From far away, we could see the iconic Dynjandi waterfall we were trying to reach. When driving in and out the fjords, everything looked so close but in fact, it took us some time to reach it. It was roughly situated at 45 minutes from Þingeyri.
The waterfall came from Dynjandisá river, a glacial river that dropped off a cliff, forming a bride’s veil shape waterfall that was approximatively 30 meters wide at its top and 60 meters at its bottom. Below the main waterfall, a series of 6 cascades connected the glacial water to the sea. The names of the other waterfalls are Hæstahjallafoss, Strompgljúfrafoss, Göngumannafoss, Hrísvaðsfoss, Hundafoss and Bæjarfoss. We hiked on top to be able to see all these little falls downstream of Dynjandi and that was so nice even if the sun was very well hidden !
We took road 62 then 60 and drove for so long to be able to reach our guesthouse in Bjarkalundur.I shot a lot of pictures from the windows of the car and we occasionally stop to enjoy the views. That was a very long day !
Hi, just found your blog and am thrilled to stumble over these posts about Iceland. I visited it twice years ago and drove all around the island. My favourite part were definitely the beautiful westfjords, and Breiðavík. Great pictures! Makes me want to go back!
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The Westfjords were incredible, I agree ! Doing a road trip is the best way to enjoy Iceland I think :-)
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That waterfall is spectacular. I have enjoyed your posts on Iceland – thanks for sharing.
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The waterfall can be seen from very far away, so the excitement was building up as we were driving towards it. It’s really a nice place to hike and take pictures :-)
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Such captivating scenery and what a memorable journey! The best part is getting an uninterrupted view of the landscape minus the tourists! The only challenge about this trip is spelling and pronouncing the names of places you visited. :)
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Icelandic words are very tricky to pronounce. Especially Landmannalaugar. I can’t still say It properly :D:D
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Lovely site… Thanks for sharing.
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A must do in the Westfjords! Easily accessible and beautiful to look at :-)
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Fantastic capture and it so beautiful…
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It was a superb waterfall, I’m not surprised people have voted it the best waterfall of Iceland.
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Amazing pictures. Should also visit Iceland at some point.
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Should be on everyone’s bucket list :-)
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I like all these different viewpoints.
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I’m glad you enjoyed them :-) This waterfall was amazing ! :-)
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Thanks for visiting my blog. These photographs of Iceland are truly wonderful; I’ve always wanted to visit it! Happy travels. :)
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I hope you will get the chance to visit, it is really an amazing place !
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I really hope so. I wanted to go there last year when I was in Europe, but I zipped off to Morocco instead! Another time, eh? :)
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:) long story, short: j’adore l’Islande, comme toi… <3 je lui ai dédié plusieurs posts… amicales pensées, Mélanie
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Oui j’ai vu ! Et j’ai parcouru tes photos des Westfjords :-) A quel moment de l’année as-tu visité ?
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Dynjandi is a such a beauty and hardly anyone gets the opportunity to actually see it since it’s in the West fjords; far from the tourist spots, ring road, or any typical Iceland tours. Thanks again for sharing and providing the road routes.
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It’s a bit out of the way, that’s true. Otherwise, it’s a road side attraction and it’s impossible to miss it if you are in the area :-)
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Really amazing, as always! I envy you can see such beautiful sights with your own eyes :) :)
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Yeah ! We were so glad to have made it to the westfjords. This is such an amazing place !
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What a beautiful place! Love the pictures.
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It was an amazing place ! The best of Iceland is in the Westfjords :-)
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Yes, driving in the West Fjords can be tiring if you have too many kilometres for one day. Your photos are great. And I like that you shoot all the signs with the names of the cascades on Dynjandi. I shot the same house on your last photo, too. Funny. :D http://allesistgut.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/magical-iceland-25/
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Haha, yeah !!! This is extremely funny that we take the same pictures.. and it looks like we had a similar weather as well :-) I shoot all the signs because I wouldn’t have been able to remember the name of all of them :p
Have a nice week !
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We had only 4°C on our drive in the Southern Westfjords. But it gots warmer as the day progresses.
And it’s the same here. I wouldn’t be able to remember all those names. So I’m happy you named them all in your posting. ;) Have a nice week, you too!
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Aaaah Hotel Bjarkalundur… Possibly the world’s most disgusting “fish stew”! I was so glad you were able to recover from eating that!
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I almost forgot about the disgusting stew .. thanks for reminding me that ! ;-)
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C’est vraiment magnifique! Merci pour ce très beau partage!
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Les fjords de l’ouest, une petite merveille bien cachée et à découvrir :-)
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I love your waterfall photos, as I’m a big fan of hunting out and hiking to waterfalls. But the pics of the fjords are so-o great, I’m now a fan of those, too. Thanks for sharing your journey.
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I love chasing waterfall as well, and Iceland is the perfect land for that ! There are all so different and unique, it’s never boring :-) But you are right, the fjords are also beautiful and they create a special atmosphere, very serene and peaceful. Thanks for stopping by ! :-)
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Amazing pics!
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Thanks for stopping by :-)
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Beautiful!
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I’m glad you enjoyed them !
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Have just got in from a long day out Gin and very happy to see another instalment of your Icelandic travels – the photos as usual are just stunning! Am so impressed by all the names as well – they must be difficult to spell! I must get a map out and see exactly where you went it looks an incredible road trip and so helpful to anyone else if they are planning a similar trip at any time! :)
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Thank you ! If it can help, I’ve made a map with my itinerary and all the attractions, so you can visualize it better :-)
https://beautifuliceland.wordpress.com/category/europe/iceland/road-trip-iceland/itinerary-road-trip/map-itinerary/
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Wonderful Gin I will take a look thanks! :)
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