Photo by Phil Nuttridge
Drive from hotel
3 hrs
Accessability
4×4 Car
Season
Summer
In the middle of nowhere. A black sand desert in the highlands, this is a good place to “get away from it all” – the silence is total, unbroken even by bird calls. During the winter months Jökulheimar are only accessible by Super Jeeps.
Facts about Jökulheimar & Tungnaá
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Yes you can in the summer time, 4×4 cars are necessary. We do however recommend booking a guided tour with a local tour company.
Barren landscape in the middle of the Icelandic highlands, at the edge of Tungnárjökull. It is a base for scientific excursions on Europe’s largest glacier, Vatnajökull.
Facts about Jökulheimar & Tungnaá
It takes approximately 3 hrs. to drive from Hotel Rangá to Jökulheimar. It is only accessible by 4×4 vehicles.
It takes approximately 4 hrs. to drive from Reykjavík to Jökulheimar. It is only accessible by 4×4 vehicles.
