The most photographed waterfall in the Faroe Islands drops from the edge of the Gásadalur plateau directly into Mykinesfjørður. The viewpoint is two minutes' walk from the village along an unpaved path, past a cluster of turf-roofed houses, and then right to the cliff edge. There are no barriers. The drop is 30 metres, and on clear days you can see Mykines island floating on the horizon beyond the spray.
The best light is in the late afternoon and evening, when the low northern sun catches the falls from the west. In summer between May and August you may see puffins in the air above the cliffs to the left of the waterfall, returning from the sea in the evening. The hike from Bour village over the mountain — the old postal route before the tunnel was built — takes about 90 minutes and approaches the falls from above.