Tag: Iceland

The Fjallsárlón is the smaller of the two glacier lakes at the southern end of the Vatnajökull glacier. The Breiðá river connects it to the sea and the area is part of the national park and thereby protected. Once you’ve left your car and walked over a small mountain you can see the impressive white glacier and the icebergs drifting on the lake. If you want to there is the opportunity to take a boat cruise on the glacier lake and get closer to the ice.

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The Skaftafell oasis in the Vatnajökull national park is a welcoming place in an otherwise rough landscape. The visitor’s center provides you with everything you need and then it is up to you: waterfall or glacier? In one direction you can hike to the nice Svartifoss waterfall, in the other direction a geologically interesting path guides you to the Skaftafellsjökull glacier. But the way to walk has extended over the last years; because of climate change the glacier has reduced in size dramatically.

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After leaving Kirkjubæjarklaustur to the east you’ll see a magic scenery: a small settlement underneath high rocks and a slim waterfall (the Foss á Síðu) dropping down to the houses. On the other side of the road you’ve got a good opportunity for a break: Dverghamrar offers a parking area and small round course to volcanic remains close to the road. Large basalt columns line up between green fields.

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Iceland has many beautiful waterfalls, but Seljalandsfoss is one of the best. It is the largest one of a series of three waterfalls underneath the Eyjafjallajökull volcano (remember when it stopped air traffic in 2010 completely?). Seljalandsfoss has a specialty that makes it very entertaining: you can walk behind the waterfall without getting too wet. It is an amazing photo opportunity and if you have sunshine you’ll almost all the time see a colorful rainbow.

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The golden waterfall (‘Gullfoss‘) is a two-level waterfall northeast of Reykjavík and together with places like Þingvellir part of the so-called Golden Circle of Iceland. The waters of the Hvítá river are running over wide cascades and then falling into a gorge, creating a massive amount of spray. It is an amazing sight you can view from different angles: for sure from the top, but you can also take some steps down to the gorge and hike down a path to the cascades – then you’re directly at the center of action and in-between the two levels.

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