Berg

Conveniently located between Akureyri and Mývatn, Berg hostel is the perfect location to stay to explore the North beyond Akureyri

 

The hostel at Berg is located on Sandi in Aðaldal. It is surrounded by magnificent nature and a diverse bird life. The hostel is at the edge of Aðaldalshraun, which is a lava field that is particularly beautiful and has varied lava formations; it is also covered with low birch and bushes. Through the lava field many interesting walking paths can be found. There is an extraordinary view from the hostel Berg to the north over Skjálfandi bay and to Kinnarfjöll (Kinnarmountains) in the west.

 

The nearest town is Húsavík, 18 km away from the hostel, and there you find various service and interesting activities. In Húsavík is the nearest shop to the Hostel Berg, so travellers have either to bring food with them or drive to Húsavík to get supplies.

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Opening times

Opening times (daily/weekly):    Reception is open from 16.00-22.00
Opening times (over the year):    April 1st  - September 15th

Next hostels:

Árbót 10 km (ca. 10 min) - Akureyri 83 km (ca. 1 hour) - Kópasker 117 km (ca. 1 hour 20 min) - Dalvík 127 km (ca. 1 hour 30 min)

 

Distance from Reykjavík

471 km (ca. 5 hours 30 min)

Family rooms available		Common room(s)		Garden
Sheets for hire		Laundry facilities		Rates include local tax
TV room		Internet access		BBQ
Self-catering kitchen		Credit card accepted
Groups welcome		Individual traveller welcome

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Bed Capacity

Beds per room:
Number of rooms:	1	2	4	2

   

Directions

Parking:		At or near hostel
Location:		Berg is located 20 km south of Husavik at route 85 by road 852

The Mývatn Area

Mývatn Lake is a beautiful shallow lake in a region of volcanic activity and geothermal heat. During the summer it is a paradise for ducks and other birds with an average number of 50000 pairs of ducks of 15 species. The surrounding are is extremely beautiful, covered with lava and intereseting geological phenomena like pseudo craters, hot mud and steam springs and canyons.

Bathing in nature

Jarðböðin, sometimes dubbed as the less crowded Blue Lagoon of the North,  offer excellent bathing facilities in an outdoor lagoone with temperature around 38-40°C.

Húsavík

Húsavík is a nice small town situaded in the bay of Skjálfandi with a population of 2500. It has sometimes been called the Whale Watching capital of Iceland and it's highly recommended to sign up for a tour. The Húsavík Church has also caught the eye of many passing visitor.

Waterfalls

Goðafoss is a very impressive waterfall on the river Skjálfandafljót. Icelandic Sagas tell that back in the year 1000, when the parliament had decided that Icelanders should adopt the Christian religion, the law-speaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði threw his pagan idols into the river. After that the waterfall was named the “waterfall of the idols” or gods.

Strange museums

The Icelandic Phallological Museum in Húsavík is probably the only museum in the world to contain a collection of phallic specimens belonging to all the various types of mammal found in a single country. The Phallological Museum was on the top of the Daily Telegraph's list of the 12 strangest museums in the world which in itself is a reason enough to visit.