before heading up to the Westfjords. On this trip, instead of self-driving and exploring on our own, we paired up with Hidden Iceland to experience a private tour with a local driver-guide.

Iceland is a destination perfectly ... as Akureyri in the north and Ísafjörður for the Westfjords. For non-drivers, organised coach tours are an option. Try Bus Travel or Gray Line.

But this is, after all, the Westfjords, where so many things make wonderfully little sense. Irish tour operators and travel agents including Wallace Travel and TD Active offer packages to Iceland ...

Surrounded by the brooding, flat-topped mountains of Iceland’s Westfjords, there’s something ... says our walking tour guide Felicity Aston. The Arctic terns are one of several seabird species ...