I was innocently sitting there on my Instagram machine yesterday when a friend sent me some incredible news. The Points Guy broke the news that Iceland is reopening its borders to American tourists TODAY! And, even better, if you’ve been vaccinated, or have had a positive COVID test longer than 14 days ago, or a positive antibody test, you do not have to go through a quarantine period!
The documentation requirements are pretty strict, so be sure to check Iceland’s COVID site for the latest news. From what I’ve been able to tell, the requirements have been updated to accommodate the United States CDC vaccine card, so make sure you keep yours with you!
Iceland is one of my favorite countries in the world, so I absolutely loved this news! Here are the trip reports from my previous trips if you’d like to take a look:
Iceland Round-the-Island Trip:
Iceland, Part I: Introduction
Iceland, Part II: Snaefellsness Peninsula
Iceland, Part III: Into the Westfjords and Dynjandi
Iceland, Part IV: Djupavik and the most remote swimming pool in the world
Iceland, Part V: Hvítserkur and a lot of driving
Iceland, Part VI: Aldeyjarfoss and some friendly Dutch people
Return to Iceland:
Return to Iceland, Part I: Vik, Vestrahorn, and the Northern Lights
Return to Iceland, Part II: Svartifoss and Icelandic Horses
Return to Iceland, Finale: Amazing Waterfalls NEXT to the Popular Ones
Why this news makes me really excited
Yes, obviously I’m looking into returning to Iceland again, but this news represents more than that for me. I think this represents the start of the Grand Reopening of the World. Already today I’m seeing announcements for places like Ecuador and Peru, where vaccinated people can travel a bit more freely.
Listen, I know that there are many out there that are still hesitant to travel. At the same time, though, I think there are economies out there that depend on tourism. Those who are vaccinated, in concert with mask mandates in airports and airplanes, should be able to travel, in my opinion.
For absolutely no reason whatsoever, here’s another picture from Iceland.
Are you going to go to Iceland? Where do you want to go next?
