Lagoons in West Iceland
West Iceland has fjords, tide pools and Europe’s most powerful hot spring, all within an hour or two of Reykjavík. It’s the easiest region to explore on a day trip from the city.
Hvammsvík’s hot pools sit on the shore of the Whale Fjord, and Guðlaug is a small bath built into the sea wall in Akranes. Inland, Krauma is next door to the Deildartunguhver hot spring, and the Canyon Baths are hidden in a canyon near Húsafell, reached on a guided walk.
4 lagoons · 3 bookable through Lagoon Land
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The lagoons
West · Hvalfjörður
Hvammsvík Hot Springs
Eight hot springs on the shore, rising and falling with the tide
35–42°C · from 5,900 ISKBook →
West · Akranes
Guðlaug
A three-tier hot pool built into a beach breakwater
Hot & beach pools · from 2,800 ISKBook direct ↗
West · Reykholt
Krauma
Europe’s most powerful hot spring, cooled with glacier water
37–41°C · from 7,900 ISKBook →
Guided onlyWest · Húsafell
Húsafell Canyon Baths
Stone pools hidden in a canyon, reached on foot
30–41°C · from 10,900 ISKBook →