Lake Myvatn, Dettifoss and Goddafoss Waterfalls Day Tour from Akureyri


9 to 10 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

Discover the Natural Wonders of Lake Myvan, Nature Baths, Goddafoss waterfall AND the spectacular Dettifoss waterfall all in one day on this popular and great value tour with an experienced local guide. We set off from Akureryi stopping at the beautiful Godafoss waterfall also known as 'The Waterfall of the Gods' and then onto the famous Lake Myvatn. In Lake Myvatn we visit popular destinations including the Myvatn Nature baths, a geothermal lagoon with mineral rich water in the middle of lava fields, Skútustaðagígar, the psuedocrater area, with stunning views of the Lake Myvatn area, the Dimmuborgir Lava formations also known as 'The Dark Castle', Game of thrones filming locations, the Mount Námafjall area where you can view the bubbling Hverir Mud pools and Natural steam vents/fumaroles and also the Grjotagja rift and cave. We also visit Dettifoss waterfall, Europes most powerful waterfall (conditions dependant). *Please note the entrance fee to the Nautre Baths is not included*

Inclusions

  • Guided tour, Transport, Pick up and Drop off

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Lake Myvatn Iceland

We visit the main sites in the Lake Myvatn area.

Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Myvatn Nature Baths (Jardbodin vid Myvatn), Jardbadsholum, Lake Myvatn Iceland

We visit the Nature Baths. Please note the entrance fee is not included.

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

Stop At: Dettifoss Waterfall, Lake Myvatn Iceland

We visit Europes most powerful waterfall and Selfoss waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park (conditions dependant)

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Godafoss, Akureyri Iceland

We visit the stunning 'Waterfall of the Gods'

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Namafjall Hverir, Lake Myvatn 660 Iceland

We visit the Hverir mud pools and Natural steam vents/fumeroles in Lake Myvatn

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Grjotagja Cave, Road 1, Reykjahlid, Lake Myvatn Iceland

We visit the Grjotagja Cave and Rift, an old bathing cave featured in Game of Thrones and part of the rift between the Eurasian & American Continents

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Skutustaoagigar, Lake Myvatn Iceland

We visit this Pseudocrater area with stunning views of the Lake

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Dimmuborgir Lava Formations, Lake Myvatn Iceland

We visit the beautiful lava formations in an area also known as the 'Dark Castle'

Duration: 20 minutes

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Please check with your doctor is if have any medical conditions that may affect your ability to participate with the tour and hike to Dettifoss waterfall in cold conditions.
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 17 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Michael_M
October 2023

Weather was pretty crappy (rained entire time). But our guide Icky was fantastic and made us forget about the weather!! He is a native Icelander from the area (actually drove by his childhood farm), and gave us great explanations of everything. He was proud and enthusiastic about his homeland ...

Gayatri_K
August 2022

The tour was fantastic. The sights are out of this world. The only thing I would improve is that the guide should let us know the itinerary in advance. We didn’t know where we going and for how long. Other than that, the stories were entertaining and the driving was great.

Mathilde_T
February 2022

It was IN-CRE-DI-BLE! Best experience of my life, I recommend this experience to everyone ! The guide was a good guy, he explained well and was very caring.

gustavs_h
December 2021

Just couldn’t ask for a better day! Everything was perfectly explained in details by our amazing guide.

Faye V
October 2021

Loved Dettifoss waterfall!!! Absolutely stunning! The guide was great! We were so happy that the tour was not cancelled! We were the only two people and they graciously took us out! Thank you so much!!

Pat127
September 2021

What a superb tour this was with the excellent Armann as our guide: so knowledgeable and entertaining; passionate about Northern Iceland, his enthusiasm was infectious. We were a small group of like-minded people; day itself was full of amazing scenery – from the Dimmuborgir Lava field to the g...

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