Before you go

Communication services within the area

The reserve is a wifi free area which ensures we maintain the feeling of unrestricted exploration. Cell phone reception is limited to the summits and mountain passes, so we recommend being prepared by bringing a satellite device, or downloading GPS maps and having backups before you go. There are designated campsites within the reserved marked on this map. There is overnight accommodation provided in the Doctor‘s House (Læknishúsið) in Hesteyri, as well as in Hornbjargsviti (Hornbjarg Light House).

How to interact with wildlife and nature

While we try our best to provide you with the best experience, the protection and well-being of the wildlife in the area is our utmost priority. Our guidelines include:

• If approached by wildlife, we always give away precedence. Sit down, enjoy the serenity of the area and let nature come to you.
• No baiting or feeding: we do not want to change the natural movement and habits of friends we meet along the way
• Photos of sleeping animals are beautiful in their own right, please don’t wake up or startle wildlife by shouting, clapping, or whistling for attention.
• Please pick our blueberries and bilberries, they are delicious. The moss and flowers love to stay where they are, so mind your feet and admire the surprising diversity of the area.
• Visitors Guidelines – Hornstrandir

Other thing before you go 

• Be mindful of other travellers and respect the equal opportunities afforded by going on this trip
• Leave no trace. What we pack in, we pack out.
• Houses are rare but they are privately owned by the historic landkeepers of this area, courtesy is contagious.
• Emergency Shelters are for those in desperate need, not for casual use.
• Campfires are banned, and drones can only be flown with a permit from the Environment Agency