Fljótsdalur Station
Végarður Visitor Center in Fljótsdalur valley
For travellers interested in learning about Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project or about tourist activities in the highlands north of Vatnajökull glacier, it is helpful to stop at Végarður in Fljótsdalur valley, where Landsvirkjun has a Visitor Center to satisfy the traveller's thirst for knowledge.
Here you can for instance learn about construction in the area, see how Kárahnjúkar Power Plant was built, and examine a 3D model of the region. In addition, you can obtain information on hiking, driving routes and on road conditions.
Reality Check
Végarður Visitor Center also features the exhibition Reality Check. The artist Silja Sallé shows her photograps taken on the farm Hjarðarfell. Reality Check is a cooperative project between Landsvirkjun and Reykjavik Arts Festival.
The Visitor Center is open daily from 1 - 5 p.m., June 1 till August 31 2010.
Until 10th August visitors can book trips into the Fljótsdalur Power Station for groups of up to 8 people. For larger groups enquiries should be sent to the e-mail address of the Visitor Center vegardur at lv.is.
How do I get there?
Drive south from Egilsstaðir along either side of Lake Lagarfljót, past Hengifoss waterfall and the turn-off to Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project. Continue driving further into the valley to Végarður Community Center, located approximately 4 kilometers farther into the valley, just past Skriðuklaustur.
How do I get to Kárahnjúkar?
From Fljótsdalur valley drive along road nr. 910, which leads directly to the former construction site at the Kárahnjúkar mountains. When you have driven over the Kárahnjúkar dam you will reach a parking place. From there tourists can walk to the edge of the dam and enjoy the view of the lake and the canyon.
Tourists visiting the Icelandic highlands are encouraged to obtain information about the road conditions on the website of the Public Road Administration.
Further information on the Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project can be found on the Kárahnjúkar project website www.karahnjukar.is. Please note, the website is no longer updated after December 2008.