5 Days in Iceland - Travel Experience

Travel with us to Iceland for 5 days of adventure and sightseeing. www.sintax77.com
Below is a list of waterfalls (“foss” in Icelandic), craters, hot dog spots, national parks, etc visited on each day.
For pics of this trip and more, check out Sara's Instagram @SarasGreatAdventures / bpwg10ygk-i
Time of Year - Late October
Day 1 - Notable Places Visited
Left Baltimore International Airport via Wow Air to Reykjavík
Reykjavik-Keflavik Airport and a stop at the Duty Free alcohol shop
Blue Lagoon Spa and Hotspring
Iceland Hotdog Stand - Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur (Baejarins Beztu Pylsur)
Bonus Supermarket for food and groceries
A visit with the Black Death (Brennivin)
Day 2 (Golden Circle) - Notable Places Visited
Random stop on Rt 1 to gaze at mountain range
Kerið Crater (Kerid Crater)
Geysir Geothermal Field and Hot Springs
Strokkur Geyser (active)
Geysir (not currently active)
Gullfoss (Golden Falls)
Another roadside gaze at a snow capped volcanic mountain range
Þingvellir National Park (Thingvellir National Park)
Öxarárfoss waterfall (Oxararfoss)
Gallows Rock
Site of continental drift between the North American and Eurasian Plates
Silfra (glacial spring where you can scuba dive between the two continents)
Hot dogs from Olis Gas Station - Amazing.
Brennivin
Day 3 - Notable Places Visited
Black Sand Beach and volcanic cliffs near Vík í Mýrdal (village of Vik)
Dyrhólaey (Dyrholaey) - massive arch and southernmost point in Iceland
Mountain drive near the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier (Myrdalsjokull Glacier)
Sólheimajökull Glacier (Solheimajokull Glacier)
Skógafoss (Skogafoss waterfall)
Seljalandsfoss (waterfall that you can walk behind)
Brennivin
Day 4 - Notable Places Visited
Hvalfjörður Tunnel (Hvalfjordur Tunnel)
Landbrotalaug Hotpot natural hot springs (the larger one is tapped so you can control the temp!)
Kirkjufell (mountain)
Kirkjufellsfoss (waterfall adjacent to Kirkjufell)
Reykjavik nightlife, bars, clubs, insanity, fun
First bar - Lebowski Bar (American themed bar that was having a Halloween costume party that night)
Subsequent bars - I honestly have no idea, but it was intense 🙂
Okay, that’s enough of the Brennivin
Day 5 - Notable Places Visited
Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach (Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach)
Grotta Lighthouse
Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport for a final round of hot dogs.

[@49Wildman]

This video needs an award for the extreme editing!! best video yet!! Keep the good work!!

[@jerry3579]

Wow, thanks for this terrific vicarious experience at a place where I've always wanted to check out. What's the most startling is the absence of trees. I did watch the whole thing, but honestly I never noticed a single tree.

[@dr.tabogan1421]

Just got out the woods today and came home just in time for a new Sintax video! Always loving living vicariously through you man when I'm stuck at home.

[@ontherocks1491]

my favorite video you have done so far I can tell how much work you have put into it great job

[@sintax77]

Thanks, Jake. :)

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

AWESOME! BEAUTIFUL VIDEO .GLAD EVERYONE HAD A SAFE GREAT TIME.THE WATER FALLS WERE GORGEOUS.

[@jamiedearestt]

My friend and I are going from November 7 to 14, for the first time. You reassured me that we aren't going for too little time. Plus we already know we wanna go back even before ever going! Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@sintax77]

+Jamie Melissa Thanks, Jamie. You're going to be able to have an amazing in that time frame. We're​ already daydreaming about going back as well. Enjoy the trip!

[@talkcoolone]

This music is incredible. Thankyou so much for this beautiful tour. You....as usual....inspired a great sense of adventure. i feel like id never get over a trip like this. Thanks again for ur dedication Sintax

[@capsoutdoors]

Very cool. A friend of mine is in Iceland now, posting a ton of extremely beautiful pictures. This looks like a "must do" trip!

[@starl0v371]

I want to take a trip like this ... I almost felt like I was there watching this video. Loved it

[@Wondering_Fireball]

That was so awesome. A definant add on to the bucket list.

[@davidrichardson7878]

Excellent video! I'm a long time watcher and fan of your hiking/camping videos. This was very different, but really cool. Now I want to go to Iceland.

[@uptrail7169]

I'm looking forward to watching your video tonight! In the early 60's my father was in the Coast Guard stationed in Northern Greenland for 6 months. It was during the summer months to work on the radars.

