Capital Region
Summer for forests, Hengifoss and fjord drives; a year-round regional hub that's easy to fly to.
Summer for forests, Hengifoss and fjord drives; a year-round regional hub that's easy to fly to.
Egilsstaðir is the largest town in East Iceland and the region’s transport and service hub, set on the banks of the long Lagarfljót lake — home, legend says, to a serpentine monster like Scotland’s Nessie.
On the lake’s far shore lies Hallormsstaður, Iceland’s largest forest, and a short drive leads to the tiered Hengifoss waterfall and the geothermal Vök Baths. With its own airport, Egilsstaðir is the easiest springboard for exploring the Eastfjords.
Ferðalög ábendingar, nýjar leiðsögumenn og heads-up þegar norðurljósaspáin lítur vel út. Engin ruslpóstur.
