Epic Travel → Europe → Iceland → West Iceland → Húsafell Geothermal Pools

Location: Borgarfjörður district, West Iceland

Time Required: 1 – 2 hours

Red Tape/Notes: Open from 10am to 10pm. Entry fee is 1300 ISK (around $12 USD) per adult (unless you’re staying at Hotel Husafell, and then it’s free!)

What’s Nearby?: Víðgelmir, Hallmundarhraun, Surtshellir, Stefánshellir, Hraunfossar, Barnafoss, Deildartunguhver, Snorralaug

Originally built in 1965 but renovated more recently, Húsafell has a great collection of geothermal pools you can visit. The pools have varying temperatures and the cooler ones are large enough to swim in. Best yet, they have a super fun long slide into one of the cooler pools. It’s a great way to end an evening (or kill time before going Northern Lights hunting), particularly if you’re staying at Hotel Húsafell. It’s well worth staying here for a night or two, because they’ll wake you up for the Northern Lights and your chances of seeing them out here are improved – there’s not a lot of light pollution and the lava fields at Hallmundarhaun are a wonderful place to photograph the lights if you get them.

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