Things to do in Vík í Mýrdal

Vík í Mýrdal

A promontory with a natural sea arch and a puffin colony in early summer, looking back along the black coast.

Vík í Mýrdal

A black basalt beach with hexagonal columns and sea stacks, notorious for unpredictable sneaker waves. The black-sand beach near Vík is known for its basalt columns and the Reynisdrangar sea stacks. Sneaker waves here are dangerous and unpredictable, so keep well back from the water.

Vík í Mýrdal

A 60 m waterfall you can walk right up to, with a staircase to a clifftop view and the start of the Fimmvörðuháls trail. The waterfall drops about 60 metres off the former coastline and often throws up rainbows in its spray. A staircase climbs to a platform at the top, where the Fimmvörðuháls hiking trail begins.