Top Things to do in West Region
The 10 Best Free Things to do in West Region, Iceland
Discover the best top things to do in West Region, Iceland including Snaefellsjokull National Park & Glacier, Hraunfossar, Londrangar, Grabrok Crater, Dritvik and Djupalonssandur, Kirkjufell Mountain, Hafnarfjall mountain, Glymur, Londrangar Basalt Cliffs, Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall.
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1. Snaefellsjokull National Park & Glacier
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 358 reviews
Reviewed By Margo7850p
As many other things in Iceland, this place is very special and very beautiful. This beautiful place is one of my favourite places in the whole country. Spectacular trails, make sure to allocate good chunk of time to explore the shoreline. Dramatic coastline, waves pounding on rocks and cliff faces, not too many tourists. It's such a beautiful and magical place. Great place for traveling and photography purpose. Stunning beauty. Mother nature at her best.
2. Hraunfossar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 640 reviews
Reviewed By 940lizh - Whitehaven, United Kingdom
Definitely worth a visit. We have visited here before on a sunny day when the water was a gorgeous blue colour. Today was a bit cloudy so water not as blue. None the less definitely worth a visit. Well signposted. Easy to get to plenty of parking. Now there is a cafe not too far away so you can have a chance to warm up on a cold day .
3. Londrangar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 143 reviews
Reviewed By Serena684 - Peschiera Borromeo, Italy
Lóndrangar are two huge pillars close to the sea and looking as they are emerging from water, located in the southern part of Snæfellsnes Peninsula, in Western Iceland. The guide from the close tourist centre who accompanied us to the site, told us of the countless legends gravitating around these two stacks, along with the true stories of the fishermen dwelling the bay in the old times, still witnessed by the ruins of their simple rock-houses, and of the foxes which settled their den at the feet of the rocks some years ago. A fascinating tour for a fascinating location, absolutely suggested to everyone.
4. Grabrok Crater
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 206 reviews
Reviewed By NZSITM - San Francisco, United States
This is a must-stop attraction along the Ring Road. On 7/8/19, my husband and I stopped by the parking lot and walked up the stairs to the top. The path to the stop is a boardwalk with gradual stairs and benches along the way. The 15-minute walk up was easy and enjoyable. Then we walked around the rim for the beautiful view (no boardwalk here). There are benches at the top where we enjoyed a snack and lingered. At the parking lot, there are no toilets, gift shop or restaurant, just big map signs. Walking Grabok Crater was so easy for us as compared to climbing the Hverfjall Crater from Dimmuborgir and circling the crater rim over rocky grounds the day before.
5. Dritvik and Djupalonssandur
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 170 reviews
Reviewed By j0seluisrivera - Barcelona, Spain
near of rocadragon and snaefellness glacier is another nice moment and landscape to take pictures and quiet moment on the trip
6. Kirkjufell Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 634 reviews
The mountain is near Grundarfjordur, a teensy-weensy town in west Iceland. With a summit 1,500 feet above sea level, Mount Kirkjufell the biggest landmark in the village of about 900 residents. Kirkjufell stands on snaefellsnes peninsula of its own, a stunning backdrop for the multicolored Icelandic sky.
Reviewed By sbizzle - Ludlow, United Kingdom
Worth the long drive to see this iconic mountain from all sides! Grundafjordur to east is nearest place for food and petrol. There is also a fabulous waterfall opposite.
7. Hafnarfjall mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
The mountain Hafnarfjall near Borgarnes is part of the same extinguished central volcano as Skardsheidi and also about 4 million years old. The mountain is 844 m in height and its sides are rather eroded. Most of the mountain consists of basalt, but on the north side there is a small crag, which is made of granofyr. The name "flatfish" indicates its form. Let the children discover it!
8. Glymur
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 322 reviews
Reviewed By dr_j_now - Germantown, United States
This hike was seriously amazing. It took some convincing to get my wife to agree to it, but we went for it and had a blast. The views the entire way are just absolutely stunning and it was a ton of fun doing river crossings and conquering the parts of the trail that were challenging. As others have mentioned it's recommended that you hike up the Southern side (right, facing the falls) and return on the North (left, facing the falls). Once you get going you'll understand why as some areas of the trail up do have loose rocks and are quite steep, so it's much easier to go up than come back down that way. The views on the way up were way better than on the way down as well, so definitely don't skip that side altogether. That said, to do both sides you have to cross the river twice. At the start there is a log most of the year and a cable to hold onto to help you across. You'll still want waterproof boots as otherwise the rest of the hike could be miserable with waterlogged shoes. You'll encounter a cave to walk through on the way up as well which is pretty neat. It seemed like very few people ventured to the very top, but it's totally worth the bit of extra effort for the views (and sense of accomplishment). It is at the very top that you'll encounter that 2nd river crossing to get to the Northern side. The crossing at the top is quite a bit wider than the first, so there's no cable or log to help you across here. The depth may vary throughout the year, but when we visited there were areas up near our knees (which doesn't sound bad at all, but the water was downright frigid). Wearing our shoes, even though waterproof, was out of the question considering the depth, so we took them off and went barefoot. We relied on each other for balance to help make it across since some of the rocks were slippery and/or rather painful to step on barefoot if we hit them on the wrong part of our foot. We made it though, dried our feet/legs off, put our boots back on, and carried on to head back to our car down the Northern route. Truly, this hike was amazing; by far our favorite hike anywhere thus far. This is basically the tallest (accessible) waterfall in Iceland at 198 meters. They discovered a taller one in 2011 (Morsi), but it's recommended that you be an experienced glacial hiker with the correct equipment to get anywhere near it, so that leaves most of us to explore Glymur. For Glymur, if you're reasonably fit you shouldn't have much of a problem, so just do it (being careful along the way of course)!
9. Londrangar Basalt Cliffs
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By Allkuans - Singapore, Singapore
Most people would recommend this hike in one direction or the other. The most useful advice I found was parking at Malarrif and then do a return hike, ie, Malarrif-Londragar-Malarrif. However, I modified this slightly and this is my suggestion (if you are driving from Arnapstapi): 1. Park at Londrangar, walk to the viewing platform to see the basalt cliffs. 2. Drive a short distance further on to Malarrif, visit the excellent Tourist Information Centre. The toilet is open 24 hours. 3. Walk towards Londrangar as far as you wish to view the basalt cliffs, depending on your time availability. 4. Do a walk along the Malarrif beach as well. We
10. Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 208 reviews
Reviewed By sharonq867 - Zeeland, The Netherlands
Very nice waterfall where we ended up unexpectedly. We just followed the sign to see where it would bring us and we did not expect this. Beautiful waterfall and very quiet. You can see the waterfall from below or for the daredevil from up in the small stroke of ground when you cross the stones. A nice waterfall that is worth a stop when you drive by
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