{"id":259,"date":"2012-05-14T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/tours2\/?p=259"},"modified":"2023-11-19T14:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T14:56:44","slug":"dettifoss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/dettifoss\/","title":{"rendered":"Dettifoss Waterfall &#8211; North Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dettifoss waterfall<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wilderness of North Iceland, Dettifoss waterfall pounds into a deep canyon with a deep rumble. The waterfall is famous as the most powerful waterfall in Europe and just to stand close enough to feel the surrounding rocks in a constant state of vibration confirms this fact. As a photo location Dettifoss waterfall works so much better from the East side. But getting over to the East side is a very uncomfortable journey in a regular car. There is an easier road leading to  the West side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/01\/Detti1-e1577988373167.jpg\" alt=\"Icelandic waterfalls\" class=\"wp-image-80956\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dettifoss Waterfall Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dettifoss is the second largest waterfall in Iceland (and Europe).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Iceland (and Europe).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The waterfall is 100 meters wide and nearly 50 meters high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>It is possible to visit Dettifoss in Winter via route 862 or SuperJeep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The East side is better with more complete views of the falls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Surrounding Area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The mighty Dettifoss waterfall Iceland is accompanied by two other substantial waterfalls. Selfoss is a few kilometres south and Hafragilsfoss is a few kilometres north. Dettifoss and Selfoss and accessible providing that care is taken to traverse the rugged terrain. Marked trails can be found to assist you. The waterfalls can be access from both sides of the river, although the road on the west side is a track requiring a mountain vehicle. Smaller cars are often seen stranded on these tough roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/flytour-godafoss-dettifoss\/\" style=\"border-radius:15px\">Fly Drive North<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Because it is north facing and in a northern location, the midnight sun can be your best friend. Be sure to spend a night there midsummer for the best light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Dettifoss My Enricher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dettifoss waterfall so thunderous to my ears and feet<br>Before the edge the calmness of river<br>Before the icy waters face their plummeting doom<br>The plundered gallons shake the ground with a tribal beat<br>And like the word \u2018Pounding\u2019, there is<br>No point pretending Dettifoss is a gentle giant<br><em>By A.C.Brackley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hotels Near Dettifoss Waterfall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The closest hotels to Dettifoss waterfall are around Lake Myvatn, which is about 40 minutes drive from the western side of Dettifoss.  To the north of the falls, there is a large campsite at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northiceland.is\/en\/place\/asbyrgi-canyon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u00c1sbyrgi canyon<\/a>, but the road from the weastern side is very challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f98a9420\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Myvatn Hotels<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Use the sponsored links below to find and book hotels close to lake Myvatn. <\/p>\n\n\n<ins class=\"bookingaff\" data-aid=\"2226810\" data-target_aid=\"2226810\" data-prod=\"map\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"590\" data-lang=\"ualng\" data-dest_id=\"0\" data-dest_type=\"landmark\" data-latitude=\"65.8146662\" data-longitude=\"-16.384576\" data-landmark_name=\"Dettifoss Waterfall\" data-mwhsb=\"0\" data-address=\"Dettifoss, Iceland\" data-zoom=\"10\">\r\n    <!-- Anything inside will go away once widget is loaded. -->\r\n        <a href=\"\/\/www.booking.com?aid=2226810\">Booking.com<\/a>\r\n<\/ins><script>\r\n\r\n    (function(d, sc, u) {\r\n      var s = d.createElement(sc), p = d.getElementsByTagName(sc)[0];\r\n      s.type = 'text\/javascript';\r\n      s.async = true;\r\n      s.src = u + '?v=' + (+new Date());\r\n      p.parentNode.insertBefore(s,p);\r\n      })(document, 'script', '\/\/cf.bstatic.com\/static\/affiliate_base\/js\/flexiproduct.js');\r\n<\/script>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prometheus Film-Set<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dettifoss waterfall is part of the J\u00f6kuls\u00e1 \u00e1 Fj\u00f6llum river.&nbsp; This water is glacier meltwater from the Vatnjokull Glacier some 120 km south of the falls.&nbsp; &nbsp;The Eastern side is accessible by rough track which connects to the ring road and also from Asbyrgi further north. The West side of Dettifoss is also accessible from the north near Asbyrgi, but this is a very difficult track.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a paved road to the west side from the ring road.&nbsp; This is the easiest way to access the waterfall, although it does involve a 2 km hike.&nbsp; The waterfall is 44m high. Helicopter footage from the canyon featured in the opening scene of Prometheus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/north-iceland\/\" style=\"border-radius:17px\">North Iceland Day Tours<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_5697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/Dettisnow-e1643380656431.jpg\" alt=\"Dettifoss waterfall west\" class=\"wp-image-5697\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The west side of Dettifoss waterfall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dettifoss Waterfall Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6f156f7a\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group Tours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These group tours include Godafoss waterfall, Lake Myvatn and Dettifoss waterfall. There are likely to visit the west side of Dettifoss waterfall because of the easier access. These north Iceland tours depart from Akureyri.