The Vatnajökull National Park has closed several walking paths in Skaftafell natural preserve due to swelling rivers and mud. Visitors are asked to respect the closings. The park has also issued a warning to travellers not to visit ice caves in the outlet glacier of Vatnajökull glacier, as these have become unstable due to warming temperatures.
All responsible ice-cave tour operators are not offering tours until the season starts again next November.
The park notes that other glacier activities is still being offered by tour operators, including hikes and snowmobile tours.
The rain and warmer temperatures have also caused rivers to swell in other parts of South Iceland, as snow melts begins to melt in the mountains. The following video was shot at Öxarárfoss waterfall in the Þingvellir National Park by a local guide, Pétur Gauti:
The Vatnajökull National Park has closed several walking paths in Skaftafell natural preserve due to swelling rivers and mud. Visitors are asked to respect the closings. The park has also issued a warning to travellers not to visit ice caves in the outlet glacier of Vatnajökull glacier, as these have become unstable due to warming temperatures.
All responsible ice-cave tour operators are not offering tours until the season starts again next November.
The park notes that other glacier activities is still being offered by tour operators, including hikes and snowmobile tours.
The rain and warmer temperatures have also caused rivers to swell in other parts of South Iceland, as snow melts begins to melt in the mountains. The following video was shot at Öxarárfoss waterfall in the Þingvellir National Park by a local guide, Pétur Gauti:
