Skaftafell is in the Vatnajökull National Park. Natural beauty and diversity beyond compare are displayed in its variety of vegetation, forests, waterfalls, ravines, mountains, glaciers and valleys. Svartifoss is the most well-known waterfall in the National Park and is surrounded by unique naturally formed basalt […]
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Hraunfossar
Beautiful and unique falls originating under the lava and cascading into Hvitá river. Hraunfossar became a protected site in 1987.
Goðafoss
It is said that the waterfall got its name from the lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, who reportedly threw his pagan statues into the falls after his conversion to Christianity in the year 1000.
Deildartunguhver
At 200 l/sec of 100°C water, the hot spring with the highest flow in Iceland and all of Europe.
Snæfellsjökull
One of the country’s most famous mountain, veiled in mystery and powerful energy. Jules Verne’s book Journey to the Centre of the Earth features this glacier. The glacier and its environs were designated a national park in 2001.
Mývatn
Volcanic craters and volcanoes shape the landscape around Lake Mývatn. Diverse birdlife in large numbers. Geothermal bathing has a long history in the Lake Mývatn region.
Látrabjarg
One of the Earths most populous bird cliffs. The cliff is 14km long and 441m at its highest point.
Gullfoss
One of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country, with two tiers totalling 32m in height. Plans to dam the falls in 1900 were thwarted thanks to a campaign led by a local housewife, Sigríður from Brattholt, who fought tooth and nail against this development.
Grábrók
Crater on Road no. 1. A walking path to the crater offers beautiful views. Protected natural wonder since 1962.