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-vi-partner-id=P00056912 data-vi-widget-ref=W-6d3bf995-b89f-4c34-b79d-fff7cc01d0e8 ><\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/orion\/partner\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private Tours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to spend quality time at the waterfall, these private tours could be the answer. A superjeep might be able to access the east side of Dettifoss in the Winter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-vi-partner-id=P00056912 data-vi-widget-ref=W-3cdf8c35-c038-4be8-a5a0-6e2b4533c01f ><\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/orion\/partner\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Multi-day Tours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These longer tours will visit all the main attractions around Iceland over several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-vi-partner-id=P00056912 data-vi-widget-ref=W-a2af71f4-321e-4f1f-bcbd-e8a0b85a87d9 ><\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/orion\/partner\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/nordurstrandaleidin-arctic-coast-way\/\" style=\"border-radius:13px;color:#078ebf\">Self Drive &#8211; Northern Coast<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/IMG_1634-Pano.jpg\" alt=\"Dettifoss waterfall \" class=\"wp-image-83945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/IMG_1634-Pano.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/IMG_1634-Pano-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/IMG_1634-Pano-768x706.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/IMG_1634-Pano-610x561.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dettifoss waterfall on a gloomy day above.  Below is a vertical HDR photo of Dettifoss with a faster shutter to capture some details in the waterfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\" id=\"attachment_84571\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWaterfalVertical.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical photo of Dettifoss waterfall\" class=\"wp-image-85674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWaterfalVertical.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWaterfalVertical-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vertical photo of Dettifoss waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selfoss Waterfall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>About 2km south of Dettifoss (accessible from either side of Dettifoss) there is a beautiful waterfall called Selfoss.&nbsp;&nbsp; The path on the East side of the river is very rough and sometimes not clear. There are coloured sticks to help you navigate the rocky areas. The path on the West side is fairly easy going. This photo was taken from the West side of the river. I always seem to render my Selfoss waterfall photographs into black and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_84374\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/IMG_9539.jpg\" alt=\"Selfoss waterfall North Iceland\" class=\"wp-image-84374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/IMG_9539.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/IMG_9539-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/IMG_9539-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/02\/IMG_9539-610x406.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selfoss waterfall near Dettifoss North Iceland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dettifoss Canyon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After Dettifoss waterfall and facing North there is quite an impressive river canyon. This impressive canyon is called J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rglj\u00fafur (Glacier River Gorge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_84570\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/GrandCanyon-e1646735320845.jpg\" alt=\"Dettifoss canyon J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rglj\u00fafur\" class=\"wp-image-84570\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking North with Dettifoss waterfall behind me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hafragilsfoss waterfall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>About 2km north of Dettifoss there is another waterfall called Hafragilsfoss.&nbsp; This photo was taken from the east side road. I couldn\u2019t see a way to get close without rock climbing skills or a helicopter. If drones were permitted in the Vatnjokull National Park, then that could be the key to getting close up photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_84572\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/Hafragilsfoss-e1646735586877.jpg\" alt=\"Hafragilsfoss waterfall North Iceland\" class=\"wp-image-84572\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hafragilsfoss waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tDettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Europe and just to feel the surrounding rocks in a constant state of vibration confirms this fact&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":3304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[82,128,268,2376,2398,362],"table_tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWinterEast2-e1680103713433.jpg",800,534,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWinterEast2-e1680103713433-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWinterEast2-e1680103713433-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWinterEast2-e1680103713433-768x513.jpg",768,513,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWinterEast2-e1680103713433.jpg",800,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWinterEast2-e1680103713433.jpg",800,534,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/DettifossWinterEast2-e1680103713433.jpg",800,534,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>\t\t\t\tDettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Europe and just to feel the surrounding rocks in a constant state of vibration confirms this fact&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/category\/location-guide\/waterfalls-locations\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Icelandic Waterfalls<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"Tony Prower","url":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/author\/walstib\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88591,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/88591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}