The most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland
The best of the “land of thousands of waterfalls“
In Iceland you will find beautiful mountains, active volcanoes, glaciers, geothermal areas, geysers, canyons, wild rivers and countless waterfalls. There are so many of them in Iceland that this island rightly deserves to be called the „land of thousands of waterfalls“.
Dettifoss waterfall
Europe's mightiest waterfall
Waterfall Dettifoss (100 m wide, 44 m high) in river Jökulsá is most massive European waterfall. Only a few… continue reading
Godafoss Waterfall
God's waterfall
Near the small settlement of Fossholl, the icy blue river Skálfandárfljöt, rising from the south of… continue reading
Dynjandi waterfall
Roaring waterfall
Not far from Arnafjörður is the most impressive waterfall of the West Fjords. Dynjandi falls from a 100-meter… continue reading
Skogafoss waterfall
Iceland Waterfall curtain
Skogafoss belongs to most photographed Icelandic waterfall, where water falls from former offshore cliffs.… continue reading
Gullfoss Waterfall
The golden waterfall
Gullfoss is located on the Hvita River. It falls in a double cataract into a two-kilometer long canyon set… continue reading
Glymur Waterfall
The highest Icelandic waterfall
Glymur is the highest Icelandic waterfall. Its water falls from a height of almost 200 meters from the swampy… continue reading
Selfoss Waterfall
Lesser known brother of Dettifoss waterfall
Close to the famous Dettifoss Waterfall, a mile uphill downstream, there is another interesting waterfall –… continue reading
Seljalandfoss waterfall
Waterfall sold land
At the western edge of Eyjafjöll, road 249 deviates north from the motorway and continues on to Ϸórsmörk. A… continue reading
Hraunfossar Waterfall
Lava waterfall
Hraunfossar and its smaller neighbor Barnafoss are two waterfalls belonging to the most famous natural… continue reading
Svartifoss Waterfall
Black Waterfall
Svartifoss, the Black Waterfall, is located in the Skaftafell National Park. It is one of the most… continue reading
Öxarárfoss waterfall
Waterfalls at the break of lithospheric plates
Öxarárfoss waterfall is located in Iceland's Þingvellir National Park. There is a parking lot nearby and the… continue reading
Rjúkandifoss waterfall
Waterfall just off the road
In the northeast of Iceland, just off the main ring road number 1, you will find the picturesque Rjúkandifoss… continue reading
