13 Sep 2021Rescue teams in South Iceland were called out yesterday afternoon and asked to come to the aid of two foreign tourists who were in trouble on the Fimmvörðuháls hiking trail.
16 Jun 2021There is still a great deal of snow in the southern highlands in Iceland, such as at Hrafntinnusker, where the Iceland Touring Association (Ferðafélag Íslands) owns and operates a mountain hut.
3 Aug 2020Interest in outdoor activities, such as camping and hiking, has been highly contagious among Icelanders this summer - no doubt to the benefit of their health.
10 Jul 2017According Páll Guðmundsson of the Iceland Touring Association, most tourists hiking in the Icelandic highlands are well prepared, but there are always a few that are not. He mentions a couple with their one year old child which got very cold and wet last year, and were ordered to return to the lowland.
27 Jun 2017An assessment report on the environmental impact of tourist facilities at Hveravellir in the Icelandic highlands needs to be reassessed according to laws on environmental assessment.
15 Jun 2017Most of the tracks over the Icelandic highlands are only open during the summer months. The spring weather has been good in Iceland and many of them have already opened, though not all.
22 Apr 2017The Icelandic highlands are known for their sheer beauty. These pictures show how diverse the colours and formations can be. Nature's a work of art.
17 Mar 2017Kerlingarfjöll Mountains and geothermal area in the highlands is one of Iceland’s natural pearls. Now in the process of being turned into a nature reserve. Earlier there were some ideas of harnessing the geothermal power to make electricity.
14 Mar 2017There will be drastic changes to the scene of the Hveravellir highland nature reserve, known for its hot springs, over the next few years. Old buildings will be demolished and new buildings, a hotel and other lodging facilities for up to 120 people, will rise on the boarder of the nature reserve.
14 Sep 2016The tourist whose dead body was found yesterday afternoon close to the Askja volcano caldera in the Icelandic central highlands appears to have been dead for a number of days, say police.
