so whats all this talk about the blue lagoon? Well the dreamy lagoon is a geothermal spa hot spring fed by a local lava field in southwest iceland. The lagoon is a short 20 minutes from the airport which is GREAT. So the pictures make it look like a must-go, but there's just a few things to consider before experiencing the lagoon.
1. Pre-booking is required. you have to book through their website here. At least a week or so in advance should be good. It is pretty packed, at least when we went on a Tuesday night. Don't let the people scare you away though. You can definitely find places to yourself or make friends with other tourists too like we did!
2. COST. A day visit to the blue lagoon costs anywhere from $60-90 USD on average. (50-70 EU/ 6900-9900 ISK) Prices do drop if you book a night visit, but I would for sure book at least with some daylight, it's too dreamy not to see in the light!
3. TIME. Not usually a quick visit to the blue lagoon, it was more of a relaxing night. They offer free natural face masks for you to try and one complimentary drink ticket with each admission. Make time to enjoy all of it! We were there from 5pm until 8pm so we caught the sunset and chilled after dark too.
4. SIDE EFFECTS. Okay so it's mandatory to shower off your body and hair before entering the Lagoon and they have special conditioner you're supposed to put in your hair before you get in. DO IT. I used little to no conditioner and my hair later became my worst nightmare. The minerals of the lagoon stripped my hair and it was coarse and tangly and felt like straw for 2 weeks. I had to use shampoo and conditioner with no minerals/0 parabens (found here) for weeks and do conditioning/moisture masks to get it back to normal. But hey, besides that, my skin felt great after! Same with the mud mask, was great for my face.
So.. there are a lot of things that would defer people from visiting, but in all honesty, my experience at the lagoon was a 11/10. It was so beautiful and such a dreamy experience. I would plan to make this a part of your venture to Iceland at all costs!
1. Pre-booking is required. you have to book through their website here. At least a week or so in advance should be good. It is pretty packed, at least when we went on a Tuesday night. Don't let the people scare you away though. You can definitely find places to yourself or make friends with other tourists too like we did!
2. COST. A day visit to the blue lagoon costs anywhere from $60-90 USD on average. (50-70 EU/ 6900-9900 ISK) Prices do drop if you book a night visit, but I would for sure book at least with some daylight, it's too dreamy not to see in the light!
3. TIME. Not usually a quick visit to the blue lagoon, it was more of a relaxing night. They offer free natural face masks for you to try and one complimentary drink ticket with each admission. Make time to enjoy all of it! We were there from 5pm until 8pm so we caught the sunset and chilled after dark too.
4. SIDE EFFECTS. Okay so it's mandatory to shower off your body and hair before entering the Lagoon and they have special conditioner you're supposed to put in your hair before you get in. DO IT. I used little to no conditioner and my hair later became my worst nightmare. The minerals of the lagoon stripped my hair and it was coarse and tangly and felt like straw for 2 weeks. I had to use shampoo and conditioner with no minerals/0 parabens (found here) for weeks and do conditioning/moisture masks to get it back to normal. But hey, besides that, my skin felt great after! Same with the mud mask, was great for my face.
So.. there are a lot of things that would defer people from visiting, but in all honesty, my experience at the lagoon was a 11/10. It was so beautiful and such a dreamy experience. I would plan to make this a part of your venture to Iceland at all costs!
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| cutie Bailey, from TX who we met and hung out with in the springs |
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