[@sintax77]

Very cool. Quick fact - the second map shown in the video (on the way to Blue Lagoon) was drafted by the US military in the early 50's when they were station in Iceland as well.

[@uptrail7169]

The glacier was neat! I wish you had some more footage from that area. Awesome waterfalls!! You guys like to party! :) Thanks for sharing your trip to Iceland with us! It's not easy to make a video when your on a vacation trip.

[@tiburonimbus]

That glacier was really cool, I would recommend it! We did the ice-climbing portion with a guide named Murta who was a badass.

[@OutdoorsInspired]

Cool vid! Spectacular views! and a lot of hotdogs!

[@Turtle3863]

This came out on my birthday and I enjoyed every minute of it. Cool video, kinda cool how the sun there goes up to about 10 degrees to the horizon then slides around then goes back down. I was there in January a few years back via a military C130 to gas and go and at noon the sun was barely at 8 degrees above the horizon.

[@sintax77]

Yeah, when we were there (October) the days were pretty short. Sunrise wasn't until after 8:30 or so and it was down by 4:30. At least it made it really easy to get up in time for sunrise every day, haha. I bet it's even weirder in June when the sun is only down between midnight and 3AM :0

[@PumpkinVillage]

Very nice video. My wife and I were stationed in Keflavik for about 7 years courtesy of the US Navy. Beautiful place. Glad you had a good time and yes they like to party. Take care, Al

[@sintax77]

That sounds like a pretty cool place to be stationed, very cool!

[@BackcountryExposure]

Funny you post this today. I've been researching backpacking/treks in Iceland recently. Thinking it'd be a rad thing to do with my wife for our 10 year. Great video!

[@sintax77]

That's sounds like a great way to celebrate it to me. We had short days during the time of year we went, but they've got some really long days closer to summer that would probably be awesome for backpacking.

[@frederickletch5679]

Awesome scenery. Lovely people. Keep making the videos. Look forward to the next one.

[@Van-Hammer]

It was very amusing to see the American flag driving a vehicle and taking you guys around. Iceland seems like a very fascinating place to visit. Thanks for showing us.

[@panzerabwerkanone]

Ahhh! The blue glacial ice matches Sarah's hat!

[@sintax77]

She planned that.

[@MrTAINTJUICE]

Amazing, even though your videos are few and far apart, all of your videos are well worth the wait, had I not discovered your channel, I would have never been so motivated to get out there and have my own adventures with my wife, thank you so much for all the time you take to make these videos happen, right on my friends.

[@sintax77]

Thanks, that's really cool to hear!

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

Great trip! I enjoyed Sara's pics on IG as well! Thanks Guys!

[@sintax77]

Thanks, Bigfoot. She's been posting some nice pics over there, for sure.

[@garywang8541]

Thanks for the video and the itinerary, my wife and I are actually going to Iceland this weekend for a week.

[@sintax77]

+Gary Wang That's awesome. Have fun!

[@kobracom77]

Such an awesome place, thanks for taking us....

[@sintax77]

My pleasure :)

[@dannywhitlock8309]

Hi, Shawn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Awesome and amazing travel adventure to Iceland, beautiful scenery and amazing views. My Dad was stationed in Iceland back in the early 40,s protecting the oil fields. I hope one day that you and Sara, Mike and Danielle can travel to Patagonia, awesome mountains to climb there’s even a swing bridge that is over a gorge where you can view a glacier as you cross to climb up to amazing an amazing summit, plus you can take a boat trip up the lake to view the glaciers ( bucket- list ). Thanks for sharing, enjoy and have a Great weekend !!! Danny

[@jodyreay733]

This was incredible! Great job! You are fantastic at what you do!!!’ ❤️

[@grantbell6451]

Absolutely love Iceland. So beautiful (we were very lucky with the weather) Woop woop! Looks like you did also

[@jaycreature3893]

my wife and I had a fantastic trip around ICELAND last year, so much fun. We also got to see all the seasons in one day. I am now sadly addicted to the Icelandic yogurt. to bad there is no BONUS PIG store around here. Now stop being a slacker and come back up to the Catskills :) i found a place that serves burgers of epic proportions, you literally have to roll your eyes back into your head like a shark to bite into it. My wife and I will be hiking Croatia next, I hope one day my videos get better. jay creature

[@gssny919]

Wow! Thanks for posting. Really beautiful there and good job with the vid. Your stuff inspires me to get out there more. I am looking forward to spring. Loved it dude! Your stuff is awesome!

[@sintax77]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[@kevinwilliams4143]

Freakin amazing dude! Nice editing. Definitely on the bucket list now. Those colors?! Thanks for sharing.

