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Fun and nature in the East of Iceland

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Iceland Art Environment Study Teenagers Art Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

Fun and nature in the East of Iceland

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Worldwide Friends is organizing this workcamp in cooperation with the community of Fjarðabyggð

💼 What the programme involves

Our teenager’s camp aim is to provide fun and educative time for the young participants. During the camp participants will have the chance to get to know Icelandic nature, history and culture. The Team leaders of these camps will be trained on how lead teens of this age and oriented them into how to be a part of the daily community life in a camp. The young volunteers will follow a program which is a mixture of environmental voluntary work with the local community and games. We will also go for hikes to discover the fantastic landscapes in the East of Iceland. We will also organize workshops for the participants related to art and handicrafts. Since the camps is located in the east of Iceland our young volunteer will have the opportunity to enjoy a round tour around Iceland which is almost 1.400 km in total). On the way to the camp we will go through the South to the East of the island. After the camp we will go through the North and west to Reykjavik. This trip includes unique Icelandic sights such as glacial lagoons, waterfalls, volcanic and geothermal areas, glaciers, lava fields, hot-springs, rhyolite mountain ranges, steam-vents, or even icebergs. We will make several stops on the way to enjoy this amazing nature

🏠 Accommodation on site

We will stay in a fully equipped house in the village. Beds will be provided and everyone is asked to bring his/her own warm sleeping bag. Wi-Fi Internet connection is available. Food is included for the duration of the workcamp, however everyone is expected to do their fair share of the cooking and cleaning. Since it is always nice to try new and different dishes, volunteers are encouraged to bring along their favourite recipes from home!

📍 About the location

We will go for hikes in the area and enjoy the pure nature. We will play different kind of sports together will local teenagers and also go fishing near to the harbour in Stöðvarfjordur There is a free access to the local geothermal-heated swimming pools in the area. Traditionally, natural pools have played an important social role in Icelandic culture. Most Icelandic pools offer indoor and outdoor swimming, as well as hot tubs and saunas or steam rooms.

ℹ️ Additional information

This camp is only open for VFP

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📅 Available sessions

Wf500

29/05/2016 → 09/06/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 25
♂ 0/12 ♀ 0/13

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

1–99 years old

Solidarity donation

520.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Fjarðabyggð, Iceland

Iceland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Iceland Krona (ISK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 ISK = 0.007321 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 22:16 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Icelandic