Höfn

Höfn (pronounced something like "herpn", also known as Höfn í Hornafirði, is a town in East Iceland, at the south-eastern corner of the country. Höfn sits by the lagoon (or fjord) Hornafjörður which is also the name of the large municipality of which the town is the centre and which covers the entire area of the county Austur-Skaftafellssýsla. This guide covers the town and the surrounding municipality, excluding the westernmost part which forms one of the main gateways to Vatnajökull National Park. For tourism purposes, the area calls itself the Vatnajökull Region: nowhere else is quite as dominated by Europe's largest glacier, nowhere else have people learned to live in such close quarters

The town offers few activities, although the swimming pool is impressive for a town of this size.

Swimming pool

A number of different tours including ice climbing, kayaking and bird watching.

From Coast to Mountain

Jeep tours on to Vatnajökull from a base at Skálfellsjökull icefall.

Glacierjeeps

Transportation and travel packages in the region of Vatnajökull Glacier, all year round.

Vatnajokull Travel

Boat tours are available on the glacier lagoon, lasting 30-40 minutes.

Things to do in Höfn

Swimming pool

From Coast to Mountain

Glacierjeeps

Vatnajokull Travel

Jökulsárlón

Ósland