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Diamond Ring Road/ Diamond Circle
- 2. The idea • 2006 by Kaldbaks-kot and North Sailing. • Diamond Ring Road is a Nature-Based initiative which aim was to enlarge the stay of tourists who, originally would travel to the region to visit Dettifoss, Ásbyrgy and Mývatn, as well as to set Húsavík as the main base of tourism in Þingeyarsyrlur. • Or: putting in order actors (tourist, offer, nature, etc.) and relations between them to optimize results. “A tourism product can be almost anything that provokes human curiosity and as long as that “anything” is named, described, priced and offered” Ateljevic and Li
- 3. The pioneers • Kalbaks-kott • North- Sailing “ Innovation is not a single action but a total process of interrelated sub-processes” (Trott, 1998)
- 6. Network evolution Beginning Now Social network: “set of actors (individuals and organizations) and a set of linkages between those actors” (Brass, 1992)
- 7. And now… • Husavikurstofa: – Private- public initiative. Which objective is to plan the tourist industry in the town. – Last year, they took Diamond Ring Road as part of their project. • Diamond Circle Society – NGO who works to promote and protect the Diamond Circle (e.g. Diamond Ring Road) and surroundings. Board Members: Kaldbakskott, Húsavík Hotels and Husavikurstofa.
- 8. -4 days proposed stay with everyday trips to the different diamonds of the region. -Initiative pushed and supported by many individuals/ entrepreneurs in the whole region. “Social Capital: Tangible and virtual resources that facilitate actors attainment of goals and that accrue to actors through social structure” Thornton et al., 2011
- 9. Tourism in the region 0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 Gistinætur 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 180000 Gestakomur Tourism in Þingeyarsyrlur evolves similar to tourism in the rest of iceland -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Iceland Northeast
Editor's Notes
- 1972 movetoHúsavík, tostartwiththeyjustwantedto “savenature”.Theystartedtourismbusiness in theyear 2000. NowadaysKaldbakur, theoldfarmthattheybought in the 70´stotallydeserted, is a forestwith 2 artificial lakespopulated by 94 birdspecies in summer. It has 18 housesmostly full bookedfrom may toseptember. Duringsummerthere are 2 personsworkingconstantly plus external punctualserviceshiredfromthetown.Regardingthe DRR, theywerethemost active counterpartofthe idea, creating a mapand a websitethattheystillkeepupdating. “Getthings done”
- Theystartedintourismbusiness in theyear 1995, tobeginwiththeyjustwantedto “saveanoldicelandicoakboat” whichtheyrepairedduringthewinter. In thesummer, theydidtheirfirsttrips, with a total of 1700 passengersoverthesummer, by 1998 thenumberofpassengeroversummerwasalready 12000. Plus thewhalewatchingtheyrunGamlyBaukur (the local bar) and Café Skuld (commintmentwiththesocietyaround).
- The diamond Circle or Diamond Ring Road, it is today a 4 days proposed itineraries that allows visitors to see every of the declared “diamonds” in the west of Þingeyarsyrlur region. From Húsavík, the whale watching capital of Europe, head east, across to the Vatnajökull National Park. Here you will find the canyon of Ásbyrgi, with its echoing rocks at Hljóðaklettar and the most powerful waterfall in Europe, Dettifoss.FromDettifoss the road leads west to Lake Mývatn with its unique range of geological hotspots to explore and birdlife of world renown.Finally, from Mývatn the road leads back to Húsavík through the countryside. Making a slight detour here, you can visit Goðafoss, the waterfall of the Gods.These places are the main diamonds but along the road are numerous other smaller diamonds including Æðarfossar waterfall, Krafla and the turf houses in Grenjaðarstaður to mention but a few.One could easily spend an entire week visiting all the different sights there are on offer within the circle. Together they form a microcosm of all that is wonderful about Iceland.Negatives of Social Capital: exclusion and restrictions of individual freedom (do not count: very inclusive + liberty for both sides tourists and entrepreneurs”.