A restaurant operates in Aratunga community centre during the summer, serving travellers and people who stay in many summer chalets in the vicinity. Various hiking trails and marked footpaths make Haukadalur an interesting place to explore, with diverse plant life. Haukadalur s most famous attraction is the geothermal field named after the sprouting Geysir. A hotel and shop are located besides Geysir field, which is a short distance by road from Gullfoss falls and Kj lur mountain track to the interior. Sk lholt a bishopric from 1056 to 1796, and the ecclastical partly political and cultural centre of the nation.
Cultural traditions live on here to day with summer concerts.
Countless leisure activities are on offer in Biskupstungur. There are many interesting hiking and walking trails, several horse rentals, angling permits can be obtained, river rafting on river Hv t , and a nine-hole golf course in thl just to mention a few.