Parks, Gardens and Nature in Iceland: the 44 Most Beautiful

Bruarfoss Waterfall: Parking, Walk and Best Season

Brúarfoss is a bright blue waterfall on the Brúará river in South Iceland, about 94 km (59 mi) ea...

Dettifoss Waterfall: Roads 862 and 864, Trails, Season

Dettifoss, in Vatnajökull National Park in North Iceland, is about 44 to 45 m high and roughly 10...

Diamond Beach Iceland: Access, Parking and Tours

Diamond Beach is reached on foot from the Jökulsárlón car park: a path under the Jökulsá bridges ...

Dimmuborgir Lava Fields: Walks and What to Know

Dimmuborgir is a lava field east of Lake Mývatn in North Iceland, where a collapsed lava tube lef...

Dynjandi Waterfall, Westfjords: Walk and Road 60

Dynjandi is a series of waterfalls in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords, about 100 m high in total a...

Dyrholaey: Arch, Lighthouse and Puffin Season

Dyrhólaey is a 120 m (390 ft) headland on Iceland's south coast, about 5 km west of Vík, known fo...

Eldhraun Lava Field: Mossy Lava on the Ring Road

Eldhraun is a vast lava field covered by thick, bright green moss, formed in the Lakagígar (Laki)...

Fagradalsfjall Volcano Hike: Trails, Distances and Safety

Fagradalsfjall is a volcanic area on the Reykjanes peninsula, southwest of Reykjavík, that erupte...

Fontana Geothermal Baths Laugarvatn: Prices and Hours

Fontana, at Hverabraut 1 in Laugarvatn, is a geothermal bath and bakery where rye bread is baked ...

Friðheimar Tomato Farm: Lunch, Hours and Tours

Friðheimar is a working tomato greenhouse in Reykholt, South Iceland, with a restaurant inside th...

Geysir Iceland: Strokkur Eruption Times, Parking

Strokkur erupts about every 10 minutes, sending a column of boiling water up to about 30 m, so a ...

Glymur Waterfall Hike: Distance, Crossing, Season

Glymur is a 198 m (650 ft) waterfall at the head of Hvalfjörður in West Iceland, about 72 km from...

Goðafoss Waterfall: Height, Parking, How to Visit

Goðafoss is a waterfall on the Skjálfandafljót river, 12 m high and 30 m wide, on Route 1, the Ri...

Gullfoss Waterfall: Hours, Parking and Golden Circle

Gullfoss is open around the clock, with no entrance ticket, and the only charge is parking: ISK 1...

Haifoss Waterfall: 122 m Drop, Road and Viewpoints

Háifoss is a 122 m (400 ft) waterfall near the volcano Hekla in South Iceland, the fourth highest...

Hengifoss Waterfall: Hike, Litlanesfoss and Season

Hengifoss is a 128 m (420 ft) waterfall in Fljótsdalur, East Iceland, the third highest in the co...

Hraunfossar and Barnafoss: Lava Falls in West Iceland

Hraunfossar is a series of spring-fed waterfalls that stream out of the Hallmundarhraun lava fiel...

Hvammsvík Hot Springs: Hours, Booking, Transfers

Hvammsvík is a hot spring area on the shore of Hvalfjörður, 56 km and about 45 minutes from centr...

Hvitserkur Sea Stack: Tide, Seals and the Road

Hvítserkur is a basalt sea stack about 15 m high on the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula i...

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon: Boat Tours, Fees, Season

Jökulsárlón is the glacier lagoon beside Route 1 in south-east Iceland, reachable all year, with ...

Kerid Crater: A Golden Circle Volcanic Lake

Kerið is a volcanic crater about 3,000 years old and 55 m deep, now filled with water to form a l...

Kirkjufell Mountain: Parking, Hike and Northern Lights

Kirkjufell is a 463 m mountain on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, next to the town ...

Krauma Geothermal Baths: Prices and Visit Guide

Krauma is a geothermal bath at Deildartunguhver near Reykholt, 97 km from Reykjavík, with six nat...

Lake Mývatn: Sights and Geothermal Areas

Lake Mývatn in North Iceland is a volcanic lake with a ring of sights around it: the Dimmuborgir ...

Parks, gardens and nature in Iceland