[@Wondering_Fireball]

No unicorns but you did have mermaid eggs. Sarah is definitely a Disney girl! Love it. LOL

[@mikehall1118]

Then was typing in sin eater and up popped sintax77. That was a year a go. Took some time but u and mike made a hammock believer. I leave in wv so I can just point and walk

[@wanderingweederspapa7878]

completely awesome. . thanks for sharing

[@ronridenour5285]

Nice trip you guys. Thank you for sharing.

[@SteveSmartiMartinez]

dude, I'm a huge huge fan, but that track you kept playing after 5 min was drilling into my brain.

[@3f34f2f4]

That pathfinder looks like the SAD car Rav4 that we rented... and sounds like it too.

[@crossroads1993]

Thanks for posting! Great video! Amazing video editing and music. Sad to see Trailkilla and his wife weren't with you two.

[@emmamoller8845]

your shot glasses are egg cups. For eating boiled egg with a spoon. common practice nordic countries. I hiked tingavellir national park 2015. Its awesome out in the park no people at all. But around the wood walkways lots of people.

[@juzme14]

WOW ! Blessed.

[@INTERVENTIONALRADIOL]

Probably will never go, but it sure has a lot of natural beauty. Thanks for the video.

[@sintax77]

My pleasure. It really is a amazing place.

[@swatsullivan]

My son and I enjoyed watching this adventure. He was wondering where Denali was, though!!

[@sintax77]

Thanks, +swatsullivan . We'll have to ship him over for the next visit :D

[@williamcourtney8593]

Awesome video, man! Glad you guys made it up to the lighthouse in Vik. I caught some stellar shots of some puffins hanging off of that cliff overlooking the black sand beach, and that particular spot inspired one of my first paintings. This really makes me want to go back, as if I already wasn't dying to. I'm really diggin' the progression of the production quality of your videos as of late as well. Totally looking forward to catching your next adventure. Cheers!

[@williamcourtney8593]

Also, I totally climbed "off the beaten path" at Seljalandsfoss for that shot. My trip was in April, and there were some serious daggers of ice still strewn about the cliffs there. lol

[@sintax77]

Thanks, HikingArtist. The Vik area was a really cool area, indeed. I glad we made the trek to check it out.

[@martysmith8191]

Very nice!!!! needed a syntax fix!! enjoyed the video, really like the waterfalls and the varying water colors,the black beaches were just amazing, the what we call 3.2 beer that was funny, still need to hydrate right? any way thank you for this looking forward to many more of your hiking and camping vids. I to am gearing up for new summer adventures in the southwest rockies.

[@sintax77]

Thanks, Marty! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@GARYMANDIEVAN]

Great Adventure, Thanks

[@sintax77]

You're quite welcome ;)

[@fbmbikerider16]

man that looked like a awesome trip you guys fit alot of stuff in in such a short time

[@sintax77]

It really was a great, whirlwind of a trip. We had a great time.

[@AZCampcraft]

good video, got a trip there planned in may this definitely got me more excited for it.

[@CSX4545]

Great Video ! Thank you for sharing it .

[@michaelkurz9067]

Beautiful people, Beautiful video

[@OutLan]

I have some serious travel envy right now.

[@derrickfelix503]

Ace, video team Thanks and Cheers.

[@oldprentonian7767]

Top vid Sintax77, you've put an awful lot in to the editing on this one. It's paid off. Well done chap. Iceland is on my to do list also, although the terrain is very reminiscent of Scottish Highlands over here in Blighty. Thanks again.

[@sintax77]

+Alan Mearns Thanks, Alan. Scotland is on my list as well. I would love to check it out some day.

[@oldprentonian7767]

sintax77 Give me a call when you do chap!!

[@GeneralPreparedness1]

You can buy Reyka Vodka back here in the states too. My Icelandic friends introduced me to it, it's not bad price either.

[@sintax77]

Yeah, Frank and Ashley discovered once we got back home and picked it up as well. We never noticed it before, but it is a solid vodka for the price.

[@Stewbphoto]

Looks like a great trip!!

[@samualiam9981]

I was a little disappointed this wasn't a backpacking video but hey its frick,n Iceland!

[@labtide]

Livin life. Cool !

[@rumblechick73]

Love your videos, especially the ones with Sara since she has such a joy of life and it shows. I've watched probably 20 in the last few days, but that sound effect you are using to signal the end of one day and the start of a new one has gotten REALLY annoying by now. Everything else is absolutely wonderful and you have a great eye for what to film!

