Viewpoint
Seltún Mud Pools
In the heart of the Krýsuvík geothermal area, Seltún offers a lively natural spectacle along its boardwalks: bubbling mud pots, sulphurous steam vents and spellbinding volcanic ground painted red, yellow and green by mineral deposits.
- Region
- Reykjanes
- Time to allow
- 1 hour
- Entry
- Free
- Season
- All year
Practical information
- Kind
- Viewpoint
- Road
- Paved
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Nearest town
- Grindavík · 19 km
- Reykjavík
- 29 km (as the crow flies)
- Coordinates
- 63.8900, -22.0500
- On the map
- Open location
Before you go
- The ground is hot and the crust is thin; don’t step off the boardwalk. The sulphur smell is strong.