Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TURF
ROOFED HOUSE, BORGAFJÖRÐUR EYSTRI
Highlights
1
Borgafjörður Eystri
The most isolated and
picturesque of the East Fjord towns, famed for
its pu
ns, shattered mountains and stiff hiking
trails.
See p.282
2
Lónsöræfi
Spend five days tackling one of
Iceland's most adventurous hikes, through the
wild and remote rhyolite highlands between
Staffafell farm and Snæfell.
See p.293
3
Vatnajökull
Spend an hour skidding across
the massive outrunning glaciers of Europe's
largest ice cap by four-wheel-drive or
snowmobile.
See p.295
4
Jökulsárlón
Watch powder-blue icebergs
breaking off the front of a glacier and drifting
downstream to the sea - where they wash up,
crystal clear, on the black-sand beach.
See p.296
5
Skaftafell
Occupying a plateau between two
glaciers, this national park has hot springs,
wind-scoured peaks, a famous waterfall and
easy walking across heathland.
See p.298
6
Lakagígar
This remote string of volcanic
craters was the site of Iceland's most destructive
recorded eruption.
See p.302
HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON P.274
