Geothermal baths · North Iceland
Baths in the woods just through the tunnel from Akureyri, opened in 2022. Far quieter than the southern lagoons.
prices and departures checked 24 Oct 2026
Add us as a preferred source in GoogleWater temperature: 38–40°C. That is the figure Forest Lagoon publishes and holds, not a reading from today — these pools are heated to a target rather than left to the weather.
Iceland's daylight swings further than almost anywhere people holiday, and it decides what a tour can actually show you. Times are for the 15th of each month at this spot.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11:03 | 15:39 | 4 h 36 min |
| March | 07:36 | 19:08 | 11 h 32 min |
| June | 01:46 | 00:39 | 22 h 53 min |
| September | 06:29 | 19:46 | 13 h 16 min |
| December | 11:29 | 14:45 | 3 h 16 min |
None of these have fixed dates, so each one says what its real dates depend on.
Midnight sun
May–July
True midnight sun only above the Arctic Circle — Grímsey. The mainland gets civil twilight all night, which looks much the same.
Lupine in bloom
June–July
Introduced, controversial and impossible to miss when it flowers. Peaks a fortnight later in the north than the south.
Every tour we sell that stops at Forest Lagoon leaves from Akureyri. Akureyri, where most of them start, is about 5 h 35 min from Reykjavík by road.
4 of the 6 collect you from your accommodation or a designated stop, so the tour is the transport — there is nothing else to arrange and no timetable to read.
A seat on a day tour here starts at €154 and typically runs €161, per person, private charters excluded because those are priced per vehicle and would flatter the figure. There is no scheduled bus we can sell you to Forest Lagoon, so a guided day is the practical way in without a car.
The days themselves run from about 4 h to 6 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 4 different operators run here, which matters more without a car than with one: if the weather cancels your day, there is usually another departure rather than a lost trip.
Being driven is the easy answer here: enough operators run it that a cancellation rarely loses you the day, and you get to look out of the window instead of at the road.
Cheapest way in without a car: a guided day tour from Akureyri, from €154 per person.
We have done the sums on this properly: why we tell people to skip the rental car in winter.
Fox Adventure ehf
22% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
meet at the start point · works in rain
5 h · from Akureyri
Fox Adventure ehf
pickup included · works in rain
6 h · from Akureyri
Star Travel
about the usual price for lagoon & spa visits
pickup included · works in rain
4 h · from Akureyri
BusTravel Iceland
25% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
from age 6 · meet at the start point
5 h · from Akureyri
Your Friend in Reykjavik
pickup included
5 h · from Akureyri
Fox Adventure ehf
pickup included · works in rain
5 h · from Akureyri
Taken from each operator's own itinerary, not from marketing copy — these are tours whose agenda names Forest Lagoon as a stop.
Your Friend in Reykjavik
pickup included
5 h · from Akureyri
Explore Goðafoss waterfall, unwind in the soothing Forest Lagoon, and discover Akureyri’s charm on this unforgettable North Iceland adventure.
BusTravel Iceland
25% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
from age 6 · meet at the start point
5 h · from Akureyri
Legends & Landscapes: Forest Lagoon & Goðafoss Waterfall Tour from Akureyri
Star Travel
about the usual price for lagoon & spa visits
pickup included · works in rain
4 h · from Akureyri
Goðafoss and the Forest Lagoon
Star Travel
91% above the €161 typical for northern lights tours
meet at the start point · works in rain
3 days · from Akureyri
Discover the incredible diversity of the Lake Mývatn area & guided Northern Lights hunt
Fox Adventure ehf
22% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits
meet at the start point · works in rain
5 h · from Akureyri
When exploring the north of Iceland, a visit to Akureyri and the surrounding area is highly recommended.
Fox Adventure ehf
pickup included · works in rain
6 h · from Akureyri
Explore Goðafoss Waterfall's legend, feel the festive spirit in the Christmas House, and sink into a geothermal pool inside the forest. A journey of history, holiday spirit, and hot spring awaits.
Fox Adventure ehf
pickup included · works in rain
5 h · from Akureyri
When exploring the north of Iceland, a visit to Akureyri and the surrounding area is highly recommended.
4 operators, all of whom we hold a contract with. We do not list every company in Iceland, on purpose.
BusTravel Iceland · Fox Adventure ehf · Star Travel · Your Friend in Reykjavik
We list 7 — 6 day tours and 1 multi-day packages, from 4 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.
The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €154, with a typical price of €161. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.
Looking at the next 360 days of live availability, departures fall in October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September. That is a rolling window rather than the full year, so a month missing here is not necessarily a month with nothing running.
January: 4 h 36 min · March: 11 h 32 min · June: 22 h 53 min · September: 13 h 16 min · December: 3 h 16 min. Iceland stays on UTC all year, so there is no clock change to allow for.
Both work. Driving gives you the stops you want and the time you want them; a tour removes the winter road decisions and lets everyone look out of the window. We sell the tours and say so — if self-driving suits you better, it suits you better.
Yes — 6 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here. 4 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.
The tours that go here mostly start in Akureyri, about 5 h 35 min from Reykjavík on roads that stay open all year. That is driving time in normal conditions and not an estimate of your day — a tour that reaches Forest Lagoon and comes back is a good deal longer than twice that.
A guided day tour from Akureyri, from €154 per person, with €161 the more typical fare. Private tours cost more because they are priced per vehicle rather than per seat.
Hotels
From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Forest Lagoon, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
from 15.438 kr.Lowest price
Apartment · Akureyri
2 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 26.160 kr.Mid-range
Guesthouse · Akureyri
2 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 31.642 kr.Top end
Apartment · Akureyri
2 km away · a night for two, indicative
Forest Lagoon is rarely a whole day on its own. The planner knows how long each tour takes and how far apart the start points are, so it can build the rest of the day around it.
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