Skaftafell Wilderness Volunteer Programme, Iceland

As a conservation volunteer in Skaftafell National Park, Iceland, you will have the opportunity to assist our teams in preserving the Vatnajökull National Park in Skaftafell. This spectacular area is home to one of the world’s largest glaciers and there are plenty of other natural sights to see.

Skaftafell National Park is very well-known to outdoor enthusiasts because of glaciers, lagoons, mountains, and diverse vegetation. Two long glacier tongues meet in this area and as a volunteer, you will be able to help manage the spectacular trails of this park. Volunteers have been helping since 1996 and you will be placed around the trail networks of Skaftafell center and Kristínartýndar. These trails have undergone extreme erosion and you will help to repair the damage done.

Volunteer duties include:
- Boardwalk building
- Resurfacing the trails
- Improving drainage
- Bridge building
- Stone step construction

Skaftafell National Park’s rangers and our teams will work with volunteers in order to manage the area. Last year we were able to complete over 200 weeks of trail construction and erosion control.

The landscape and land of Skaftafell National Park is breathtaking and awe-inspiring. Volunteers will receive hands-on conservation management experience and training with park ranger's and our team.

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