Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Self-Catering
Samkaup-Strax
SUPERMARKET
( 9am-10pm mid-Jun-Aug, 10am-6pm Sep-mid-Jun)
Well-stocked supermarket (with petrol pumps) next to the tourist info centre. Has a burger
grill.
Information
Post Office
(Helluhraun; 9am-4pm)
On the street behind the supermarket. Inside is a bank and 24-hour ATM.
Tourist Information Centre
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 464 4390;
www.visitmyvatn.is
;Hraunvegur 8; 7.30am-6pm Jun-Aug, shorter hours Sep-May)
The well-informed centre has good displays on the local geology, and can book accom-
modation, tours and transport. Pick up a copy of the hugely useful
Visit Mývatn
brochure
and
Mývatn Lake
map.
Eastern Mývatn
If you're short on time, make this area your first stop. The sights along Mývatn's eastern
lakeshore can be linked together on an enjoyable half-day hike (
Click here
)
.
Sights
Grjótagjá
CAVE
Game of Thrones
fans may recognise it as the place where John Snow is, ahem, de-
flowered by Ygritte. Grjótagjá is a gaping fissure with a 45°C-water-filled cave. It's on
private property - it's prohibited to bathe here, but the owners allow the public to visit and
