Vatnajökull sighting maps
22 sightingsGrey SealHalichoerus grypusMost seen 5–7 AM & 9–11 PMSighting map
258 sightingsHarbor SealPhoca vitulinaMost seen 9 AM–3 PMSighting map
184 sightingsCaribouRangifer tarandusMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map
62 sightingsArctic FoxVulpes lagopusMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
168 sightingsWhooper SwanCygnus cygnusMost seen 7 AM–12 PM & 3–8 PMSighting map
68 sightingsAtlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaMost seen 5–9 PMSighting map
64 sightingsRed-throated LoonGavia stellataMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–10 PMSighting map
123 sightingsRock PtarmiganLagopus mutaMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
46 sightingsRavenCorvus coraxMost seen 9–11 AM & 4–8 PMSighting map
139 sightingsBarnacle GooseBranta leucopsisMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
32 sightingsPink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
484 sightingsEiderSomateria mollissimaMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
17 sightingsGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
18 sightingsRazorbillAlca tordaMost seen 9 AM–5 PMSighting map
103 sightingsBlack-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactylaMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 2–7 PMSighting map
132 sightingsFulmarFulmarus glacialisMost seen 9 AM–5 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Vatnajökull. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Find Wildlife in Parkwolf
Every sighting map, in your pocket.
- 16 sighting mapsfor Vatnajökull, on the same park map as your route
- Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
- 102 audio storiesplay as you drive Vatnajökull, wildlife included
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Vatnajökull Tour Guide
Vatnajökull, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Vatnajökull National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and Diamond BeachListen
“Alright, get ready, because you're about to arrive at Jökulsárlón, the famous glacier lagoon. This is where giant icebergs break off the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier and float in a deep lake before drifting out to sea.”
Plays as you drive up to Jökulsárlón in the Parkwolf Vatnajökull Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Ice Moves Both Ways
- Diamond Beach on the Black Sand
- The Two Sides of Diamond Beach
- 102 audio storiesacross Vatnajökull’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grey Seal, Harbor Seal, Caribou, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 16 trails, 72 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”