Highlights: Goðafoss, Mývatn, Dettifoss, Jökulsárgljúfur.

 

See a collection of some of the most famous attractions in northern Iceland, all in one day.

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Go with us on an unforgettable journey which we start by stopping at the beautiful waterfall Goðafoss with its beauty and great history, from there we continue to the wonderful Mývatn with its rough volcanic environment, rich bird life and flora. There we will stop at Dimmuborgir, Grjótagjá and Hverir.

 

First we will drive past Skútustaðagígar a cluster of very unique volcanic land formations (pseudo crater) which got formed during a eruption in the area. This type of land formations have only been found in four places on the planet and then a few on the planet Mars.

Dimmuborgir (Dark castle) is a unusually dark and rough lava field which contains many lava caves and strange  formations such as “Holly cliff”.

Grjótagjá is a nice small lava cave near lake Mývatn with a thermal spring inside which was used as a bathing place for centuries, or until the last eruptions at Mývatn when the water temperature rose to about 60°C.

Hverir has countless of boiling hot mud springs and steam vents in widely different colours.

 

After leaving Mývatn we will continue to the mighty Dettifoss which is a great and powerful waterfall located in the Vatnajökull National Park, and it’s reputed to be the most powerful waterfall in all of Europe. Dettifoss is 100 meters wide and drops 45 meters down into the gorge Jökulsárgljúfur. We will then take a better look at Jökulsárgljúfur which is the largest gorge in all of Iceland with a span up to 500 meters and a depth of 120 meters before heading back to Akureyri.

We bet that you have never felt so small against Mother Nature before.

During winter time it can be expected that the road to Dettifoss is impassable for normal cars, then our Super Jeeps come in handy.
 

This will be a day you will never forget.

 

​ATH! In December and January it might be necessary to tailor this tour according to the short daylight.

 

What to bring:

• Good winter boots

• Warm clothes

• Wind and waterproof outer shell (jacket and pants)

• Hat and gloves

• Camera

• And of course good humour.