Archives: Destinations

  • hjalparfoss hero

    February 16, 2026
    Hjálparfoss is a compact twin waterfall on Fossá in Þjórsárdalur, where two channels descend around a central rock formation into…
  • Haifoss waterfall

    February 16, 2026
    Háifoss and Granni descend side by side into a deep canyon in Þjórsárdalur, although the two waterfalls are fed by…
  • Gjáin canyon hero image

    February 16, 2026
    Gjáin is a small canyon in Þjórsárdalur where the Rauðá river, springs and waterfalls have created an unexpectedly green landscape…
  • February 8, 2026
    Faxi is a broad waterfall on the spring-fed river Tungufljót, standing about seven metres high and stretching roughly 80 metres…
  • February 8, 2026
    Skaftafellsjökull is a broad outlet glacier of Vatnajökull reached on a marked walk from Skaftafell. The route crosses a forefield…
  • February 8, 2026
    Skaftafell brings woodland, waterfalls, glacier tongues, mountain ridges and the open expanse of Skeiðarársandur together beneath Öræfajökull. Now one of…
  • February 8, 2026
    Kvíárjökull descends steeply from the Öræfajökull sector of Vatnajökull through a narrow, fractured icefall. A short access road from Route…
  • February 8, 2026
    Hvannadalshnúkur is Iceland’s highest summit, rising to 2,109.6 metres on the northwestern rim of the Öræfajökull caldera. The standard Sandfellsleið…
  • February 8, 2026
    Falljökull glacier is the steep southern arm of the connected Virkisjökull–Falljökull glacier system in Öræfi. Divided from Virkisjökull by the…
  • February 8, 2026
    Sveinstindur rises to 1,089 metres beside Langisjór in Vatnajökull National Park. A steep but marked summit route begins beside the…