Snæfellsnes & Vatnshellir Lava Cave - PRIVATE TOUR

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Vatnshellir Lava Cave

Arnarstapi

Arnarstapi is a small and ancient fishing village.

Hellnar

Hellnar is a small and ancient fishing village. The beach at Hellnar has amazing rock formation which we will visit.

Djupalonssandur Beach

Djúpalónssandur Black Beach: The Djúpalónssandur Black Beach is a bay at the tip of Snæfellsnes Peninsula. The black small pebbles on the beach have been smoothed by the ocean waves, and amongst them are scattered rusty parts of a wreckage of a ship that stranded in the area in 1948. In the old days fishermen used to test their strength by lifting heavy rocks, that still lie there. Heaviest is Fullsterkur ("full strength"), weighing 154 kg, next is Hálfsterkur ("half strength") weighing 100 kg, hálfdrættingur ("weakling") weighing 54 kg and Amlóði ("Useless") 23 kg. They were traditionally used to qualify men for work on fishing boats, with the Hálfdrættingur being the minimum weight a man would have to lift onto a ledge at hip-height to qualify.

Londrangar Basalt Cliffs

• Lóndrangar Cliffs: The Lóndrangar Cliffs are rock peaks that have formed by erosion of the surrounding material. Lóndrangar are volcanic plugs of basalt, at 75 and 61 meters of height.
• Kirkjufell and Kirkjufell Waterfall: Kirkjufell and Kirkjufell waterfall. Kirkjufell, located on the northern site of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, is one of the most picturesque mountains in Iceland. You might recognize it from TV as well.  With the Kirkjufell Waterfall also in the vicinity, it makes a wonderful and memorable nature stop.

Kirkjufell Mountain

Kirkjufell Mountain and Kirkjufell Waterfall: Kirkjufell, located on the northern site of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, is one of the most picturesque mountains in Iceland, and with the Kirkjufell waterfall in the vicinity makes a wonderful nature stop.