Ódáðahraun

Immense volcanic wilderness of lava fields and desert between Mývatn, Askja and Vatnajökull.

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WHY VISIT

About Ódáðahraun

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FIRST-HAND ADVICE

✓The scale of Ódáðahraun is best understood while travelling towards Askja or Herðubreið.

✓Do not leave established roads or tracks.

Skagi

Remote coastal cove famous for geometric basalt columns, a lighthouse and the remains of an abandoned fishing settlement.

Southern Bárðardalur

Powerful waterfall where the Skjálfandafljót plunges through a striking amphitheatre of dark basalt columns near the edge of the Highlands.

Lake Mývatn

Huge dark circular explosion crater beside Lake Mývatn with panoramic views from its rim.

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