Teleport Iceland has a near-perfect rating of 4.9★ from 44 verified Meta Quest reviews — all positive. Released in February 2024 by Departura Ltd., a London-based studio, it is a focused Iceland-only VR travel experience with 31 filmed-on-location destinations. At $9.99 it is one of the most affordable dedicated geography VR experiences on the platform, and it works offline — no internet connection required in the classroom.

What is Teleport Iceland?

Teleport Iceland is a VR travel experience developed by Departura Ltd., a small London-based studio. Rather than trying to cover the whole world, it does the opposite — it focuses entirely on one country, Iceland, and does it in extraordinary depth. Thirty-one locations filmed on-location across the island nation allow you to stand inside some of the most geographically dramatic and visually stunning landscapes on Earth: glacial lagoons floating with luminous blue icebergs, black volcanic sand beaches, iconic volcanic mountains, waterfalls, lava fields and the kinds of landscapes that have served as filming locations for some of cinema's most ambitious productions.

Iceland is known in Geography classrooms as one of the world's great natural laboratories — it sits directly on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the tectonic plate boundary between the Eurasian and North American plates, making it one of the most geologically active places on Earth. It features volcanism, glaciation, geothermal energy, distinctive coastal landforms and extreme weather — almost every major physical geography process in one island. Teleport Iceland puts students physically inside that landscape for the first time.

Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon — one of the key locations — has appeared in four Hollywood films: A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and Batman Begins. Kirkjufell mountain was prominently featured in Game of Thrones. Reynisfjara black sand beach was ranked in 1991 as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world. These cultural anchors give students immediate recognition and emotional connection before the geography content even begins.

What's Inside

Curriculum & Educational Fit

Teleport Iceland's focus on a single country is its greatest strength for curriculum use — Iceland is one of the most geographically rich and frequently studied case study locations in GCSE and A-level Geography. It sits on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the constructive plate boundary between the Eurasian and North American plates, which makes it simultaneously an active volcanic landscape, a glaciated environment, a geothermal energy producer, a location of extreme coastal processes and one of the most scenically dramatic places on Earth. Almost every major physical geography process is represented within one island.

For GCSE Geography, Teleport Iceland is directly relevant to: tectonic hazards (Iceland as a key case study), glaciation (Jökulsárlón, Vatnajökull), coastal processes (Reynisfjara, basalt sea stacks), geothermal energy as a sustainable resource, and the physical landscape of a high-income country. For A-level Geography, the landscape adds context for studies of glacial systems, plate tectonics, coastal systems and hazard management. For History and RS, the Norse mythology narration — trolls, hidden people (huldufólk), the spiritual significance of landscape features — links to Viking history and the relationship between culture and environment. For Wellbeing, Iceland's austere beauty and the calming pace of the experience makes it one of the most effective relaxation VR apps available — the kind of experience that can genuinely settle an anxious class before an exam or a difficult topic.