Diamond Beach is a volcanic black sand beach located right by the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, were ice blocks of different sizes and shapes drift ashore.
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Feb 18, 2025
Breiðamerkursandur, the real name for Diamond Beach located just 500m away from Jökulsárlón (opposite of the road and lagoon). Here you can see the icebergs from the lagoon drifted into the sea and s…Full review by Sid5515
Jan 23, 2025
It’s a very unrealistic place, its sand so black and the iceberg’s broken in smaller parts made illusion of diamonds when sunlight went through them different ways and light in a rainbow sparkles, I …Full review by Paradise02663752458
Jan 6, 2025
So pretty. We did 5 hours of extra driving to see this and it felt worth it. So beautiful and unique. There’s also a glacier lagoon across the street which was an added bonus. Get there early because…Full review by Samantha M