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Built into dark grey volcanic rock at Kópavogur, Sky Lagoon is just a 15-minute drive from Reykjavik city centre. This all-new Icelandic spa opened in 2021 and is home to a 70-metre infinity-edged geothermal pool with stunning views of the North Atlantic as well as access to a unique seven-step ritual experience.

It’s an opportunity to sample Iceland‘s traditional bathing culture combined with a contemporary and luxurious thermal spa experience – a gateway to feeling calm, rejuvenated and stress-free in a magical manmade lagoon.

Read on to learn more about what to expect from a visit to Sky Lagoon.

When booking, we had a choice of three different packages:

A Pure Lite package which includes:

• admission to the Sky Lagoon
• access to the public changing facilties
• provision of a towel

A Pure Package which includes:

• everything in the Pure Lite package, plus
• plus one journey through the seven-step ritual

A Sky Package includes:

• everything in the Pure Package, plus
• private changing facilities with Sky Lagoon amenities

We opted for the Sky Package which comes with a private changing experience that is really lovely, more exclusive and less busy.

Once showered, we made our way through a cave-like entrance into the geothermally-heated pool, warmed to a very pleasant 38 degrees Centigrade. We could spend as long as we wanted in there, enjoying the views over the Atlantic and across to Bessastaðir, the official residence of the President of Iceland, as well as to Mount Keilir in the south-west. And, if you’re really lucky, you might spot whales, too.

We were…

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