We’ve heard and read so much about it that we had to go: The Blue Lagoon. The name sounds kind of cheezy and you immediately get a mental image of a touristy amusement park with an outdated 80’s theme. I have to tell you, though, nothing could be further from the truth.
We decided to take a tour bus out there which is probably the easiest way to do it. If you had a rental car, you could drive out there but since we didn’t, we opted for the package deal which included transportation there as well as admission. It’s about a 30 minute drive from Reykjavik on the road towards the airport. Along the way, you travel through the barren, lava rock strewn landscape of southwestern Iceland where it’s easy to think you’ve landed on the moon by mistake. The Blue Lagoon is actually an area that was carved out of the lava fields and is filled with the deliciously warm geothermal runoff from a nearby power plant. Sounds like it would be something hazardous that you’d want to steer very clear of, but since the geothermal heating process is completely clean and the minerals and algae in the water are actually good for you.
The first impressions are amazing: You see milky blue water pools with steam rising from them which is your first impression of The Blue Lagoon. Upon entering the facility, we were really impressed with the efficient, high tech way that it is run as well as the overall beauty of the facility. You are given a waterproof bracelet that somehow communicates with an electronic pad in the locker room to open and lock your locker. In addition, you can have it scanned in the restaurants to charge your meals and beverages. As we went outside the chilly wind greeted us but the sun still shone through some passing low clouds. You step into the pool (which, by the way, is about the size of a football field at least with lots of little inlets and places to hangout and nowhere is it deeper than 5 feet) and……AHHH…..how to describe the feeling of being enveloped in soothing warm water??? You get the picture, I’m sure. What’s really cool is that as you glide through the pool, you come across areas that have extra warm currents flowing through that just envelope you in warmth - talk about soothing!! In addition, there are 3 or 4 areas where they have the silica clay that has been dredged up from the bottom in buckets which you get a glob of and spread it on your face as a facial. Too cool!!
The bus dropped us off at about 11:30 in the morning and you get to choose when you want them to come pick you up so we decided on 5:15 so we’d have enough time to really enjoy ourselves. We probably spent an hour and a half in the pool and then in the sauna and steam room, then had lunch with enough time left over for another lengthy dip in the pool before showering and packing up. I tell you - this place is TOTALLY worth the cost of a flight to Iceland alone in my opinion!!
We decided to take a tour bus out there which is probably the easiest way to do it. If you had a rental car, you could drive out there but since we didn’t, we opted for the package deal which included transportation there as well as admission. It’s about a 30 minute drive from Reykjavik on the road towards the airport. Along the way, you travel through the barren, lava rock strewn landscape of southwestern Iceland where it’s easy to think you’ve landed on the moon by mistake. The Blue Lagoon is actually an area that was carved out of the lava fields and is filled with the deliciously warm geothermal runoff from a nearby power plant. Sounds like it would be something hazardous that you’d want to steer very clear of, but since the geothermal heating process is completely clean and the minerals and algae in the water are actually good for you.
The first impressions are amazing: You see milky blue water pools with steam rising from them which is your first impression of The Blue Lagoon. Upon entering the facility, we were really impressed with the efficient, high tech way that it is run as well as the overall beauty of the facility. You are given a waterproof bracelet that somehow communicates with an electronic pad in the locker room to open and lock your locker. In addition, you can have it scanned in the restaurants to charge your meals and beverages. As we went outside the chilly wind greeted us but the sun still shone through some passing low clouds. You step into the pool (which, by the way, is about the size of a football field at least with lots of little inlets and places to hangout and nowhere is it deeper than 5 feet) and……AHHH…..how to describe the feeling of being enveloped in soothing warm water??? You get the picture, I’m sure. What’s really cool is that as you glide through the pool, you come across areas that have extra warm currents flowing through that just envelope you in warmth - talk about soothing!! In addition, there are 3 or 4 areas where they have the silica clay that has been dredged up from the bottom in buckets which you get a glob of and spread it on your face as a facial. Too cool!!
The bus dropped us off at about 11:30 in the morning and you get to choose when you want them to come pick you up so we decided on 5:15 so we’d have enough time to really enjoy ourselves. We probably spent an hour and a half in the pool and then in the sauna and steam room, then had lunch with enough time left over for another lengthy dip in the pool before showering and packing up. I tell you - this place is TOTALLY worth the cost of a flight to Iceland alone in my opinion!!
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