Being on the road in Iceland, you probably will not want to see waterfalls anymore after some time: They are available in all areas and landscapes, you can watch them from numerous perspectives - from the top, the bottom or from the side.
In short: For ever taste, Iceland has the perfect waterfall.
Three falls - three faces
If you want to gaze at the body of water of Europe's most powerful waterfall, you have to cope with an extremely hard but lovely way: You will leave the ring road in the northeast of the country, between Myvatten and Egilsstadir and proceed on a bumpy earth road northwards to the Jökulsárgljúfur national park, a wonderful Grand Canyon landscape with several gorges, a few ponds and a lot of green spots.
If you decide to leave your car on the parking lot and go for a walk, that roughly takes about ten minutes, you will be rewarded with a spectacular view over the thunderous body of water falling down about a hundred meters into the depth. Apart from that, you can enjoy large and colorful rainbows, at least if the weather is at your side.
At the southern ring road between Selfoss and Vik you will run into the Seljalandfoss waterfall. Even though the Skógafoss next door is getting more attention in travel guides, stopping at this waterfall is a definite must: This waterfall offers the unique possibility to have a look behind it if you mastered the rocky stairs - the water seems like a thin semi-transparent curtain through which you can have a marvellous view over the green mountainspace and the gazing people on the other side.
The about 60 meters high waterfall in southern Iceland is easily reached by the ring road 1. A short climb on a hiking trail make sit possible to have a look over the waterfall from it's top. A small museum presents a ring that is said to belong to an ancient treasure that was hidden somewhere behind the waterfall by Þrasi Þórólfsson. Apart from that the museum has additional information about the waterfall's history and creation as well as well as the whole treasure legend.