[@apathies_therapy]

5 days is no where near enough~~!!

[@smkwhatsnext3411]

i too lost that sense of adventure but sintax shug and homemade wanderlust got me going again matter of fact i just filmed my first solo overnighter in a lonnnnnng while where i shouted all yall out will post soon on my channel

[@eXPreSS1onZ]

Great video ! Thanks for sharing

[@sintax77]

My pleasure - it was an amazing time!

[@DanKesler]

Awesome video i would love to go there...

[@EatCarbs]

I really want a hot dog now. lol Thanks for the video. Iceland is pretty damn nice.

[@jffmac1]

We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow...

[@richardthompson6265]

Nice Led Zeppelin mention lol.

[@gamedoutgamer]

Enjoyed this thank you. You did some great editing!

[@sintax77]

Thanks, Gamer. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@surfinbird71]

This has been my favorite video on Iceland so far. U guys hit all the great spots. I was not so impressed with the Glacier so I will skip it. Going there Sep 7!

[@sintax77]

+surfinbird71 Thanks, Surfinbird. That's awesome, enjoy the trip! We like it so much that we're going back again this fall with a camper van :D

[@mikehall1118]

Keep it up love ur stuff would have never known about this stuff. Thanks.

[@sintax77]

+Mike Hall Thanks, Mike! Glad you're enjoying the vids.

[@Crazymikeyyy]

epic trip

[@flysubcompact]

Strange and beautiful place. Thanks for the footage. BTW, I was watching a "Smarter Every Day" video and that place with the snorkeler sign is like a place with insane water clarity, thus, the sign. You should check out that video.

[@FatherGoat]

Very cool indeed - well done!

[@sintax77]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@FatherGoat]

Thank you sir. Since I've got your attention for a minute, let me say thank you. When I was younger I spent a lot of time hiking and camping but lost that sense of adventure somewhere along the way as I got older. I found your videos a few years ago and you are largely responsible for me getting myself back out into the woods backpacking and filming. So, thank you and happy trails!

[@sintax77]

That's really awesome to hear! Right on :)

[@jerry3579]

It's true that we never get too old for hiking, because the older I get, I'll always see or hear about someone older doing amazing things like hiking or biking up Mt. Washington. It matters not how fast they reached the peak, but what matters is that they did it or at least tried.

[@thomassibalski958]

Another fine video from executive producer from "SARA PRODUCTIONS".

[@grantbell6451]

I though you might have tried the Laugavegur trail? Well worth it if you get the chance (recommend sobo)

[@dlmad4561]

We went to Iceland around 5 years ago. I was not that impressed with the people of Reykjavik, but the rest of the country was very nice. Taxi drivers were real ass holes.. Loved the tour bus and the boat out to see the whales and puffins. Also loved eating the whale and puffin !!!

[@allangraham5507]

great video! can't wait to visit Iceland with my wife for a backpack trip! if you had 1 suggestion for travelers headed for Iceland, what would it be? also, what kind of camera do you use to film? thanks!

[@Helsinkipop]

It seems you picked a popular hotel for the foreigners where they assume a double bed needs to be two separate beds "for chastity" to make the international guests feel more at home. :) A regular Scandinavian hotel with double beds doesn't have the gap :-)

[@sintax77]

It's all good. We actually pushed them even further apart a went all in with the 50's sitcom vibe.

[@dagmarkarpowiczova9348]

Thanks, my island is 20. - 25.4.2017 🤓

[@sfansari007]

Amazing video

[@zilliqa-bull-rider9215]

Nice Video, to bad you weren't in the real Landbrotalaug!! Hhahahah I remember when I walked there the first time...wondering if this rusted pipe was the real thing...It wasnt/isnt!

[@eastcoastfishingfanatic5233]

watch a lot of your videos! big fan from NH. What are your thoughts on the five finger shoes? the less weight on my feet the better if im doing a long hike like franconia ridge. and also seem to have much better grip when i have gone barefoot. keep the white mountain videos coming maybe run into you this summer up there!

[@1903A3shooter]

NOW that was fun. Dave

[@sintax77]

Thanks, Dave :)

[@BackcountryHikes]

Great music mixing - cool video! What software do you use to edit your videos? Just curious. I'm looking forward to my own trip, backpacking trip, that is - soon.

[@ramir4321]

OU Wau... Just awesome trip.. ;)

[@gdean187]

Water is the best chaser for shots.

[@Colesurfs03]

this is awesome

[@sintax77]

Thanks, Cole! :)

[@kevinbungles]

Awsome

[@andrezejbudenski2411]

Iceland? Dude, the AT Thru-Hike is calling your name! You and the Misses. Just sayin' Great video. Keep em coming.

