Iceland Aldeyjarfoss Waterfall
Out of the common touristic places, there's Aldeyjarfoss, a mighty waterfall between a canyon of weird basalt formations.
Photography Tips
Sunrise will be better than sunset. During the day there is a good chance to see a rainbow in the mist of the waterfall if it's sunny.
Travel Information
It's important that you take the gravel road 842 and not 843 because then you will be on the wrong side of the waterfall and you will have to travel back about 20 minutes to cross the river over a bridge.
A 4x4 is recommended to visit this spot, but it's probably also possible to get there with a normal car. There is a warning just before you get to the parking place which you can cross anyway because it's relevant for the next parts of the road and the way to the parking place seems to be pretty easy to reach.
During the winter though this waterfall is sometimes hardly reachable, even with a 4x4.
A 4x4 is recommended to visit this spot, but it's probably also possible to get there with a normal car. There is a warning just before you get to the parking place which you can cross anyway because it's relevant for the next parts of the road and the way to the parking place seems to be pretty easy to reach.
During the winter though this waterfall is sometimes hardly reachable, even with a 4x4.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Nearly no other people
Best Timing
All timings are equally good
Sunrise & Sunset
09:44 - 16:03
| current local time: 03:27
Photo Themes
River
Waterfall
waterfalls
Locations
Aldeyjarfoss
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