Raudasandur & Dynjandi

We start the tour by driving to the breathtaking Raudasandur beach. It is a long drive but we travel through some of the most beautiful fjords and charming fishing towns in Iceland.

Geologically considered to be the oldest part of Iceland, Onundarfjordur has a unique golden beach and dune system that are a protected eider duck nesting site.
Dyrafjordur is rich in flora, fauna, history and geological marvels and home to the highest mountains of the Westfjords.
We take the new tunnel at the bottom of Dyrafjordur. Before the opening of the tunnel in autumn 2020, the only connection between the Northern and Southern Westfjords was a treacherous mountain pass only accessible in the summer.
The tunnel exits in Arnarfjordur, which at 30kms long is one of the longest fjords in Iceland. It is well known in folklore for being home to various sea monsters.

Raudasandur is one of the most unique beaches in Iceland and gets its colour from pulverised scallop shells.
Die 10 km langen orange-rosa Sandstrände sind bei niedrigem Wasserstand am spektakulärsten, was deutlich zu den dunklen Bergklippen und dem blauen Ozean kontrastiert.
An klaren Tagen ist es möglich, den auf dem Horizont thronten Schneefelsschlucht zu sehen.

We drive back to Arnarfjordur where we visit the majestic Dynjandi waterfall, one of Iceland’s prettiest waterfalls and an icon of the Westfjords.
Dynjandi is at the bottom of the Dynjandisvogur creek after which the waterfall is named.

A series of 7 waterfalls falling like a bridal veil from the edge of a cliff, Dynjandi will take your breath away.
The river originates from the Eyjavatn lake in the Glama moors, which were home to the now extinct Glamajokull glacier.
Wir halten eine Stunde lang an, damit Sie den Wasserfall und die malerische Landschaft genießen können. Es ist möglich, die kurze Wanderung zu unternehmen, um den oberen Teil genauer zu betrachten und die spektakuläre Aussicht auf den Fjord und die umliegenden Berge zu genießen.