[@sintax77]

+Andrezej Budenski Oh, man - that would be awesome. Maybe some day ;)

[@charlesbanksjr6896]

WOW!!!!

[@tiburonimbus]

We were just there in mid-October! Just missed you, but you did almost the exact same trip as us! Edit: thanks for your videos!

[@sintax77]

+Rabid Squirrel Very cool! Did you catch any northern lights? We only saw some faint traces a couple of times. Most of the activity was up north when we were there, but we did get a cool view of them from the plane on the way to Reykjavik..

[@tiburonimbus]

NO! It was the one thing I wanted to see, too. We attempted to go to the middle of nowhere to see it every night (7 nights), but Iceland was busy having the most rain it's had since 1975. We were bummed, as the solar conditions were fantastic... if only it weren't cloudy and raining all 7 days! Despite that, it was still a wonderful trip!

[@sintax77]

Yeah, we had the same perpetual overcast and cloud cover when we were there a couple weeks later as well.

[@JohnAdams-bz3mu]

Is there anyway to buy the track starting at 32:28?

[@mariusmatei2946]

Remulade... Good Choice!!

[@beerbbqdude7750]

Of course I'm a huge follower and fan of the journeys of your family and all the awesome trips you take. I have to ask and I'm sure you've been asked,what program do you use to make your music? I'm a beginner hiker and video/music editing and creation. You've inspired me to get a back pack and get outdoors. Thank you sir!

[@sintax77]

Hi, Snail Trail. Glad you've been enjoying the vids. I license the music elements through a service called Filmstro.

[@robins1241]

Nice video man.

[@sintax77]

Thanks, Robin.

[@jimigillis341]

Do you write the music in your videos?..... just curious???

[@sintax77]

No, I didn't write the tracks. I license the elements and just arrange them depending on what's going on in the video.

[@talktech1]

Just curious what dui limit numbers are over there?

[@sintax77]

It's a lower threshold than the U.S.. It's .05 and strictly enforced from everything I've read.

[@HerrFinsternis]

Lol, I think those "shotglasses" are eggholders.

[@sintax77]

Funny, this is the second comment saying that. Although, at the bar in Reykjavik, I swear I saw them serving Brennivin in the same exact same ceramic vessels. I've also read that many parts of Europe consider a "shot" to be about 2/3's the size of an American size shot - so who knows, maybe the Icelander's prefer their eggs with a little unsweetened caraway flavored schnapps?

[@funnybeingme]

Awesome. We are planning on visiting Iceland first week of May. Quick question, did you notice any availability of gas canisters?

[@sintax77]

+funnybeingme Yes, it was pretty easy to come by. We got a giant size can right at the Bonus that we did our grocery shopping at.

[@valdemarkarlkristinsson3838]

Hi sintax77 i've been following you for some time now. I hope that you will visit my country again and do it properly. What you guys saw were only glimpses of what Iceland (not Reykjavík) has to offer.

[@Hadd13]

Is it a Diesel ???? sure sounds like it or as the light on the dash indicates you might need oil

[@sintax77]

+hadd13 Yes, it was a diesel engine.

[@ulflogialfsson6178]

6.42 drinking Brennivín did you get into the freezer over night before drinking ? ..taste much better that way ...

[@sintax77]

Yes, we tried it in the freezer the following night!

[@alexwbanks70]

Did you come to a conclusion on the Vodka? Lower proof, watered down, or colder freezer? Thanks for the tour.

[@sintax77]

I think the freezer was just super cold. From what I could find, 80 proof vodka will actually freeze at -11°F (-24°C), so my thought is that the vodka may have been closer to the actual freezer element than the Brennivin, or that the Brennivin has some properties that gives it a lower freezing point.

[@alexwbanks70]

I was thinking maybe the vodka was a lower proof. Not sure if you mentioned that it was 80 proof in the vid. Thanks for your vids man. Because your Dolly Sods video, I went. Probably heading back there next year. This year we're going to Red River Gorge. Hike on!

[@sintax77]

Nice, enjoy the RRG! It's a really unique place.

[@LSmith-ys6hk]

At 53:48, was that the mountain from Game of Thrones?????

[@furncemanjim]

Really nice video, did you guys use a travel agent or book everything yourself ?

[@sintax77]

+furncemanjim We booked it all right through Expedia.

[@geer2k7]

wow....you use sur melk in the cofee...daimn....i wouldent :D

[@sintax77]

Yeah, that made for quite an interesting science experiment. We should have brushed up on our Icelandic before going shopping, haha.