Ingolfshofdi

Ingólfshöfði - J easy

Bird Watching and History Trip in
the Nature Reserve INGÓLFSHÖFÐI

Ingólfshöfði is an isolated headland between black sands and the Atlantic Ocean, with thousands of nesting seabirds, especially puffins and the great skua. This historical cape is named after the first settler of Iceland, Ingólfur Arnarson, who spent his first winter in Iceland there in the year 874 AD.
To get to Ingólfshöfði we cross 6 km of waters, marshes and sands in a tractor-drawn hay cart. The drive takes about 20-30 minutes each way, so we spend about 1 1/2 hour hiking around the cape. We make several stops to explain the history of the cape (in English only) and of course to do bird watching. The circle we hike around the nature reserve is 2-3 km long. In the beginning we need to hike up a steep sand slope, but then it gets more easy, mostly hiking on flat grass land. We don't recommend that people participate in this trip unless they can do this hike.

Daily departures until 28/8 2008

From 24/4 until 28/8 2008 (5/5 - 18/8 2009) we will leave every day except Sundays at 12:00. The price per person is 2000 ISK even if there is only one client on the trip. Individuals and families do not need to book before, just be at the parking 10 minutes before departure. Before and after this period it is better to call us in +354 8940894 to make sure there are enough participants.

	Time of year possible from April to October but daily scheduled trips are from 5/5 until 18/8 2009 (not Sundays)
	Fixed departure time 12:00 until 28/8 2008 every day except Sundays
	Duration about 2 1/2 hours
	Price 2008 2000 ISK per person but 1800 ISK for group members of 11-110 person groups (free for children 12 years old and less, travelling with their parents)
	Groups With groups of 10-110 people we can also go at 9:00 or 15:00

There are often plenty of puffins in Ingólfshöfði in the summer.

Phone: +354 8940894 Email: info@hofsnes.com Mail: Hofsnes, 785 Oraefi, Iceland

Last edited 31.07.2008