Alerts & warnings

Askja and Kverkfjöll!

Due to very bad weather conditions we advise AGAINST travelling around area north of Vatnajökull glacier, including Askja and Kverkfjöll! Bad visibility and snowy conditions!

Landslide risk East Iceland!

Excessive rain expected in east Iceland from Jökulsárlón to Vopnafjörður! Risk of landslides in the area!

Storm in East Iceland!

Storm expected from Skaftafell to Djúpivogur all day today! Wind gusts over 35 m/s and rain so drivers with trailers or on motor-homes must postpone travel! SLOW DOWN!

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Personal Information
The first step every traveller should take is to leave a Travel Plan with someone who can react.

Here you can leave the information needed for ICE-SAR to start search or rescue, in case something happens on your trip.

We also offer Trip Monitoring which you can choose later on.
Name*
Year of birth*
Telephone Number*

Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Address*
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code Country

Fellow Travelers
Number of people travelling with you*
Relative/Contact
A contact that is NOT travelling with you. This should be someone we can be in contact with if you cannot be reached.
Name*
Phone*
Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email

Information about Equipment
If something will happen it is important for Search & Rescue personnel to know the equipment you have.
Equipment
- GPS
- Avalanche Transceiver
- Emergency Flare
- Compass & Map

Means of Communication
If something happens it is very important to know what kind of communication you have to ensure that everything will be tried to contact you.
- Spot
- Emergency Beacon (PLB)
- Satellite Phone
Satellite Phone Number*

Travel Itinerary
Travel Itinerary*
Put your starting point in the first line/frame along with date and time. Click the "+" sign to add another row and list the places you plan on going during your tour. Write your destination as the last location.
Location When (Date & Time)

How are you traveling to and from the area?
This information will help Search & Rescue if something happens.
Type of vehicle etc.
Please also include name of bus/rental car company, if applicable.
If you are leaving a vehicle in the area for your return, please provide details below.
Registration No
Make and Model
Colour
Parked at
Where will you be going after leaving the area?
In case you forget to „check out“ this information will save us a lot of time.
e.g. name/address/telephone of accommodation:

Trip Monitoring
By requesting trip monitoring you are giving 112 and Search & Rescue the time you estimate to arrive from you tour.

If you haven't checked out before that time rescue teams will start search operation.

You will get a text message/e-mail to activate the service. After activating you will receive another text message/e-mail which you can use to deactivate the monitoring service when you've arrived safely from your trip.
Request Trip Monitoring?
- Request Trip Monitoring
Verification Code*
Please type in the code you received on your mobile phone.
Please enter a value between 0 and 9999.
Estimated End of Trip
If you haven't checked out and deactivated the service in 2 hours from the time you specify rescue teams will start search operation.
Date*
Time*

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If you have a file with GPS coordinates or something similar, you can share it with us by uploading it here.
Accepted file types: gpx, txt, doc, docx, pdf, jpg, png, svg, kml, kmz, loc, xls, xml, hst, tcx, pgl, rdn, sdf, cvs.

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