Hvalfjörður (Whale Fjord), is a quiet fjord, with shores lined by canyons and waterfalls. Glymur, the highest waterfall of Iceland (198 m) is in Hvalfjordur.

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Until the late 1990s, travel necessitated a detour of 62 km around the fjord in order to get from the city of Reykjavik to the town of Borgarnes. As of 1998, the tunnel Hvalfjardargongin, which shortens the trip considerably, was opened to public traffic. The tunnel is approximately 5,762 m in length, and cuts travel by car around the fjord by about an hour. The tunnel runs to a depth of 165 m below sea level.

At the innermost part of Hvalfjordur lie two valleys – Brynjudalur valley and Botnsdalur valley. High above Botnsdalur valley rises the mountain Hvalfell (852 m over sea level) and behind it lies the mountain lake Hvalvatn which is the fourth deepest in Iceland.

The area has a history of whaling. This movie, Whale Valley is set in Hvalfjordur.