Skógafoss

Cascading from mossy cliffs, Skógafoss waterfall marks the point where Iceland’s coast once met the wild North Atlantic Ocean. Centuries of seismic activity, lava flow and erosion have pushed the coastline further away, but you can still spot the steely-grey sea from the top of the waterfall.

A beautiful plume of white water rushing over towering cliffs, Skógafoss attracts visitors from far and wide. You can spot this natural wonder from the Route One ring road as it runs along the south coast of Iceland. While the seashore is now around 4 kilometres from Skógafoss, this waterfall spills out over what was once Iceland’s coastline – the point where the plateau of the Eyjafjallajökull and Katla volcanoes ends.

Skógafoss is part of the Skógá river, which is born from a spring beneath Eyjafjöll mountains. Apart from the powerful cascade itself, what attracts visitors to this spot are the rainbows that form in the waterfall’s mist when the sun hits the droplets. Sometimes you can see a double rainbow in the spray.