best lava cave and waterfall hikes near me

Our next stop was by one of my favourite waterfalls in Iceland, Hraunfossar or Lava Falls. They are almost 1 km wide and consist of countless springs of clear subterranean water, which wells up from underneath the edge of the lava field Hallmundarhraun and runs in falls and rapids into the glacial river Hvítá in Borgarfjörður. See also my travel-blog: The spectacular Silver Circle of West-Iceland Recently the farmers opened Krauma geothermal baths next to Deildartunguhver, where you can bathe in the water from the hot spring. One just has to wait a while and protect the lens and shoot at the right moment when the steam goes down a bit. I love the multitude of colours by this powerful hot spring and despite the steam, one can get lovely photos of the colours. There is a small fence right in front of it to protect us from this extremely hot water. Our next stop was in Borgarfjörður fjord by the most powerful geothermal spring in Europe, Deildartunguhver geothermal spring, which provides 180 l/sec of 97° hot water!ĭeildartunguhver bubbles and boils and spurts a whole lot. And as those of you who read my travel-blog know, then I love elf stories and am always on the lookout for elf spots in Iceland - so listening to this story was a treat for me :) Here, by the barracks, our guide told us an elf story, as there is an elf spot right above the barracks. We drove by the only whaling stations in Iceland and our next stop was by the barracks from WWII, but during that war, both the British and American navies had a naval base in Hvalfjörður. Three times, when I was a teenager, I hiked the Svínaskarð pass and arrived in Hvalfjörður by Fossárrétt, so this waterfall is dear to me for that reason. This meant that the most difficult part of the hike was over and the rest was a breeze. Our first stop was at a small waterfall, Sjávarfoss, by the preserved area of Fossárrétt roundup. We visited the pretty and tranquil Hvalfjörðurbay, which is often passed by since the Hvalfjarðargöngin or the Whale Bay Tunnel was constructed under the sea back in 1998. Surrounded by lupine by Sjávarfoss in Fossá river Top photo: Lava formations and colours in Víðgelmir lava cave I joined a tour which started in Reykjavík with pick-up starting at 7:00 am. On our way to Víðgelmir lava cave, we passed some beautiful sight and made several stops on the way. I got the chance to visit one of the colourful lava cave tubes in Iceland recently when I entered Víðgelmir lava cave, which is considered to be the most magnificent lava cave in Iceland.

Best lava cave and waterfall hikes near me