi crater. The beauty of Mývatn is the crown of Northern Iceland; sprung from thermal wells and tectonic fissures this region is every bit as spectacular as the southern highlands.
With the picturesque town of Húsavík and cosmopolitan Akureyri this region is also as rich in culture as the more travelled roads around Reykjavik, and supports an even wider range of whale species.
