Day trip to the Great Geysir, Gullfoss, Seljalandsfoss and the famous wrecked airplane.
Distance: 286 km
Time to drive: 4:04 h
Great Geysir
The Great Geysir, is a geyser in southwestern Iceland.
Gullfoss waterfall
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step “staircase” and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m deep.
Burarfoss waterfall
Small but very nice waterfall with blue water.
Seljalandsfoss waterfall
This waterfall of the river Seljalandsá drops 60 m over the cliffs of the former coastline. It is possible to walk behind the waterfall. We should go there 2 times, in the early morning hours and also later afternoon to evening.
The waterfall is illuminated by 2 powerful spots at night.
This spot might be suitable for the Tamron 70-200.
Wrecked Airplane
1973 a Douglas C117-D of the US Navy forces had to land on its way to Europe because of icing. It had to come down a few hundred meters behind the coastline in the Sólheimasandur down and the wreck was never taken away and is still there. Very often shot, but also a must go if time permits.
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