Skaftafell Terminal

07/12/2020

Hi everybody! How are you doing out there? 💙

We just wanted to give you a small update during these wild and scary times. Things here at have been pretty slow the last couple of months after some nice and relatively busy summer months.

As we settle into winter mode here in Iceland, we wanted to let you know that Atlantsflug, Melrakki Adventures and Tröll Expeditions are open for business, so go check them out and see what kind of adventure they can set up for you! 🛩🧗‍♀️🗻

We can‘t wait for things to get back to normal and have our terminal buzzing with travelers, see you (hopefully) soon! 🤞

Anyways, we hope you are staying safe and secure and following public health advice. If you plan on visiting Iceland we recommend you check out ➡️ covid.is to get the latest news on the situation here in Iceland.

27/01/2020

❤️❤️ Somewere in the middle of winter wonderland... ❄️

Our base- Skaftafell Terminal
Photography by Hollow Sun

23/12/2019

Happy holidays!

We are open during the holidays if you are up for some fun flying and glacier exploring!

It has been a busy year and we are looking forward to seeing what 2020 brings us. Thanks to everyone who got the chance to visit us in 2019!

Melrakki Adventures Tröll Expeditions Atlantsflug

02/10/2019

Fun times ahead with Atlantsflug!

22/05/2019

You know summer has arrived when these fluffy friends are the first ones to great you in the morning. ⠀
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Fun fact: Did you know there are more sheep in Iceland then there are humans? Throughout the year there are around 500.000-800.000 sheep in Iceland. The Icelandic sheep is one of the purest breed in the world and although the sheep if famous for it's wool around the world, in Iceland it is bred almost exclusively for it's meat. 🐏 🐑 Please remember to drive safely and rembember to stop by at Skaftafell Terminal. ❤️⠀
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14/05/2019

With Vatnajökull glacier in our backyard Atlantsflug can offer some amazing sightseeing and photography flights either by airplane or helicopter. Go check them out to experience something epic! 🛩️🚁⠀
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📷: Elías Arnar
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07/05/2019

Skaftafell Terminal was built to serve as a tour center, a joint meeting point for companies offering tours in the Skaftafell area. ⠀
On May 1st, moved their meeting point to Skaftafell Terminal and we encourage anyone that might be slightly interested in doing the same to contact us, either by messaging us here on instagram, contacting Atlantsflug or just stop by for a cup of coffee and a chat. ☕️🙋⠀
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02/05/2019

This is where it all began!

For 25 years, the founder and CEO of Atlantsflug , has been offering sightseeing flights from Skaftafell Airport. In this tiny shed, the pilots would eat, sleep and handle customers. And bear in mind that this was before cellphones and the internet. 😲 How did they manage?!

20 years ago the cabin you see on picture #2 was moved to Skaftafell. This was a huge improvement, now we actually had separate bedrooms, a kitchen, and a working toilet. And through the years we have made some amazing friendships in this house 💕 squeezed endless people around the dinner table and played numerous board games. 🎲🃏

But like always times change and we always felt the need for something more. More space for our customers. More time to show people our beautiful surroundings and of course, more toilets! 💩🤭

So here we are today, Skaftafell Terminal, in all its glory. 🤩🥳 @ Skaftafell Terminal

01/05/2019

What a fun day!

Thanks everyone that showed up today. And those that didn't make it today, feel free to dropby anytime. 🏔️☕🛩️🚁🗻

26/04/2019

At Skaftafell Terminal you will always meet a friendly face, willing and able to help you out.

On May 1st Skaftafell Terminal will become Tröll Expeditions official meeting place in Skaftafell and we can't wait. 🏔️🗻 By now Skaftafell Terminal is already the meeting point for Atlantsflug flightseeing tours. 🚁🛩️
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Hopefully we will be able to announce some other companies soon! ⠀
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22/04/2019

Landhelgisgæsla Íslands/Icelandic Coast Guard came for a visit today 😀

Today this nice crew from Landhelgisgæsla Íslands/Icelandic Coast Guard came for a trial landing and coffee at Skaftafell Terminal. Next time we will fit it in to the hangar as this is such a perfect location for ambulance helicopter like this one.

18/04/2019

Spackle and Prime (May 2018)⠀
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When the walls were up, we needed to spackle every crack, sand it down and prime all the walls before we could begin to paint. ⠀
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@ Skaftafell Terminal

16/04/2019

Check out Tröll Expedition glacier tours from Skaftafell.

15/04/2019

Winter wonderland - work on the building was paused during the Christmas holidays. (December 2017)

14/04/2019

We had to make this temporary door to keep everything safe during Christmas holidays. Luckily we have some multi-talented members on our team who rigged this up. (December 2017)

14/04/2019

Most of the walls in place – seen through the large hangar entrance with the reception area in the back.

08/04/2019

High in the sky – in comparison to the man standing working to secure the metal studs, you can see the metal studs are really massive. ( November 2017)⠀
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07/04/2019

Metal studs – the wind in the area can get really brutal with gusts up to 70 km/hrs. So, we were in need of some massive metal studs to support the building. (November 2017)⠀
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07/04/2019

Concrete flooring for our reception drying. (October 2017)⠀
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05/04/2019

Groundwork for the concrete base. Everyone pitched in to help and were able to enjoy the amazing view of Lomagnupur and Vatnajokull. (September 2017)⠀
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04/04/2019

Groundbreaking! (August 2017)⁣
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03/04/2019

03/04/2019

03/04/2019

First things first – to build such a large building we needed a lot of building material and a lot of help from our neighbors at (August 2017)

02/04/2019

Finally, our dreams are coming true! ⁣
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After months of permit seeking and design work, it was finally time to start construction of Skaftafell Terminal. (August 2017)⁣
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01/04/2019

The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing -Walt Disney⁣

We bring you the making of Skaftafell Terminal.

Follow along for the next couple of weeks to see how Skaftafell Terminal came to life.