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The Volcanic Dragon Eye Crater
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Message from Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson

Volcanic Lake that is often referred to as the Dragon Eye. This place is located in the highlands, close to lake Þórisvatn and Þóristindur mountain. This place is a summer location only, with the accessible season being around June to October, depending on conditions in the highlands. Best to take road F228 in direction of Veiðivötn. As far as I remember, there are no real river-crossings to get to the crater, but if you continue towards Veiðivötn, there will be a decent rivercrossing coming up very soon after the crater. Do not attempt to cross this river unless you are well prepared, have a proper 4x4 that is approved for F-roads and know what you're doing. I recommend getting a car from ÍSAK 4x4 (you can find a discount code here on the guide) in order to book a 4x4 equipped with a snorkel. Enjoy!

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