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Vaga Hiking
The hiking company Vaga is located at Ljótarstaðir in Skaftárhreppur.
Ljótarstaðir is a sheep farm and there you can also find some horses, dogs, Icelandic chickens, an eccentric cat and a handsome male goat.
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The Iceland Touring Association
The aim of The Iceland Touring Association, founded in 1927, is to promote and organize traveling within the country. The ITA owns and operates numerous mountain huts where hikers and other travelers can get a sleeping bag accommodation (pre-booking necessary).
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Útivist- a travel association
Útivist offers a variety of hiking tours in the highland of Iceland. Here in Skaftárhreppur exactly Útivist offers hiking tours through STRÚTSSTÍG, the mountain SVEINSTIND and through the area of SKÆLINGA.
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Nonna og Brynjuhús Hikes
The hosts of Nonna og Brynjuhús offer guided hikes in the region of Álftaver which vary from 1 hour up to a whole day.
They also organize trips to the coast by a 4x4.
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Icelandic Mountain Guides
Icelandic Mountain Guides offers a great selection of guided adventure tours in Iceland. The glacier walks are easy and accessible for everyone and the duration ranges from two to seven hours. The operation of the glacier walks is both on Svínafellsjökull, an icy tong with its roots in Vatnajökull, Europe´s largest glacier and on Sólheimajökull, an outlet glacier from the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap.
In Vatnajökull National Park – Skaftafell, Icelandic Mountain Guides also offer tours to Hvannadalshnúkur, Iceland´s highest summit.
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