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Kolufossar
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Kolufossar is an 8-meter waterfall on the Víðidalsá river in North Iceland.
The Kolufossar are three waterfalls in northwest Iceland, near Hvammstangi and Laugarbakki, with a height of about 8 metres. The river Víðidalsá eroded the Kolugil gorge and plunges here over the three falls before flowing into the river Hóp. The three falls are named Efrifoss ("Upper Waterfall"), the topmost; Kolufoss ("Kola's Waterfall"); and Neðri-Kolufoss ("Lower Waterfall of Kola"). Below the upper waterfall there is a bridge carrying a local side road, from which one has a view of the waterfall and the gorge. The falls are reached via the Víðidalsvegur (Road 715), which branches off the Ring Road.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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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
VW Caravelle
Whole family or friend group in one car — gear in the back, room to stretch.
TransmissionAutomaticFuelDieselSeats9Drive2WD
Key Camper Wild Duo
Sleep right by the trailhead, wake up at the falls — F-road ready from mid-June.
TransmissionManualFuelPetrol
Sleeps2Drive4WDTours near Kolufossar
Small groups
Akureyri Whale Watching
Humpbacks and dolphins in Eyjafjörður — the classic North-Iceland outing.
Duration3 hours
PickupAkureyri
HighlightsEyjafjörður
TypeBoat tour
Glacier & Golden Circle
Snowmobile across a glacier, then hit the Golden Circle classics.
Duration10 hoursPickupReykjavík
ActivitySnowmobile
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Waterfalls
A waterfall in West Iceland. One of many cascades that make Iceland a waterfall paradise.
A waterfall in West Iceland. One of many cascades that make Iceland a waterfall paradise.
A waterfall in West Iceland. One of many cascades that make Iceland a waterfall paradise.
A waterfall in West Iceland. One of many cascades that make Iceland a waterfall paradise.
Hot Springs
Wild hot spring. Real Iceland experience. Best with few people.
Natural hot pot. Coordinates only - verify before visiting.
Natural hot pot. Coordinates only - verify before visiting.
Natural geothermal hot spring near Blönduós, North Iceland — a wild roadside soak by the…
Campsites
Beautiful family campsite.
A little and cosy campsite in the little village of Laugarbakki on road 704, at the…
West Iceland camping. Access to Snæfellsnes peninsula and western attractions. Good…
The camp site Kirkjuhvammur is in a great location above Hvammstangi. The site is large…
Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Kjörbúðin supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 279.8 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Tours
Humpbacks and dolphins in Eyjafjörður — the classic North-Iceland outing.
Snowmobile across a glacier, then hit the Golden Circle classics.
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Icelandic WikipediaEncyclopedic description · CC BY-SA 4.0
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
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