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Places near Egilsstaðir by type
All 242 places by distance →One day from Egilsstaðir
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:32 pm
131 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Egilsstaðir
- Urriðavatnlake · 45 min
- Sandvatnlake · 45 min
- Hengifosswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Icelandmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Fardagafosswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Egilsstaðir
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Egilsstaðir?
Egilsstaðir (attraction, about 1 km), The East Iceland Heritage Museum (museum, about 1 km), Rjúkandafoss (waterfall, about 1 km), Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland (museum, about 23 km), Fardagafoss (waterfall, about 5 km), Urriðavatn (lake, about 7 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Egilsstaðir?
138 places on Spotwander: 62 hill stations & viewpoints, 24 waterfalls, 15 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 7 beaches & coast, 5 rivers, islands & mangroves.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Egilsstaðir?
Gálgaklettur, about 1 km by road; Prestakerhöfði (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Egilsstaðir?
Fardagafoss, about 1 km by road; Rjúkandafoss (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Egilsstaðir?
Start in Egilsstaðir, visit Urriðavatn, then Sandvatn, then Hengifoss, then Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland, then Fardagafoss, and drive back — about 131 km by road in all.