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Day 114, Sunday, May 18 2025 - Akureyri Iceland
Akureyri is situated in north-east Iceland, in one of the longest fjords in the country and is surrounded by mountains reaching 1000-1500 m. The Arctic Circle in only 60 km north of Akureyri but still the climate is mild, with summer temperatures up to 25°C and winter temperatures in average around 0˚C.
Holland America Line tour to Iceland’s Godafoss, Lake Mývatn, and Dimmuborgir lava labyrinth.
• Godafoss – “Waterfall of the Gods”, one of the most spectacular in Iceland
• Lake Mývatn and Namaskard Geothermal Area
• Dimmuborgir lava labyrinth and unique Skutustadir pseudo craters
Our bus took us along the coast of Iceland’s longest fjord, Eyjafjordur with views of Akureyri and its surrounding mountains.
Our first stop was at Godafoss, one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland at 36 feet high and 90 feet wide. In 1000 A.D., at the meeting of the Althing, Christianity was to become the official religion of Iceland. Legend says Chieftain Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi took his Norse mythology wooden idols and threw them in the waterfall as a symbolic gesture to abandon the old religion. Hence, Godafoss literally means the “Waterfall of the Gods”.
From Godafoss, we traveled directly to the Lake Mývatn area, stopping by the Namaskard Geothermal Area, where gurgling purple and yellow sulphur cauldrons are so hot, they literally boil.
After Namaskard, we drove to Dimmuborgir lava labyrinth, a paradise of towering lava castles, natural arches and countless unexplored grottos.
After lunch we visited the unique Skutustadir pseudo craters. The craters, formed by gas explosions when boiling lava flowed over cool, wet surfaces about 2300 years ago, created beautiful shapes around Lake Mývatn. Then it was back to Akureyri.
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