Mývatn Region · North Iceland
Every Mývatn Stop, Rated
Every stop around Lake Mývatn, rated on scenery, accessibility, cost and how busy it gets. For the planned version — one day or two, what to skip, where to soak — read my Mývatn guide.
Rated 1–5 on Scenic Beauty, Accessibility, Cost and Crowd level. On Cost, 1 means free and 5 means pricey. On Crowd level, 1 means near-solitude and 5 means tour-bus central.
Hverfjall Crater
Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Hverir
Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Krafla
Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Endless shower
Scenic Beauty: 1 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Ásbyrgi
Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 2 out of 5.
Dimmuborgir
Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Kalfastrond
Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 2 out of 5.
Skútustaðagígar
Scenic Beauty: 2 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Grjótagjá
Scenic Beauty: 2 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Mývatn Visitor Center
Scenic Beauty: 1 out of 5.
Accessibility: 5 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Dettifoss
Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Goðafoss
Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.