Every year, thousands of visitors are received at Nesjavellir for the purpose of educating them about the operation.  The excellent reception hall offers an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with this technical and engineering achievement.

It is important for us to know the purpose and size of the visiting groups to determine their reception.  People’s interest in this highly technical power station is varied and it also depends on the time planned for the visit how we plan our reception.

When our guests arrive at Nesjavellir, one of our PR people usually greets them.  If he/she is not on the spot, it is easy to reach him/her on the fourth floor of the building.There are two models in the reception hall.  One depicts the main buildings in the area and the other the surrounding landscapes, boreholes, pipelines and other main constructions.  On the walls on both sides are illuminated display boxes, where designs of the supply and distribution systems and the operating system of the power station are depicted.  On both sides of the boxes are short descriptions of the history, purpose and operation of the power station.  These boxes were prepared for the inauguration of the power station and are therefore in the Icelandic language.

As a rule visitors are guided through the station.  The tour begins with a short slide projection or a more informative video presentation.  Then the operation of the power station is explained in some detail afterwards.

This presentation takes 15-20 minutes, and then the visitors are taken to the fourth floor into the generator hall, where the guide gives further explanations.  On the walls are pictures and explanations concerning the outfit, the activity of the geothermal area, the history, the geology, the exploitation, the ecology etc.  The visitors should be able to acquaint themselves with those factors on the fourth floor even though our preparations there are not fully finished.

Information on the reception of visitors are not on this website at the moment. Please contact OR

The reception of visitors at Nesjavellir
Tel.:  480-2408
Fax:  480-3633)
Tel.:  516-6788 / 617-6788

The Hellisheidi Power Plant is open to visitors.
Groups and Travel Agencies are kindly asked to make advance arrangements.