
Krysuvik Geothermal Area
Krýsuvík, Iceland, Reykjanesbær
The Krysuvik geothermal area at Seltun is worth a detour to see the bubbling hot springs, steamy fumaroles and boiling mud pools. The area is quite colorful with mineral deposits of sulfur, iron, and...

Grabrok (Grábrók) Crater and Glanni Waterfall
Grábrók, Iceland, Borgarfjörður
Grabrok is a shapely crater that produced the moss-clad lava in its surrounds from an eruption two to three thousand years ago. It stands by road 1, just north of Bifrost. From the car park, wooden st...

Hraunfossar and Barnafossar
Hraunfossar, Iceland, Reykholt
Possibly Iceland’s most unusual and enchanting waterfall, Hraunfossar ‘Lava Falls’ emerges from under a lava flow, cascading into the turquoise river Hvita. It is all the more spectacular for the lumi...

Arnarstapi Coastal Wonders and Wildlife
Arnarstapi, Iceland, Arnarstapi
Sited at the foot of the prominent peak Stapafell, Arnarstapi is a tiny fishing hamlet with a breathtaking coastline. Formed of successive lava flows from Snaefellsjokull eruptions, its basalt cliffs...

Magical Snaefellsjokull (Snæfellsjökull)
Snæfellsjökull, Iceland, Snæfellsbær
Snaefellsjokull, the glacier at the tip of the peninsula, covers the summit of a 1446m stratovolcano. The volcano has formed from numerous eruptions during the last 800,000 years, with a 200m deep ice...

Raudfeldsgja (Rauðfeldsgjá) Ravine
Rauðfeldsgjá, Iceland, Snæfellsbær
Around 12km west of Budir, a narrow chasm Raudfeldsgja, cuts deep into the flank of Botnsfjall mountain. It is possible to walk into the ravine but beware as elves are said to live here! The ravine is...