The opening is delayed
We will be delaying the campsite opening due to construction, we hope to be open on the 1st of June 2021. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The Campsite is Closed for the Winter.
Summer has run it’s course and it’s time to close for the winter. We close at noon on friday september 30. Thanks to all our friends for a fabulous season and hope to see you again next summer ?Best regards from the campsite staff / Nú líður að lokum sumars og komið að því að …
The weekend ahead
The staff and guests of Lava Hostel and Hafnarfjörður campsite are excited for the weekend ahead. On Friday the 17th of June there will be a big celebration in our town, as well as the whole country. Since the year 1944, Iceland has celebrated it´s independents day on the 17th of June. We recommend your …
The summer of 2016 is here and we are open
We can happily inform you we have opened Lava Hostel and Hafnarfjörður campsite for the summer. The sun has started to shine 24hours a day and that is in our opinion the best time for travelling, ice-cream and bbq in Iceland. Our campsite does not need reservation and rooms at our hostel can be booked on …
Iceland Airwaves 2016
This years Iceland Airwaves will take place from the 2nd to the 6th of November in Reykjavík. See here the official Iceland Airwaves website.
Planning a trip to Iceland with a group?
If you are planning a trip to Iceland for a group, Lava Hostel is a great location for the first and last stop of your trip. It is located in Hafnarfjörður, which is a town only 15 minutes to downtown Reykjavík. It is also just 35 minutes from the international airport. We offer accommodation for …
Our last campsite guests of the season
This amazing couple were our last campsite guests of the season, but they finished their Iceland tour on the 2nd of November 2015. They travelled with their bicycles from the Capital, Reykjavík to Höfn in Hornafjörður and back during the last weeks of October. Our campsite on Víðistaðartún, by Lava Hostel offers great facilities like: …
A group of scouts from Portugal
We got a very friendly visit form a group of scouts from Portugal that stayed at our campsite. They wanted to do some volunteer work four our scout center, but Hraunbyrgi, our scout center runs Lava Hostel to finance its scouting activities. They did a great job, with inside and around the property, which we …
New BBQ area at the campsite
This summer we got a new BBQ area at our campsite by Víðistaðatún Park in Hafnarfjörður. We are very happy with it 🙂
Heima – The Local Music Festival
On the last day of Winter, the 22nd of April, the Music Festival Heima (or At Home) will be held here in Hafnarfjörður. This is a great way to “meet the locals” as the musicians will be playing in private homes in the downtown area of Hafnarfjörður. How it works Admission fee is 4.900 ISK, …