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uch hip and sophisticated places are far from cheap in Iceland – both in admission, restaurant or additional services. It is still far less expensive than the Sky Lagoon or Blue Lagoon.
Krauma is a natural geothermal spa that opened in late 2017. It is among the newest and most sophisticated SPA facilities in Iceland.
Hot springs, saunas, lounge
Krauma is situated in the vicinity of Europe’s most powerful hot spring – Deildartunguhver – and takes its hot water from it. When mixed with cold glacial water it creates perfect temperature for soaking.
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uch hip and sophisticated places are far from cheap in Iceland – both in admission, restaurant or additional services. It is still far less expensive than the Sky Lagoon or Blue Lagoon.
In Krauma Baths & Spa you will find 5 geothermal pools of varied shapes. Two of them are rather large, two other pools – quite small and cochlear shaped, while the fifth one looks like… a large plate. It is a shallow wading pool where guests can relax in the water and catch some sun at the same time (provided it’s sunny outside…).
The facility also has one tub with cold water (from 5 oC to 8 oC), which is great to stimulate circulation, a lounge with a fireplace and soothing music, as well as two steam saunas. The steam used in these comes from the-hot spring water being sprayed from beneath the wooden benches. Such a steam bath is 100% natural.
Krauma bar and restaurant
Krauma’s restaurant offers Icelandic dishes made with super fresh local ingredients from nearby farms.
Mind you, this is Iceland and Krauma is a ‘premium’ facility. So it is not surprising that while the restaurant serves exquisite food, it is not particularly affordable. The menu includes:
- vegetable salad with sweet potatoes, pickled fennel, red onion, homemade ricotta cheese, served with sunflower toast, croutons and balsamic honey (2300 ISK – approx. 16 EUR);
- grilled lamb tenderloin with creamy potato mash, fennel, carrot puree, pickled mustard seeds, sour cream with balsamic vinegar and sweet potato chips. (4200 ISK – approx. 30 eur);
- honey and rosemary-flavored panna cotta (1600 ISK – approx. 12 EUR).
The bar serves a wide range of snacks and drinks.
Both restaurant and bar are open all year round and can sit 70 guests indoors and 60 guests on the outdoor patio (if są otwarte przez cały rok i mogą pomieścić 70 osób wewnątrz i 60 na zewnętrznym tarasie (obviously, weather permitting).
Krauma opening hours
The SPA is open daily, from 11:00 till 21:00.
Krauma ticket prices (2023)
- Children under 12 – 400 ISK ($3)
- Youth 13 – 16 y.o. – 2700 ISK ($20)
- Adults (starting from age 17) – 5400 ISK ($40)
Additional services:
- towel rental – 900 ISK ($7);
- swimsuit rental – 900 ISK ($7);
- bathrobe rental – 1500 ISK ($11).
How to get to Krauma
Krauma SPA is right next to the hot spring Deildartunguhver. The access road turns off road 50, near its junction with road 518, about 65 km northeast of Reykjavik.
A drive from Reykjavik is about 100 km and 1,5 hours.
