Iceland is well known for its spectacular waterfalls of all shapes and sizes. It is impossible to say which is the most beautiful though many will argue it should be Gullfoss.
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At 122m in height, Haifoss is a breathtaking sight, its thin white plume highlighted against the dark rock of its moody canyon. When the sun comes out, the entire spectacle is fram...
Close to the bridge over the river Fossa you can take a short detour on road 3361 to Hjalparfoss, a pretty waterfall surrounded by basalt columns.
This is a lovely symmetrical w...
Whilst traveling on route 1 you'll cross the mighty glacial river Þjorsa, where you may like to take a 2km detour south to Urridafoss or the 'brown trout waterfall'.
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Look out for the sign to this small but perfectly formed waterfall, almost hidden and cut into the hillside close to the river Merkjaa, near the junction of roads 261 and 250....
Seljalandsfoss is one of Iceland’s most iconic waterfalls, its thin plume of water dropping over a 60m high former sea cliff. The extra special feature is that you can walk behind...
Skogafoss, 60m high and 25m wide, is the most impressive waterfall on the south coast and forms a splendid shimmering curtain of water. The river Skoga is not glacially f...
The farm Foss á Sidu is backed by cliffs, over which tumbles a rather lovely waterfall, known modestly as 'Foss', which most visitors know means waterfall. You can d...
At the roundabout, just east of the bridge at Kirkjubaejarklaustur, you can take a short detour on Geirlandsvegur, road 203, to the small waterfall Stjornarfoss.
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Hraunfossar, the Lava Falls is one of Iceland’s most unusual waterfalls. Most visitors just view the falls and then leave but this hike takes you behind the scene through the beaut...