Explore Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, where the North American and Eurasian plates have slowly drifted apart • Hike across moss-covered lava fields past steaming geothermal vents, cobalt-blue lakes and rust-colored rhyolite hills • Take in sweeping views of this raw volcanic landscape before settling into our waterfront retreat overlooking the North Atlantic.

Fly to the Faroe Islands and arrive amid steep green mountains and narrow fjords rising out of the North Atlantic • Stand before Múlafossur waterfall as it cascades from basalt cliffs beside the turf-roofed village of Gásadalur • Hike to Sørvágsvatn, the famed “lake above the ocean,” and continue to Trælanípa cliffs for sweeping views more than 1,000 feet above the sea • Sail to the remote island of Skúvoy where seabirds circle above dramatic coastal cliffs • Hike across rolling green hills to Fragradalur and along ridgelines overlooking guillemot colonies and puffins • Skim by RIB boat beneath towering sea cliffs and venture into one of the world’s largest sea caves for a thrilling sea-level perspective of the Faroes.

Visit the turf-roofed farmstead of Saksun, set beside a tidal lagoon and framed by steep mountains • Walk along the black-sand shoreline or hike over a high mountain pass to the village of Tjørnuvík • Stand before the legendary sea stacks Risin and Kellingin, the Giant and the Witch, rising from the Atlantic • Journey north through fjord-lined roads to Klaksvík in the heart of the Northern Islands • Sail by wooden schooner to the narrow island of Kalsoy, whose villages are linked by single-lane tunnels • Climb grassy ridgelines to the iconic Kallur Lighthouse perched at the edge of the world • Visit Mikladalur and the haunting Seal Woman statue rooted in Faroese legend • Hike to the summit of Klakkur above Klaksvík’s harbor • Take in sweeping views across the Northern Islands, narrow fjords and the vast Atlantic horizon.