Hali Country Hotel

Southeast Iceland


The Þórbergssetur museum acts as reception and restaurant for this smart (pricey) option, the closest hotel to Jökulsárlón (and one of a cluster of places at Hali settlement). There are high-standard hotel rooms, plus a couple of excellent two-bedroom self-contained apartments.


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1. Þórbergssetur

This cleverly crafted museum (its inspired exterior looks like a shelf of books) pays tribute to the most famous son of this sparsely populated region –…

2. Diamond Beach

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At the Jökulsá river mouth you’ll see ice boulders and bergs resting photogenically on the black-sand beach as part of their final journey out to sea…

3. Fjallsárlón

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A sign off the Ring Road indicates Fjallsárlón – this is an easily accessible glacier lagoon, where icebergs calve from Fjallsjökull. There are Zodiac…

4. Heinabergsjökull

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Heinabergsjökull is 8km off the Ring Road on a gravel road (signposted not far east of Guesthouse Skálafell). Brilliant summertime kayaking trips operate…

5. Flatey Farm

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The Flatey dairy farm (also known as Flatey á Mýrum) lies almost exactly halfway between Jökulsárlón and Höfn and is hard to miss as you drive along – the…

6. Kvíárjökull

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7. Fláajökull

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Fláajökull is 8km off the Ring Road on a gravel road (signposted just east of Hólmur guesthouse) that leads to a small car park with pit toilet. A…

8. Seamen's Monument

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This monument stands on Ósland, the bird-filled promontory south of the harbour. Head here for good walks and views.