Mývatn
A volcanic-landscape lake, with bird areas, islets and pseudocraters in the surroundings.
Nordeste · Iceland
In the destination North of Iceland.
In the photo: Mývatn, Reykjahlíð
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Reykjahlíð is the service base by Mývatn. The lake, Dimmuborgir, Hverfjall, Hverir and Krafla display distinct volcanic forms. Dettifoss requires its own road trip, with a prior choice of which bank to visit.
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The local experience
A volcanic-landscape lake, with bird areas, islets and pseudocraters in the surroundings.
Lava formations with pillars, openings and paths between dark rock and vegetation.
Mud and steam field at the foot of Námafjall, with mineral colors on open ground.
Fall of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river in a canyon of Vatnajökull National Park.
Cone of dark volcanic material with a circular crater, above the eastern shore of Mývatn.
Volcanic area north of Mývatn with a crater, lava fields and geothermal landscape.