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Introducing Skaftafell National Park
Europe’s largest national park encompasses a breathtaking collection of peaks and glaciers. It’s the country’s favourite wilderness: 160, 000 visitors per year come to marvel at thundering waterfalls, twisted birch woods, the tangled web of rivers threading across the sandar, and brilliant blue-white Vatnajökull with its lurching tongues of ice.
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Skaftafell deserves its reputation, and few Icelanders – even those who usually shun the great outdoors – can resist it. On long summer weekends all of Reykjavík (including the city’s raucous all-night parties) may seem to descend. It can be lots of fun but may prove disappointing if you’ve come to commune with nature rather than stereo systems. However, if you’re prepared to get out on the more remote trails and take advantage of the fabulous hiking on the heath and beyond, you’ll leave the crowds far behind.
There’s very little accommodation close to the park, so you’ll need either a tent or a firm hotel booking plus private transport if you want to explore the park properly.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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