Activities
Walk to waterfalls from the door, drive to canyons and lava fields, or spend a day at the glaciers. Ask us at the reception for tips.
On foot
Systrafoss
In our back garden
The waterfall right behind Klausturhof, falling from the lake Systravatn.Systravatn
100 m above the house
A short walk up a path brings you to the lake, with a fine view of the mountains around. A marked trail of about 2 km continues from the lake to Kirkjugólf.Kirkjugólf
By the roundabout
A “church floor” of smooth basalt columns, shaped by water and wind.Systrastapi
1.6 km west
A steep rock above the river, tied to a folk tale of two nuns.Rauðárfoss
Near Systrastapi
A waterfall about 20 m high.Sönghóll, Sönghellir, Glennarar and Hjónasteinn
Around the village
Small places with old stories, all within walking distance.
A short drive
Fjaðrárgljúfur
6 km west
A canyon carved through soft tuff, a short detour from the Ring Road. On warm days you can wade up the river.Dverghamrar
15 km east
Basalt columns right by the Ring Road.Landbrotshólar
South-east of the village
A field of pseudocraters, formed when lava flowed over wet ground and the steam burst up through it.Skaftáreldahraun
West of Klaustur
A moss-covered lava field from the Skaftá fires of 1783–84.Kleifar
2 km on the Geirland road
An ancient assembly place by the river Stjórn and the waterfall Stjórnarfoss.Núpsstaður
32 km east
A historic turf farm with one of the last turf churches in Iceland.
A day out
Núpsstaðaskógur
40 km east
Low woodland with warm and carbonated springs.Skeiðarársandur
On the way east
The vast glacial sands in front of Vatnajökull.Skaftafell
70 km east
The national park between the sands and the glacier.Jökulsárlón
130 km east
The glacier lagoon, where icebergs drift out to sea: one of the great sights of Iceland.Eldgjá
In the highlands, road F208
A volcanic canyon about 70 km long.Lakagígar
6 km west, then 50 km of highland road
About 115 craters along the fissure that erupted in 1783–84.Langisjór
About 90 km
A highland lake about 20 km long.Landmannalaugar
About 120 km, road F208
The highland valley of coloured mountains and hot and cold springs.