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Geysir
The steaming valley that gave geysers their name, where Strokkur shoots boiling water 15 to 20 meters up every few minutes.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Haukadalur, Route 35Directions
- Getting There
- About an hour by car east of Þingvellir.
Why Go
The Great Geysir itself, which once spouted far higher, now rarely erupts. Its neighbor Strokkur, about 50 meters away, swells into a blue bubble and bursts every 6 to 10 minutes. Paths lead past hissing vents and bubbling mud pools on the hillside.
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