Project and location:
To truly sense the remote beauty of the north-east, the charming little fishing village of Þórshöfn on the north-eastern coast is the right place to go. The town of Þórshöfn with its 388 inhabitants lies at the very tip of the Langanes peninsula. There are plenty of outdoor activities to choose from: hiking, salmon and trout fishing, as well as horse trekking in Iceland‘s most astonishing landscape. The Langanes Peninsula is also one of the best areas to spot Iceland‘s rich and varied birdlife. Þórshöfn is within driving distance of some of Iceland‘s most prized natural pearls, such as Myvatn, renowned for its geothermal activity, and Dettifoss, one of Europe‘s highest and most spectacular waterfalls. This village has a beautiful natural harbour and the inhabitants’ livelihood depends mostly on fishing, fish processing and commerce.
For additional information, visit: http://www.langanesbyggd.is/category.php?catID=17.
Work: Most of the work will be cleaning and beautifying the town and the surrounding area. We will also continue to clean up the coastline and other environmental tasks such as planting trees, building hiking paths, taking old fences down, etc. The work available will depend on the weather condition and that’s why we need to be flexible. Please keep in mind that the work might be physically hard and you should be prepared for unfriendly weather, even though it will be nice most of the time, hopefully.
Leisure time: We will have free access to the gym and the local swimming pool and sauna. Excursions such as hiking tours with local guides will be organized by the hosting partner.
WF Iceland will also organise reasonably-priced weekend excursions to some of the most popular, beautiful areas and natural wonders that Iceland has to offer.
Accommodation & Food:
We will stay at the local school, sleeping on mattresses on the floor. Participants are asked to bring a sleeping bag.
Food will be provided for the duration of the workcamp and everyone is expected to do his/her fair share of the cleaning and cooking. It would be nice to share new and different dishes, so please remember to bring along recipes from your own countries
Language: The language of the workcamp is English.
Terminal: Intl. Airport: Keflavík (KEF), Reykjavík. The closest national airport to the camp site is in Thorshofn airport.
Flights arrive at Keflavik International Airport (KEF), just south of Reykjavik, Iceland. WF Iceland will offer a minibus trip from Reykjavik to Þórshöfn for the price of 150 EURO which includes a trip around the island (Total 1.400 km) starting from Reykjavik going through the North to the East of the island. After the camp we will go through the east and south of Iceland. This trip includes unique Icelandic sights such as glacial lagoons, waterfalls, volcanic and geothermal areas, glaciers, geysirs, lava forests, hot-springs, rhyolite mountain ranges, steam-vents and icebergs.
Additional Information: There is an extra participation fee of 200,- Euro for this workcamp.