Visit Mýrdalssandur
- Desert
- Nature, Adventure & Sport
- River
Mýrdalssandur: How to get there?
15 km east of Vik by car
Mýrdalssandur: See when to go?
May through October
Mýrdalssandur: For how long?
A few hours
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Mýrdalssandur Holidays
When you leave Vik in the direction of Jokulsarlon, you pass through this expanse of lava desert that stretches as far as the eye can see with the glaciers in the background, a rare landscape in Iceland.
Mýrdalssandur: What to see nearby?
What our travellers think of their stay
When you leave Vik in the direction of Jokulsarlon, you pass through this expanse of lava desert that stretches as far as the eye can see with the glaciers in the background, a rare landscape in Iceland.
My suggestion
Don't cross Myrdalssandur without making a few photo stops along the way, and especially stop off in Laufskálavörður to build a cairn, which is supposed to bring good luck.
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