Teistarekir is a colorful geothermal area in northern Iceland, it is visited much less than the more famous geothermal areas in the north of the country - Namafyal, Krafla volcano and Leirhnjúkur. Teistarekir is a very active area with fumaroles, mud boiling puddles and solfatars (sulfurous fumaroles).
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- Location of the geothermal zone
- How to get to Teystarekir
- What can be seen in the Testarekir geothermal zone
Teystarekir (orTheistaarekir) is one of the most obscure geothermal zones of Iceland among tourists. And all because until recently there was only a road suitable for four-wheel drive cars. But, in 2019, a new asphalt road was laid there.
BesidesTeistarekir is one of the largest geothermal zones in Iceland. It is located at the foot of the volcano Theistarekir.
The main advantage of this place is the lack of tourists. There are no wooden paths, a large parking lot and a toilet. But you can walk freely between fumaroles, puddles of boiling mud and hot springs.
Teistarekir is located near Husavik, which is famous for whale safaris and large colonies of puffins. If you book at least 1 day earlier, the price is often lower than on the spot. The largest number of whale safaris collected in one place is guidetoiceland
Location of the geothermal zone
The Teistarekir geothermal area is located in the north-east of Iceland, 30 kilometers from the town of Husavik.
And read about what to see in the northeast of Iceland ->
How to get to Teystarekir
Why do fewer people come here? Yes, that's because until recently there was no road here and only tourists traveling around the northeast of Iceland on foot or a few in prepared four-wheel drive cars stopped here. But a lot has changed with the construction of the geothermal plant. Iseistareykjavirkjun, a new geothermal power plant operated by the National Energy Company of Iceland, was officially launched in November 2017, the first stage was commissioned in 2017 and the second in 2018.
The presence of a large geothermal power plant was the reason that the road was decided to be paved and a new paved road currently leads from the city of Husavik directly to the geothermal power plant. Now you can get from Husavik to the Teistarekir geothermal zone in just 25-30 minutes.
In Husavik, the turnoff to the road to Teystarekir is located right next to the post office building. Google maps does not yet know that a road has appeared here, but the beginning of the road can be found on Google maps by the name Theistareykir Rd.
You can also use the application Maps.me These maps know the way to Teystarekir, although they believe that it is only exclusively on foot.
The journey from Husavik takes about 30 minutes, but do not forget that it is so beautiful around that you want to drive slower and look at the beauty around.
Coordinates of the parking lot near the Teystarekir geothermal zone: 65.876540, -16.956476
What can be seen in the Testarekir geothermal zone
In Teistarekir, you can see all kinds of hot springs and mud puddles, fumaroles and bright geothermal colors. Here the earth is white and yellow, orange and bright red, brown and gray, and all this against a background of bright juicy greenery, of course if you come in the summer.
Geothermal areas are most beautiful when the sun is shining. It is in such weather that all shades of volcanic activity are especially clearly visible. Of course, if you come to Iceland for just a week or two, then it's not a fact that you will have the opportunity to choose and wait for the weather. But if you plan a couple of days in the vicinity of Husavik and Lake Myvatn, then you can choose the most appropriate time to visit.
Also, the Teistarekir geothermal zone is still wild, because the road has just been built and there is no special tourist infrastructure here. But there is a small house - a tourist shelter, a toilet and a place where you can park your car. You will have to walk further with your feet
There is no terrain plan or paths here, so you see bright colors, rising steam and walk, just carefully. There are no paved paths, which means you should be careful and carefully look where you step, because the ground can easily fall under your feet and you will find yourself, for example, in boiling mud. For the same safety reasons, you should not go very close to hot springs.
And it is also the largest geothermal zone of all that we have seen in Iceland ;)
