I visited so many waterfalls in Iceland! From big tourist attractions to little side of the road trickles, waterfalls were everywhere. I thought that I would get bored seeing so many waterfalls, but each one was unique. I decided to save a whole post for the waterfalls, and turn it into a little pageant. They can’t exactly walk the runway, but I’ll give a little profile of each one, and then YOU will be the judge. Vote at the end of the post for your favorite.
Contestant #1: Skogafoss
Height: 60 meters (197 feet tall)
Weird Fact: This waterfall used to be on the Southern coast of Iceland, but the coast has receded about 3 miles!
What I did there: Climbed up the steps all the way to the top, counting along the way.
Contestant #2: Seljalandsfoss
Special Features: It’s possible to walk behind this waterfall and see it from the back!
Dangers: The path is slippery and wet. If you fall, the situation would probably be grim.
Bonus Feature: We arrived on a sunny day and got to see a rainbow.
Contestant #3: Detifoss
Claim to Fame: Biggest waterfall in Europe (in terms of volume of water rushing down per second)
Talent: Getting people totally soaked (especially when the weather is windy)
Contestant #4: Hraunfossar
English Name: Waterfall of Lava
Fun Fact: This waterfall comes from an underground, or subterranean, river! It flows out of a lava field rather than being fed from a normal river.
Contestant #5: Gulfoss
Nickname: The Golden Waterfall
The Latest Fashion: On the day I visited, Gulfoss was sporting a beautiful rainbow. This is common attire for her, because sunshine and rain mixing together create beautiful results every time!
Contestant #6: Asbyrgi Canyon
Claim to Fame: This waterfall is now dry!
Early Days: Scientists can tell that there used to be a big waterfall here back in prehistoric times. The water created this huge valley, but now it is close to totally dry.
Talent: This canyon can produce a big echo if you scream into it!
Contestant #7:Kolugjufur 
Special Talent: This waterfall has a bridge over it, so people can walk or drive right across!
Other Important Facts: None. This waterfall isn’t particularly famous, but it’s still nice.
Contestant #8: Goðafoss
English Name: Waterfall of the Gods
Early Days: Back in about the year 1000, Christianity became the official religion of Iceland. It’s said that one of the local leaders converted, and then threw his statues of the Norse Gods into the waterfall.
Ok, it’s voting time!
I’m sure that there are so many more waterfalls that didn’t get to “enter” this pageant. If you visit any, please comment and tell me about them! Or if you want to visit these ones, here’s a map that I made to show the approximate location of each waterfall contestant.
Categories: Iceland
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Your trip sounds like fun. All the waterfalls sound cool, but my favorite is the Seljalandsfoss.
It sounds like you had a great time on your trip. I liked how all the waterfalls were different from one another. They all had their own unique features. Even though I liked all the waterfalls, my favorite one was Hraunfosser because it comes from an underground river
The waterfalls were pretty. Especially the waterfall with the rainbow! I wish to go there someday.
Iceland is beautiful! The waterfalls are amazing! My favorite waterfall is Seljalandsfoss. It is my favorite because of the rainbow.
I thought that the one you went under was cool because I didn’t know you could go under waterfalls.
I have always loved waterfalls one day I want to go and see some.The ones you went to were cool.
The Seljalandsfoss waterfall is especially beautiful because of the rainbow !!! It looks amazing !!
I thought the dry waterfall was cool because it’s still flowing even now and the echo was awsome