Bláskógabyggð

Travel tips for Bláskógabyggð (4)

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  Geysir and Strokkur

  The geothermal area of Haukadalur, where the original Geysir, which gave its name to all geysers, now rarely erupts.

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  Gullfoss

  Iceland's most famous waterfall, the 'golden falls', where the Hvítá river plunges 32 m in two stages into a deep canyon.

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  Þingvellir National Park

  A rift valley where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart, and where Iceland's parliament, the Alþingi, met in …

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  Jet boat through Gullfoss canyon

  A jet boat ride up the glacial Hvítá river into the canyon below Gullfoss, the huge two-tiered waterfall on Iceland's Golden Circle.