Its landscape includes fjords, steep mountains, water-abundant waterfalls, blue glaciers, and valleys.

The original municipality was identical to the Lyster parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes (sokn) of Fortun, Dale, Nes, and Gaupne.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Lustrafjorden (Old Norse: Lústr) and the village of Luster which grew up along the fjord.

The official blazon is "Azure, a tilia curled argent forming an annulet" (Norwegian: På blå grunn ein sølv linderanke lagt i sirkel).

This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a tilia branch curled into a circle.

The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Luster is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

The fjord is fed by many large glaciers such as the Harbardsbreen, Holåbreen, Jostedalsbreen, Nigardsbreen, Spørteggbreen, and others.

[37] It is bordered by four municipalities in Vestland county: Stryn to the north, Sunnfjord to the west, Sogndal to the southwest, and Årdal to the southeast.

It is also bordered by three municipalities in Innlandet county: Skjåk to the northeast and by Lom and Vang to the east.

Store Skagastølstind (or Storen) is the third highest mountain peak in Norway at 2,405 metres (7,890 ft) high, and it is located on the southern border of Luster and Årdal.

The inhabitants of Luster make their living by farming, growing berries and fruit, tourism, and hydroelectricity.

Tourist activities include mountain climbing, skiing, fishing, hiking, and hunting.

The dragons are lovingly executed and transformed into long-limbed creatures of fantasy, here and there entwined with tendrils of vine, with winding stems and serrated leaves.

A journey through 20,000 years - from the Ice age to the present day, an audio/visual show takes visitors inside the glacier.