{"id":31362,"date":"2017-07-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/road-trip-iceland-2-the-magic-of-godafoss-waterfall-and-volcanic-myvatn\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T18:51:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T23:51:38","slug":"road-trip-iceland-2-the-magic-of-godafoss-waterfall-and-volcanic-myvatn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/road-trip-iceland-2-the-magic-of-godafoss-waterfall-and-volcanic-myvatn\/","title":{"rendered":"Road trip Iceland #2: The magic of Go\u00f0afoss waterfall and volcanic M\u00fdvatn"},"content":{"rendered":"

During our 4-day road trip Iceland, we drove all the way to the north of the country. After the impressive and not touristy peninsula Vatnsnes<\/strong><\/a> we continued our journey toward two natural wonders: one of Iceland’s most beautiful waterfalls, Go\u00f0afoss, and the volcanic M\u00fdvatn. Here we marveled at the splendor of Icelandic nature and the diversity of landscapes, and took beautiful hikes. Today I also take you to this wonderful world of Northern Iceland. Have fun!<\/p>\n

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Go\u00f0afoss: the magic of the Gods waterfall<\/h2>\n
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In the early morning we will leave for the east of Iceland. A beautiful ride with many stops along the route that invite walking and enjoying nature. After a few hours of driving we arrive at Go\u00f0afoss: what a beautiful waterfall!<\/p>\n

Go\u00f0afoss is located directly along Beltway 1. Here on the map.<\/strong><\/a> With signs, it is clearly marked where to go. There are two parking lots: one on the ring road side and one on the other side near the gas station. We begin our visit at the first parking lot.<\/p>\n

When we get off the boat, we can already hear the water clattering down with great violence. We walk over rocks in the water to the viewpoint: wow how beautiful! Over a width of about 30 meters, the clear water thunders down about 12 meters. The waterfall is divided into a few sections with rocks in between. Go\u00f0afoss is located in the Skjalfandaflj\u00f3t River in the middle of a lava field some 7,000 years old<\/strong>, created by the shield volcano Trolladungia.<\/p>\n\n\t\t