World of Waterfalls Blog

Jonsfoss was the obscure waterfall near the turnoff for the road leading from the head of Lagarfljót to the controversial Kárahnjúkar Dam. We had initially cast off this waterfall as one of those…

The other Seydisfjordur Waterfalls are what I’m clumping into this page to acknowledge the numerous waterfalls to be seen here. Most of them are on the river running from the mountain…

…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 looked like a very attractive waterfall nestled in a less touristy part of the Northeastern end of Iceland (though it was technically in East Iceland just east of the border with the…

The waterfalls named Rjukandi referred to on this page (as there were many instances of waterfalls with this name in Iceland) pertain to the series of waterfalls we noticed along the Ring Road…

Lagarfoss disappointed us because we came here expecting to see something major considering it was well labeled on our map as well as seemingly well signposted. However, all we ended up seeing…

Hafragilsfoss was the third of four major waterfalls on the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum that we visited within the vast protected area of Vatnajökull National Park (formerly Jökulsárgljúfur…

Dettifoss definitely blew us away with its sheer size and power. Perhaps a waterfall so wild and fierce was befitting of an area that just screamed natural and raw as it flowed on the glacial river…

Godafoss was one of the more famous waterfalls we encountered while driving the Ring Road through the Mývatn District of Iceland’s Northeast Region. It was a wide 12m tall waterfall on the…

Aldeyjarfoss seemed like it was a bit out of the way to reach, but once we saw it gushing amongst ancient lavafields and basalt columns, we felt it was worth the trouble. The basalt columns and…

Selfoss was another horseshoe-shaped waterfall on the powerful glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum just upstream from the mighty Dettifoss. Being that it was within the boundaries of the vast…

Urridafoss was a cascading waterfall flowing on a tributary of Jökulsá á Fjöllum amongst foliage in the Hólmatungur section right next to the cut in the chasm at Katlar. To be honest, I wasn’t…

Holmafossar (Hólmafossar or I’ve also seen it spelled Hólmárfossar) was a fairly high-volume cascading waterfall that flowed on a tributary to the Jökulsá á Fjöllum. This cascade had enough flow…

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 mesmerized us with its 120m cliff dive going right into where Skagafjörður met the North Atlantic Ocean. Actually, I am not sure whether this name refers to the waterfall or the cliff in…

Stekkjarfoss was one of many waterfalls in Vatnsdalur (“Lake Valley”). This particular waterfall featured a low river-type waterfall with part of its flow segmented into what appeared to be a fish…

Djupavikurfoss was our waterfalling excuse to visit the hauntingly beautiful and lonely town of Djupavik (meaning “deep bay”) on the Strandir Coast of the Westfjords. The falls conspicuously…

Dynjandi (also known as Fjallfoss) was definitely our favorite waterfall in the remote Westfjords (Vestfirðir) for it was by far the most spectacular one in the region. Befitting of its name…

Kirkjufellsfoss (“Church Mountain Falls”) was a short but very well-situated waterfall near the distinctive Kirkjufell mountain on the north side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. We happened to see…

Grundarfoss was an impressive plunging waterfall near the town of Grundarfjörður. Like with our situation with Kirkjufellsfoss just a short distance to the west from here, this one looked like…