- Reykjavík is 180 kilometres (around 112 miles) from the main car park of Dyrhólaey, so the drive from the capital takes around two and a half hours.
- Dyrhólaey is two neighboring natural arches under a narrow promontory in the sea. Nearby are also basalt stacks, which are up to 66 m tall.
- Read our travel guide on what are the best things to see and do on Dyrholaey, when to go, how to get, where to stay, and what to expect.
- Dyrhólaey is also well-known for its fabulous bird life, and you are able to watch birds dive and soar nearby its rocky cliffs.
- The bigger one is big enough that a pilot flew right through it in 1993! Dyrholaey arch is a spectacular place to look at and take pictures of.
- Boats and even small planes can pass through the arch, hence the name Dyrhólaey, or Portland as it has been called. ... Dyrhólaey is a nature sanctuary.
- The upper lot provides views of Dyrhólaey Arch. To protect the puffins, Dyrhólaey is not open to the public between 7pm and 9am.
- The village of Vík is famous for its black sand beaches and its proximity to Dyrholaey promontory, a naturally formed arch in the cliff.
- Looming over the Reynisfjara black volcanic beach is Dyrhólaey, a 120-metre high promontory jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean.
- This part of Iceland is famous for of course the Black volcanic sand and the various rock and cliff formations. Here the highlight is the Dyrhólaey arch.