Description
Summary
Description
Discover some of North Iceland's most dramatic landscapes on this shore excursion from Husavik. It suits cruise passengers who want to see waterfalls, canyons, and geothermal areas in a single day.
Your guide meets you at Husavik Harbor. Known as the whale watching capital of Iceland, Husavik is a coastal town surrounded by mountains and ocean views.
From Husavik, you travel across a rugged, remote region.
Your first stop is Asbyrgi Canyon, a huge horseshoe-shaped canyon with steep walls and a forest floor. According to legend, it is the hoofprint of Odin's eight-legged horse, but geologists trace it to ancient glacial floods. You can take a short walk through the green valley between the cliffs.
Next, you visit Dettifoss Waterfall, one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe. Its water drops about 148 feet (45 meters) into a canyon lined with basalt cliffs and volcanic rock.
You also visit Namaskard Pass, a geothermal area where the Earth's heat escapes through steaming vents and bubbling mud pools. The ground here is colored red, orange, and yellow by minerals, and the air smells of sulfur.
Namaskard Pass is in the Lake Myvatn area, one of Iceland's most geologically active regions, known for its pseudocraters, lava formations, and birdlife. The lake is shallow, with an average depth of only 8 feet (2.5 meters).
Along the way, your guide tells you about the region's geology and how natural forces have shaped the land over thousands of years.
At the end of the excursion, your guide drives you back to Husavik and drops you off at the port in time for your cruise departure.
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