Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Landmannalaugar has a large base with camping and hut facilities that, in the middle of
summer, can look like surprisingly raggle-taggle, with hundreds of tents, several structures
inundated with hikers, and drying laundry dangling throughout. The base - simply known
as
Landmannalaugar
( 860 3335;N 63°59.600', W 19°03.660';hut per person Ikr6500)
is op-
erated by Ferðafélag Íslands (Icelandic Touring Association), like the huts on the Laugave-
gurinn hike, and its website is loaded with information. The base accommodates 75 people
in closed (and close) quarters. There's a kitchen area, showers (Ikr500 for five minutes of
hot water), and several wardens on-site. Campers can pitch a tent in the designated areas
(Ikr1200 per person) - they have access to the toilet and shower facilities as well. Wild
camping is strictly prohibited, as the entire area is in the protected Fjallabak Nature
Reserve.
The complex opens for the season depending on when the roads are clear: any time from
late May to sometime in June. It closes for sure by mid-October, but it can be earlier if
there's loads of snow or the water has to be turned off.
At the time of research there was a proposal to limit or close camping and lodging in
Landmannalaugar, but it seems unlikely or far-off still.
set up inside two buses, selling basic supplies from hats, hot tea and maps, to fishing li-
censes and fresh fish from nearby mountain lakes.
Information
The Landmannalaugar hut wardens can answer questions, including directions and advice
on hiking routes. They also sell a map of day hikes (Ikr300) and the Laugavegurinn hike
(Ikr1700), as well as a booklet in English and Icelandic on the hike (Ikr1900). Note that
wardens do not know if it will rain (yes, this is the most frequently asked question here).
At the time of research there was no wi-fi, but there was mobile-phone reception.
The start of the Laugavegurinn hike is behind the Landmannalaugar hut, marked in red.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Landmannalaugar can be reached by rugged, semi-amphibious bus from three different
directions:
