16 Oct 2020A limited number of people will from now on be allowed to visit ice caves and to go glacier hiking within five areas in the southern part of Vatnajökull National Park.
3 Oct 2019American actor George Clooney is expected to arrive in Iceland this month in connection with the shooting of a film he will direct and in which he is to play the leading role.
5 Jul 2019The 43rd session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, has just approved to inscribe Vatnajökull National Park on the World Heritage List.
4 Jul 2019The number of visitors to Vatnajökull National Park could be limited in certain areas and a limited number of operating licenses issued to companies wishing to offer services there.
26 Mar 2018 The Jökulsárgljúfur area in the Vatnajökull National Park will receive 210 million Icelandic kronas for amenities such as a car park, walking paths and toilets.
30 Jan 2018"This could become our greatest pride and greatest contribution to nature conservation so far in history," says Minister for the Environment Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson.
