June 12th, 2025 - Ice Lagoon
The rain had stopped in the morning, but it was very foggy. Shortly after 8:00 a.m., we started our tour, first heading to Múlagljúfur Canyon.
The Múlagljúfur Canyon is located not far from the ring road, between the small town of Hof and the Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon. About 3.4 kilometers west of the road to Fjallsárlón, a gravel road leads towards the canyon. As there are no signs, this place remains undiscovered by most tourists and is much quieter than the well-known attractions of the Golden Circle.
After about two kilometers, the road ends at a small parking lot where, as usual, we had to pay a fee of 1,000 ISK. From there, a path winds its way up through the fog to the top of the canyon. Once we reached the top, the fog gradually began to lift, and a breathtaking view opened up before us, which we enjoyed with amazement as the visibility became clearer and clearer. This place is a real insider tip!
On the way back, the fog had completely cleared, allowing us to see far into the lowlands and the Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon.
The hike with a break at the top took a good two hours, after which we drove on to Diamond Beach. There, chunks of ice broken off the glacier tongue lie like diamonds on the black beach. Diamond Beach is one of Iceland’s most famous attractions. In contrast to the little-known canyon, it was very busy there, and it was sometimes difficult to take pictures without any people.
Nevertheless, there were still many very photogenic motifs:
We then crossed a bridge to reach the next parking lot at the Jökulsárlón ice lagoon. Unfortunately, the weather had worsened again, with an icy wind blowing and light rain falling. We therefore decided not to take a boat trip to see the icebergs drifting in the lagoon.
Our next destination was the town of Höfn. There is a restaurant named Pakkhus which was highly recommended by our friends Andrea and Harry for its excellent lobster menus.
First, however, we replenished our supplies at the local Netto grocery store and parked the motorhome at the campground. You can’t reserve a table at Pakkhus. So we went there directly. Since all the tables were occupied, we were given a pager and took a seat in the bar area, where we enjoyed a glass of wine and a beer. After a relatively short wait, the pager went off and we were assigned a nice window table with a view of the small harbor.
Following our friends’ recommendation, we ordered the lobster twice (we got three lobster tails each!). As a starter, my wife chose a langoustine soup and I ordered a crab salad.
It tasted wonderful. The food wasn’t cheap (we paid around €165 in total, including drinks), but it was absolutely worth it. Afterwards, we were stuffed and took a leisurely stroll back to the campsite. It wasn’t cold at all, so we didn’t need caps or gloves. We spent a quiet evening in the camper. Tomorrow will be exhausting, as we planned to drive a long way, first to Hengifoss and then to Borgarfjarðarhöfn on the east coast. There are supposed to be lots of puffins in Borgarfjarðarhöfn again.