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In Skaftafell itself, you can walk and walk til your hearts content! We done 2 walks, one for one hour to the face of the glacier Skaftafellsjokull, the other a 1 1/2 hour walk to a lookout called Sjonarskar with views across all the glaciers. This route takes you past several waterfalls, the best being Svartifoss.
The highlight of the trip to Iceland was the glacier hike, with mountainguides.com. Its a 3hour trip for 3300Kr (£25!) and worth every penny. 2 guides take you up onto Svinafellsjokull, with crampons and an ice axe and you walk past crevasses, about 500m or so up the glacier. We had fab weather and the top of the glacier looked stunning. Take warm clothes, clothes and aht, and definately a camera! superb!
Written Aug 27, 2004
littlebush Says: Flosi is a guesthouse at the swimming pool about 6km from Skaftafell. It has cabins, but we stayed in the cellar of the owners house which had a couple of bedrooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen, which wasnt the best. For 4 of us in one room, it was 8000Kr. The location...
One of the highlights of the trip, Skaftafell national park is tucked away in the south east corner of the country. It is surrounded by the huge icecap Vatnajokull, and its many tongues creeping down...
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