Interpretive program

Special events in Skaftafell

May 13 – World Migratory Bird day - Interpretive walk at 13:00
May 24 – International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) and European Day of Parks (May 24) - interpretive walk at 13:00
June 16 - Day of the wild flowers - interpretive walk at 13:00
July 12 – Skaftafell - from a home to a world heritage site - interpretive walk at 13:00
July 31 - World Ranger Day - Ranger Games at 13:00

Bank Holiday Weekend

• August 2: Disaster walk at 22:00
• August 3: Scavanger hunt, suitable for everyone
• August 4: Bonfire and music at 21:00

Special events in Jökulsárlón

July 31 - World Ranger Day - An interpretive walk at 11:00 AM about the effects of glaciers on habitation in the area. Starting point is at Jökulsárlón.

Special events in Jökulsárgljúfur

June 18 - Day of Wild Flowers - We walk through the innermost area of Ásbyrgi exploring the flora with an emphasis on flowers, healing powers, and the benefits of wild herbs. The walk will take 1-2 hours.

July 14 - Svínadalswalk at 13:00. Starting point: The ranger house in Vesturdalur. A walk around Svínadalur where living, traveling, and nature in the valley are discussed.

July 27 and 28 – Magmatic dikes and their propagation - During the last years people in Iceland have experienced dramatic events on the Reykjanes peninsula, where magmatic intrusions, eruptions and fracture movements have caused significant social and economic effect. The area close to Ásbyrgi and Dettifoss has also experienced such events previously and offers an opportunity to look at various geological phenomenons resulting from such events.

July 27 - How does a volcano/old dike look from the inside? We will go to Hafragil which is north of the Dettifoss waterfall to look at grabens, fractures, eruptive fissures and the cross-section of an old dike.

July 28 - The propagation of dikes and fracture movements during the Krafla unrest 1975-1984, and its influence on the inhabitated areas close to Ásbyrgi. We will discuss the unrest and walk around areas where fractures moved and a graben was formed. We will compare this with what has been happening in the Reykjanes peninsula during the last years.

Participants are welcome to show up on either one or both days.

Special events in Askja & Herðubreiðarlindir

July 10 – Knebel’s walk, at 13:00 o’clock, 1- ½ hour, Vikraborgir (Askja parking lot). Knebel’s walk is an annual interpretation walk in the memory of the German scientists Knebel and Rudloff, who disappeared during geological research at lake Askja on this day in 1907. The walk also tells the travel story of Ina von Grumbkof, Knebel’s fiancée, who travelled to lake Askja in 1908 in search for answers about their disappearance.

July 27 – Anniversary celebrations in Herðubreiðarlindir. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the nature reservation of the Herðubreiðarlindir area. We will celebrate with various types of events for all ages during the day, as well as evening entertainment. Live music, interpretive program, refreshments and more. Further info on the facebook event Afmælishátíð Herðubreiðarlinda closer to the date.

July 31 – World Ranger Day

· 15:00-17:00 – Coffee and chat in the rangers’ house in Drekagil

· 18:00-18:30 – Short interpretation walk from Drekagil at 18 o’clock (30 minutes). The mountain range and geology discussed.

August 4 – Space walk at 20:00, Drekagil, 2-3 hours. An evening walk to (astro)Nautagil, in an area that has often been compared to the moon. NASA astronauts visited the area for practice in 1965 and 1967, before heading to the moon. The history of the area’s connection to moon and space research is highlighted in this popular annual walk with rangers.

Special events in Snæfell, Kverkfjöll & Hvannalindir

July 31 - World Ranger Day (Event advertised on later date)