World of Waterfalls Blog

Svartifoss is a 20m waterfall that is the signature attraction of Skaftafell (now added to Vatnajökull National Park) thanks to pronounced basalt columns.

Snædalsfoss (or Hamarsafoss) was a obscure waterfall that we saw while driving the Ring Road through the Eastfjords of Southeast Iceland near Djúpivogur.

Hengifoss is a scenic 118m tall waterfall with red strata overlooking Lagarfljót near Egilsstaðir. Its trail also yielded bonus waterfalls like Litlanesfoss

Fardagafoss was a conspicuous waterfall with a cave and bonus waterfall both of which are upslope from the town of Egilsstaðir on the road to Seyðisfjörður.

Gufufoss is the largest of the many waterfalls upslope of Seyðisfjörður. In addition to its size, it stood out with its block shape and namesake mist thrown up.

Jonsfoss is an obscure small waterfall that we noticed near the turnoff for the road heading up into the highlands towards controversial Kárahnjúkar Dam.

Buðarárfoss and the Seyðisfjörður Waterfalls page is my acknowledgement of the many waterfalls here, but a landslide compelled me to single out one of them.

…we went inside and checked out the displays. A guy eventually came out to us and guilted us into paying for museum admission, which we weren’t aware of until I noticed a sign…

Draugafoss is a 15m waterfall with an attractive block shape in the less touristy part of Northeastern Iceland north of the town of Vopnafjörður by the Road 85.

Rjukandi are conspicuous waterfalls along the Ring Road in East Iceland that have gotten more attention lately due to the popularity of Stuðlagil Canyon…

Lagarfoss was once a river waterfall in the east of Iceland before a dam finished in 1975 and completely diverted its flow away from its natural course.

Hafragilsfoss at 27m tall 91m wide is the third of a series of waterfalls on the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum (downstream of both Selfoss and Dettifoss).

Dettifoss is a 44m tall 100m wide waterfall on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum between Selfoss and Hafragilsfoss sourced by the vast Vatnajökull Glacier in North Iceland.

Godafoss (Goðafoss) is a 12m tall and 30m wide waterfall on the Skjálfandafljót River and is one of the more famous waterfalls in Iceland due to location.

Aldeyjarfoss is a gushing 20m waterfall with powdery blue color flanked with basalt columns reached by a 15-minute hike near the Sprengisandur 4wd road (F26).

Selfoss is an 11m horseshoe-shaped waterfall on Jökulsá á Fjöllum River upstream from the mighty Dettifoss reached by a slight extension of the Dettifoss hike.

Urridafoss (Urriðafoss), Katlar, and Rettarfoss (Réttarfoss) are all features of the canyon Jökulsárgljúfur further downstream of waterfalls like Dettifoss.

Holmafossar (Hólmafossar) is a fairly high-volume cascade tumbling on a tributary to the Jökulsá á Fjöllum River accessed by a lightly-used 2.6km return hike.

In one stretch of road at Mývatn, we heard things hitting the windshield as if there was a gravel rain or something. It turned out that we had driven through a cloud of midges!

Ketubjorg (Ketubjörg) is the sea cliff area supporting at least a pair of 120m waterfalls diving right into where Skagafjörður met the North Atlantic Ocean.