Nature.is : Hnappavellir

Höfðavegur 6
780 Höfn í Hornafirði

On the Green Map:

Camping

Areas set aside for sleeping outdoors, using tents or other camping equipment. Care is to be taken not to destroy the surrounding habitat in wilderness areas.

Local Business

Innovative local businesses that use natural resources and eco-friendly/self-sustaining methods of production.

Certifications. Labels and Awards:

The Vatnajökull Region WOW!

Vatnajökull Region ltd. is a cluster of Southeast Iceland tourism, food and culture companies. The purpose of the cluster is that of marketing the region, with emphasis on winter, developing products and building and improving infrastructure and encouraging cooperation and unity within the cluster. Objectives are to increase efficiency in the tourist industry in Southeast Iceland and to market the local food and tourist industry under a single trademark that of; The Vatnajökull Region WOW!.

Tourist services: Camping sites 7 The Community: Innovation 138 Local Food: The Vatnajökul Region WOW! 1 Food Cluster: The Vatnajökull Region 2

Green Pages

Tourist services: Camping sites 65 The Community: Innovation 193 Local Food: The Vatnajökul Region WOW! 64 Food Cluster: The Vatnajökull Region 63

Messages:

National Park

Join forces to protect the highland! Sign the petition of NGO's for the establishment of a national park in the central highland of Iceland.

Volcano Horses

Eldhestar - Volcano Horses takes special pleasure in showing visitors to Iceland the unique wilderness together with the horse. You’ll get to know Iceland’s nature from a totally new perspective.

Sustainable tourism

Look for the Nordic Ecolabel the Swan as you pick your accomodation in Reykjavík. Three Reykjavík Hostels have the Swan, Reykjavík City Hostel, Loft Hostel and Reykjavík Downtown Hostel.

Certified Organic

The organic certification agency Tún manages the surveillance of organic produce in Iceland. Organic standards require feed and food crops to be grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or GMO’s.

Travel safely!

Safetravel.is has essential safety information and tips for your tour in Iceland. Get your 112 Iceland app. If in need of assistance call 112.

Protect the highland

The Iceland Nature Conservation Association is a conservation NGO, with the primary objective of conserving and protecting the wilderness of Iceland. Become a member and join in the fight for the Icelandic highland!

Save the Highlands!

The Icelandic Highlands form one of the largest territories in Europe, which has never been inhabited or cultivated. Please help us by signing the petition to save Iceland’s Heart in Peril.

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