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Regina1965 Says: Geysir itself stopped erupting in 1915, but it must have been a sight to see as it went about 60 metres into the air, but Strokkur, which is now spouting with a regular interval, is much smaller. Icelanders tried reviving Geysir by throwing soap into it and forced an...
Regina1965 Says: There are several small hot springs in the Geysir area, especially in the south end of the Geysir area. One of them is called Little Geysir (litli Geysir) and another one Smiður (the smith). Little Geysir is a small hole with bubbling water and Smiður is also always churning...
Regina1965 Says: Blesi hot spring is one of the hot springs on the Geysir area. It doesn´t spout at the moment, I have actually never seen it spout, but I love the absolutely fabulous azure colour of this hot spring. You can see the same azure colour at The Blue lagoon as it comes from...
Hiking the mountain above the Geysir area.
Regina1965 Says: For an excellent view of the Geysir area a short hike up Mt. Laugafell is recommended. Start from Konungshver hot spring and you will pass a panorama disk - and cross a fence with steps. It is not a difficult hike and from up there is an excellent view. Not everybody hikes...
Regina1965 Says: Above the hotel at Geysir there is a troll - not an elf, as they look like humans - but a big troll :) We Icelanders not only believe in the existance of elves, we also believe in trolls. But that is a different kind of belief. Because we know that the elves are alive now,...
Regina1965 Says: One of the hot springs in the Geysir area is called Konungshver or The King´s hot spring or The Royal hot spring. It is in the northwest end of the Geysir area above Geysir. It is named after the Danish king Christian IX, who visited Geysir in 1874 and was back then the king...
fred98115 Says: This is a geyser that goes off every seven minutes or so, and you can be really close. Therefore, you can closely observe all of the stages of an eruption. Also, it generally is not surrounded by "Old Faithful" like crowds. It is not a small geyser which also makes it...
melanief Says: Strokkur (meaning The Churn in Icelandic) is a geysir in the Haukadalur valley in southern Iceland. It is not as time-reliable as Old Faithful, but it does erupt about every 3 to 10 minutes. On the site, there is a sovenir shop, restaurant, campground and gas station.
a5floor Says: Close to Geysir there is Gullfoss. Up here you can find the most famous waterfall of Iceland. It falls down 32 meter. It is so massive. And reall spectacular to see. When you are walking to it, you can have showers from the waterfall. You can make great pictures of the...
Geysir shop.: The national meat-broth and fast food.
Regina1965 Says: There is a souvenir-shop next to the Geysir hotel. In this shop there is also the Geysir geocentre and a restaurant. There you can get hamburgers and the normal fast-food, but also the national Icelandic meat-broth, which is very popular here.The Geysir hotel is next to the...
Restaurant Geysir: Dinner With a View
travelfrosch Says: The restaurant at Geysir is of excellent quality but quite expensive. The advantage: a tremendous view of the thermal field. Enjoy your romantic dinner and watch Strokkur erupt every few minutes through the restaurant's picture window. Main courses are quite pricey -- from...
travelfrosch Says: Bílar og fólk Bus Line 2 runs twice daily June 1 - August 31 from Reykjavík bus station via Selfoss. Reykjavik Excursions also runs seasonal (June 15 - August 31) passenger (i.e., non-"Golden Circle" tour) service from Reykjavík via Þingvellir. Finally, roughly from June to...
acemj Says: Most visitors who come here arrive via tour buses like this one. I wanted to try to see the sights of the Golden Circle Tour without actually joining a tour group, but when I calculated the costs of renting a car and doing it on my own, it really wasn't worth it. Unless...
acemj Says: Across the street from the geyser field, you'll find a hotel with a gift shop as well as the Geysisstofa (geysircenter.com), which has an earthquake simulator and an audio-video show that explains the geological wonders of Iceland. I grabbed a snack at the cafeteria, browsed...
travelfrosch Says: A very important thing to do in this area is to stay on the paths. I was told a dozen tourists or so every year get severely injured by straying from the paths and/or doing something stupid such as putting their hands in the water. Be aware the water in these vents is...
acemj Says: The geyser fields here are strewn with steaming earth, streams, trickles and pools of water. Some of the water is hot. Some is not, but you really never know what you're going to encounter, so try to resist the temptation to test the water with your finger. Water that is...
travelfrosch Says: A nice diversion is to walk down the gravel path to Haukadalur. While this entire area is technically the "Hawk Valley," the specific area I'm talking about is a nature preserve about a 2 km (1.5 mile) walk down a gravel path. In this area, you'll find a bird sanctuary, a...
travelfrosch Says: Just off from the hot spring complex is a hill known as Bjarnarfell. If you follow the path up the hill, you can get to the top in about 30 minutes. From there, you can get excellent views of the Geysir area, as well as surrounding valleys. If you have time (which you won't...
Why does water fly toward the sky?
acemj Says: Geysers are caused by surface water seeping down through the ground until it meets rock that is heated by magma beneath the surface. There is a reservoir of water toward the bottom of the geyser column. After this water is heated beneath the ground, it rises back toward the...
Gentenaar Says: Geysir national park is a lovely location in the inland of Iceland, there is a shop / restaurant, the beautifull nature and offcourse the hot water springs and geysers. It's a very touristic place. The most active geyser the "Strokkur" pumps up water every 4 to 8 minutes and...
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Walking back to the car park & I had about half an hour more to be around the area, so I entered the Multimedia Museum, which was free entrance for me,...
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Our first stop in Iceland was the area around Geysir, the original geothermal fountain which gave its name to other phenomena of its kind around the world. Records appear to indicate this area became...
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The word Geysir derives from the Icelandic very "to gush" and is the only Icelandic word to have made it into the English language (with the minor spelling change of "geyser"). There are geysers all...
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One of the most famous attractions of Iceland, Geysir is a must for people who wants to visit Iceland. The Big Gaysir start spurting in 14th century and it end at the begining of 20th century, but...
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17 September 2007 After checking out the hotel we went to Geysir. We took route 47, 1 and 35 to Geysir. It took us a couple of hours to get there. When we arrived in Geysir we checked into our hotel....
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This is Geysir-Strokkur in winter time and travelogues with more picture. See a tip on Geysir-Strokkur under Iceland Strokkur is currently the most active spring in Iceland, not Geysir. The first...
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