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Day 7 of 19 · Skaftafell · Deep South & Geological Loop of Iceland

Day 7 — Glacier Tongues & Waterfalls of Skaftafell

AT BASEAT BASEwaterfall hike

An active day at your base in Skaftafell, with no driving.

Glacier Tongues & Waterfalls of Skaftafell
Aerial phogotraph of Skaftafellsjökull with Hafrafell in the background © photographed in 2023 by Eysteinn Guðni Guðnason — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 5 · Skaftafell · Iceland

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days 6–7 2 nights 2 h 10 on the road151 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 25. Based on: glacier reached from the stage (Skaftafellsjökull).

programme
7 h 30
  • Svartifoss waterfall hikeInterest nature 20Place Svartifoss, 1.3 km away · exact place name★★★☆☆ · known in 28 languages — article “Svartifoss”“Svartifoss is a waterfall in Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name.” — after Wikipedia

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    3 h
  • Scenic walk to Sel farm ruins

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    2 h
  • Skaftafellsjökull glacier tongue trailInterest nature 25Place Skaftafellsjökull, 6.8 km away · exact place name

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    2 h 30

To add if time allows: Skaftafell visitor center exhibition (1 h 30)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Skaftafell visitor center exhibition

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