Our destinations
Here are some of the places we like to visit.
Fjaðrárgljúfur
The canyon is about 100 meters deep and two kilometers long. The canyon is spectacular, wall-steep, jagged and slightly narrow. The canyon is mostly tuff from the ice ages and the canyon is believed to be about two million years old. Hikers can walk into the canyon and wade in the open air or hike up the canyon.
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón is a large reservoir with huge icebergs floating around. The environment is marked by black sands and stones. In the lagoon that Vatnajökull enters, there is a flood and a tide, which is a mixture of sea and fresh water. Seals and eiders go to the medium that enters the lagoon. The lagoon is extremely deep or about 190m and the icebergs above the water level are huge. Breiðamerkurjökull and Breiðamerkursandur, better known as the Diamond Beach, are close by.
Mývatn
Mývatn is the fourth largest lake in Iceland. The lake is 37 square kilometers and contains about 50 islands and islets. Mývatn is very shallow and sunlight extends to the bottom of the water. In Mývatn there is a great growth of aquatic algae and the biota is extremely diverse and remarkable. On the bottom there is a lot of silica algae shells and on top the well-known Mývatn arctic Char swims in the water. On the banks of the water and in the islets, juicy vegetation grows. In Mývatn you can find anomalous growth varieties of the green algae species Aegagropila linnaei. This phenomenon is called spherical shells in Icelandic, but it is only found only in a few lakes on earth, the main ones being Lake Mývatn and in Akan Lake on Hokkaido, Japan. All the balls are similar in size, or about 10-15 cm in diameter. It is not yet known how the balls come into existence or how old they are. The balls are completely green throughout, but this is rather unusual. The green color, however, is due to the green grains that are necessary for photosynthesis that occurs on the surface of most of all plants that get sufficient light. Those plant parts that do not get published sales, however, do not apply to the bullet shit.
Reykholt
Fosshotel Reykholt is a romantic hotel in Borgarfjörður that offers a wide range of facilities for conferences, meetings and other events. Fosshotel Reykholt stands on historic sites and is only minutes away from Krauma, Deildatunguhver, Hraunfossum and Húsafell. The hotel also has an elegant restaurant.
Vatnshellir
The lava cave is 8,000 years old, reaching 200 meters up and 35 meters below the surface. The cave was formed after a volcanic eruption from a nearby crater in the Purkhóla crater family. As the lava flowed down the hill, it began to cool on the surface, forming a crust on top of the lava. When the eruption stopped, the lava continued to flow under this crust. Finally, a tube formed with a roof that cooled over time.
Hellulaug
The cave pool is 60 cm deep and the water temperature is about 38 degrees, the pool is geothermal. The geothermal water comes from a borehole above the pool. The pool is always open and free of charge, but there is a jar in the parking lot that can people can leave money in.
Dynjandi
Dynjandi is the largest waterfall in the West Fjords and is often called the jewel of the West Fjords. Dynjandi covers about 1000 meters and looks very much like blurs. At the top, however, the waterfall is only 30 meters wide, but it widens up to 60 meters at the bottom. There are 6 other waterfalls below Dynjandi but they are all the largest waterfall. To get to Dynjandi you have to walk a little, no more than 15 minutes, and on the way up you can see all the little waterfalls.