Diamond Circle Myvatn Waterfalls, and Husavik from Akureyri Tour
Description
Our Diamond Circle tour from Akureyri visits many incredible natural wonders of North Iceland in one day - this diverse region contain many hidden gems as well as more well known delights. We visit the stunning waterfalls of the area. First up is the elegant Godafoss or waterfall of the gods. Dettifoss on other hand is pure raw power, Europe's most powerful waterfall. We take you to Lake Mývatn and Námaskaro geothermal area, where the influence of volcanic activity on the region's landscape. Boiling mud-pools, hot springs, craters and the smell of sulfur abound. We also make a stop at Asbyrgi canyon, where a small forest and lake sit in the heart of a remarkable horse-shoe shaped canyon. Sheer cliffs hover in all directions. We will visit Husavik, one of Iceland's most beautiful villages. Admire the charming harbor and beautiful church in the town center. A delicious lunch pack is included in your booking.
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Itinerary
From Akureyri, we'll drive for about 30 min to our first stop, which is to the beautiful waterfall called Godafoss. View the falls from several viewpoints and walk the trail for the perfect photo opportunity.
Drive around the Lake Myvatn area, which has a unique landscape from the best viewing point. Make a short photo stop which overlooks Lake Mývatn. Take in all the majesty of this unique landscape. Dozens of craters dot the landscape, the results of ancient volcanic eruptions.
This barren rocky area contain boiling mud-pools and hot-springs with clouds of sulfuric steam lingering throughout. The minerals from the geothermal waters have leached into the rock and soil here resulting in strange colors.
We stop at Dettifoss, Europe's most powerful waterfall. The sheer scale and power of Dettifoss is something to behold. You can witness this incredible force from several vantage points
This vast horse-shoe shaped canyon is bordered on 3 sides by massive vertical cliffs looming up to 330 feet high. These cliffs are home to a multitude of bird life. In the deepest reaches on the canyon, an idyllic pond called Botnstjorn sits.
A scenic drive from Ásbyrgi to Húsavík. This charming fishing village is the whale watching capital of Iceland. We won't have time for that day, but we do have time to admire the bustle of the central harbor as well as one of Iceland's most beautiful churches. The stop at Húsavík is around 20 minutes. Húsavík garnered international attention after featuring in the Will Ferrell film "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga", on Netflix. The drive back to Akureyri is 1 hour, where you'll be dropped off at the port.
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(98)
Well organized, good communication even with confusion and delays in getting off ship. One member of our party fell and had to be taken by ambulance but all was handled and the rest of the group was able to continue. Good flexibility for another group member with physical limitations. And, of course, the scenery was amazing!
Thank you for your kind review. We are glad the tour was well organized and that our team could help during a difficult situation. We hope the guest who fell is doing well. It is also great to hear that the rest of your group could continue and enjoy the amazing scenery.
This was an amazing trip and a great way to end my time in Iceland. Our guide, Vjeran, was wonderful and went above and beyond to make the day a great one, including taking pictures for us and making some extra stops for us. Highly recommend.
This was not the original tour we booked but a great substitute. The 3 stops around the lake were all so different and very interesting. Coming from Florida we have nothing like this! Excellent guide who was very knowledgeable.
A very spectacular excursion. Mirra was a very well spoken and informative guide with a lot of folklore and myth thrown in. Well done
Kjartan is an excellent guide, giving us lots of history and culture as we visited all the sights. Eugen drove skillfully, and the whole experience was outstanding.
Incredible experience, comfortable and safe coach. Kjartan and Eugen did a fabulous job and got us to our stops on time with an informative, entertaining commentary on the route and scenery. We really appreciated being upgraded to the more inclusive tour after our original booking was unexpectedly cancelled.
Kjartan was a great guide! He pointed out so many great things during the bus rides. The tour was also very efficient and it was the best way to see so many things in a short period of time! I would happily take a tour like this again! We also got to see Puffins which was a great treat!
Great guide (Heidi) and driver (Eugene).
Great tour - some d*mb-d*mbs in the group came back to the bus 20 minutes late so we couldn't stop in Husavik. Which we were really excited for! They were sitting near the back and many of us gave them some advice for screwing us over. Reminded them not to be late at next stop. They came back and stole an elderly couples seats and took the couples belongs and just set them in the aisle. The guys name was Pablo and back on the cruise ship I saw him arguing with a bartender over not enough alcohol in his drink. Who does that on a cruise? I m*ron named Pablo, that's who. Other than that, the tour was awesome, saw Puffins, too.
This wasvan 8 hour day with the weather not cooperating the second and third water fall couldn't be seen because of the low hanging clouds and no substitution was made for the things we couldn't see. Interesting land scape and mountains were in one area fantastic. Because of the weather and locations the crowds were at a minimum. Lunch was chicken soup or hamburgers which was acceptable.
