Ingólfshöfði
This grassy headland has a bustling bird cliff and scenic view across Öræfi district and the glacier, and along the coast on either side. According to the ancient Book of Settlements, Ingólfur Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland, first set foot in this virgin country at Ingólfshöfði and spent the winter there, in 874. In summer, daily sightseeing trips operate to Ingólfshöfði from Hofsnes.

Skaftafell national park
The national park is ten minutes’ drive from Hof. Its scenery is often described as the most magnificent in all of Iceland, with outstanding views to the country’s highest mountain and across its largest valley glacier and broadest sands. Skaftafell is renowned for its exceptionally rich and diverse flora.

Svartifoss
Svartifoss waterfall is 30 minutes’ walk from the campsite in Skaftafell, along the ”gully path” Giljastígur. This is the most popular route for walking in the national park and easy for most travellers to manage. The white waterfall plunging down from the rock into a deep pool is framed in by black basalt columns in a unique symphony of forms, colours and tones.

Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon on Breiðamerkursandur
With its icebergs calving from the mighty glacier, Jökulsárlón is one of the most enchanting sights on the ring road around Iceland. In summer, visitors can cruise among the icebergs and up to the glacier wall. Jökulsárlón is twenty minutes’ drive from Hof.

Views and walks
Öræfi offers countless options for short and long walks and hikes to suit all preferences. On the way to Morsárdalur valley and Bæjarstaðaskógur forest or along other routes through the park, an endless wealth of natural wonders unfolds with every footstep.

Sightseeing in Southeast Iceland
View the brochure The land between the sands (pdf)