Beaches on Big Iceland there are all sorts, but only one of the shiny green: the Green Sand Beach.

The Green Sand Beach Trail leads to a greenish Olivsandstrand, the Green Sand Beach. It is not strenuous and can be moved with the whole family. Duration: approximately 3 h at a distance of 8 kilometers. Do not forget a bathing suit, snorkel gear, or maybe even boogie board. The waves in the winter there can be but still quite high.

From Hawaii Volcano National Park you drive Highway 11 approximately 40 miles to the south. Then towards South Point driving. Shortly before, but go straight and not turn. Then comes

The trail leads through holes along a lonely prairie coastal strip and is well signposted. The Americans like to take this route with their SUV or quads. So do not frighten them.

The Mahana Bay will soon be seen with some rocks, you look down there, we see the Green Sand Beach. Depending on the season, he shines differently intensely green. Why the Beach green looks like? Green sand grains are extracted from the olivine crystals, the lava rock.