Explore the home of the Icelandic Sagas on our Silver Circle Day tour of the wild landscapes of West Iceland, visiting magical waterfalls, spectacular canyon baths, powerful hot springs and much more.

The tour starts in Reykjavik and heads to Borgarnes, the gateway to West Iceland. Deildartunguhver is the first sight on the tour - the most powerful hot spring in Europe.

After spending some time walking amongst the steaming clouds of vapour at Deildartunguhver, we’ll move onto Hraunfossar, also known as the “Lava Waterfalls”.

Hraunfossaris a majestic waterfall that stretches for nearly a kilometre over ancient lava fields, with meltwater from the Langjokull glacier pouring into the Hvita river, seen from several viewing platforms. Just a few yards away is Barnafoss, also known as “the waterfall of the children”.

Our next stop is Husafell, a breathtaking woodland oasis and a historical site with traditional turf houses and even some “elf huts” to delight the children too. You’ll also see intriguing works by local artists, as well as the famous “Lifting Stone of Husafell”.

From Husafell, you’ll now be transported in customised 4x4 cars further inland to the Deildargil Canyon, where you’ll see Langifoss, a towering two-tiered waterfall. Very few people know about Langifoss, as it’s not mentioned on many maps, so this is a special treat.

The best part of the tour comes next, as we take you to the Canyon Baths, an enchanting and exclusive experience, a traditional Icelandic hotpot found deep in the magnificent Hringsgil canyon. Three geothermally-heated stone pools of varying temperatures (30-41C or 86-105F), have been built here, along with a cold-water pot and a cooling waterfall, using traditional methods and materials. Sustainably built in a remote location, it’s a wonderful place in which to relax and unwind, imagining what it was like for the early settlers to bathe in the same way.

The Canyon Bath are situated in a protected natural environment, so that means no soaps can be used in the showers, but guests are welcome to use the facilities at Husafell for free as well.

Our last stop is at Reykholt, which used to be the medieval home of Snorri Sturluson, a famous Icelandic historian and chieftain. Here you’ll find Snorralaug (Snorri’s Pool), another traditional natural hot spring, where local people have bathed since the 12th century.