• A half-hour walk – or five-minute drive – uphill from the Visitor Centre onto the plateau brings you to Svartifoss, the 20m-high Black Falls.
  • What sets Svartifoss apart is its striking backdrop of basalt columns that rise like towering organ pipes, creating a visual symphony against the lush greenery.
  • Find images of Svartifoss Royalty-free No attribution required High quality images.
  • Long exposure photograph of the Svartifoss waterfall. References. ... Information about hiking routes in Skaftafell, including Svartifoss.
  • Discover everything before you visit Svartifoss, waterfall in Austurland, including history, facts, reviews, photos, how to get there and the best time to visit.
  • The name of the waterfall Svartifoss translates as dark fall or dark waterfall. The waterfall got its name for the dark basalt columns surrounding it.
  • Svartifoss is really slender and only 20m high, yet it is one of the most beautiful and popular waterfalls in Iceland.
  • Svartifoss’s black basalt columns are remnants of a volcanic past. Basalt columns are formed from the rapid cooling and contracting of basalt based lava.
  • Svartifoss Waterfall is easy to get to with your Iceland rental car. You will take Ring Road when coming from Reykjavik for 200 miles or about 4 and a half hours.
  • Svartifoss is one of the unique waterfalls in South Iceland. It is situated in Skaftafell, which belongs to Vatnajökull National Park.