World of Waterfalls Blog

AEgissufoss was a wide river-type waterfall that I found interesting because I was able to photograph it with Mt Hekla in the background. Mt Hekla was said to be one of the more active volcanoes…

Arbæjarfoss is one of those waterfalls I’m not sure if there’s an official way to visit it. The photograph above is the view we got when we didn’t think we would be trespassing…

Gluggafoss was another one of those unexpected waterfalls where we didn’t plan on seeing it prior to the trip, but then we chanced upon it while randomly driving about in the Fljotsdalur area…

Kvernufoss is the overlooked neighbor of the popular Skógafoss and the Skógar turf farms. The seemingly unofficial walk to this attractive waterfall starts behind the…

I was determined to try to see the falls past the short narrow slot canyon with boulders wedged above. So I took off my socks, wore my chacos, and started wading…

Skogafoss probably rivals Gullfoss as Iceland’s most famous waterfall. This was a classically-shaped rectangular waterfall that prompted Julie to call this her favorite waterfall in the country…

Seljalandsfoss was a conspicuous waterfall that we immediately noticed while driving along the Ring Road. It was for this reason that we weren’t surprised to see it also very popular with tour…

The Southern Ring Road Waterfalls page is where I’m putting the multitude of waterfalls that we’ve noticed while driving the Ring Road, especially in the stretch between Selfoss and Skaftafell…

The Waterfall by Holaskjol was something we stumbled upon accidentally while we were on our Landmannalaugur Tour from Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The driver made a stop at the guesthouses here at what…

Ofaerufoss was another one of those rugged backcountry waterfalls in the remote interior highlands of Iceland. This gorgeous multi-tiered waterfall used to have a natural bridge spanning over the…

Foss a Sidu (or more accurately Foss á Siðu, which literally means “waterfall at Siðu”) was a conspicuous waterfall as we drove along Southern Iceland along the Ring Road. Given its pretty light…

Stjornarfoss is a small but attractive waterfall flanked by rugged volcanic hills. You can see this waterfall on the short road between Kirkjubæjarklaustur (Klaustur for short) and…

Systrafoss (Sister Falls) was the only waterfall casualty during of trip to Iceland. Despite the rain and mist so commonplace in the south of Iceland, this one still was dry…

Fagrifoss was one of the attractive waterfalls that we really had to work for as it was situated more towards the remote interior highlands of Iceland. What made this waterfall attractive was its…

By this time, passengers from both buses were watching like paying spectators. Our driver tried to help the other driver, who was a strikingly-dressed Madonna-lookalike female driver…

Svartifoss was perhaps the signature attraction of Skaftafell National Park in the East Region of Iceland. The reason why we made this claim was that it possessed pronounced hanging hexagonal basalt..

The waterfall near Djupivogur is how I’m identifying this obscure waterfall that grabbed our attention as we were making the very long drive on the Ring Road between Egilsstaðir through Höfn and…

Hengifoss was the star waterfall attraction of the Eastfjords area around Lagarfljót and the town of Egilsstaðir. While this waterfall was said to be the third tallest waterfall at 118m…

Fardagafoss seemed to be a a pair of attractive waterfalls just upslope from the town of Egilsstaðir. The uppermost tier itself contained a pair of attractive drops back-to-back against cliffs…

Gufufoss is the largest and most striking waterfall in Seyðisfjörður. It plunges on a river full of smaller but powerful waterfalls as it makes it way down alongside the…