Djurö National Park
Djurö archipelago is located in the middle of Sweden's largest lake, Vänern. The national park consists of some thirty islands and skerries. The nature is described as a relatively untouched inland archipelago. Here, the inland coniferous forest landscape with the scent of water hemlock is just a few kilometres from the rocky shores of Vänern with gnarled pines and brilliant torch flowers.
A unique accommodation in the middle of nature
Staying overnight on Djurö is an experience beyond the ordinary. Here you live in the middle of a national park, far away from the noise of the cities and in full proximity to silence, starry skies and the expanse of Lake Vänern. This also means a special responsibility. When you stay here, you do so on nature's terms - and you are a guest in a protected landscape that bears traces of wildlife, vegetation and history. Be considerate, move carefully and help us preserve the unique character of this place for the future.
The Djurö archipelago consists of some thirty islands and skerries. Nature is untouched, varied and wild. Here, the coniferous forest landscape of the inland meets the bare rocks, gnarled pines and flowering herbs of Vänerstrand. Getting to Djurö requires planning - there is no regular boat service to the island, and the journey takes about two hours from Läckö. Accommodation is booked separately, as is boat transport. Read more further down the page.
The animal parlour
The cottage is located on the southern part of the island, see map. It is often called "up there" in the vernacular. The cottage sleeps 8 people in 3 bedrooms. The beds have mattresses and pillows. You bring your own bed linen. Self-catering applies. The kitchen has a gas hob and an electric fridge, and there is a barbecue in the outdoor storage room. Kitchen equipment such as cutlery and pots and pans are available. Otherwise, you bring everything you need during your stay - such as food, washing-up liquid, toilet paper and charcoal.
Drinking water you pick up directly from Lake Vänern. Outhouse is a short distance from the house.
The cabin must be cleaned before departure. Garbage is taken home.
The house is rented on a daily or weekly basis, for a maximum of one week at a time.
Price SEK 300 per person per day.
Capacity
Minimum number of persons: 1
Maximum number of people: 8
The lighthouse keeper's lodge
The cottage is located by the lighthouse in the northern part of Djurö. The cottage has 3 bedrooms with a total of 8 beds. The beds have mattresses and pillows. You bring your own bed linen. The house is self-catering. The kitchen has a gas hob and an electric fridge. Kitchen equipment such as cutlery and pots and pans are provided. Otherwise, you bring everything you need during your stay, such as food, washing-up liquid, toilet paper and charcoal.
Drinking water is taken directly from Lake Vänern. Outhouse is a short distance from the house.
The cabin must be cleaned before departure. Garbage is taken home.
The house is rented on a daily or weekly basis, for a maximum of one week at a time.
Price SEK 300 per person per day.
Capacitest
Minimum number of persons: 1
Maximum number of people: 8
Book a taxi boat
The booking does not include transport to Djurö, and there is currently no regular boat service that takes people out. However, you can order a taxi boat from several operators:
Mr Anders Ydergren
Telephone 0708-25 64 82
Boat departs from Kållandsö in Lidköping municipality
Mr Thomas Johansson
Telephone 0708-83 38 43
Boat departs from Torsö in Mariestad municipality
Jonas Lindborg
Telephone 070-588 86 03
Boat departs from Mariestad
Alexander Lindblad Ernvik
Tel. 073-058 04 17
Boat departs from Otterbäcken in Gullspång municipality
Martin Sandmark
Telephone 070-622 16 93
http://www.vanervard.se
Boat departs from Ekenäs in Säffle municipality
From Mariestad: Mariestads SjÖservice.
Telephone 0705-888 603
Take Vänertrolling to Djurö from Laxhall on Torsö.
Telephone 0708-833 843
Vänern Outdoor, Mariestad makes full-day trips with the boat M / S Pärla to Djurö after booking. The tours include boat trip and guiding.
Telephone 073-581 82 82.
Storön Gården runs tours to Djurö and can pick up passengers in Sjötorp, Askeviks camping and Otterbäcken. The boat taxi/sweeper departs from Storön's farm and can also be booked for other tours in the archipelago.
Telephone 0730-58 04 17.
Boat trips in the archipelago
If you want to visit the archipelago around Läckö during the day, we have guided tours during the summer months
About Djurö National Park
Djurö National Park was established in 1991 with the aim of preserving an archipelago landscape in Lake Vänern in an essentially unchanged state. The main island, Djurö, is just over 150 hectares in size and is surrounded by some twenty smaller islands and skerries. The national park is known for its well-connected, unspoilt nature and its attractive natural harbours, which attract boat-borne visitors during the summer.
The birdlife is rich: ospreys, guillemots, skuas, grey gulls, terns and several wading birds nest here. Fallow deer and hares are found on the island, as well as bats, water voles and amphibians.
The landscape offers rocky areas with lingonberry, bilberry and heather, dense pine forests and meadows. The geology is dramatic, with fissure valleys, silty gravel, shingle and elements of limestone that affect the vegetation.
Djurö also has a cultural history. The lighthouse in the north has been an important sea mark since the end of the 19th century, and in previous centuries fishing families lived here in small communities. Today, it is the tranquillity, the wilderness and the old paths that carry the story forward.