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Skeiðará

South Coast

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Skeiðará is a relatively short glacier river. It has its source on the glacier Skeiðarárjökull, one of the southern arms of the Vatnajökull in the south of Iceland.

A unique Icelandic experience. Worth your time.

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Map of Skeiðará

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63.7833°N, 16.9333°W · South Coast

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Off the main road
16.2 km from Route 1
Nearest town
Kirkjubæjarklaustur — 55.7 km away
Distance from Reykjavík
248 km in a straight line
What else is close
14 mapped places within 20 km

Tours near Skeiðará

Black Sands & Riverbeds Airplane Tour from Skaftafellfrom 49.900 ISK · 45 minIngólfshöfði Puffin Tourfrom 12.500 ISK · 2 h 30 minSkaftafell 5-Hours Adventure Glacier Hikefrom 20.759 ISK · 5 hSkaftafell 3 hours Easy Level Glacier Hikefrom 14.613 ISK · 3 hSkaftafell Beyond The Limit - 6 hour Adventurefrom 25.400 ISK · 6 hLaki Craters Airplane Tour from Skaftafellfrom 51.900 ISK · 50 minLandmannalaugar & Highland Wonders Airplane Tour from Skaftafellfrom 67.900 ISK · 1 h 15 minSkaftafell ATV one hour sightseeingfrom 19.557 ISK · 1 hSkaftafell ATV two hour sightseeingfrom 25.185 ISK · 2 h
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ToursIn season nowGlacier Hike Experience on Sólheimajökull Glacier - Meet on locationfrom 15.990 ISK · 3 hIce Cave and Snowmobile Tour from Gullfossfrom 42.891 ISK · 4 hLaugarás Lagoon Birki - Premium Lagoonfrom 7.900 ISK · 2 hAll 1,631 toursBy activity and region

Skeiðará weather and conditions

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4°Cmostly clear · feels 1°C2 m/sgusts 68 h 49 mdaylight · 08:27 – 17:16
In season now · Winter in IcelandGlacier Hike Experience on Sólheimajökull Glacier - Meet on locationfrom 15.990 ISK · 3 h
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Cars & campers

−12%exclusive discountFree cancellationKEF airport pickup 24/74.8
Dacia Duster 4x4
SUV

Dacia Duster 4x4

Cheapest real 4WD in the fleet — gravel, the Westfjords and easy summer F-roads without truck prices.

TransmissionManual
FuelPetrol/diesel
Seats5
Drive4WD
From
5,355 kr6,300 kr/day
Reserve −12%
VW Caravelle
9-seater

VW Caravelle

Whole family or friend group in one car — gear in the back, room to stretch.

TransmissionAutomatic
FuelDiesel
Seats9
Drive2WD
From
12,750 kr15,000 kr/day
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Key Camper Wild Duo
Camper

Key Camper Wild Duo

Sleep right by the trailhead, wake up at the falls — F-road ready from mid-June.

TransmissionManual
FuelPetrol
Sleeps2
Drive4WD
From
5,304 kr6,240 kr/day
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Photos & videos

Skeiðará — photo by Laurent Deschodt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5Photo: Laurent Deschodt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

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Nearby

km column = your drive

  1. 1Gígjukvísl26 km
  2. 2Núpsvötn28 km
  3. 3Súlnadalsá36 km
  4. 4Fossálar46 km
  5. 5Tangalækur47 km
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Waterfalls

  1. 1Grófarlækjarfoss20 km
  2. 2Sionyfoss20 km
  3. 3Stigafoss23 km
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Hot springs

  1. 1Guðlaug50 km
  2. 2Geothermal hot spring near Skaftárhreppur55 km
  3. 3Geothermal hot spring near Höfn99 km
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Fuel

  1. 1Fagurhólsmýri18 km · 310.9 kr/L
  2. 2Freysnes23 km · 308.6 kr/L
  3. 3Kirkjubæjarklaustur54 km · 308.7 kr/L
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Supermarkets

  1. 1Gvendarkjör55 km
  2. 2Nettó99 km
  3. 3Krónan110 km
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Tours

  1. Adrenaline Combo: Off-Road Buggy & Mega Zipline Experiencefrom 29.300 ISK · 3 hours
  2. Buggy Adventure in Þórsmörkfrom 89.990 ISK · 5 hours
  3. Bus transfer from Landmannalaugar to Hella / Reykjavikfrom 12.220 ISK · 4 hours
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Frequently
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Where is Skeiðará?
Skeiðará is a river in South Coast, Iceland. Check the map on this page for its course and the nearest access points.
Can you fish in Skeiðará?
Fishing any Icelandic river needs a permit sold per river or beat. Salmon rivers book far ahead and can be expensive; trout and char are more accessible. Never fish without a permit, and disinfect gear brought from abroad.
Is Skeiðará safe to cross?
If Skeiðará is crossed by an unbridged highland ford, treat it with real caution: glacial water is cold, fast, deeper than it looks and higher by afternoon. Cross only with the right 4WD and experience, watch another vehicle first, and if in doubt turn back.
When does Skeiðará run highest?
Glacial rivers peak on warm summer afternoons, after rain and during the spring melt. A ford that is passable in the cool morning can be dangerous by late afternoon. Check road.is before highland driving.

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Iceland nowfrom 19 Sep 06:10
8°C · overcastWind 2 m/sRing Road (R1) openAurora Kp 2.67Daylight 07:02 – 19:39Webcams