Snæfellsjökull National Park
Ice-capped volcano, lava cave and sea stacks at the tip of Snæfellsnes in West Iceland
An ice-capped volcano, Snæfellsjökull, crowns the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, the crater Jules Verne chose for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Around it, the landscape runs from towering sea stacks to sandy beaches.
Things to do
- UndergroundJoin a guided tour into Vatnshellir Cave, an 8000-year-old lava cave
- On footWalk, ski or snowmobile to the top of Snæfellsjökull, watching for crevasses
- Try thisLook out over the Londrangar dikes from a viewpoint a couple of kilometres away
- Try thisDrive road 574, Utnesvegur, around the park by the coast
- Try thisRelax on Skarðsvík Beach, where the sand is not black