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South coast waterfalls

The road along the south coast passes one waterfall after another. Seljalandsfoss you can walk behind; Gljúfrabúi hides in a cleft a few hundred metres on.

Seljalandsfoss falls about 60 metres and a path runs behind the curtain of water.

Iceland - June 2024: A waterfall drops from columnar basalt cliffs into a rocky, mist-filled canyon below.
Waterfall cascading through a basalt canyon, IcelandLicense
South Iceland - June 2024: sunlight streams through the curtain of Seljalandsfoss waterfall viewed from the cave behind, with visitors on the surrounding trail below.
View from behind Seljalandsfoss waterfall, IcelandLicense
Gljúfrabúi waterfall plunges through a narrow, moss-lined canyon opening in south Iceland.
Gljúfrabúi waterfall inside a mossy canyon, IcelandLicense
A dark basalt sea stack rises from a black sand beach with the Reynisdrangar rock spires visible along the south Iceland coastline.
Basalt sea stack on black sand beach near Reynisdrangar, IcelandLicense
South Iceland - June 2024: a silhouetted figure strikes a pose beneath a rock cave arch opening onto a black sand beach and blue sky.
Silhouetted figure posing beneath a coastal cave arch, IcelandLicense
Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon's layered rock spires rise above a winding river cutting through the mossy gorge, south Iceland.
Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon rock spires and winding river, IcelandLicense
A wide view over Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon shows its layered rock walls winding toward the distant Icelandic coastline.
Aerial view of Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon toward the coast, IcelandLicensePrint
South Iceland - June 2024: a man in a helmet stands inside a glacier ice cave, surrounded by luminous blue and black striated ice walls.
Man standing inside a glowing blue ice cave, IcelandEditorial use: ask