Volcano
Askja Caldera and Víti Crater
In the Dyngjufjöll mountains of Iceland’s empty Highlands, Askja is home to some of the island’s most surreal, moon-like scenery, with its huge volcanic caldera, deep Lake Öskjuvatn and the spellbinding Víti crater filled with geothermal water.
- Region
- Northeast
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
- Entry
- Free
- Season
- All year
Practical information
- Kind
- Volcano
- Road
- F-road · 4x4 required
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Nearest town
- Akureyri · 96 km
- Reykjavík
- 267 km (as the crow flies)
- Coordinates
- 65.0500, -16.7500
- On the map
- Open location
Before you go
- Via the F88/F910; the season is usually July–September and you cross several rivers.
- Swimming in Víti is allowed, but the way down is muddy and steep.