Vök Baths
Floating pools set in Lake Urriðavatn, five minutes from Egilsstaðir, with the lake itself as the cold plunge. The water comes from a natural hot spring with no chlorine added.
Getting in
- Access
- 500 m off Route 1, five minutes’ drive from Egilsstaðir
- Public transport
- Taxi from Egilsstaðir, about 5 minutes
- Address
- Urriðavatn, 701 Egilsstaðir
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Slaka (Relax)ISK 7,690about €56
- Njóta (Enjoy) (towel included)ISK 8,690about €63
- Hours
- Mon12:00-22:00
- Tue12:00-22:00
- Wed12:00-22:00
- Thu12:00-22:00
- Fri12:00-22:00
- Sat12:00-22:00
- Sun12:00-22:00
- Swimwear and rules
- Shower without swimwear before entering the pools.
- Children
- No minimum age. Under-16s with an adult guardian, at most two per guardian unless parent.
- Tickets
- Timed entry slots, book ahead
- Official site
- vokbaths.is
- Facilities
- ShowersChanging roomsLockersRestaurantSteam roomOutdoor poolParkingTowel hire
About Vök Baths
Vök is the Icelandic word for an ice-free patch on a frozen lake: for generations people around Urriðavatn saw spots that never froze, even in hard winters, because hot springs rise from the lakebed, and local folklore ties them to a tale called Tuska. The two floating pools are hexagons on the lake, reached by a wooden walkway, with ladders from their decks down into the lake. The regional tourist board says the water is low in sulphur and the only geothermal water in Iceland certified safe to drink. The larch in the buildings and pools comes from Fljótsdalur, and the baths opened in July 2019.