Is This The Best Hot Spring In Iceland?
When you hear about hot springs and lagoons in Iceland, you’re likely to think of the World-famous Blue Lagoon with its unique waters that can’t be found anywhere else on Earth.
The Blue Lagoon was definitely one of the highlights of my trip to Iceland and probably one of my best travel experiences of all times but I have to admit that there’s another hot spring in Iceland that won an even more special place in my heart.
Sky Lagoon, Reykjavik
🌅 An infinity pool with a seaview
♨️ A thermal waterfall
🧖 7-Step Ritual
After taking some well-deserved time to relax at the lagoon, it’s time to move to another beautiful area of the Sky Lagoon: the Spa.
That’s where you will get to complete the 7-Step Ritual that will leave you feeling rejuvenated. The first two steps are actually the Lagoon and the Glacier Pool – another highlight of the Sky Lagoon – but the remaining steps are waiting for you once you enter the spa area.
When you enter the Spa, you will be welcomed into the sauna, which in my opinion is the most special part of Sky Lagoon. It’s not just a random sauna: it’s a sauna with the most amazing sea view you can possibly imagine. Next up is an outdoor area where you’ll enjoy a gentle mist falling from the sky to cool you down after relaxing in the sauna. Take some exfoliating scrub after that and then it’s time for the steam room before you finish the whole ritual with a refreshing shower.
If I managed to show you even 1% of how special this place is, I’m sure you’re about to start looking for flights to Iceland and packing your best swimwear for this unbelievably Instagrammable place.
If that’s the case, Here is all the practical info you need before visiting the Sky Lagoon:
💲 The cheapest option is called Pure Pass. It gives you access to all areas of the Sky Lagoon, including the Spa area where you can enjoy their famous 7 Step Ritual, but you will have to change and shower in public changing rooms 👉🏼 Get your Pure Pass here
💲💲 The more expensive option is called Sky Pass and it gives you access to the same experience as the Pure Pass, the only difference being that you will have a private changing room 👉🏼 Get your Sky Pass here
🚐 The lagoon is located less than a 20-minute drive from central Reykjavik and if don’t want to take public transportation to go there, you can get a Sky Lagoon ticket with transfers included here
⚠️ Update: have you heard about a cheaper ticket to the Sky Lagoon, which doesn’t include the Spa area? That option has been discontinued from August 1st 2024, so now visitors can’t get tickets for only the Lagoon anymore.
📷 The Sky Lagoon is a bathing area where visitors are required to wear swimwear, so pictures are allowed in the lagoon – but they are strictly forbidden anywhere inside the changing rooms
🌅 Did you know? The sauna at the Sky Lagoon Spa actually has the biggest window in all of Iceland. Sitting in that beatiful wooden sauna with such a priviledged view to the ocean was probably one of my most unforgettable travel experiences of all times.
⌚ Opening hours change throughout the year so click here to check which ones apply to your visit
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