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Day 3. Skaftafell National Park & The Glacier Lagoon: Driving Distance

This document provides an itinerary for Day 3 which includes visiting several natural sites in Iceland. It describes traveling to Skaftafell National Park, known for its natural beauty from favorable weather and interaction of fire and ice. Key stops include the national park visitors center, hiking trails like to Svartifoss waterfall, and the glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón, where large icebergs float. The day ends with an overnight stay in the Höfn area, with optional snowmobiling or boat tours available.

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Day 3. Skaftafell National Park & The Glacier Lagoon: Driving Distance

This document provides an itinerary for Day 3 which includes visiting several natural sites in Iceland. It describes traveling to Skaftafell National Park, known for its natural beauty from favorable weather and interaction of fire and ice. Key stops include the national park visitors center, hiking trails like to Svartifoss waterfall, and the glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón, where large icebergs float. The day ends with an overnight stay in the Höfn area, with optional snowmobiling or boat tours available.

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Day 3.

Skaftafell National Park & The Glacier Lagoon

Continue across the Mrdalssandur floodplains and Eldhraun, the largest lava field ever to flow on Earth in
historical time and to the small village Kirkjubjarklaustur. At Kirkjubjarklaustur, see Kirkjuglfi (the
Church Floor). Kirkjuglfi is columnar basalt, eroded and shaped by wind and water. Drive across
Skeiarrsandur, vast tracts of black sandy desert washed down by torrential glacial rivers to Skaftafell
National Park. Its natural beauty is a result of favorable weather conditions and the interaction of fire and
ice. Beneath the Vatnajkull ice cap, towering above Skaftafell is one of Icelands most active volcanic
system. Stop at the Skaftafell National Park to see the interesting Visitors Center and for a walk. In the area
are many interesting hiking trails. An interesting hiking trail takes you to Svartifoss, one of Icelands most
picturesque waterfall, famous for basalt columns which surround it and the hiking trail to Skaftafellsjkull
glacier is accessible even to wheelchair.Beneath the Vatnajkull ice cap, towering above Skaftafell is
Grmsvtn, one of Icelands most active volcano. . In the afternoon of 21. May 2011, a sub-glacial eruption
started in the Grmsvtn volcanic system underneath Vatnajkull Glacier. Later the same day, the eruption
broke the ice cover of the glacier and started spewing volcanic ash into the air. The amount of ash fall was
the greatest close to the village Kirkjubjarklaustur. The eruption went on for about a week. It ceased on
28. May 2011. Continue to the amazing Jkulsrln, the Glacial Lagoon where huge icebergs, broken off the
Breiamerkurjkull glacier float and grind together in the deep waters of the lagoon and seals are frequently
seen. A cruise among the icebergs on the Lagoon is available in summer. From here, continue east towards
the Hfn area for an overnight stay. Snowmobiling tours are available on the Vatnajkull glacier in summer.

Driving distance
280 kilometers

Highlights of the day:


Kirkjubjarklaustur town
Skaftafell National Park
Svartifoss waterfall
Jkulsrln Glacial Lagoon
Hfn

Overnight:
Hfn area

Recommended optional activity:


Amphibian boat Tour on Jkulsrln Glacier Lagoon

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