This canyon has only been a popular destination for a few years and Instagram is to "blame". Not even many locals new about this canyon until someone posted a photo of it on Instagram and it became an instant hot spot.

That having said... I don't think it is that great. The water is not always as blue / green as on the Insta photos and the sun has to be in the right spot to even give the water some light.

For me, this is not the greatest spot in Iceland, but it is a very nice place nevertheless.

To visit the canyon from the north side of the river, you drive about 18 km on road 923 to the farm Grund. From the parking lot there is about 250 m walk to a viewpoint.

To visit the canyon from the south side of the river, you drive about 14 km on road 923 to the farm Hákonarstaði and turn left at the sign “Klaustursel”. Drive down to the river and park on a parking lot by the bridge. From the parking lot, there is about a 10 km roundtrip walk.