Top Things to do in Westfjords Region
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The 5 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Westfjords Region, Iceland
Discover the best top things to do in Westfjords Region, Iceland including Dynjandi (Fjallfoss), Iceland Backcountry Travel, The Old Bookstore, Osvor Maritime Museum, Hversdagssafn - Museum of Everyday Life.
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1. Dynjandi (Fjallfoss)
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5.0 based on 481 reviews
Dynjandi (also known as Fjallfoss) is the largest waterfall in the Westfjords region of Iceland and is considered to be one of the most impressive waterfalls in all of Iceland. The waterfall in made up of 7 waterfalls, each with its own name, one of which is Dynjandi. Dynjandi means “thunderous”. The total height of the waterfalls is about 100 m.
Reviewed By TonySwiss
The best view of these spectacular waterfalls is from the car park, from where you can view the main falls, at the top, and the various cascades below them. If you are fit and sure of foot, you can climb alongside the stream to stand below the main falls, a sheet of water 60 meters wide falling 100 meters over a horizontally stratified rock face, mimicking a leaping chessboard made of water; quite remarkable, and a sight you will never, ever forget.
2. Iceland Backcountry Travel
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5.0 based on 78 reviews
Iceland BackCountry Travel offers tours in highly modified superjeeps driven by native Icelanders. Sightseeing tours, arctic fox and other wildlife photo safaris, northern lights tours, glacier tours, ice fishing for trout, hikes, backcountry skiing. Tours from 3-4 hours and up. Customized tours available. Price varies by tours available.
3. The Old Bookstore
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5.0 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By 489denisek - Denmark, null
If you love books and want to learn more about Iceland’s history visit Flateyri and the Old Bookstore! Wonderful! You can see the family home which is a “living museum” for a small fee and buy new and secondhand books in the bookstore. The secondhand books are priced by weight! We enjoyed our visit! Takk fyrir!
4. Osvor Maritime Museum
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4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By 312karenc - Malden Bridge, United States
We visited in winter. The place was officially closed, but we could still walk around the site which is located on the shore. Wonderful replica fishing huts with grass roofs and fish drying shack with fish in it. It was really charming. Great views of the town, mountains and fjord. We watched a seal fish and lay on a rock very near shore. Just 100 meters or so up the road is an adorable lighthouse. Across from the lighthouse, there is an easy hiking trail up the mountain. All this might not warrant a 7 hour trip from Reykjavik but if you are in Isafjordur or otherwise nearby in the Westfjords, this could be a really great place to spend 1-3 hours, winter or summer, open or closed.
5. Hversdagssafn - Museum of Everyday Life
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4.5 based on 19 reviews
*We happily open our door for groups and enthusiasts all year round outside opening hours. Please leave us message us on FB * Hversdagssafn - museum of everyday life has the main purpose of investigating the mundane and the common, finding the poetry that comes forward when no one is looking. It’s a collection of local voices, memories and story fragments - nostalgic, humorous and thought provoking - curated in various interactive ways. It’s local, as it gives a glimpse to people’s life in the Westfjords, and it’s universal since it touches on the things we all share. Everyday life is a little like dark matter, what happens in between significant moments in life and holds everything together. It’s meeting friends, having dinner, yelling at children, being yelled at, sulking. It’s walking between places, going to work, staying home, worrying, washing up, cutting vegetables. It’s both random and routine. Once you stop and look at it, the beauty of the mundane is revealed.
