天然温泉
ランドマンナロイガル・ホットスプリングス
South Iceland
アイスランド南部高地のフャトラバク自然保護区の中にたたずむ、名高い地熱地帯ランドマンナロイガルへの旅。鮮やかな流紋岩の山々とみずみずしい緑の野を縫って流れる天然の温泉川で入浴でき、その並外れた自然の美しさを存分に味わえます。
アイスランドで最も有名な複数日のハイキングトレイルの起点、流紋岩の山々のふもとで、まさに野生の温泉川に身を浸しましょう。
ストーリー
Landmannalaugar sits at the heart of the Fjallabak Nature Reserve, where rhyolite mountains streaked in green, ochre and pink rise above a black lava field called Laugahraun. At its edge, a cold mountain stream runs into a geothermal spring, and where the two mix, hikers simply wade in and sit down in the current — no pool walls or tiled edges, just a natural channel of water running anywhere from pleasantly warm to properly hot depending on exactly where you settle. This is also the traditional starting point of the Laugavegur trail, the famous 55-kilometre route to Þórsmörk, so a soak here is often the first or last stop of a multi-day trek. Landmannalaugar rewards a day trip on its own too — but reaching it means driving a genuine F-road through the Highlands, only possible in summer, which keeps the crowds far smaller than at Iceland's roadside attractions.
ご存知ですか？
The warm water at Landmannalaugar isn't uniformly heated — it's a cold glacial stream mixing with a geothermal spring at the edge of the Laugahraun lava field, so the temperature (roughly 36–40°C) genuinely depends on exactly where in the current you sit.
入場料
Free to bathe (separate parking and hut-shower fees apply)
実用情報
ベストシーズン
Mid-June to mid-September is the only window the F-roads and river crossings are typically open; check road.is for current conditions before setting out.
所要時間
A few hours for a day visit to the hot spring, or a full day if combined with hiking — many visitors start or end the multi-day Laugavegur trail here.
アクセス
Only reachable by highland F-road (F208 or F225) with river crossings, inside the Fjallabak Nature Reserve in the southern Highlands — high-clearance 4x4 vehicles only. Standard 2WD cars and campervans are not permitted.
交通手段
Private 4x4 vehicle, or the seasonal Highland bus service that runs from Reykjavík and the South Coast while the roads are open.
予算
Free to bathe. Separate fees typically apply for parking near the trailhead and for hut showers.