Gluggafoss (Merkjárfoss)

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

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…

Skogafoss

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

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…

Southern Ring Road Waterfalls

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…

Waterfall by Holaskjol

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Svartifoss

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..

Waterfall Djupivogur

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

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

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

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…

Jonsfoss

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…

Other Seydisfjordur Waterfalls

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…

Draugafoss

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…

Rjukandi

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…