{"id":6565,"date":"2022-07-07T16:26:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/?p=6565"},"modified":"2022-09-29T14:45:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:45:32","slug":"faxi-vatnsleysufoss-waterfall-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/geography\/waterfall\/faxi-vatnsleysufoss\/","title":{"rendered":"Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall in Iceland: Height, Flow, Location, and Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Faxi waterfall is also called Vatnsleysufoss and Fossin Faxi in Icelandic. It is described as a smaller version of the well-known Gullfoss waterfall. The waterfall is \u200cat GPS coordinates 64.22547 and -20.33725. The waterfall flows with the river Tungufljot, mostly fed by the Langjokull glacier<\/a> far upstream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Faxi is a broad, short waterfall<\/a>. It isn\u2019t as tall as Gulfoss, which gives it more of a natural serenity that tourists often enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the Tourist Activities for Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Faxi falls are quite close to several other very popular tourist attractions located just off the Golden Circle<\/a>. These include the Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir. The falls are only about 7 miles (12 km) away from these two attractions, making for a good day out along the Golden Circle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The typical tourist activities around this waterfall include hiking to the falls themselves. It is only a couple of kilometers from the nearby parking lot and on mostly flat terrain. Keep an eye out for Icelandic horses in the area. Although the river<\/a> isn\u2019t very fast, kayaking and rafting are still banned on it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The other popular activity around this waterfall is fishing. The river surges with salmon during certain times of the year, and the falls are equipped with a fishing ladder on the side. There is also a restaurant close to the river for guests to enjoy the view with a side of delicious food.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the Hotels for Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall?<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you want a place to stay very close to Faxi, you can stay in Eyjasol Cottages or the Heidi Guesthouse. Just down the road, you have quite a collection of other options, including the Blue Hotel<\/a> Fagrilunur, Litli Geysir Hotel, and Minniborgir Cottages.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the Facts about Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Faxi Waterfall is one of the tourist attractions along the Ring Road that has year-round access. You can reach it from Reykjavik<\/a> in an hour and a half. You will need to take Road Nr. 1 until you reach the edge of Mosfellsbaer, where you will turn North onto Road Nr. 361. From there, you will largely be able to follow signage for Faxi waterfall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there a National Park for Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Faxi Waterfall is close to Thingvellir National Park<\/a> but is not a part of it. Instead, you can visit Thingvellir before stopping to see Gullfoss, Geysir, and Faxi Waterfall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which Glacial is Connected to the Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Faxi Waterfall features the river Tungufljot. It isn\u2019t a very large or fast river, but it is one of those fed by the Langjokull glacier that lies in the Highlands of Iceland<\/a>. This glacier affects the waterfall but isn\u2019t geographically close by.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which Lakes are connected to the Faxi (Vatnsleysufoss) Waterfall?<\/span><\/h3>\n

There are no close-by lakes that influence or are easily accessed from Faxi Waterfall.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Faxi waterfall is also called Vatnsleysufoss and Fossin Faxi in Icelandic. It is described as a smaller version of the well-known Gullfoss waterfall. The waterfall is \u200cat GPS coordinates 64.22547 and -20.33725. The waterfall flows with the river Tungufljot, mostly fed by the Langjokull glacier far upstream.\u00a0 Faxi is a broad, short waterfall. It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6565"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}