Skútustaðir Farm Holidays

Three types of lodgings are offered at Skútusstaðir:

• Room with shared bathroom
• Room with private bathroom 
• Summer house

The beds offered at Skútustaðir farmhouse are "made up beds" but sleeping bag accommodation is also available although it is generally not available by advance booking during the peak season. A breakfast buffet is included.

Mývatnssveit offers a lot of things to do which are based on the beauty, plant and birdlife of the area.

As an example of interesting places to see in Mývatnssveit we would recommend: Skútustaðagígar, Grjótagjá, Stóragjá, Krafla, Hverfjall, Laxá, Vindbelgur, Dimmuborgir, Seljahjallagil, Bjarnarflag, Höfði, Námafjall, Lofthellir, Lúdent og Þrengslaborgir.

The best way to experience the beauty of these places, the presence of nature and the vast variety of birdlife is on foot but there are horse-rentals, bike-rentals and organized bus tours available.

In Mývatnssveit one can also relax in the swimming-pool in Reykjahlíð with its two hot-tubs or in the newly opened Jarðböð which are similar to the blue lagoon.

As for interesting places to visit in the vicinity of Mývatnssveit we would recommend: Herðubreið, Herðubreiðarlindir, Askja and Víti, Kverkfjöll, Dettifoss and the national park Jökulsárgljúfur, Tjörnses and whale-watching at Húsavík.