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Iceland’s Waterfalls, Rated

No one has counted Iceland’s waterfalls. The usual estimate is over 10,000, and most of them have no name and appear on no map. These fifteen are the ones worth planning a stop around, each rated on scenery, accessibility, cost and how busy it gets.

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. Tap a card for the full guide.

Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Scenic Beauty: 5 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss

Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Gljúfrabúi

Gljúfrabúi

Scenic Beauty: 5 out of 5.
Accessibility: 2 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Kvernufoss

Kvernufoss

Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 2 out of 5.
Skógafoss

Skógafoss

Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Dynjandi

Dynjandi

Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Goðafoss

Goðafoss

Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Barnafoss

Barnafoss

Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Hraunfossar

Hraunfossar

Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Dettifoss

Dettifoss

Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Hafragilsfoss

Hafragilsfoss

Scenic Beauty: 2 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 2 out of 5.
Hengifoss

Hengifoss

Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 2 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.
Sigöldufoss

Sigöldufoss

Scenic Beauty: 3 out of 5.
Accessibility: 2 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 1 out of 5.
Hjálparfoss

Hjálparfoss

Scenic Beauty: 2 out of 5.
Accessibility: 4 out of 5.
Cost: 1 out of 5.
Crowd level: 2 out of 5.
Svartifoss

Svartifoss

Scenic Beauty: 4 out of 5.
Accessibility: 3 out of 5.
Cost: 2 out of 5.
Crowd level: 4 out of 5.

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