Lake Mývatn, Goðafoss and powerful Dettifoss
Highlights
Mývatn, Akureyri, Vatnajökull National Park
Group Tour
8 Hours
MODERATE
English
Description
Lake Mývatn and the surroundings are a must-see while exploring the North!
First, we drive along the coast of Eyjafjörður, one of the longest fjords in Iceland.We begin by stopping at Goðafoss waterfall, one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland, on our way to Lake Mývatn, the lake was created by a large basaltic lava eruption 2300 years ago, and the surrounding landscape is dominated by volcanic landforms, including lava pillars and rootless vents.
We will stop at the hot spring area at Hverarönd in Námaskarð.Then it comes to one of the most powerful waterfall in Europe, Dettifoss.
On the way back we come to the unique lava formations of Dimmuborgir which are among the most popular tourist attractions in the Mývatn area and also in Skútustaðagígar (pseudo craters area).
Our last stop is in Eyjafjörður where you can see over the fjord to Akureyri.
Itinerary
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Goðafoss
Goðafoss Waterfall is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland.Nicknamed the Waterfall of the Gods due to its history.In the year 1000, Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland and proceeded with throwing his statues of gods into the waterfall.
The water falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters.
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Skútustaðagígar
Pseudo craters are geological formations that are rare nationally as well as globally.Pseudo craters are rare lava formations formed by steam explosions where thin-flowing lava flows over lakes and swamps.The craters are among the most significant natural monuments in Iceland and by Lake Mývatn they are particularly beautiful in shape and form the framework of the lake.
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Dimmuborgir
Dimmuborgir was formed in an eruption that occurred
in the area 2,300 years ago.
As lava flowed across the area, it passed over a lake, causing it to boil.This both quickened the cooling of the lava and caused pillars of steam to shatter parts of it.After it solidified, Dimmuborgir area became defined by large stacks of rock and many caves and caverns, caused by bubbles of intense steam.
As such, many have compared Dimmuborgir to a medieval castle, with its many hidden chambers and its rising towers.
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Grjótagjá
Grjótagjá is a small lava cave near Lake Mývatn in Iceland.It has a thermal spring inside.In the early 18th century the outlaw Jón Markússon lived there and used the cave for bathing.Until the 1970s Grjótagjá was a popular bathing site.
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Hverir
Hverir Geothermal Area is located in Northeast Iceland.
You can see many smoking fumaroles and boiling mud pots, surrounded by sulphur crystals of many different colours.Sulphur gives the area an overwhelming smell.
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Dettifoss
Dettifoss is powered by glacier river which flows from the largest glacier in Iceland, Vatnajökull.
Dettifoss is about 100 meters (300 feet) wide and the water falls about 45 meters (150 feet) down into the canyon.
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Selfoss
Selfoss is a waterfall in the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum in the North of Iceland.The river drops over a number of waterfalls over about 30 km before flowing into Öxarfjörður, a bay of the Arctic Sea.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.