The first episode of this series, Tough Trucks – Iceland, takes viewers on a spectacular scenic journey with host Laura Guiauchain along the highways and back roads of the Nordic island country – across black desserts, bare volcanic rock and through rivers!

We begin our journey around Iceland in the spectacular Fjallabak National Park, spending a night in the mountain huts at Lanmannalauger before exploring the breathtaking scenery of the park with its geo-thermals, spectacular rocky outcrops, mossy streams and ubiquitous rainbows and lakes. 

Heading along the south coast we skirt past the Seljalandsfoss and Skogar waterfalls which are beautiful but crowded with bus tours from the capital, Reykjavik.

There is so much incredible geology and geography in Iceland that its easy to make this your main focus, and feel as though you are missing out on the local culture. However, as our journey is in September, it is a time where you are sure at some point to pass a local sheep-herding festival. The farming communities are located in the more fertile lowland areas but the sheep are grazed communally in the highlands all summer. With winter approaching they’re herded down to special pens in the lowlands.