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Brúarfoss Waterfall - Geothermal Bread - Cavehouses
Today's tour is to Brúarfoss waterfall, famous for its brilliantly blue color. In fact, it’s called “Iceland’s Bluest Waterfall. Depending on your fitness level, you can choose to hike or go by car. The hike, it is 7 km (4.4 miles). Not only would you get to see Brúarfoss, but you also get to see several smaller waterfalls along the trail. If you chose to go by car, there will also be an opportunity to take a shorter hike to see not only Brúarfoss, but also some other falls. The next experience is of the most extraordinary baking ever! Geothermal baked bread is made following an old recipe, where the dough is dug into the warm ground and baked it for 24 hours. You can taste the bread, served fresh from the hot black sand with Icelandic butter. Before returning to the hotel, there is a stop to visit cave houses. Laugarvatnshellar are two man made caves located between Þingvellir National Park and Laugarvatn town. Some have suggested the caves were made by Irish monks before the settlement which began in the year 874. Through the centuries the caves were used as shelter for both sheep and shepherds. In 1910 the first cave dwellers moved in, with some sheep, a cow and some horses. They grew potatoes, hunted ptarmigan and picked wild berries. To make money they sold ptarmigan in Reykjavík and refreshments to travelers on their way from and to Reykjavík, and to people visiting The Golden Circle. End the day dining with a local family who will serve up traditional Icelandic food.