Iceland Travel Road Trip Guide - Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach (Episode 6)

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Iceland is simmering with volcanic activity, and most of Iceland's beaches have black sand because the sand is ground down from black volcanic rock formed when lava cools and solidifies.

We have introduced the Diamond Beach in our last episode, and in this episode we visited the iconic Reynisfjara beach with black sand as well, and interesting basalt rock formation.

Reynisfjara beach is located along the south coast of Iceland, just outside the fishing village named Vik.

Warning posts greeted visitors of the danger of crashing waves that can rush up towards the sand and sweep people out to sea in a heartbeat, so it’s best not to get too close to the shore. Check where the waterline appears to be in the sand, and make sure you stand well back from this to take photos.

Apart from the black sand and towering sea stacks, the other geological phenomena that attract visitors to Reynisfjara Beach are the basalt columns.

The twisting hexagonal shapes look impossible and like they are man-made, but they are actually formed by cooled lava, just like the black sand. Stacked against each other, the basalt columns look like stepping stones and twist into the form of a cave

Game of Thrones fans might recognize the striking basalt columns and black sand as Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. In the show, the men of the night’s watch were seen guarding this outpost.

Most people spend around half an hour at Reynisfjara – enough time to take a few pictures of the basalt column cave, sea stacks and wild ocean waves and breathe in the scenery.

But the black sand stretches for kilometres, so you can take a long, leisurely walk for over an hour here if you want to.

0:00 Iceland Travel Road Trip
1:03 Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach
1:45 Basalt columns

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Episode 2: Iceland Travel Road Trip Guide - The Cold & Chilly Jokusarlon, Diamond Beach and Skaftafell https://youtu.be/_7RrzFFXKuo

Episode 3: Iceland Travel Road Trip Guide - Northern Lights https://youtu.be/XQVO8ZqHXQE

Episode 4: Iceland Travel Road Trip Guide - Hot and Fiery Namafjall Hverir and Geysir https://youtu.be/fRqsBoL3U_o

Episode 5: Iceland Travel Road Trip Guide - Cliffs & Canyons (with one featured by Justin Bieber) https://youtu.be/xUUfDrWkaOc

Episode 6: Iceland Travel Road Trip Guide - Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach (Episode 6) https://youtu.be/nzE005XFKsU

Episode 7: Iceland Travel Road Trip Guide - Travel Tips & Expenses https://youtu.be/TBkslVQduDY

Episode 8: Iceland Travel Road Trip Guide - 3 Days Westfjords Drive Thru https://youtu.be/hDWPtqzgJG8

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