Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
roads of the Sprengisandur route (F26) and the F208 to Landmannalaugar, so are handy for
highland attractions and have marked walking trails in the area.
Hrauneyjar Guesthouse
( 487 7782;
www.hrauneyjar.is
;
d with/without bathroom incl
breakfast Ikr25,100/18,950; )
offers small, basic guesthouse rooms, and an overpriced
sleeping-bag option (single/double Ikr10,350/12,800). From mid-June to mid-September
there is access to a guest kitchen in the sleeping-bag annex; there's also a basic restaurant
serving lunch and dinner.
If you want luxuries - comfier rooms, bar and smart restaurant, hot-pot and sauna -
39,500; )
, under the same owners and 1.4km from the guesthouse. These extra com-
forts come at a premium.
Petrol and diesel are available at Hrauneyjar Guesthouse. There is sealed road to
Hrauneyjar from the west on Rte 32. The guesthouse also cleverly offers 4WDs for rent (a
pricey Ikr29,500 for 12 hours), so you can consider some highland exploring from here
even if you're touring in a 2WD.
Veiðivötn
This beautiful area just northeast of Landmannalaugar is an entanglement of small desert
lakes in a volcanic basin, a continuation of the same fissure that produced Laugahraun in
the Fjallabak Nature Reserve. This is a wonderful place for wandering, following 4WD
tracks that wind across the tephra sands between the numerous lakes (popular for trout
fishing). Access is via Rte F228, east of Hrauneyjar.
Getting There & Away
BUS
uled services along the Sprengisandur route. These services are included in a number of
bus passports.
Reykjavík Excursions services:
Bus 14 Landmannalaugar-Mývatn, 14a Mývatn-Landmannalaugar (three weekly July and
August). Total journey 10 hours. Although it's a scheduled bus, it's used as a tour of sorts,
