Attraction · Bláskógabyggð · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Geysir is an attraction in Bláskógabyggð, Southern Region. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 1 of the 3 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 510 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Geysir
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You're standing at Geysir, in the Haukadalur valley in south-western Iceland. This is the geyser that gave every other geyser its name. The word comes from an Icelandic verb meaning to gush.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
3 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 3 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.
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Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 510 m.
When you stand at Geysir, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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